
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
Jiayu Sun is an organizational communication researcher. Her research focuses on the role of communication and technology in organizing practices and organizing processes, especially in disaster and crisis contexts. Her recent research programs examine how disaster-impacted communities (e.g., offline neighborhood communities, online emergent communities) organize to make reliable decisions for emergency response. Professor Sun teaches classes in communication theory, organizational communication, and crisis communication.
Education
BA
Fudan University
2018
MA
Fudan University
2020
PhD
The University of Texas at Austin
2025
Classes
Communication Theory
COMM 230-A
Fall 2025
Contemp Organzl Communication
COMM 360-A
Fall 2025