Research
PhD dissertation: [Full Text] Gamification+ HCI+ CMC: Effects of persuasive video games on consumers’ mental and physical health.
M.S. thesis: [Full Text] An examination of app features and individual differences on mobile fitness app adoption. Purdue University.
Fairness, Health Equity, and Mediated Interaction on Social Media
[J] [Full Text] Effects of #coronavirus content moderation on misinformation and anti-Asian hate on Instagram. T Hong, Z Tang, M Lu, Y Wang, J Wu, D Wijaya (2023). New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448231187529
[J] [Full Text] Morally driven and emotionally fueled: The interactive effects of values and emotions in the social transmission of information endorsing e-cigarettes. J Wu, Y Wang, YA Xu, JL Fetterman, T Hong (2023). International Journal of Communication.
[J] [Full Text] Moralization of e-cigarette use and regulation: A mixed-method computational analysis of opinion polarization. Y Wang, YA Xu, J Wu, HM Kim, JL Fetterman, T Hong, ML McLaughlin (2023). Health Communication, 38(8), 1666-1676. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2022.2027640
[J] [View Abstract] On sex, drugs, and alcohol: A mixed-method analysis of youth posts on social media in the United States. R Stevens, S Bonett, K Kenyatta, D Chittamuru, A Bleakley, J Jingyi Xu, Y Wang, N Bush (2022). Journal of Children and Media, 16(4), 514-531. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2022.2059537
[C] [Full Text] Automatic cohort determination from Twitter for HIV prevention amongst Black and Hispanic men. D Weissenbacher, JI Flores, Y Wang, K O’Connor, S Rawal, R Stevens, G Gonzalez-Hernandez (2022). AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 504.
[C] [Full Text] Public responses and concerns regarding vape bans on Reddit: A longitudinal topic modeling approach. YA Xu, HM Kim, Y Wang, J Wu, T Hong, M McLaughlin (2021). The 23rd Human-Computer Interaction International Conference (HCII 2021), 13, 391-403.
Technology Adoption, User Experience, and Media Effects
[J] [Full Text] Safe at home: Acceptance of surveillance technology among caregivers for persons with dementia. YA Xu, Y Wang, SSY Kim, DOD Kim, Y Sun, ML McLaughlin (2023). Health Informatics Journal, 29(1), 14604582231152188.
[J] [View Abstract] Overcoming the mental health stigma through m-health apps: Results from the healthy minds study. HM Kim, Y Xu, Y Wang (2022). Telemedicine and e-Health, 28(10), 1534-1540.
[J] [View Abstract] “It encourages family discussion”: A mixed-methods examination of the this is us Alzheimer’s disease & caregiving storyline. BL Hoffman, JE Sidani, Y Wang, J Chang, JG Burke (2022). Journal of Health Communication, 1-12.
[J] [Full Text] Systematic evaluation of mobile fitness apps: Apps as the Tutor, Recorder, Game Companion, and Cheerleader. Y Wang, WB Collins (2021). Telematics and Informatics, 59, 101552.
[J] Aging & the future of care: The influence of the This Is Us Alzheimer’s storyline. BL Hoffman, JE Sidani, A Shensa, Y Wang, E Watson-Currie, JG Burke (2021). Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 55(Supplement 1), S44.
[C] [Full Text] GPS tracking in dementia caregiving: Social norm, perceived usefulness, and behavioral intent to use technology. Y Sun, HM Kim, Y Xu, Y Wang, J Kwong, S Kim, DO Kim, M Mclaughlin (2021). Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 3804-3817.
[J] Why is artificial intelligence blamed more? Analysis of faulting artificial intelligence for self-driving car accidents in experimental settings. JW Hong, Y Wang, P Lanz (2020). International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 36(18), 1768-1774.
[J] [Full Text] Humor and camera view on mobile short-form video apps influence user experience and technology-adoption intent, an example of TikTok (DouYin). Y Wang (2020). Computers in Human Behavior, 110(106373).
Meta-Science
[J-Editorial] [Full Text] Social Media Posts on Statins: What Can We Learn About Patient Experiences and Perspectives? S Golder, A Klein, K O'Connor, Y Wang, G Gonzalez-Hernandez (2024). Journal of the American Heart Association, 13:e033992. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.124.033992.
[J] [Full Text] The role of social media for identifying adverse drug events data in pharmacovigilance: Protocol for a scoping review. S Golder, K O'Connor, Y Wang, G Gonzalez-Hernandez (2023). JMIR Research Protocols, 12:e47068. https://doi.org/10.2196/47068.
[J] [Full Text] Best practices on big data analytics to address sex-specific biases in our understanding of the etiology, diagnosis and prognosis of diseases. S Golder, K O'Connor, Y Wang, R Stevens, G Gonzalez-Hernandez (2022). Annual Review of Biomedical Data Science, 5, 251-267.
[Book Chapter] [Full Text] Advertising: Tobacco. Y Wang, J Wu, T Hong (2022). The International Encyclopedia of Health Communication.
[J] [Full Text] The impact of peer review on the contribution potential of scientific papers. A Matsui, E Chen, Y Wang, E Ferrara (2021). PeerJ 9, e11999.
