Chiaoning Su is an Associate Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Public Relations at Oakland University, where she also serves as the Director of the Barry M. Klein Center for Culture and Globalization.

Her research spans two interconnected areas: journalism of crisis and journalism in crisis. The first examines the representation and production of crisis news, while the second explores journalism’s role in public life amid the challenges of declining democracy. Her work has been published in leading journals such as Media, Culture & Society, International Journal of Communication, Asian Journal of Communication, Taiwan Journal of Democracy, and Communication Review.Beyond Oakland University, Chiaoning has served as President of the Association for Chinese Communication Studies (2018–2020). She is currently a Research Fellow in the 2023–25 U.S.-Taiwan Next Generation Working Group at UC Berkeley and a recipient of the 2023 Global Taiwan Institute Research Grant. Before transitioning to academia, she worked as a communication specialist at Ogilvy Public Relations and contributed to several political campaigns in Taiwan, where she developed expertise in strategic messaging and crisis management.

Chiaoning holds a B.A. in Sociology from National Taiwan University, an M.A. in Organizational Communication from Emerson College, and a Ph.D. in Media and Communication from Temple University.