Timothy K. F. Fung
Timothy K. F. Fung
Associate Professor, Department of Interactive Media, Hong Kong Baptist University
Ph.D., Major: Mass Communication; Minor: Psychology, University of Wisconsin – Madison
M.Phil., Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University
BSocSc., Communication (First Class Honor), Hong Kong Baptist University
Health Communication, Risk Communication, Science Communication, Environmental Communication
Fung, Timothy K. F., Namkoong, K., Kim, J., Lai, P. Y. (2022). Integrating psychometric paradigm of risk and issue attention cycle: A study of risk information in news coverage of avian and swine influenza. Science Communication, 44(6).
Fung, Timothy K. F., Lai, P. Y., Chang, L., & Leung, M. H. (2022). Applying the Comprehensive Model of Information Seeking to Understand Chronic Illness Information Scanning: Hong Kong evidence. World Medical & Health Policy, 14(2), 384-412. http://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.515
Siu J.Y.M., Fung, Timothy K. F., Leung H.M. (2019). Social and cultural construction processes involved HPV vaccine hesitancy among Chinese women: A qualitative study. International Journal for Equity in Health, 18(1), 147. doi: 10.1186/s12939-019-1052-9
Siu J.Y.M., Fung, Timothy K. F., Leung H.M. (2019). Barriers to receiving HPV vaccination among men in a Chinese community: A qualitative study in Hong Kong. American Journal of Men’s Health, 13(1), 1-13. doi: 10.1177/1557988319831912
Fung, Timothy K. F. (2019). The role of counterfactual thinking in narrative persuasion: Its impact on patients’ adherence to treatment regimen. Health Communication, 34(12), 1482-1493. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2018.1500432 * Article of the Year Award, Communicating Science, Health, Environment, and Risk Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication
Fung, Timothy K. F., Yan, W. J., Akin, H. (2018). In the eye of the beholder: How news media exposure and audience schema affect the image of the United States among the Chinese public. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 30(3), 443-472. doi:10.1093/ijpor/edx01
Kim, S. C., Namkoong, K., Fung, Timothy K. F., Heo, K., Gunther, A. (2018). Understanding public opinion change of HPV vaccination controversy: Effect of exemplification and the mediating role of projection. Health Education, 118(5), 402-412. doi: 10.1108/HE-01-2018-0006
Fung, Timothy K. F., Griffin, R., & Dunwoody, S. (2018). Testing Links Among Uncertainty, Affect and Attitude Toward a Health Behavior in a Risky Setting. Science Communication, 40(1), 33-62. doi:10.1177/107554701774894
Fung, Timothy K. F., Ng, Y. L., Lam, M. F., & Lee, Kelvin, K. W. (2017). Psychosocial factors predict nonadherence to PD treatment: A Hong Kong survey. Peritoneal Dialysis International, 37(3), 331-337
Fung, Timothy K. F., Lee, Kelvin, K. W., & Lam M. F. (2016). A formative research as the groundwork for designing evidence-based adherence promotion campaigns for patients on peritoneal dialysis. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 9(2), 98-108
Chan, K., Siu, J., & Fung, Timothy K. F. (2016). Perception of acupuncture among users and non-users: A qualitative study. Health Marketing Quarterly, 33(1), 78-93
Chan, K., Tsang, L., & Fung, Timothy K. F. (2015). Consumers’ attitudes toward acupuncture: A quantitative study. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, 9(2), 158-17
Fung, Timothy K. F., Choi, D. H., Scheufele, D. A., & Shaw, B. (2014). Public opinion about biofuels: The interplay between party identification and risk/benefit perception. Energy Policy,73, 344-355.
