She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Toronto and was a SSHRC postdoctoral fellow at Duke University. Her research has focused on digital media technologies in multiethnic, entrepreneurial, and civic settings, supported by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, the Ford Foundation, and many others. Dr. Chen has published in top-ranked journals in the fields of communication and media studies, management, and sociology. She is a recipient of the prestigious William F. Ogburn Mid-Career Achievement Award, as well as awards from the Academy of Management, International Communication Association, and International Association of Chinese Management Research. Dr. Chen is the lead editor of the book Networked China: Global Dynamics of Digital Media and Civic Engagement (with Stephen Reese, Routledge 2015).