Wen-Jiun Wang

Wen-Jiun Wang

Wen-Jiun Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor
Office: #496D CHSS Building
Email: wjwang@shsu.edu
Phone: (936) 294-1459

Curriculum Vitae

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Professional Summary: 

Dr. Wang joined the Department of Political Science at Sam Houston State University in 2018. Her research interests include emergency management, decision making and local governance. Dr. Wang has published articles in journals such as, Natural Hazard Review, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, and Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy. Her teaching portfolio includes online and face-to-face courses on emergency management, decision making in public administration, government organization & management, social network analysis, and Texas government. Previously, she served as an assistant professor in the Department of Public Administration and Public Policy, National Taipei University, Taiwan.  

Education 

PhD Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh 
MPA National Taipei University, Taiwan 
BA National Taipei University, Taiwan 

Research Interests and Expertise 

  • Emergency and Disaster Management 
  • Decision Making in Conditions of Uncertainty 
  • Emergency Manager Competencies 
  • Emergency Management and Information & Communication Technologies   

Selected Publications 

Chang, Kaiju & Wang, Wen-Jiun (2021). Ranking the collaborative competencies of local emergency managers:  An analysis of researchers and practitioners’ perceptions in Taiwan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102090 

Wang, Wen-Jiun & Li, T.S (2020). Responding to Typhoon Risk: Factors That Influence Taiwan Local Elected Official’s Suspension Decisions. Taiwanese Political Science Review, 24 (2) (forthcoming) 

Wang, Wen-Jiun, Haase, T.H. & Yang, C.H. (2020). Warning message elements and retweet counts: An analysis of tweets sent during Hurricane Irma. Natural Hazards Review, 21 (1): 160-185. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000351 

Wang, Wen-Jiun. (2019). Disaster Response after Extreme Events in Taiwan: The Influence of Formal Institutions on Inter-organizational Interaction. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy. https://doi.org/10.1002/rhc3.12155 

Funded Projects: 

  • Teaching Innovation Grant, Professional and Academic Center, SHSU. The SWIF Case Method: Bolstering Master of Public Administration (MPA) Online Education. $7,000 (with Co-PI Dr. Thomas W. Haase), 2020 
  • Sam Houston State University New Faculty Research Grant. $4845.00. Unpacking the invisible: tacit knowledge in Texas emergency response organizations, 2019. 

Professional Organizations 

  • American Society for Public Administration