Edgerly, S., Vraga, E., Dalrymple, K., Macafee, T., Fung, Timothy K. F. (2013). Directing the diaogue: The relationship between YouTube videos and the comments they spur. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 10(3), 276-292
Namkoong, K., Fung, Timothy K. F., Scheufele, D. (2012). Politics of emotion: News media attention, emotional responses, and participation during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Mass Communication & Society, 15(1), 25-45
Fung, Timothy K. F., Namkoong, K., & Brossard, D. (2011). Media, social proximity and risk: A comparative analysis of newspapers coverage of avian flu in Hong Kong and in the United States. Journal of Health Communication, 16(8), 889-907
Fung, Timothy K. F., Brossard, D., Ng, Isabella. (2011). There is water everywhere: How news framing amplifies the effect of ecological worldviews on preference for flooding protection policy. Mass Communication & Society, 14(5), 553-577
Ekdale, B., Namkoong, K., & Fung, Timothy K. F, Perlmutter, D. (2010). Why Blog? (Then and Now): Exploring the Motivations for Blogging by Popular American Political Bloggers. New Media & Society, 12(2), 217-234
Zhao, X S. & Fung, Timothy K. F. (2014). Review of political communication. In J Hong. (Eds) Current trends in Communication Research. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press. [In Chinese]
Fung, Timothy K. F., & Scheufele, D. (2013). Social norms, spiral of silence, and framing effect: How social norms influence the way we respond to opinion disagreement and mediated messages? In W. Donsbach, C. Salmon, Y. Tsfati. (Eds) The impact of the spiral of silence theory: New perspectives on communication and public opinion. Taylor & Francis: London.
Fung, Timothy K. F., Vraga, E., & Thorson, K. (2010). When Bloggers Attack: Examining the Effect of Negative Citizen-Initiated Campaigning in the 2008 Presidential Election. In L. L. Kaid & J. A. Hendricks (Eds.).Techno-Politics and Presidential Campaigning: New Technologies, New Voices, New Voters, 83-101. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Fung, Timothy K. F., & Chun, W. T. (2018). Intervention evaluation report for “My Family Doctor” promotional video. A Commissioned Research for Primary Care Office, Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
Fung, Timothy K. F., Yuen, Y. Y., Wong, L. K. (2017). Factors influencing the adoption of family doctors among young adults: A focus group study. A Commissioned Research for Primary Care Office, Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
Fung, Timothy K. F., Lai, P. Y., Griffin, R., Dunwoody, S. Accuracy- and defense-motivated information insufficiency: Examining their downstream consequences in the Risk Information Seeking and Processing Model. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Detroit, Michigan, August 3-6, 2022.
Chang, L., Fung, Timothy K. F., Leung, H. M., & Lai, P. Y. Generational differences in online health information behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Hong Kong Study. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Hybrid Conference, May 26-30, 2022.
Fung, Timothy K. F., Namkoong, K., Kim, J., Lai, P. Y. Integrating psychometric paradigm of risk and issue attention cycle: A study of risk information in news coverage of avian and swine influenza. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Virtual Conference, August 4-7, 2021. *Top Faulty Paper Award
Fung, Timothy K. F., Lai, P. Y., Griffin, R., Dunwoody, S. Examining antecedents to accuracy- and defense-motivated information insufficiency in the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Virtual Conference, August 4-7, 2021. *Top Faulty Paper Award
Siu J.Y.M., Fung, Timothy K. F., Leung L.H.M. Barriers to receiving HPV vaccination among men in a Chinese community: A qualitative study in Hong Kong. Paper presented at the 23rd IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, April 7-11, 2019, Rotorua, New Zealand.
Siu J.Y.M., Fung, Timothy K. F., Leung L.H.M. A qualitative study on the barriers to getting vaccinated against human papillomavirus among men in Hong Kong. Poster presented at the 32nd International Papillomavirus Conference in conjunction with AOGIN 2018, October 2-6, 2018, Sydney, Australia
Fung, Timothy K. F. The role of counterfactual thinking in narrative persuasion: Its impact on patients’ adherence to treatment regimen. Paper presented at the annual conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, D.C., August 6-9, 2018. *Top Faulty Paper Award
Fung, Timothy K. F. Risk Perception, efficacy belief, and safety climate: Information seeking for workplace health and safety among flight attendants. Paper presented at the annual conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, D.C., August 6-9, 2018.
Fung, Timothy K. F., Yan, W. J., Akin, H. In the eye of the beholder: How news media exposure and audience schema affect the image of the United States among the Chinese public. Paper presented at the annual conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, IL., August 9-12, 2017.
