Email Address:
gqy@utexas.eduHometown: Nanjing, China
B.A. Degree: Communication-Mass Media, University of Missouri
M.A. Degree: Advertising, University of Texas at Austin
Current research interests: stigma, stress coping, resilience, LGBT family communication, consumer psychology, emotion, motivation, message framing.
Projected Graduation: May 2023
First Semester Mentor: Dr. René Dailey
Gao, Q. (2022). Toward a Communication Framework of Relational Stigma Management in Nontraditional Relationships. Presented at National Communication
Association (NCA), New Orleans, LA.
Gao, Q. (2021). Negotiating masculinity: Privacy management and communication work of men disclosing infertility to social networks. Presented at National Communication
Association (NCA), Seattle, WA.
Gao, Q. (2020). Hope or Fear? The interplay between emotion and regulatory focus in health messages. Presented at National Communication Association (NCA).
Gao, Q. (2020). Child emotion socialization and health outcomes from same-sexparented families in Australia and the United States. Presented at National Communication Association (NCA).
Gao, Q. (2019). The impact of family of origin family communication patterns on stress coping styles in stigmatized relationships. Presented at NCA (National CommunicationAssociation), Baltimore, MD.
Gao, Q. & Pounders, K. (2018). The interplay between goal framing and message framing in advocating sunscreen use. Presented at SMA (Society for Marketing Advances), West Palm Beach, FL.
General ISSS Financial Aid Award, The University of Texas at Austin. 2021-2022, 2019-2020 & 2018-2019
NCA Student Caucus Travel Grant, NCA Diversity Council. 2021 & 2019
Graduate Student Travel Award, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, The University of Texas at Austin. 2020
Best Paper Award, Society of Marketing Advances Conference. West Palm Beach, FL. 2018
