Dr. Wai Hsien Cheah, Professor
Education
Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Kentucky, 2004
Certificate in Medical Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, 2004
M.A., Communication Studies, University of Kentucky, 1997
B.S., Communication Studies and Psychology, University of Kentucky, 1995
Research Areas
Fear appeals and health communication campaigns design
LGBTQ+ issues and marginalized communities
Cross-cultural adaptation of refugees
Quantitative methods
Teaching Focus
Gender communication
Health communication
Intercultural communication
Research methods
Awards
Joint Top Myung-Seok Park Paper Award (Cheah, Karamehic-Muratovic, & Singaravelu). World Communication Association’s Biennial Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 2019.
Top Four Paper (Cherry & Cheah), Health Communication Interest Group, Central States Communication Association, Omaha, NE, 2019.
Top Four Paper (Pennington, Cheah, & Liu), Public Relations Interest Group, Central States Communication Association, Omaha, NE, 2019.
Joint Top Myung-Seok Park Paper Award (Farhoudi, Cheah, & Liu). World Communication Association’s Biennial Conference, Bishkek, Krygyzstan, 2017.
Best Overall Conference Presentation Award. World Communication Association’s Biennial Conference, Seoul, South Korea, 2013.
Best Non-native English Speaker Presentation Award. World Communication Association’s Biennial Conference, Lima, Peru, 2011.
Top Overall Paper (Cheah, Karamehic-Muratovic, Matsuo, & Poljarevic). World Communication Association’s Biennial Conference, Lima, Peru, 2011.
CAS/SIUE Teaching Recognition Award. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 2011.
About Dr. Cheah
Dr. Cheah is a health and intercultural communication scholar. He has previously taught at Saint Louis University, University of Kentucky, and Sunway University College in Malaysia. Dr. Cheah is from Malaysia, and he enjoys traveling and playing sports, particularly badminton and tennis.
