Researcher Information - CHENG, John William |

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CHENG, John William

Department / Course

Aoyama Gakuin University School of International Politics, Economics and Communication Department of International Communication

Job Associate Professor

Specialization and related fields
Sociology (Communication, Information, Media), Social Psychology

Academic background
1.	Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty of Built Environment and Engneering Queensland University of Technology Graduated
2.	Master (Telecommunications 専攻) Executive MBA Programme Henley Management College (Now: Henley Business School, University of Reading) Finished
3.	Doctorial International Studies Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies Waseda University Finished
4.	Waseda University PhD

Business career
1.	2015/04 ～ 2017/03	Junior Researcher/Assistant Professor Waseda University Waseda Institution of Asia Pacific Studies
2.	2017/04 ～ 2019/03	Assistant Professor Waseda University Faculty of Political Science and Economics, School of Political Science and Economics
3.	2019/04 ～ 2023/03	Assistant Professor Tsuda University Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
4.	2023/04 ～ 2025/03	Associate Professor Tsuda University Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
5.	2025/04/01 ～	Associate Professor Aoyama Gakuin University School of International Politics, Economics and Communication Department of International Communication

Winning science prize
1.	2013/08	International Telecommunications Society Best Student Paper Prize: The 6th ITS Africa-Asia-Australasia Conference (The Effects of the Use of Web 2.0 Applications and Viewing of Informative Television Programmes on Social Capital in Post-Disaster Recovery – A Case Study of the Great East Japan Earthquake)
2.	2015/06	Japan Society of Information and Communication Research The 16th JSCIR Best Paper Award (The effects of the use of web 2.0 applications and television on social capital in post-disaster recovery – A case study of the Great East Japan Earthquake)
3.	2020/10	Tsuda University Outstanding Education Award (Media Literacy)
4.	2023/07	Japan Society of Information and Communication Research The 24th JSCIR Best Paper Award (News on Fake News: The Framing of Fake News in Japanese Newspapers, 2016-2021)
5.	2026/02	Waseda University Presidential Teaching Award（2024 Courses) (Digital Sustainability (E))

Research topic, funded research, and department laboratory expense
1.	2020/04 ～ 2024/03	Japan in the age of fake news and populism Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
2.	2022/04 ～ 2026/03	Information challenges in post-COVID Japan Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Book and thesis
1.	Books	Communication Research on Health Disparities and Coping Strategies in COVID-19 Related Crises, Ahmed, R and Mao, Y (Eds) Routledge (Co-authored) 2024/02
2.	Books	Broadcasting in Japan, Mitomo, H. & Kimura, M. (Eds) Springer,pp.190 (Co-authored) 2022/11
3.	Books	デジタル変革時代の放送メディア, 民放連研究所客員研究員会 (Eds),pp.157-188 (Co-authored) 2022/11
4.	Books	DX時代の信頼と公共性, 民放連研究所客員研究員会 (Eds),pp.161-196 (Co-authored) 2020/08
5.	Books	大災害と情報・メディア : レジリエンスの向上と地域社会の再興に向けて, 三友仁志 (Eds),pp.77-96 (Sole-authored) 2019/03
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Lecturer and lecture
1.	2025/07	Disinformation & Misinformation: Current Happenings in Japan, the U.S. and Beyond (ICAS Summer Speaker Series 2025)
2.	2024/10	Mass Media and Public Opinion on Disinformation Campaigns (CENS Roundtable)
3.	2024/10	Media and Health Literacy in the Digital Age (Waseda-NBTC Training Course Program)
4.	2024/10	Can news media counter a disinformation campaign? A case study of disinformation on Japan’s release of Fukushima treated water (JAMS Fall 2024 Conference)
5.	2024/09	The Effects of Mass Media and ICTs on Social Resilience during and after Crises (CENS Roundtable)
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2025/06	Are all conspiracy theory believers the same? Social media affordances and conspiracy beliefs in Japan (The ITS 33rd European Conference 2025, Edinburgh)
2.	2024/07	Effects of inoculation against a disinformation campaign: A case study of disinformation over Japan’s release of Fukushima treated water (The 24th Biennial Conference of the ITS, South Korea)
3.	2024/06	Can news media counter a disinformation campaign? A case study of disinformation over the release of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi power station (the 50th Conference of the JSICR、Tokyo)
4.	2023/11	Sentiments of online anti-vaccination endorsements: A case study of Amazon Japan (The 16th ITS Asia-Pacific Conference, Thailand)
5.	2023/08	Do Public Health Crises Dampen Public Support for Immigration? The Case of Japan (ISA Asia-Pacific Region 2023 Conference, Japan)
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