Post-Doc, The Annenberg School for Communication
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Lynn Miller, PhD
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About
www.jlchristensen.com
My name is John Christensen and I am currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication. This Fall, I'll be an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Connecticut. I completed my PhD in Social Psychology at the University of Southern California where I was awarded a pre-doctoral fellowship from the American Psychological Association’s Minority Fellowship Program. I have completed research training programs at the National Cancer Institute, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Institute for Creative Technologies, and the RAND Corporation. I have also served as a research consultant for CHI Systems and the Air Force Research Laboratory. My research focuses on changing attitudes, emotions, and behavior through the use of interactive media. Along with colleagues at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, I built a virtual nightclub designed to prevent risky alcohol, drug, and sexual decisions among late adolescents (NIAID; Miller). Players encounter a series of challenging decision-points as they interact with artificially intelligent agents whose behavior is driven by computational models of health communication. In another line of work, I collaborated with Exeter Media to develop a web-based virtual grocery store that communicates the risks of an unhealthy diet while providing players with an opportunity to practice making healthier food purchase decisions. I also conduct research investigating message framing, message tailoring, LGBT health disparities, and the roles of emotion and individual difference constructs in persuasive communication.
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