Fung, Timothy K. F., Ng, Y. L., Lam, M. F., & Lee, Kelvin, K. W. A formative research for designing evidence-based adherence promotion campaigns for patients on peritoneal dialysis. Paper presented at the 1st Public Relations Society of China and 9th Public Relations and Advertising conference, Hong Kong, December 3-6, 2016.
Fung, Timothy K. F., Ng, Isabella, Lam, M. F., & Lee, K. W. K., Deciding to discuss organ donation with parents: An in-depth interview study with Chinese young adults. Paper presented at the 26th International Congress of the Transplantation Society, Hong Kong, August 18-23, 2016.
Fung, Timothy K. F., Griffin, R., & Dunwoody, S. Testing Links Among Uncertainty, Affect and Attitude Toward a Health Behavior in a Risky Setting. Paper presented at the annual conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, San Francisco, CA., August 6-9, 2015. *Top Three Faculty Papers Award
Fung, Timothy K. F., Lee, K. K. W., & Lam M. F. An Exploration of Sociopsychological Factors Associated With Suboptimal Adherence to Therapeutic Regimens Among Patients on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis. Paper presented at the annual conference of International Communication Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 21-25 May, 2015.
Fung, Timothy K. F., Choi, D. H., Scheufele, D. A., & Shaw, B. Public opinion about biofuels: The interplay between party identification and risk/benefit perception. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of International Communication Association, Seattle, WA, USA, May 22-28, 2014.
Chan, K., Tsang, L., & Fung, Timothy K. F. Consumers’ attitudes toward acupuncture: A quantitative study. Paper presented at the International Conference on Research in Advertising (ICORIA), Amsterdam, the Netherland, June 26-28, 2014.
Chan, K., Siu, J., & Fung, Timothy K. F. Perception of acupuncture among users and non-users: A qualitative study. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies, Vladivostok, Russia, October, 2013.
Fung, Timothy K. F. & Scheufele, D. A. Availability, cultural values and value-framing: Exploring how framing effects vary across cultures. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of AEJMC, Chicago, IL, August, 2012.
Kim, S. J., Fung, Timothy K. F., Brossard, D. Potential for cancer care or health threats producer?: Interaction effects of news frame and information processing style on further information seeking about nanotechnology. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of AEJMC, St. Louis, MO, August, 2011.
Fung, Timothy K. F. Akin, H., & Ryan, B. The window to the United States: Examining the effects of media exposure on Sino-American relations among the Chinese public. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL, November 2010
Edgerly, S., Vraga, E., Fung, Timothy K. F., Kdalrymple, K. & Macafee, T. Directing the dialogue: The relationship between Youtube videos and the comments they spur. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of AEJMC, Denver, Colorado, August, 2010.
Fung, Timothy K. F. & Hillback, E. Psychological Reactance and News Coverage of Health Risks: Examining the Moderating Role of Personality Traits on Perceived Threat and Freedom Restoration. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of Society of Risk Analysis. Maryland, December, 2009. **Top student paper (2nd place)
Edgerly, S., Vraga, E., Fung, Timothy K. F., Moon, T. J., Veenstra, A., & Yoo, W. H. Youtube as a public sphere: The proposition 8 debate. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, Milwaukee, WI, October, 2009.
Fung, Timothy K. F. & Hillback, E. Health risk as a threat to freedom: Exploring the role of psychological reactance in reactions to West Nile Virus news coverage. Paper presented at Science Communication Interest Group, the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Boston, Aug. 200 **Eason Award for the Best Student Paper
Vraga, E., Thorson, K., Fung, Timothy K. F., & Meyer, H. Emotions vs. cognitions? Testing competing models of response to a media message in
predicting participation. Paper presented at Communication Theory & Methodology Division, the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Boston, Aug. 200 **Top student paper
Fung, Timothy K. F., Vraga, E., Thorson, K., & Meyer, H. When bloggers attack: Examining the effect of negative citizen-initiated campaigning in 2008 presidential election. Paper presented at Mass Communication & Society Division, the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Boston, Aug. 2000
Fung, Timothy K. F., Brossard, D., & Ng, I. There Is Water Everywhere: How News Framing Amplified the Effect of Ecological Worldviews on Preference for Flooding Protection Policy. Paper presented at Mass Communication Division, the International Communication Association, Chicago, May, 2009.
