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Author:: Yang, Hyun
Title:: AI Anxiety: An Explication and Exploration of Its Effect on State Anxiety When Interacting with AI Doctors
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications (PHD)
Keywords:: AI Anxiety
State Anxiety
Explainable AI
AI in Healthcare
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Committee Members:: Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Major Field Member

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Author:: Shao, Ruosi
Title:: Bridging the Paradigm Gap Between CASA and Uncanny Valley: Proposing A Motivated Cognition Approach for Human-Agent Social
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications (PHD)
Keywords:: human-computer interaction
mental health
social support
empathy
health intervention
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Committee Members:: Mary Oliver, Major Field Member
Andrew High, Outside Unit & Field Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michael Schmierbach, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member

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Author:: Reed, Olivia
Title:: A Self-Determination Theory Approach to Social Media Influencer Well-Being
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications (PHD)
Keywords:: social media influencers
self-determination theory
well-being
content creators
influencer motivations
content creator motivations
social media influencer well-being
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Committee Members:: Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Heather Shoenberger, Major Field Member
Mary Oliver, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member
Andrew High, Outside Unit & Field Member

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Author:: Wang, Yang
Title:: From bits to ballots: Unfolding the role of information infrastructure in political space
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications (PHD)
Keywords:: Information infrastructure
Voter turnout
Voting preference
Spatial analysis
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Committee Members:: Michael Schmierbach, Major Field Member
Stephen Matthews, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Krishna Jayakar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Patrick Parsons, Major Field Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Homero Gil De Zuniga, Major Field Member

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Author:: Zhang, Bingbing
Title:: Can narrative inoculation immunize people against science misinformation? Testing the role of affect on conferring resistance to misinformation
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications (PHD)
Keywords:: misinformation
inoculation
narrative
affect
perceived threat
persuasion
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Committee Members:: Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michael Schmierbach, Co-Chair, Major Member & Dissertation Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Major Field Member
Mary Oliver, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
James Dillard, Outside Unit & Field Member

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Author:: Peng, Xiaoyue
Title:: Is Faking It the New Making It? Virtual Influencer in Mental Health Campaign
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications (PHD)
Keywords:: Virtual Influencer
Mental Health Campaign
Anthropomorphism
Narrative
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Committee Members:: Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member
Burt Monroe, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Heather Shoenberger, Major Field Member

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Author:: Yin, Evelyn Gelan
Title:: Visibility Through Vlogs?: Lala Vloggers in China's Digital Space
Graduate Program:: Media Studies (MA)
Keywords:: lala
China
Bilibili
Neoliberalism
Queer
Feminism
Homonormativity
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Committee Members:: Sara Liao, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matt Mc Allister, Committee Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Committee Member

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Author:: Xu, Qing
Title:: Game streaming as pandemic relief: how might gratifications of viewing gameplay combat mental stress
Graduate Program:: Media Studies (MA)
Keywords:: Game streaming
COVID-19
Stress
Twitch
YouTube gaming
Uses and gratification
Recovery
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Committee Members:: Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Christofer J Skurka, Committee Member

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Author:: Chen, Cheng
Title:: Communicating Racial Bias in AI Algorithms: Effects of Training Data Diversity and User Feedback on AI Trust
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications (PHD)
Keywords:: algorithmic bias
empirical studies in HCI
training data diversity
AI trust
user feedback
The HAII-TIME model
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Committee Members:: Michael Schmierbach, Major Field Member
Saeed Abdullah, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mary Oliver, Major Field Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Kim, Nahyun
Title:: Corporate Social Advocacy, Corporate Misconduct, and Perceived Corporate Hypocrisy
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications (PHD)
Keywords:: Perceived Corporate Hypocrisy
Corporate Social Advocacy
Corporate Misconduct
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Committee Members:: Michael Schmierbach, Major Field Member
Fuyuan Shen, Major Field Member
Lijiang Shen, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Denise Bortree, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

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