Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate Teaching Assistant. William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Kansas

My research lies at the intersection of health communication and media psychology, focusing on health persuasion and emotional anticipation. At its core, my works aim to illuminate how health information shapes our communication and information environment, where psychological reactions play a pivotal role in amplifying health beliefs and consequences. This inquiry spans a diverse array of themes, encompassing the rising importance of e-health interventions and visual-oriented platforms, the crucial role of health narratives and information exposure, the emergence of new media, and their collective impact on individuals’ norms, compliance, trust in the health system, discrete emotions, and health behaviors.

Throughout my research program at the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, I have been cultivating this research inquiry to broaden my interests. My research trajectory has provided me with ample training, facilitating my transition from a novice to a seasoned researcher. My academic training at KU covers communication epistemology, theories and applications, quantitative and qualitative research methods, research designs, statistics, and programming. I also had research training in the experimental laboratory for psychophysiological investigations.

RESEARCH INTERESTS (Health Communication)

• Health Persuasion & Discrete Emotions
• Trust & Compliance In Healthcare
• Health Narrative, e-Health Interventions

TEACHING INTERESTS

• Strategic Communication and Public Relations
• Media Writing for Audience
• Media Communication Theories
• Communication Quantitative Methods