Members

Ignacio CRUZ (Co-Director)

Northwestern University 

School of Communication

Ignacio Cruz, Ph.D., is an assistant professor studying AI@Work. Specifically, he investigates what drives experts to intervene in the decision-making processes of AI systems.  

Email(ignacio@northwestern.edu) Google Scholar  Homepage  X(Twitter) Linkedin 

Herbert CHANG

Dartmouth College 

Quantitative Social Science Department

Herbert Chang, Ph.D., is an assistant professor who studies social networks, online politics, and how technology shapes human behavior. He was named to Forbes' 30 under 30 North America 2024 list for Science. 

Email(Herbert.Chang@dartmouth.edu) Google Scholar  Homepage  Linkedin 

Hye Min KIM

University of Massachusetts Boston 

Communication Department

Hye Min Kim, Ph.D., is an assistant professor studying the processes and effects of technology-mediated communication in promoting health.  

Email(HyeMin.Kim@umb.edu) Google Scholar  Homepage 

Jiyoung LEE

Sungkyunkwan University 

Department of Media and Communication

Jiyoung Lee, Ph.D., is an associate professor who studies the effects of emerging media technology (e.g., GenAI, XR, multimodal social media content) in the context of health and risk (mis)information, centering on the "dark side" and the "bright side.' 

Email(jiyoung.lee@skku.edu) Google Scholar  Homepage  

Yuan SUN

University of Florida

Department of Advertising

Yuan Sun, Ph.D., is an assistant professor who primarily focuses on the role and impact of artificial intelligence in strategic communication, including user trust in the context of digital health and advertising.   

Email(yws5055@psu.edu) Google Scholar  Linkedin 

Lichen ZHEN

Penn State Abington 

Corporate Communication Major

Lichen Zhen, Ph.D., is an assistant professor interested in studying how individuals use technology to share knowledge, reach consensus, and engage in coordinated actions at work.  

Email(lkz5275@psu.edu) Google Scholar  Linkedin 

Jenny (Jeehyun) LEE

University of Illinois Chicago 

Department of Communication

Jeehyun Jenny Lee, PhD., is a Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Scholar. Her work explores the power dynamics and inequity at play in the development of online cultures, with a focus on algorithmic cultures and minority representation.     

Email(jhjlee@uic.edu) Google Scholar  Homepage  Linkedin 

Katrin FISCHER

University of Southern California 

Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

Katrin Fischer is a Ph.D. student studying how humans communicate and interact with computers (HCI) and social robots (HRI). 

Email(katrinfi@usc.edu) Google Scholar  Linkedin 

Seo-Jeong (Rachel) HEO

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

College of Media

Seo-Jeong (Rachel) Heo is a Ph.D. student interested in understanding the social/moral implications of AI, psychological processes in AI-powered technologies, virtual reality, and social media.  

Email(sjheo2@illinois.edu) 

Taenyun KIM

Michigan State University 

Department of Media and Information

Taenyun Kim is a Ph.D. student interested in Human-Agent Communication, focusing on moral implications, trust dynamics, and public understanding of AI and robots.  

Email(Kimtaeny@msu.edu) Google Scholar  Homepage  X(Twitter)  Linkedin 

Dmitri WILLIAMS

University of Southern California 

Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism   

Dmitri Williams is a professor at USC Annenberg, where he teaches courses on technology & society and games & data analytics.  

Email (dcwillia@usc.edu) Google Scholar  Homepage  Linkedin 

Justin CHO

University of Southern California 

Viterbi School of Engineering - Information Sciences Institute 

Justin Cho is a Ph.D. student interested in natural language processing, specifically in dialogue systems. 

Email (jcho@isi.edu) Google Scholar  Homepage  Linkedin