Weiming D. Yao
Visiting Assistant Professor
MA, Wake Forest University
Ph.D, University of Pittsburgh
Cathedral of Learning 1129
Phone: 412-624-6788
Email: wdyao@pitt.edu
Research Interests
Critical race theory, Asian American Studies, Diaspora Studies, transnational activism, intercultural communication, public address, religious communication.
Courses Taught
- Rhetoric of Women’s Discourse (Western and Non-Western Comparative Perspective) Illinois College, 2007
- Public Relations Illinois College, 2007
- Communication Research Methods, Illinois College, 2006
- Intercultural Communication, Illinois College, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Diplomacy, Illinois College, 2006
- Organizational Communication, Illinois College, 2005
- Introduction to Mass Media, Illinois College, 2005
- Interpersonal Communication, Illinois College, 2004
- Business and Professional Communication, Illinois College, 2005
- Public Speaking, Illinois College, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Selected Publications
Debra Dysart-Gale and Weiming Yao. “Falun Gong: Recent Developments in Chinese Notions of Healing,” Journal of Cultural Diversity. Volume 10, Issue 4, 2003.
Research Projects in Progress
The Cultural Economy of Falun Gong: A Rhetorical Perspective
Beyond Black and White: Immigrant Subjectivities of Asian Americans in the Racial Cultural Transition