Hyesun Choung
- Assistant Professor of Communication
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Education
PhD - University of Wisconsin-Madison - Mass Communication - 2020
PhD - University of Wisconsin-Madison - Mass Communication - 2020
Research Interests
Human-AI Interaction; Communication Technologies; Trust & Fairness; AI Ethics; Aging; Well-Being
Human-AI Interaction; Communication Technologies; Trust & Fairness; AI Ethics; Aging; Well-Being
Teaching Interests
AI, Communication, & Society
Intercultural Communication
AI, Communication, & Society
Intercultural Communication
Selected Grants
2025 – CLA Summer Completion Incentive Program, Purdue University
2024 – Federation Prize, Central States Communication Association
2024 – ComArtSci Research and Creative Incubator and Accelerator (CRCIA) Award, Michigan State University
2024 – Trifecta Initiative Facilitating Fund (TIFF) Award - Michigan State University
2025 – CLA Summer Completion Incentive Program, Purdue University
2024 – Federation Prize, Central States Communication Association
2024 – ComArtSci Research and Creative Incubator and Accelerator (CRCIA) Award, Michigan State University
2024 – Trifecta Initiative Facilitating Fund (TIFF) Award - Michigan State University
Selected Publications
Choung, H. & Kim, S. (2026). Can AI be a moral victim? The role of moral patiency and ownership perceptions in ethical judgments of using AI-generated content. Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference of Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/3772318.3791772
Paik, E.J., Choung, H., & Yang, Q. (2026). Understanding the intention to use ChatGPT for seeking health information: Applying the UTAUT model. Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2026.2620497
Shin, I., Choung, H., & Choi, M. (2025). Does AI narrow skill gaps? AI-assisted professional writing by non-native and native English writers. Computers in Human Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2025.108897
Choung, H., David, P., Mahmud, H., & Norcutt, S. (2025). Fairness and trust in AI decision-making: The role of human involvement and outcome favorability. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2025.2576634
Wolfe, B. H., Oh, Y. J., Choung, H., Cui, X., Weinzapfel, J., Cooper, R. A., Lee, H., & Lehto, R. (2025) Older adults’ preferences for caregiving AI chatbots to improve well-being and social connectivity. Journal of Medical Internet Research. https://doi.org/10.2196/65776
Lee, S., Choung, H., Peng, T., Lapinski, M.K., Jang, Y., & Turner, M.M. (2025). Believe or not: A network analysis investigating how individuals embrace false and true statements during COVID-19. Communication Monographs. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2024.2354252
Sandler, M., Choung, H., Ross, A., David, P. (2025). A linguistic comparison between human and ChatGPT-generated conversations. In: Wallraven, C., Liu, CL., Ross, A. (eds) Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence. ICPRAI 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14892. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-8702-9_25
Choung, H., David, P., & Ling, T. (2024). Acceptance of AI-powered facial recognition technology in surveillance scenarios: Role of trust, security, and privacy perceptions. Technology in Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102721
Seberger, J.S., Choung, H., Snyder, J. & David, P. (2024). Better living through creepiness? Understanding affective discomfort in the context of well-being apps. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 8 (CSCW1), 1-39. https://doi.org/10.1145/3637299
Hautea, S., Besley, J., & Choung, H. (2024). Communicating trust and trustworthiness through scientists’ biographies: Benevolence beliefs. Public Understanding of Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625241228733