Reposted by @xinyiwang.bsky.socialAnnenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 08/08/2025Congratulations to Annenberg's newest Ph.D. @sarahuang.bsky.social, who successfully defended her dissertation yesterday! She will be joining the faculty at UT Austin’s Moody College of Communication as an Assistant Professor. Join us in congratulating Dr. Huang! 072
Reposted by @xinyiwang.bsky.socialDani Cosme @dcosme.bsky.social · 06/08/2025A great way to help reduce the citation gap is to alter your own citation practices. We built a shiny app that makes it easy to check (and adjust) the gender balance of your references before submitting papers: dcosme.shinyapps.io/citation-gap...dcosme.shinyapps.ioCitation Gap Illuminator 083
Reposted by @xinyiwang.bsky.socialMedia Neuroscience Lab @medianeuro.bsky.social · 01/08/2025“Why is my teen addicted to video games?” Our new study in JAMA Network Open shows that psychopathology is a key driver--not an outcome of gaming disorder! Depression, anxiety, ADHD, and social challenges may underlie gaming disorder. Treat the root, not just the game. 🎮🧠 #commsky #psychsci #gaming 2148
Reposted by @xinyiwang.bsky.socialDolores Albarracin @dalbarra.bsky.social · 25/07/2025We are looking for a Research Coordinator! Come to Penn to do research with us! my.spsp.org/Career-Cente... 01310
Reposted by @xinyiwang.bsky.socialElisa Baek @elisabaek.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Excited to ✨share✨ that our paper on ✨sharing✨ is published! Across 3 studies that build on one another, we show that perceived alignment with one's peers increases the likelihood of information sharing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comPerceived community alignment increases information sharing - Nature CommunicationsInformation sharing is a ubiquitous and consequential behavior. Here, the authors use neuroimaging and behavioral studies to show that people are driven to share information that they believe will be ... 15525
xinyiwang.bsky.social @xinyiwang.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Old and new faces at #ICA2025 in Denver!! Grateful to share my ongoing work in curiosity and health information-seeking Feeling inspired from all the cool health comm and comm sci work that’s happening :) AND officially the digital media coordinator for @icacsab.bsky.social, give us a follow 🤳 020
Reposted by @xinyiwang.bsky.socialComm Sci Bio @icacsab.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Join us today for a joint reception at 6 pm! 😎 We will have our Top Paper session today starting at 1:30 following by our business meeting at 4:30 031
xinyiwang.bsky.social @xinyiwang.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Excited to share a snippet of my research in these past five years in this interview. Take a look if you are curious❓: 011
Reposted by @xinyiwang.bsky.socialAnnenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 20/05/2025🎓 🎉 Congratulations to our 2025 Ph.D. and M.A. graduates!! www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...asc.upenn.eduCongratulations to Annenberg’s 2025 Ph.D. and M.A. Graduates 053
Reposted by @xinyiwang.bsky.socialAllie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · 13/05/2025What motivates people to take action and share info about climate change? We tested 17 psychological interventions in a tournament—Discover the winners in our new paper! Out now in @pnas.org w/ @falklab.bsky.social, @michaelemann.bsky.social, & team. Thread ⤵️ 1/9 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...pnas.orgBehavioral interventions motivate action to address climate change | PNASMitigating climate change requires urgent action at individual, collective, and institutional levels. However, individuals may fail to act because ... 415564
Reposted by @xinyiwang.bsky.socialComm Sci Bio @icacsab.bsky.social · 29/04/2025We made it to Bluesky at last. Just in time to get ready for #ICA25media.tenor.coma dog wearing a teddy bear costume is running down a hallway with the caption " better late than never "Alt: a dog wearing a teddy bear costume is running down a hallway with the caption " better late than never " 082
xinyiwang.bsky.social @xinyiwang.bsky.social · 23/04/2025For the next month you will see me like thismedia.tenor.coma woman is wearing a sequined jacket and earrings and says `` im smart ! huh ? '' .ALT: a woman is wearing a sequined jacket and earrings and says `` im smart ! huh ? '' . 020
