Awards and Grants
Selected Awards
2023
Top Early Career Scholar Award, D.C. Health Communication Conference (DCHC)
2022
Top Paper Award, International Communication Association (ICA), Information Systems Division
2021
Top Paper Award, International Communication Association (ICA), Communication and Technology (CAT) Division
2020
2nd place Paper Award, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC),
Political Communication Division
Selected Awards
2023
Top Early Career Scholar Award, D.C. Health Communication Conference (DCHC)
2022
Top Paper Award, International Communication Association (ICA), Information Systems Division
2021
Top Paper Award, International Communication Association (ICA), Communication and Technology (CAT) Division
2020
2nd place Paper Award, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC),
Political Communication Division
Grants, Fellowships, and Others
2024-2027
The malicious role of visuals in visual disinformation: Detecting visual disinformation features and exploring processing to establish the basis of the VDPS model, National Research Foundation of Korea, Outstanding Young Scientist Grants (PI)
2024
Toward healthy communication through deepfake self-modeling learning, Sungkyun AI Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University (PI; co-PI: Dr. Simon Woo at Sungkyunkwan University)
2023
Virtual influencers for promoting K-contents: Focusing on the interaction between virtual influencers’ races and types, Korean American Communication Association, Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (co-PI; PI: Dr. Won-ki Moon at the University of Florida)
2022-2027
A study of DCI (Digital Communication Incivility) on digital communication: Development of scales and theoretical model and resilience of healthy communication, National Research Foundation of Korea (co-PI; PI: Dr. Heejo Keum at Sungkyunkwan University)
2021-2022
Testing eHealth literacy interventions on reducing misinformation sharing intentions, Institute for Communication & Information Research (ICIR), The University of Alabama (PI)
2020-2021
Social media interventions against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation: Focusing on rural populations, Quick Response Proposals: COVID-19, Natural Hazards Center (PI)
2020-2021
Fellow for the National Science Foundation-funded Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Fellowship Program, Natural Hazards Center
2018-2019
Dissertation Grant, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
Grants, Fellowships, and Others
2024-2027
The malicious role of visuals in visual disinformation: Detecting visual disinformation features and exploring processing to establish the basis of the VDPS model, National Research Foundation of Korea, Outstanding Young Scientist Grants (PI)
2024
Toward healthy communication through deepfake self-modeling learning, Sungkyun AI Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University (PI; co-PI: Dr. Simon Woo at Sungkyunkwan University)
2023
Virtual influencers for promoting K-contents: Focusing on the interaction between virtual influencers’ races and types, Korean American Communication Association, Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (co-PI; PI: Dr. Won-ki Moon at the University of Florida)
2022-2027
A study of DCI (Digital Communication Incivility) on digital communication: Development of scales and theoretical model and resilience of healthy communication, National Research Foundation of Korea (co-PI; PI: Dr. Heejo Keum at Sungkyunkwan University)
2021-2022
Testing eHealth literacy interventions on reducing misinformation sharing intentions, Institute for Communication & Information Research (ICIR), The University of Alabama (PI)
2020-2021
Social media interventions against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation: Focusing on rural populations, Quick Response Proposals: COVID-19, Natural Hazards Center (PI)
2020-2021
Fellow for the National Science Foundation-funded Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Fellowship Program, Natural Hazards Center
2018-2019
Dissertation Grant, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
Grants, Fellowships, and Others
2024-2027
The malicious role of visuals in visual disinformation: Detecting visual disinformation features and exploring processing to establish the basis of the VDPS model, National Research Foundation of Korea, Outstanding Young Scientist Grants (PI)
2024
Toward healthy communication through deepfake self-modeling learning, Sungkyun AI Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University (PI; co-PI: Dr. Simon Woo at Sungkyunkwan University)
2023
Virtual influencers for promoting K-contents: Focusing on the interaction between virtual influencers’ races and types, Korean American Communication Association, Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (co-PI; PI: Dr. Won-ki Moon at the University of Florida)
2022-2027
A study of DCI (Digital Communication Incivility) on digital communication: Development of scales and theoretical model and resilience of healthy communication, National Research Foundation of Korea (co-PI; PI: Dr. Heejo Keum at Sungkyunkwan University)
2021-2022
Testing eHealth literacy interventions on reducing misinformation sharing intentions, Institute for Communication & Information Research (ICIR), The University of Alabama (PI)
2020-2021
Social media interventions against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation: Focusing on rural populations, Quick Response Proposals: COVID-19, Natural Hazards Center (PI)
2020-2021
Fellow for the National Science Foundation-funded Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Fellowship Program, Natural Hazards Center
2018-2019
Dissertation Grant, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
Department of Media and Communication, Sungkyunkwan University
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Seoul, Republic of Korea, 03063
Department of Media and Communication, Sungkyunkwan University
Faculty Hall, Room #40316
25-2, Sungkyunkwan-ro, Jongno-gu
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 03063