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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn

@sunjooahn.bsky.social
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Professor, University of Georgia. Director, Center for Advanced Computer-Human Ecosystems (CACHE). www.ugavr.com #VR #AR #research #behaviorchange #communication #technology #metaverse

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Chris Carpenter @chriscarpenter.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I just had a grad seminar class in which we read Ahn and Hatfield's (2025) article on the research and advertising possibilities of virtual influencers in VR. It was a really interesting and forward looking article that spurred a great discussion. I recommend assigning it. doi.org/10.1080/1525...
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Simulated Persuasion in Extended Realities: Virtual Influencers in Immersive Virtual Environments
With advances in computer-generated technologies and artificial intelligence, virtual influencers (VIs) are likely to play a critical role in shaping interactive advertising within immersive enviro...
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Journal of Communication @journal-of-comm.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Pub Alert! Introducing JoC publication: “Walking the moral plank: using virtual reality to investigate moral decision-making under threat”, by Joomi Lee, @baldwin-j-a.bsky.social @lindsayhahn.bsky.social Glenna Read @sunjooahn.bsky.social Read here: doi.org/10.1093/joc/...
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
📣New publication in the Journal of Communication @journal-of-comm.bsky.social. #VirtualReality now allows us to take a deeper look at 'in-the-moment' moral decision-making (e.g., trolley dilemma). But what if the threat in the moral context includes your own safety?
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Things were a bit uncertain at times, but... I am elated that this grant finally received the Notice of Award today and excited to continue our work with @noaa.gov on community-level #disaster preparedness!!
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Spent the past few days on the Hill with colleagues at @emoryuniversity.bsky.social to advocate for children’s health research and NIH support! We shared “Weather the Storm” #VR during the Congressional briefing and held a demo 😎 #communication #research #children #health #metaverse #translational
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Super excited to share this podcast with you! In this episode of #WeatherGeeks, I had a wonderful chat with host Jen Carfagno about Weather the Storm, our #VR integrated training package for communicating #hurricane and storm surge risks for #disaster #preparedness.
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
UGA Research write up of some of the cutting edge research on education and training taking place on campus - featuring our recent @noaa.gov project where I got to get into a little more detail about the motivations behind the #VR hurricane experience. research.uga.edu/news/brains-...
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Brains, games, and VR frames: How UGA researchers are rewriting the rules of learning - UGA Research News
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
www.foxweather.com/watch/fmc-mb... Recent Fox Weather coverage on our “Weather the Storm” virtual reality application. If you’re interested in trying it out and have access to a Meta Quest headset, please visit www.ugavr.com/weatherthest....
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Researchers using virtual reality to simulate dangers of storm surge | Latest Weather Clips | FOX Weather
Researchers from the University of Georgia in conjunction with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are using virtual reality to show just how d
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
#Hurricane season 2025 is almost here! 🌧️ ☔️ Join @ugavr.bsky.social CACHE and our project partners at the @noaa.gov 2025 Hurricane Awareness Webinars Series to learn about "Weather the Storm," a training package for hurricanes and storm surge events that combines #VR w/ PPT, videos, handouts.
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Community-based work has been at the core of our vision at @ugavr.bsky.social Center for Advanced Computer-Human Ecosystems(CACHE). Even when we work with cutting-edge tech, we have strived to direct our findings back to communities so that they may benefit from critical scientific advancements.
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Includes fireside chat with @sunjooahn.bsky.social and VR demos following the talk!
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
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VR hurricane storm surge experience could save lives along Georgia’s coast. Here’s how.
A first-of-its-kind virtual reality experience is now available to educate coastal residents about the dangers of hurricane storm surge and how to prepare during evacuations.
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Chief Meteorologist @mattdevittweather.bsky.social of WINK News reviews "Weather the Storm," a life-saving #VR simulation we developed and tested at the @ugavr.bsky.social, in collab with @noaa.gov, Clemson University, the National Hurricane Center, Georgia Sea Grant, and South Carolina Sea Grant.
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Our study on IEEEVR2020 was one of the craziest but exciting field studies we were able to pull together miraculously during the early days of COVID. Thanks to @drlauralevy.bsky.social for being such an amazing partner-in-crime 😎 Let's do it again soon! URL to the paper & findings in Laura's post!
