Visiting Scholar                                                                            2017-2018

School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida

Ph.D  Public Administration                                                        2016-2021

School of Government, Nanjing University

Master  Public Administration                                                    2012-2015

School of Management, Anhui University

Bachelor  Social Security & Software Engineering        2008-2012

School of Management, Anhui University

Assistant Research Fellow 2024.09-present 

School of Government, Nanjing University

Postdoctor Fellow 2022.03-2024.06

School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China

Chen, W.^*, “When blame meets fate: cultural attribution and safety risk judgment after fire-related accidents in China.”, Safety Science 2027, vol. 205: 107433.

Chen, W.*, Zhang, H., “Digital platforms and regulatory coordination patterns in China: Network evidence from Nanjing's “181” integrated emergency management system.”, Government Information Quarterly, 2026, vol. 43, no. 3: 102170.

Chen, W.*, “Who feels safe with AI? Translation, network position, and the institutionalization paradox in organizational LLM adoption”, International Journal of Information Management, 2026, vol. 90: 103095.

Chen, W.*, Zhang, H., “ When Experience Meets Intensity: How Disaster Context Shapes Emergency Network Structures and Task Coordination Dynamics”, Risk Analysis, 2026, no. 7: e70286.

Zhang, H., & Chen, W.*, “Self-Organization Response in a Crisis: A Case Study of a Shanghai Community during COVID-19 in 2022”, Natural Hazards Review, 2026, vol. 27, no.1: 04025068.（Editor's Choice）

Chen, W.*, Zhang, H.., “Adaptive Dynamics in Local Disaster Management: A Comparative Network Analysis of Information Sharing and Collaboration in China's Response to the Funing Tornado”, Risk Analysis, 2026, vol. 46, no. 1: e70168. 

Chen, W.*, Zhang, H., “Legitimacy building in crisis: how citizen-led mutual aid self-organizations emerged and survived during Shanghai’s COVID-19 Outbreak”, Public Management Review, 2025: 1-27.

Liu, Y., Comfort, L., Christensen, T., & Chen, W.*, “Framing the COVID-19 Crisis: Analyzing State Media Strategies in China Using Deep Learning Models”, Public Performance & Management Review, 2025: 1-28.

Chen, W.*, Zhang, H., & Hu, Y. “How local governments balance multiple agendas in small-scale outbreaks responses: A multi-case comparative study from four major cities in China”, Cities, 2024, vol.148: 104900.

Zhang, H., & Chen, W.*, “Social Media Support Mechanisms for Organizational Adaptation in Governmental Response to Extreme Natural Hazards”, Natural Hazards Review, 2022，vol. 23, no. 2: 05022002. 

Hu, Q., Zhang, H., Kapucu, N., & Chen, W., “Hybrid Coordination for Coping with the Medical Surge from the COVID‐19 Pandemic: Paired‐Assistance Programs in China”, Public Administration Review, 2020.

Chen, W., Zhang, H., Comfort, L. K., & Tao, Z.*, “Exploring complex adaptive networks in the aftermath of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China”, Safety Science, 2020, vol. 125: 104607.

      2025 Outstanding Reviewer of  Natural Hazards Review