July 3, 2024
Faculty, graduate students, and recent alumni聽from the College 糖心vlog传媒 co-presented 16 topics of research at the 74th听补苍苍耻补濒听鈥攖he largest academic conference for communication scholars鈥攐n June 20-24, 2024, in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The聽聽aims to advance the scholarly study of human communication by encouraging and facilitating excellence in academic research worldwide.聽

This year鈥檚 conference theme addressed 鈥淐ommunication and Global Human Rights.鈥 Media presenters included faculty in the 糖心vlog传媒, the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising, and the Department of Journalism; graduate students in the MS Advertising program; and doctoral students in the 糖心vlog传媒 PhD program.
Media research presenters and presentations are listed below. (Note: Presenters/authors from other units or institutions are not included. Please for full author listings.)
Theme: Environmental Risk and Science Communication
鈥淪atire and Perceived Trustworthiness in Communicating About Renewable Energy鈥
- Leona Yi-Fan Su,聽Assistant Professor, Advertising and ICR
- Jennifer Shiyue Zhang, ICR student
Theme: Crisis Communication
鈥淧ublic Engagement in an Era of Misinformation: Examining Corporate Responsible and Ethical Communication on Twitter鈥
Yanbo Li, ICR student
Theme: Continuing Effects and Practice of Stereotypes in Intercultural Communication
鈥淓ffects of Chinese Female Images in Controversial Advertisements on Audience Attitudes and Purchase Intention鈥
- Ruiheng (Rachel) Sun, MS Advertising student (pictured below)

Theme: Hello Chatbot! Can We Talk?
鈥淗ow Conversational-Agent Modality Affects Charitable Behavioral Intentions: The Roles of Communication Style and Anthropomorphism鈥
- Leona Yi-Fan Su,聽Assistant Professor, Advertising and ICR
Theme: Stigma, Infodemic, and Social Media
鈥淯nmasking the COVID-19 Infodemic: An In-Depth Examination of Information Dissemination and Misinformation Propagation on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic鈥
- Sang-Hwa Oh,聽Assistant Professor, Advertising and ICR
Theme: Information Systems and Health Communication
鈥淐ombating Optimistic Bias: Evaluating the Role of Self-Focused Augmented Reality in Enhancing E-Cigarette Risk Perception Among Users鈥
- Lizi Ma, MS Advertising alum (December ’23)
Theme: Information Systems and Health Communication
鈥淯nderstanding (Counter-) Persuasive Effects of Personalized Health Messages Through Psychological Reactance Theory: Privacy Intrusion as a Freedom Threat鈥
- Ewa Maslowska,聽Associate Professor, Advertising and ICR
Theme: Journalistic Acts on Social Media
鈥淭he Journalists鈥 Exodus: Navigating the Transition From Twitter to Other Alternative Platforms鈥
- Margaret Yee Man Ng,聽Assistant Professor, Journalism and ICR聽
- Rik Ray, ICR student
Theme: Navigating New Visibility That鈥檚 Feline Perplexing: Examining Emerging Dynamics around Data and Disclosure
鈥淎 Picture Is Worth a Thousand Doubts: The Counterintuitive Impact of Chat Log Screenshots鈥
- Margaret Yee Man Ng,聽Assistant Professor, Journalism and ICR聽
- Maggie Zhang, ICR student
Theme: Information Systems and Persuasive Effects
鈥淩ecall or Perception? Social Media Engagement Metrics, Perceived Social Endorsement, and Perceptions of Message Credibility鈥
- Leona Yi-Fan Su,聽Assistant Professor, Advertising and ICR
Theme: Global Communication: Marco and Micro Perspectives
鈥淩elational Surveillance Through Alipay Within the Localized Chinese Context鈥
- Ran Ju, ICR alum (PhD ’23)
Theme: Information Systems and AI
鈥淧laying Hide and Seek With Algorithms: Investigating Digital Media Users鈥 Algorithm Refinement Behavior鈥
- Ewa Maslowska,聽Associate Professor, Advertising and ICR
- Jiwon Oh,聽ICR student
- Jiyeon Chang, ICR student
Theme: Algorithms, Social Media and Online Engagement
鈥淎nalyzing the Political Leanings of YouTube Recommendations in Brazil: A Network-Based Approach Using YouTube Audience on Twitter鈥
- Alexandre Gon莽alves,聽Assistant Professor, Journalism and ICR
Theme: Information Systems and Methodological Considerations, Science, and Climate
鈥淓xtending Message Framing to Virtual Space: An Experimental Study on the Impact of Self-Focused vs. Non-Self-Focused AR Embodiments on Vaping Risk Perceptions鈥
- Mike Yao,聽Professor and Director of ICR, Advertising and ICR
Theme: Information Systems at Work
“Targeting Against Disinformation: The Effect of Microtargeted Corrections on the Impact of Fake News”
- Ewa Maslowska,聽Associate Professor, Advertising and ICR

Theme: Information Systems in the Social Context
“Unraveling the Impact of User-Generated Content and Producer-Generated Content on K-Pop Fan Identity and Motivations”
- Zixuan (Melodie) Zhao, ICR student聽(pictured at right)
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