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Professor Tian, Xiaoli

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Associate Professor

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Professor Tian, Xiaoli

Title:
Associate Professor

Short Biography:

Xiaoli Tian is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Hong Kong. She received her Ph.D. from Department of Sociology, The University of Chicago. Her research interests include how preexisting knowledge paradigms and cultural norms influence the way people respond to unexpected transformations of their everyday routines. This interest is reflected in her two main lines of research: medical knowledge as situated practices and social interaction. She has written extensively on various forms of online interactions, including emails, blogs, online literature websites in China, social media, etc. Her writings have been published in American Journal of Sociology; Modern China; Information, Communication and Society; Journal of Contemporary Ethnography; Media, Culture and Society; Studies in Media and Communications; Chinese Sociological Review, Symbolic Interaction, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, among others.

Continuing these two lines of research, her current research focuses on various forms of online interaction, as well as Traditional Chinese medicine in contemporary China.

Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
The University of ChicagoPh.D. in Sociology
The Chinese University of Hong KongM.Phil.
Peking UniversityB.A.
Honours, Awards & Prizes
AwardeesAward DateHonours / Awards / PrizesCategory
2008-08-01Honorable Mention for the Graduate Student Paper Award competition: American Sociological Association Social Psychology Section
Research Achievement
2009-08-01Student Paper Award: Communication and Information Technologies Section of the American Sociological Association
Research Achievement
2023-02-15Top Cited Article 2021-2022, Wiley Publishing Company
Research Achievement
2023-05-09Top Cited Article 2021-2022, Wiley Publishing Company
Research Achievement
2022-04-13Top Cited Article 2020-2021, Wiley Publishing Company
Research Achievement
2021-02-16Top Downloaded Article 2019-2020, Wiley Publishing Company
Research Achievement
LIN, Tony Zhiyang
2019-06-01Top Downloaded Article: Wiley Publishing Company
Research Achievement
2019-06-01Top Downloaded Article: Wiley Publishing Company
Research Achievement
2016-08-01Outstanding Author Contribution in the 2017 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence: Emerald Publishing
Research Achievement
2018-07-01Early-in-Career Award: Society for the Studies of Symbolic Interaction
Research Achievement
2018-07-01Wiley Top Downloaded Publications 2018-2019: John Wiley & Sons Pte Ltd
Research Achievement
Professional Societies
Term PeriodPositionProfessional Societies
06/2012Invited Conference AuditorConference on “Inter-Asian Connections III: Hong Kong”
10/2012Manuscript reviewerChinese Sociological Review
10/2012Manuscript reviewerStudies in Sociology of Science
09/2007-08/2009Associate editor of Book Review BoardAmerican Journal of Sociology
09/2007-nowManuscript reviewerAmerican Journal of Sociology
2018-2020International editorial advisory boardBook series Interpretive Lenses in Sociology
since 2022Associate editorSymbolic Interaction
since 2021Editorial BoardInterpretive Lenses in Sociology series
since 2023Editorial BoardHumanities & Social Sciences Communications
05/2015Manuscript reviewerAmerican Journal of Cultural Sociology
2017Manuscript reviewerRoutledge
2016-17The Publication Committee (elected)Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction
2017Manuscript reviewerSocial Problems
2017Manuscript reviewerSociological Forum
2017Manuscript reviewerChina Perspectives
2017Proposal reviewerGeneral Research Funding, Research Grant Councils, Hong Kong SAR
2017Manuscript reviewerPearson
2016Manuscript reviewerJournal of Chinese Political Science
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Area of Expertise:
Area of Expertise (EN)Area of Expertise (ZH)
Social interaction
Social history of medicine
New media
Medical sociology
Cultural sociology
Communication and information technology
Spoken Languages:
Spoken Language(s) (EN)Spoken Language(s) (ZH)
English, Putonghua英語、普通話
Written Languages:
Written Language(s) (EN)Written Language(s) (ZH)
English, Chinese英文、中文
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