Assistant Professor
Journalism Studies

107 Neff Hall
Missouri School of Journalism
Columbia, MO 65211-1200

• Phone: 573-882-2159
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YONG VOLZ's research interests lie in transcultural and comparative perspectives of journalism history, especially concerning history and sociology of Chinese journalism and Western influences in the 19th and earlier 20th centuries. Her recent work includes articles on the Protestant missionary press in 19th-century China, Chinese journalism education in the context of American pragmatism and Chinese modernization. Also in progress is research into American foreign correspondents in China in the first decades of the 20th century; a historical analysis of foreign-language films in the United States; and comparing the role of partisan journalism in nation building in China and the United States.

Volz has earned three top paper awards from AEJMC, including the Asian Journal of Communication Best Paper Award for International Communication Research. She also has received several fellowships for her research projects. Volz's articles have appeared in Journalism Studies, Media, Culture & Society and other academic journals. She teaches the History of American Journalism undergraduate course and the Qualitative Research Methods graduate course.

Volz received her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, a master's degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and bachelor's and master's degrees from Renmin University of China in Beijing.