Namkoong, K., Thorson, K., Fung, Timothy K. F., & Bora, P. Uncivil Engagement: Linking Incivility to Political Participation Through Negative Emotions. Paper presented at Political Communication Division, the International Communication Association, Chicago, May, 2009.
Namkoong, K., Heo, K., Kim, S., Fung, Timothy K. F., & Gunther, A. Testing a Projection Explanation for Exemplar Effects. Paper presented at Mass Communication Division, the International Communication Association, Chicago, May, 2009.
Fung, Timothy K. F., Namkoong, N., & Brossard, D. Social Proximity and Risk: A Comparative Analysis of Media Coverage of Avian Flu in Hong Kong and in the United States. Paper presented at Science Communication Division, the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Chicago, Aug. 2008.
Namkoong, K., Fung, Timothy K. F. & Scheufele, D. The Politics of Emotion: Voter emotions, news media use and participation. Paper presented at Communication Theory and Methodology Division, the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Chicago, Aug. 2008.
Thorson, K., Fung, Timothy, K. F., & Vraga, E. How you feel makes you what you are: Partisan reactions to political incivility online. Paper presented at Communication Theory and Methodology Division, the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Chicago, Aug. 2008.
Ekdale, , Namkoong, K., Fung, Timothy K. F. Hussain, M., Arora, M. & Perlmutter, D. From Expression to Influence: Understanding the Change in Blogger Motivations over the Blogspan. Paper presented at Communication Technology Division, the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., Aug. 2007.
Top Faculty Paper Award, Communicating Science, Health, Environment, and Risk Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (2021, 2018).
Article of the Year Award, Communicating Science, Health, Environment, and Risk Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (2020)
School/Faculty Performance Award in Scholarly Work, the President’s Award Scheme, HKBU (2019)
Outstanding Performance in Scholarly Work, School of Communication, HKBU (2018).
Knowledge Transfer Award, Knowledge Transfer Committee, HKBU, (2017).
Top Three Faculty Papers (with Robert Griffin and Sharon Dunwoody), Communication Theory & Methodology Division,Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (2015)
Knowledge Transfer Award Nominee Finalist, Knowledge Transfer Committee, HKBU (2015, 2019)
Helen Firstbrook Franklin Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship (2010)
Top Student Paper (Second Place), (with Elliott Hillback), Risk Communication Specialty Group, Society for Risk Analysis (2009)
Eason Award for the Best Student Paper (with Elliott Hillback), Science Communication Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (2009)
Top Student Paper (with Emily Vraga and Kjerstin Thorson), Communication Theory & Methodology Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (2009)
Sir Edward Youde Memorial Research Fellowship, Sir Edward Youde Memorial Foundation (2001)
Outstanding Research Award, Chinese Communication Society (2000)
Principal investigator, Research Impact Support & Enhancement Fund, HKBU (2021)
Principal investigator, Initiation Grant for Faculty Niche Research Areas, HKBU (2020)
Principal investigator, Primary Care Office, Department of Health, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (2017)
Principal investigator, General Research Fund (GRF), University Grant Council (UGC), Hong Kong (2015, 2020)
Co-investigator, General Research Fund (GRF), University Grant Council (UGC), Hong Kong (2016)
Principal investigator, Knowledge Transfer Partnership Seed Fund, HKBU (2015, 2017)
Co-investigator, Knowledge Transfer Partnership Seed Fund, HKBU (2013)
Principal investigator, Faculty Research Grant II, HKBU (2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011)
Principal investigator, Faculty Research Grant I, HKBU (2016)
Principal investigator, Service-Learning Mini-Grant Grant, HKBU (2019)
Co-investigator, Service-Learning Mini-Grant Grant, HKBU (2020, 2021)