Chenyan Jia
Chenyan Jia
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Bio
Chenyan Jia is an assistant professor in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, based in Boston. She is jointly appointed with the College of Arts, Media and Design.
Jia joined Northeastern in 2023 after a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University. Her research sits at the intersection of human–computer interaction and mass communication, examining human-centered AI design, the influence of emerging media technologies on people’s attitudes and behaviors, and how to mitigate the spread of misinformation.
Her research typically appears in mass communication journals and top-tier AI and HCI venues including CSCW, ICWSM, AAAI, New Media & Society, Mass Communication and Society, and Journal of Artificial Intelligence. Her research has been awarded the Best Paper Award at AAAI 21. Her research was supported by Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), UT Human–AI Interaction Lab, and Stanford Cyber Policy Center. She was the recipient of the Harrington Dissertation Fellowship.
Education
- PhD in Journalism and Media, The University of Texas at Austin
- MA in Communication, Peking University — China
- BA in Communication, Huazhong University of Science and Technology — China
- BA in English (dual degree), Wuhan University — China
Chenyan Jia
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Bio
Chenyan Jia is an assistant professor in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, based in Boston. She is jointly appointed with the College of Arts, Media and Design.
Jia joined Northeastern in 2023 after a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University. Her research sits at the intersection of human–computer interaction and mass communication, examining human-centered AI design, the influence of emerging media technologies on people’s attitudes and behaviors, and how to mitigate the spread of misinformation.
Her research typically appears in mass communication journals and top-tier AI and HCI venues including CSCW, ICWSM, AAAI, New Media & Society, Mass Communication and Society, and Journal of Artificial Intelligence. Her research has been awarded the Best Paper Award at AAAI 21. Her research was supported by Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), UT Human–AI Interaction Lab, and Stanford Cyber Policy Center. She was the recipient of the Harrington Dissertation Fellowship.
Education
- PhD in Journalism and Media, The University of Texas at Austin
- MA in Communication, Peking University — China
- BA in Communication, Huazhong University of Science and Technology — China
- BA in English (dual degree), Wuhan University — China