College of Communication and Information
Min Sook Park
Dr. Park’s research is a highly interdisciplinary and user-centered approach to health informatics that interconnects the areas of health information behavior and knowledge management in information science with data-driven computational methodologies. Dr. Park's pedagogical experience spans information technology (IT), data science, and library and information science, encompassing both online and face-to-face instructional modalities.
Michael Dieciuc
Dr. Dieciuc’s research focuses on the factors affecting adherence to cognitive training.
Sladjana Lukic
Dr. Lukic has used functional and structural neuroimaging to identify selective brain regions with remarkably specific functions, including lexical retrieval, grammatical morphology, and word-order syntax. Dr. Lukic’s research also explores linguistic processes in the context of degeneration and development, from which investigating how language shapes cognition and emotions.
Kari Lien
Dr. Lien’s research focuses on speech production and language development in children with cleft palates. Dr. Lien also studies early speech-language intervention for children with cleft palate.
Yin Yang
Dr. Yang’s research interests include health communication, environmental and science communication, media effects.
Ruosi Shao
Dr. Shao specializes in translational cancer communication science and digital health interventions. Her work focuses on developing human-centered technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), and mobile health (mHealth) applications to deliver evidence-based health interventions, with an emphasis on underserved communities.
Nicholas Sellers
Dr. Sellers's teaching interests include research methods and media techniques. His research interests include video games, environmental communication, and new communication technology.
Braidyn Lazenby
Dr. Lazenby is an interpersonal health communication scholar whose research focuses on how communication about the body influences health behaviors and health outcomes.