She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee with emphases in broadcasting, media and socialization, child and family studies and applied statistics. Her research interests lie in mass media and socialization (especially, children and the media) in multicultural contexts, international/intercultural communication, theoretical and methodological issues in communication research. Her primary teaching areas are mass media and culture, children and the media, international communication, Asian media, media and ethnicity, theories, qualitative research methods and quantitative research methods.