Lisa Jihyun Hwang

About

Lisa is a second year doctoral student in the Department of Communication at University of California, Davis. Prior to starting her doctoral program in 2022, she earned her B.A. in International Studies at Emory University and M.Sc. in Politics and Communication at LSE. 

Lisa's research focuses on supportive communication, particularly looking at how people seek or provide support in technologically mediated environments. She studies the supportive communication processes in various contexts such as human-human and human-computer interactions (e.g., chatbots) as support-providers, online social support for mental health, and the role of technology on the physician-patient relationship. She is advised by Dr. Bo Feng.