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Delighted to share the results of our 3-year partnership with NOAA and the National Hurricane Center! "Weather the Storm," a training and education package for hurricanes and storm surge events, is now available for public use (download link in the article). wpo.noaa.gov/bringing-sto...
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Bringing storm surge to virtual reality - NOAA Weather Program Office
A new virtual reality simulation funded by WPO shows people why coastal evacuation orders are so important during storms.
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
In Paris to give a talk at Université Paris Nanterre 🇫🇷 This is a three university inter-laboratory collaboration, where the labs are interested in exploring the use of #VR in the psychological mechanisms that shape and drive embodiment and ensuing behavior change. If you're in Paris, swing by!
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
One of the best things about working on federally funded projects is getting to know the people behind the scenes. What used to feel like just numbers and calls for proposals is now filled with friends and familiar faces and that really changes what the job feels like.
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
[NEW PUBLICATION] This is the first in a series of pubs coming up from our @noaa.gov project in partnership with the National Hurricane Center, using #VR to communicate the risk of storm surge/flooding. One of the first Qs to address was, can we scale the use of VR as a risk communication tool?
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
CACHE is celebrating all the incredible students graduating this season — both from within our center and beyond! Your hard work, passion, and perseverance have paid off, and we can’t wait to see the amazing things you’ll achieve. 🎓 🌟
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
This is me after submitting a multi-institutional grant proposal with just 45 minutes left on the clock 😮‍💨 Everything that could possibly go wrong... did go wrong. Surprise. But we successfully crossed the finish line!!
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an older woman is making a funny face and says `` i 'm old '' .
ALT: an older woman is making a funny face and says `` i 'm old '' .
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Jason Chein @mindimager.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
go.bsky.app/Fsz1TyW
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Prof Sylvia Pan 潘雪妮 @panxueni.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The list of workshops #IEEEVR 2025 is out!!! 👉 ieeevr.org/2025/program... #VR #XR #AR #SpatialComputing Pleeeaaas share! 😊
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The 32nd IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
In June, I had the delightful opportunity to speak at The Future of Scientific Conferencing workshop hosted by the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, to discuss inclusive #conferencing, innovative formats, and #sustainability of scientific gatherings.
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
There are many layers here, but I want to comment on one aspect of these findings for now--the editorial board representation. Some will see this and immediately think: we need to get more POC on our boards! I understand that impulse, but encourage you to think a few steps down the game tree 1/n.
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Thank you AJC for covering our project! We tested the efficacy of a #MR system with 300+ kids & their parents across 19 afterschools: The system is particularly effective for kids who tend to be sedentary at baseline. Conversion of sedentary time is mostly to light intensity physical activity.
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Agreed. It also involves a group of ppl saying that your work is brilliant and matters, and another group of ppl saying that your work is worthless, and you hope that the former group is larger than the latter group 😂
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
‘Tis the season for homemade marshmallows! Are they worth the extra effort? 💯 You need: sugar, gelatin, water, high powered stand mixer, and a candy thermometer. Then enjoy the fresh fluffy bliss 🤤
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Been having a series of delightful meetings, yes, even at the university level. Although we gathered for business, at the end of the day, it was ppl caring about the well-being of ppl. Committee work is often grueling and thankless but sometimes, you have the good ones. I was happy to serve today. 🫡
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Chad Edwards @chadedwards.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
#HMC starter pack…let me know if you want added.
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Hi 🦋, I rolled in my own poop this morning and got a warm bath and a blowout at 7:30am, while my owners went to work looking tired and disheveled. Hope your day is off to a refreshing start as mine! 🐶
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Hi #commsky friends -- if you're a member of HCTD at NCA, a reminder that we're seeking nominations for leadership and committees:
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Seeking Nominations for Human Communication & Technology Division Leadership & Committees
With the annual NCA convention this week, the Human Communication & Technology Division is seeking nominations, including self-nominations, for the following positions: Vice-Chair Elect (4-year commit...
