Yuheng WU 吳宇恆

• Ph.D. in Media and Communication (2021 - present)
  Department of Media and Communication
  City University of Hong Kong
• Combined M.A. & Ph.D. in Communication (2018 - present)
  School of Media and Communication
  Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• B.A. in Advertising (2014 - 2018)
  College of Literature and Journalism
  Sichuan University

Journals' JCR information for the corresponding publication year.

• Wu, Y., Dong, Y., Mou, Y., & Kim, K. J. (In press). How the algorithmic transparency of search engines influences health anxiety: The mediating effects of trust in online health information search. In Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’25).
• Wu, Y., Kim, K. J., & Mou, Y. (2024). Minority social influence and moral decision-making in human–AI interaction: The effects of identity and specialization cues. New Media & Society, 26(10), 5619–5637. [SSCI, IF = 5.0, Q1]
• Dong, Y., & Wu, Y.* (corresponding author). (2024). Interacting with healthcare chatbot: Effects of status cues and message contingency on AI credibility assessment. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, Online First. [SSCI, Q1]
• 牟怡, & 吴宇恒. (2024). 从准社会关系到人机关系：基于原真性与互动性的双维度归类模型, 当代传播, 3, 9–14. [CSSCI]
• Mou, Y., Zhang, L., Wu, Y.* (corresponding author), Pan, S., & Ye, X. (2023, online first). Does self-disclosing to a robot induce liking for the robot? Testing the disclosure and liking hypotheses in human–robot interaction. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 40(10), 2534–2545. [SSCI, IF = 3.4, Q1]
• Mou, Y., & Wu, Y. (2023). Communicating with conversational assistants: Uses, contexts, and effects. In Guzman, A., McEwen, R., & Jones, S. (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Human–Machine Communication (pp. 458–465). SAGE Publications.
  
• Dong, Y., Chen, M., & Wu, Y. (2022). Effects of social norms and message framing on reducing the stigma of gynecological diseases: A cognitive-affective-behavioral model. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 15(4), 1221–1236. [SSCI, IF = 6.9, Q1]
  
• Dong, Y., Wu, Y.* (corresponding author), Wu, F., Mou, Y., & Ivanov, A. (2022). From Homeland-Mother to Azhong-Brother: A qualitative study of nation anthropomorphism among Chinese youths. Media, Culture & Society, 44(7), 1354–1371. [SSCI, IF = 3.3, Q2]
• Wu, Y., Zhang, L., Wang, J., & Mou, Y. (2021). Communicating air quality index information: Effects of different styles on individuals’ risk perception and precaution intention. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, Article 10542. [SSCI/SCIE, Open Access, IF = 4.614, Q1]
  
• Mou, Y., Cui, Y., Wang, J., Wu, Y., Li, Z., & Wu, Y. (2021). Perceiving sexual harassment and #metoo social media campaign among Chinese female college students. Journal of Gender Studies, 31(2), 178–192. [SSCI, IF = 2.011, Q2]
  
• Xu, K., Liu, F., Mou, Y., Wu, Y., Zeng, J., & Schäfer, M. S. (2020). Using machine learning to learn machines: A cross-cultural study of users’ responses to machine-generated artworks. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 64(4), 566–591. [SSCI, IF = 2.441, Q3]
  
• Mou, Y., Wu, Y., Wang, J., Wu, Y., Li, Z., & Cui, Y. (2020). Safer sex practice among female Chinese college students and its antecedents: A culture-centered approach. International Journal of Sexual Health, 32(3), 282–292. [SSCI, IF = 1.944, Q3]
  
• Wu, Y., Mou, Y., Li, Z., & Xu, K. (2020). Investigating American and Chinese Subjects’ explicit and implicit perceptions of AI-Generated artistic work. Computers in Human Behavior, 104, Article 106186. [SSCI, IF = 6.829, Q1]
• 吴宇恒, 饶广祥, & 牟怡. (2020). “沉默”在理性诉求视频广告中的认知心理研究——基于ELM的眼动实验证据. 夏倩芳 (Ed.), 中国网络传播研究（第13辑）：在线媒体的使用与效果 (pp. 28–46). 中国传媒大学出版社. [CSSCI 辑刊]

