Teaching and research interests: Interpersonal Communication (Secondary Health Communication), Research Methods.
Zehui Dai earned her doctorate in Media and Communication from Bowling Green State
University. She also holds a master’s degree in Communication Studies from the University
of Arkansas. Her work focuses on themes related to health, relationships, social justice,
advocacy. Her research has been published in several journals, including Health Communication, American Behavioral Scientist, Social Science Computer Review,
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, and Journal of Perinatal Education. Moreover, she has received Top Paper awards from the NCA (in the Health Communication Division in 2021 and the Visual Communication Division in 2016) and from the AEJMC "Commission on the Status of Women"
Dai has served as the Associate Director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program
since January 2022, and she is the faculty advisor for the Women's Studies Club.