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Nels Numan @nels.dev · 18/11/2024
As this platform grows, I thought I'd share a starter pack of #XR + #HCI researchers I've come across! This includes individuals exploring augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality, and related areas. Let me know if you would like to be added or have any recommendations! #VR #AR #MR
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
[NEW PUBLICATION 🧵] Most of the projects at the CACHE center involves a community partner in under-resourced communities (e.g., YMCA, Boys & Girls Club, public libraries, science museums, aquariums) but we rarely get to tell the backstory of how we work in close partnership with these communities.
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JMCQ @jmcquarterly.bsky.social · 28/10/2024
Hey #commsky. Hot off the presses in JMCQ! An insightful piece by Mats Ekström & Adam Shehata. Read it to find out about the circumstances under which people develop #authoritarian attitudes and the of role #news media within. @profdimitrova.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Amplified News Framing of Social Disturbance and Its Impact on Authoritarian Attitudes: An Experimental Study of Main Effects and Activation of Predispositions - Mats Ekström, Adam Shehata, 2024
The emergence of authoritarian attitudes within contemporary democracy puzzles researchers. Under what circumstances do people develop authoritarian attitudes? ...
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Amy Jordan @abjordan.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Rutgers University School of Communication and Information is searching for a new Dean! Below is the posting but also happy to answer questions or tell you more about SC&I! www.agbsearch.com/searches/dea...
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Dean, School of Communication and Information | AGB Search
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
There are the meetings that make you feel like you're slowly dying inside. Then there are the meetings that light every part of your brain and you wonder, "Where have you BEEN all my life!" - the potential spark of a lifelong academic partnership. Those are the moments that make this job worth it ✨
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Super excited to join the speaker list for the Spring School on Social #XR in Amsterdam, this time, in person! If you're interested in anything related to VR/AR/MR, hope you'll join us! Registration for the event closes on Dec 15th. See below for more info #CommSky 🔗 www.dis.cwi.nl/spring-schoo...
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3rd Spring School on SocialXR - Hosted by CWI DIS
Spring School on SocialXR - Hosted by CWI DIS in Amsterdam in April 2025
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
The CACHE team wrapped up our very first NIHR01 project this past summer in partnership with the YMCA of Metropolitan ATL - here's a nice summary of what we've been doing! #CommSky #healthcomm #PublicHealth news.uga.edu/vr-may-help-...
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New mixed reality game may help kids be more active
New game blends real and virtual worlds, helping kids set and follow fitness goals with encouragement from their parents and virtual pet.
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Processing some visa related paperwork for scholars at our center; am reminded of why it’s so hard for immigrant scholars to secure a stable position in academia. And am heartbroken that it might get worse. 😢
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Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Our group is hiring a postdoc. Applications due Nov 22. It’s a sweetheart job, self-directed research, mentoring, great colleagues and so many opportunities to learn new things. socialmediacollective.org/2024/10/07/s...
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Seeking a Sociotechnical Systems Postdoc to start July 2025
Microsoft Research New England is looking for a postdoctoral researcher interested in bringing sociotechnical perspectives to analyze critical issues of our time. APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 22,…
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 14/02/2024
Come join the Center for Advanced Computer-Human Ecosystems (CACHE) at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia as a Postdoctoral Research Associate! Review of application begins Feb 29, 2024. tinyurl.com/mvpwebsd
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
The postdoctoral research associate serves as the data manager for the Virtual Fitness Buddy Ecosystem project and the CHARTER: (Center for) Children’s Health Assessment and Research Translation and c...
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
Current state of affairs in editing a journal: Everyone wants to submit but no one wants to review. 🤷‍♀️
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
I've always wanted to attend SXSW but the timing was slightly off. This year, I am delighted to participate in one of the XR Track sessions at SXSW 2024! If you're attending this year's SXSW, I'd love to meet with you - please reach out! www.sxsw.com/news/2023/pa...
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450+ Community-Sourced Sessions Announced for SXSW 2024
Across 24 tracks of programming, explore curated sessions from PanelPicker now live on the SXSW Schedule.
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Jaime Banks @amperjay.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
Last call! Abstracts (250 words) due Nov 1.
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Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn @sunjooahn.bsky.social · 21/10/2023
Well I guess it’s time to close my “X” account and start getting more active here 👋
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