Reposted by @xinyiwang.bsky.socialCommunication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Check out Emily’s essay, “How Small Talk Opens up Deeper Connections” in The Wall Street Journal! Sebastian Speer, Laetitia Mwilambwe-Tshilobo, Lily Tsoi, Shannon Burns and Diana Tamir are also collaborators on the research behind this article. Check it out here: www.wsj.com/arts-culture... 085
xinyiwang.bsky.social @xinyiwang.bsky.social · 19/03/2025If you want to know more about the creative and amazingly brilliant Irish expat ✨Dr. Lydon-Staley✨(or how most of us call him, David) who I immediately clicked with despite never meeting in person for a year and got me into curiosity research -> Give this a read!! 020
Reposted by @xinyiwang.bsky.socialAnnenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 18/03/2025🎤 Vice Dean Emily Falk (@falklab.bsky.social) was interviewed on a recent podcast to discuss her research exploring the brain systems that influence what we choose and why we choose, our behaviors and value systems, and the power of storytelling. Listen: healthy.ucla.edu/media/livewe... 044
Reposted by @xinyiwang.bsky.socialCommunication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Listen to Emily Falk's feature on the UCLA LiveWell podcast! healthy.ucla.edu/media/livewe... 002
xinyiwang.bsky.social @xinyiwang.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Fascinating experimental paradigm by Dan,Hassin et al (2025) that starts to unpack the integrations of two sides of curiosity: Urge & Interest. High Urge and Low Interest Qs are preferred for immediate consumption, High-Interest Qs preference emerges with time www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 010
xinyiwang.bsky.social @xinyiwang.bsky.social · 12/03/20255/n Lots of potential for health messages to incorporate ❓curiosity❓ as a technique in the future - if marketers/advertising can use it, health communication can use it too! S/O to my amazing collaborators: Ben Muzekari, Melissa Mercincavage, @dlstaphilly.bsky.social @andysltan.bsky.social 000
xinyiwang.bsky.social @xinyiwang.bsky.social · 12/03/20254/n Study 1 found: for different groups, different combination of ❓curiosity-eliciting techniques❓ work better Study 2 found: targeted curiosity-eliciting messages effectively reduce nicotine false beliefs ✅ and better standard message or control ✅ 100
xinyiwang.bsky.social @xinyiwang.bsky.social · 12/03/20253/n In Study 1: We identified the technique/combination of curiosity-eliciting techniques In Study 2: We tested how effective they are VS control/standard message for three priority groups: Black/African American adults who smoke, Rural adults who smoke, Young adults who smoke 100
xinyiwang.bsky.social @xinyiwang.bsky.social · 12/03/20252/n We built on this finding and designed❓curiosity-eliciting❓ brief nicotine messages using 3 techniques: *Question asking*: Do you know...? *Social Signals*: More than 60% of U.S. populations think that... *Rating*: Rate how curious you are to know... 100
xinyiwang.bsky.social @xinyiwang.bsky.social · 12/03/20251/n Curiosity is an epistemic emotion that can facilitate learning smoking information for those who smoke, as we have shown in previous work: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...tandfonline.comSmokers’ Curiosity Facilitates Recall of Tobacco-Related Health InformationCuriosity promotes learning. Two open questions concern the extent to which tobacco smokers exhibit curiosity about smoking-related health information and whether this curiosity can facilitate rec... 100
xinyiwang.bsky.social @xinyiwang.bsky.social · 12/03/2025I'm at #SRNT2025 in NOLA presenting our work using ❓curiosity-eliciting❓ nicotine messages to reduce nicotine false beliefs for priority U.S. smoking groups on Friday 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM at Churchill Exhibition Hall (preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...). Here's what we found 👇 132
xinyiwang.bsky.social @xinyiwang.bsky.social · 27/02/2025In the midst of all the craziness, I’m actually having a grand time writing my dissertation. Can’t believe two months from now I’ll be defending it!! Drs, how long is your thank list??? 010
xinyiwang.bsky.social @xinyiwang.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Can confirm that bluesky Discovery page is shockingly good 😱 000
xinyiwang.bsky.social @xinyiwang.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Celebrating small wins that out curiosity study's one week follow-up had ~90% retention rate - now that's a wrap! 030