Latest Publications
2026
Xue, H., Zhang, J., Wang, X., Kim, D., & Song, Y. (2026). A computational model of message sensation value in short video multimodal features that predicts sensory and behavioral engagement. Computational Communication Research, 8(1), 1-27. doi:10.5117/CCR2026.1.8.XUE
Hilbert, M., Cingel, D. P., Zhang, J., Vigil, S. L., Shawcroft, J., Xue, H., Thakur, A., & Shafiq, Z. (2025). #BigTech @Minors: Social media algorithms have actionable knowledge about child users and at-risk teens. Telematics and Informatics, 103, 102341. doi:10.1016/j.tele.2025.102341
Xue, H., Nishimine, B., Hilbert, M., Cingel, D., Vigil, S., Shawcroft, J., Thakur, A., Shafiq, Z., & Zhang, J. (2026). Catching dark signals in algorithms: Unveiling audiovisual and thematic markers of unsafe content recommended for children and teenagers. AAAI International Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM), 2026. doi:10.48550/arXiv.2507.12571
2025
Oh, Y. J., Liang, K.H., Kim, D. D., Zhang, X., Yu, Z., Fukuoka, Y., & Zhang, J. (2025). Enhancing physical activity through a relational artificial intelligence chatbot: A feasibility and usability study. DIGITAL HEALTH, 11. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076251324445
Fukuoka, Y., Kim, D. D., Suzuki, H., Sagae, K., DeVon, H. A., Hoffmann, T. J., & Zhang, J. (2025). Comparing perceptions of leading causes of death in a diverse sample of community-dwelling women in the United States. Heart & Lung, 71, 69-75. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2025.02.007
Xue, H., Zhang, J., & Zhang, X. (2025). Facts or Feelings? Leveraging Emotionality as a Fact-Checking Strategy on Social Media in the United States. Social Media+ Society, 11(1), 20563051251318172. https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305125131817
2024
Xue, H., Zhang, J., Shen, C., & Wojcieszak, M. (2024). The majority of fact-checking labels in the United States are intense and this decreases engagement intention. Human Communication Research, hqae007. https://doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hqae007
Melnikow, J., Padovani, A., Zhang, J., Miller, M., Gosdin, M., Loureiro, S., & Daniels, B. (2024). Patient concerns and physician strategies for addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine, 42(14), 3300-3306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.04.025
Liang, K. H., Shi, W., Oh, Y. J., Wang, H. C., Zhang, J., & Yu, Z. (2024). Dialoging resonance in human-chatbot conversation: how users perceive and reciprocate recommendation chatbot’s self-disclosure strategy. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 8(CSCW1), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1145/3653691
Dang, J. H., Gori, A., Rios, L., Rolon, A. M., Zhang, J., & Chen Jr, M. S. (2024). “You don’t know if it’s the truth or a lie”: exploring human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine hesitancy among communities with low HPV vaccine uptake in Northern California. Vaccines, 12(4), 372. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines12040372
Xue, H., Liao, W., & Zhang, J. (2024). Interaction dynamics of social support expressions predict future support-seeking behaviors in online support groups. Computers in Human Behavior, 156, 108224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108224
2023
Centola, D., Becker, J., Zhang, J., Aysola, J., Guilbeault, D., & Khoong, E. (2023). Experimental evidence for structured information-sharing networks reducing medical errors. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (31), e2108290120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2108290120
Malloch, Y. Z., Zhang, J., & Qian, S. (2023). Effects of social comparison direction, comparison distance, and message framing on health behavioral intention in online support groups. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 17(3), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2023-3-10
Liao, W., Oh, Y. J., Feng, B., & Zhang, J. (2023). Understanding the influence discrepancy between human and artificial agent in advice interactions: the role of stereotypical perception of agency. Communication Research. 50 (5), 633-664. https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502221138427
Liao, W., Oh, Y. J., Zhang, J., & Feng, B. (2023). Conversational dynamics of joint attention and shared emotion predict outcomes in interpersonal influence situations: an interaction ritual perspective. Journal of Communication. 50(5), 633-664. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqad003
Chen, A., Chen, K., Zhang, J., Meng, J., & Shen, C. (2023). When national identity meets conspiracies: the contagion of national identity language in public engagement and discourse about COVID-19 conspiracy theories. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 28(1), zmac034. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmac034
Qian, S., Shen, C., & Zhang, J. (2023). Fighting cheapfakes: using a digital media literacy intervention to motivate reverse search of out-of-context visual misinformation. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 28(1), zmac024. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmac024
Click here to read more!
Invited Talks
"AI for Persuasion: Navigating the Opportunities and Risks," Communication Science Futures, Michigan State University, May 30, 2024.
"Conversation Series": Artificial Intelligence: Possibilities for Health Care and Health Communication, Health Communication Division, International Communication Association, April 22, 2024.
"AI for Persuasion and Health Promotion: Potentials and Challenges," Ohio State University School of Communication's inaugural computational communication research mini-conference, Ohio State University, April 12, 2024.
“Artificial Intelligence-Driven Communication for Persuasion and Behavior Change” Department of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin Madison, April 12, 2023.
“Artificial Intelligence-Driven Communication for Persuasion and Behavior Change” Department of Communication, Seoul National University (Zoom talk), August 1, 2022.
“Advantages, Challenges, and Opportunities of Asynchronously Delivered Telehealth” UConn Center for mHealth & Social Media 6th Annual (Virtual) Conference, University of Connecticut, May 20, 2022.
Click here to learn more!