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UFCJC Advertising Faculty, Doctoral Students and Alumni Recognized at 2024 AAA Annual Conference

Tuesday March 19, 2024

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising faculty, doctoral students and alumni were recognized at the 2024 American Academy of Advertising (AAA) Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon, from March 14-17. Yuan Sun, UFCJC Advertising assistant professor, was the co-recipient of a 2024 AAA Research Fellowship to study “Navigating the New Frontier: Understanding […]

Four UFCJC Faculty and Two Doctoral Students Contribute to Research Handbook on AI and Communication

Tuesday November 21, 2023

Four University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty and two doctoral students are included in the Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Communication edited by Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and research director of the UF’s Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology. The book is scheduled to […]

Study: Social Robots Can Be Used as Role Models to Promote Individual’s Pro-Social Behavior

Monday August 14, 2023

A new study has revealed optimistic prospects for using robots’ behavioral outcomes and social positions to promote pro-social behavior. The findings by Kun Xu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor in emerging media, were featured in “A Mini Imitation Game: How individuals Model Social Robots Via […]

Study: Positive Benefits of Robot Health Advisors Can Lead People to Adopt the Service

Friday August 4, 2023

A new study has found that robot health advisors can have positive benefits leading to strong intentions to adopt the service. The findings by Kun Xu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor in emerging media, and colleagues were featured in “My Health Advisor is a Robot: […]

Article Co-Authored by Kun Xu Receives 2022 Amsterdam School of Communication Research Denis McQuail Award

Thursday February 2, 2023

An article by Kun Xu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor in emerging media, and co-author Matthew Lombard has received the 2022 Amsterdam School of Communication Research Denis McQuail Award. The article, “Social Responses to Media Technologies in the 21st Century: The Media are Social Actors […]

Study: Manipulating Social Robots’ Facial and Kinetic Cues Can Have an Effect on Users’ Social Presence and Trust

Thursday February 2, 2023

A new study has found that manipulating social robots’ facial and kinetic cues can induce medium-to-large-sized effects on users’ social presence and trust. The findings by Kun Xu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor in emerging media, UFCJC doctoral student Mo Chen and Leping You, […]

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted and Kun Xu Receive a Meta 2022 People’s Expectations & Experiences Digital Privacy Grant

Tuesday November 22, 2022

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor and Media Consumer Research director, and Kun Xu, UFCJC Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor in emerging media, have received a $100,000 grant from Meta’s 2022 People’s Expectations & Experiences Digital Privacy fund for their research project […]

How Human-Like Should Social Robots Be?

Monday February 7, 2022

Social robots today are a $2 billion industry, which is expected to grow to $11 billion by 2026. While some believe that social robots are just human-like versions of voice assistants like Siri and Alexa, the emerging technology is being used in a variety of areas, including public health, elderly care, family communication and education. […]

Kun Xu Co-Authors Article on Human Responses to an Artificial Intelligence Newscaster

Friday February 4, 2022

Kun Xu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor in emerging media, is the co-author of “Man vs. Machine: Human Responses to an AI Newscaster and the Role of Social Presence” published in The Social Science Journal on Jan. 28. Xu and colleagues investigated people’s perceptions about […]

Kun Xu, Sylvia Chan-Olmsted and Doctoral Student Fanju Liu Author Article on Smart Speaker Management Options

Thursday January 6, 2022

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management and Technology faculty members Kun Xu, assistant professor in Emerging Media, and Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, professor and Media Consumer Research director, and doctoral student Fanjue Liu are the co-authors of “Smart Speakers Require Smart Management: Two Routes From User Gratifications to Privacy Settings” published in […]

UF Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology Announces Next Class of Trust Scholars

Thursday May 27, 2021

The UF Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology has named five UF Trust Consortium Scholars for 2021-2022 who exemplify its commitment to working across disciplines to examine ways trust is being eroded and how it can be restored. The work of these scholars ranges from examining the ways humans interact with robotic technology to […]

CJC Honors Faculty, Staff and Students for Outstanding Scholarship and Service

Friday April 16, 2021

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications honored outstanding alumni, faculty, staff and graduate and undergraduate students during the annual awards ceremony that was presented virtually on April 16. The College honored five alumni who were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020: Edward Aschoff, S. Journalism 2008, former ESPN college football […]

Kun Xu Named 2020-2021 UF Global Fellow

Friday December 11, 2020

Kun Xu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication assistant professor in emerging media, has been named a 2020-2021 UF Global Fellow by the UF International Center and the Office of Global Research. As a fellow, Xu will conduct a study of how users’ feedback, social groups, and their cultural backgrounds affect developers’ […]

Kun Xu Co-Authors Article on Using Machine Learning to Learn Machines

Friday December 11, 2020

Kun Xu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication assistant professor in emerging media, is the co-author of “Using Machine Learning to Learn Machines: A Cross-Cultural Study of Users’ Responses to Machine-Generated Artworks” published in the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media on Dec. 9. Xu, CJC doctoral student Fanjue Liu, Yi Mou, […]

Kun Xu Authors Article on Mobile Media Usage and Language

Friday January 24, 2020

Kun Xu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication assistant professor in emerging media, is the author of “Language, Modality, and Mobile Media Use Experiences: Social Responses to Smartphone Cues in a Task-Oriented Context” published in Telematics and Informatics on Jan. 16. In the article, Xu found that mobile media usage moderated the […]