I am an Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In 2024, I received the NSHE Regents’ Rising Researcher Award, the first assistant professor in political science to receive this award in Nevada since 1993. I also serve as an associate political scientist at RAND Corporation jointly since 2024. My research and teaching interests focus on public opinion, political psychology, social media, cognitive warfare, US-China-Taiwan relationship, artificial intelligence governance, and East Asian politics.
My current research projects include:
(1) The effectiveness of cognitive warfare on social media platforms
(2) Great power competition in global AI governance
(3) How people attribute their attention during crisis
(4) Will to Fight in asymmetric war
(5) Voting for authoritarian successor parties
These projects are supported by: The Wilson Center 2021 China Fellowship, Chiang Ching-Kao Foundation 2020 Scholarship, Global Taiwan Institute 2019 Scholarship, Chiu Foundation 2016 Scholarship, and the American Psychological Association small research grant.
My research articles can be found in Public Opinion Quarterly, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Foreign Policy Analysis, International Interactions, Social Media + Society, Social Science Research, Information, Communication & Society, HKS Misinformation Review, Journal of Computational Social Science, Electoral Studies, Evolution and Human Behavior, Political Research Quarterly, Political Studies Review, Journal of East Asian Studies, Scientific Report, Asian Survey, European Political Science, International Political Science Review, Social Science Journal, to name a few.
I serve as the consultant for the Congressional and Executive Committee on China in June 2025, the U.S. Department of State in June and September 2022, and also for the Fulbright Student Program, Human Rights Watch, and V-Dem. My research on AI and Taiwan are quoted by the US Congress, and my research on social media and cognitive warfare is quoted by New York Times, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan, German Bundestag, and Reporters Without Borders. In addition, I served as the coordinator (2022-2024) of the Conference Group on Taiwan Studies (CGOTS), the largest related group under the American Political Science Association.
My op-ed about international politics in East Asia can be found in The National Interest, The Diplomat, Washington Post, E-International Relations, East Asian Forum, etc. My interview can be found in New York Times, Huffington Post, Vox, Aljazeera, DW News, South China Morning Post, etc.
I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from Duke University (2018), B. S. in Electrical Engineering (2009), and M. A. in Public Administration (2012) from National Taiwan University.
Father of 12yo son Rong and 9yo daughter Elaina.
Curriculum Vitae (Lastest update: July 23, 2026)