• Wu, Y., & Shen, F. (2025, June). Conceptualizing and measuring the perception of machine agency: Developing and validating a higher-order composite scale. Paper to be presented at the 75th Annual International Communication Association Conference (ICA’25), Denver, CO.
• Wu, Y., & Kim, K. J. (2025, June). Examining the costs and benefits of machine and user agency in human–AI interaction. Paper to be presented at the 75th Annual International Communication Association Conference (ICA’25), Denver, CO.
• Wu, Y., Kim, K. J., & Sundar, S. S. (2023, May). Effects of social, contingent, and transparent exchange of information in human–chatbot interaction. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual International Communication Association Conference (ICA’23), Toronto, Canada.
• Dong, Y., Wu, Y., & Shao, Y. (2023, May). Is “Dr.” always good? Effects of status-based expert source cues and contingency in healthcare chatbots. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual International Communication Association Conference (ICA’23), Toronto, Canada.
• Dong, Y., & Wu, Y. (2022, May). From Homeland-Mother to Azhong-Brother: A qualitative study of nation anthropomorphism among Chinese youths. Paper presented at the 72nd Annual International Communication Association Conference (ICA’22), Paris, France.
• Dong, Y., & Wu, Y. (2022, May). Algorithm transparency in online illness research: A serial mediation model. Paper presented at the 72nd Annual International Communication Association Conference (ICA’22), Paris, France.
• Wu, Y., Mou, Y., & Kim, K. J. (2022, May). Minority influence in human–machine communication: Effects of source identity and expertise on moral decision-making. Paper presented at the 72nd Annual International Communication Association Conference (ICA’22), Paris, France.
• Wu, Y., Zhang, L., Wang, J., & Mou, Y. (2021, May). Framing air quality index information: Impact on risk perception and precaution intention. Paper presented at the 71st Annual International Communication Association Conference (ICA’21).
• Zhang, L., Wu, Y., Wnag. J., & Mou, Y. (2020, May). East–West disparities in sex information access, value, and behavior inside China: A sociocultural perspective. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR 2020).
• Mou, Y., Wu, Y., Wnag. J., Cui, Y., Wu, Y., & Li, Z. (2020, May). Safe sex practice and its antecedents among female Chinese college students: A culture-centered approach. Paper presented at the 70th Annual International Communication Association Conference (ICA’20).
• Mou, Y., Cui, Y., Wnag. J., Li, Z., Wu, Y., & Wu, Y.(2020, May). Better sex education, worse protection for girls? Perceiving sexual harassment among Chinese female college students. Paper presented at the 70th Annual International Communication Association Conference (ICA’20).
• Xu, K., Liu, F., Mou, Y., Wu, Y., Zeng, J., & Schäfer, M. (2020, May). Using machine learning to learn machines: A cross-cultural study of users’ responses to machine-generated art works. Paper presented at the 70th Annual International Communication Association Conference (ICA’20).
• Mou, Y., Wu, Y., Li, Z., & Xu, K. (2019, August). American and Chinese subjects’ explicit and implicit perceptions of AI-generated content: A mixed-methods approach. Paper presented at the 102nd Annual Conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC’19), Toronto, Canada.

• Outstanding Research Papers Awards Scheme, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, 2022-2023.
• Dean’s Scholarship, School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2019.
• Outstanding Undergraduate Dissertation, Sichuan University, 2018.
• National Scholarship, Ministry of Education of the PRC, 2016.

Teaching Assistant

• Human–Machine Communication Studies, JC26131 (MA students), Shanghai Jiao Tong University. (Spring 2020) [Prof. Yi Mou].
• Ecological Crisis and Environmental & Health Communication, JC26126 (MA students), Shanghai Jiao Tong University. (Autumn, 2019) [Prof. Jilong Wang & Prof. Yi Mou].
• Scientific Writing, Integrity and Ethics, GE6001 (PhD students), Shanghai Jiao Tong University. (Autumn, 2019) [Prof. Yi Mou].