Tianbo Wang

Tianbo Wang

Visiting Research Scholar

Department
  • Advertising + Public Relations
wangt101@msu.edu

Bio

I was born in November 1999 in Changchun, Jilin Province, China, and am currently based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. I am a third-year Ph.D. student in Journalism and Communication at Shenzhen University. In September 2026, I joined Michigan State University as a Visiting Research Scholar for a one-year research appointment, collaborating with Professor Saleem Alhabash.

Sep 2026 – Aug 2027 | Michigan State University | Visiting Research Scholar

Collaborating with Professor Saleem Alhabash.

Sep 2024 – Jun 2028 | Shenzhen University | Ph.D. in Journalism and Communication

Degree in progress (Expected June 2028).

Sep 2021 – Jun 2024 | Northeast Normal University | Master of Arts

Major: Drama, Film and Television Studies.

Sep 2017 – Jun 2021 | Northeast Normal University | Bachelor of Arts

Major: Broadcasting and Hosting Arts.

Research and Teaching

Research Interests:

Digital Media Culture

Audiovisual Communication

Film and Television Arts.

Doctoral Research:

Human–machine emotional interaction in literary and artistic communication in the age of digital intelligence, with an emphasis on theoretical analysis and qualitative research methods.

Publications:

Zhan, Di, & Wang, Tianbo. (2026). The Sensory Turn of New Mass Literature and Art and the Reflection of Perceptual Community. Study & Exploration. DOI: 10.20231/j.cnki.xxyts.2026.07.018

Xu, Baojian, & Wang, Tianbo. (2025). The Translational Theory of Audio-Visual Communication Leads to Beauty — On the Ecological Aesthetic Communication Strategy of Documentaries. TV Research. DOI: 10.26988/j.cnki.dsyj.2025.11.002

Zhan, Di, & Wang, Tianbo. (2025). Poetic Justice and Its Moral Implications — A Study on Creative Concepts of Contemporary Domestic Crime Films. Contemporary Cinema.

Zhan, Di, & Wang, Tianbo. (2025). An Exploration of the Value of Human-Machine Synergy in Hosted Communication from the Perspective of “Techno-Cultural Evolutionism.” Contemporary TV. DOI: 10.16531/j.cnki.1000-8977.2025.09.011

Zhan, Di, & Wang, Tianbo. (2025). Digital Reading Experience and Audio-Visual Sensory Communication Research. Publishing Research. DOI: 10.19393/j.cnki.cn11-1537/g2.2025.04.002

Meng, Chong, & Wang, Tianbo. (2023). Repeated Viewing Phenomenon and Inquiry Mechanism of Martial Arts Movies. Film Literature.

Meng, Chong, & Wang, Tianbo. (2022). The New Changes in Linguistic Expressions and the Turning of Social Emotional Structures. Young Reporters. DOI: 10.15997/j.cnki.qnjz.2022.24.037

Liu, Yihui, & Wang, Tianbo. (2022). A Study on the Empathy Ability of Talk Show Hosts — Taking “Face to Face” Host Dong Qian as an Example. West China Broadcasting TV.

Wang, Tianbo. (2022). An Analysis of the Voice Transformation of News Anchors in Traditional Mainstream Media — Taking “Anchors Talk About Network Broadcast” as an Example. West China Broadcasting TV.

Related Work

Primarily working and writing from home. Please feel free to reach out via email.

Contact Information

Michigan State University
College of Communication Arts and Sciences
Room 309, 404 Wilson Road
East Lansing, MI 48824
USA

Shenzhen University
School of Media and Communication
Institute for Global Communication
Room L7-713, Zhiyi Building, Canghai Campus
3688 Nanhai Avenue, Nanshan District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060
China