| Title: | Professor |
| Dept: | Communication |
| Office: | MU 247 |
| Phone: | 216-687-3995 |
| Email: | G.JIAN@csuohio.edu |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. MU 247, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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Ph.D., Communication, University of Colorado
M.A., Communication, University of Cincinnati B.A., English, Peking University | ||||||||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| Guowei Jian, Professor of Organizational Communication, has been with Cleveland State University since 2003.
Dr. Jian's primary programs of research are in the area of organizational and leadership communication. Specifically, his research focuses on the process of communication and culture in producing leadership effects and identity, managing organizational change, and implementing and adopting communication technologies. In addition to his core areas of research, Dr. Jian also studies civic engagement and contributes to interdisciplinary projects. His research appears in leading national and international publications and peer-reviewed scholarly journals, such as Communication Research, Communication Theory, Communication Monographs, Human Relations, Organization, Management Communication Quarterly, Corporate Communication, and International Journal of Business Communication among others. He is currently editing (with Gail Fairhurst) The Routledge Handbook of Organizational Leadership Communication. He is an Associate Editor of Human Relations and has served as Associate Editor at Management Communication Quarterly for four years. He has also served in the past on the editorial board of several scholarly journals, including Human Relations, Management Communication Quarterly, Journal of Applied Communication Research, and Western Journal of Communication. Dr. Jian teaches at both graduate and undergraduate levels in such areas as leadership in organizations, organizational communication theories, management of work teams, training and development, and both qualitative and quantitative research methods. | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| 2022 Honorable mention at Levin College Founding Faculty Research Showcase in the category of Most Impactful Knowledge-building/Theory.
2020 CAFSA Distinguished Faculty and Staff Award, Cleveland State University 2019-2020 Faculty Merit Recognition Award for Research at Cleveland State University 2019 Distinguished Colloquium Speaker, Department of Communication, University of Missouri 2018-2019 Faculty Merit Recognition Award for Research at Cleveland State University 2018 Top Three Paper Award, Organizational Communication Division, National Communication Association 2016-2017 Faculty Merit Recognition Award for Research at Cleveland State University 2016 Golden Apple Award (teaching) at Cleveland State University 2015-2016 Faculty Merit Recognition Award for Research at Cleveland State University 2013-2014 Faculty Merit Recognition Award for Research at Cleveland State University 2013 Top-Four Paper Award, Organizational Communication Division, National Communication Association 2012-2013 Faculty Merit Recognition Award for Research at Cleveland State University 2011-2012 Faculty Merit Recognition Award for Research at Cleveland State University 2009 Top Paper Award, Applied Communication Division, National Communication Association | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| Dr. Jian teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses. As a graduate faculty, he has taught Organizational Communication Theory, Qualitative Research Methods, and Pro Seminar in Communication. At the undergraduate level, he has taught Leadership Communication, Managing Organizational Teams, Training and Development, Small Group Communication, Organizational Communication, Research Methods, Human Relationships and Communication in East Asian Cultures, and Public Speaking. | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| Member of National Communication Association
Member of International Communication Association | ||