Wenshan Jia (Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst) is professor of intercultural and global communication at Chapman University and serves on the board of directors of the International Academy for Intercultural Research. He is a standing council member of All China Association for Intercultural Communication and a distinguished adjunct professor and Ph.D. adviser in the School of Journalism and Communication at Renmin University of China. He is the recipient of both the Wang-Fradkin Professorship for 2005-2007, the highest award given by Chapman University for faculty research, and the Early Career Award from the International Academy for Intercultural Research. He served on the National Communication Association's Task Force of Internationalization and has a publication record of 10 books and 60 research articles and book chapters.

