Areas of Expertise Media Effects/Psychology, Computer/AI-mediated Communication, Social Media, Polarization and Social Change Research interests Yuanyi Chen is a doctoral candidate in the Missouri School of Journalism. Her research agenda centers on how different people process information, and how media technology interacts with individual characteristics to influence information processing, with a special focus on social … Continued

Diamond Stacker studies media sociology at the Missouri School of Journalism. Her research interests draw upon a critical/cultural approach to examine mediated phenomena such as sports and entertainment, digital media, race, gender and audience research. She has studied how Black audiences interpret and interact with media constructions of Blackness in popular culture (i.e. sports advertising). … Continued

Yoorim Hong is a PhD candidate at the Missouri School of Journalism. Her research is rooted in strategic communication with an emphasis on public relations and health communication. Building upon theories and models about how information is processed and how it affects behavior, she aims to develop effective mediated messages (e.g., organizations’ websites or social … Continued