Claire Wonjeong Jo

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PhD student

167 Kerr Hall

Claire Wonjeong Jo is a first-year PhD student in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Davis. (PI: Dr. Magdalena Wojcieszak)

Her research interests lie in political communication, specifically in online incivility, the democratic effects of counter-attitudinal political news, and the influence of algorithmically curated content environments on users' perceptions and information consumption.

Methodologically, she mainly uses computational approaches, such as network analysis, NLP, deep-learning classifiers, and LLMs, to analyze digital trace data.

Education and Degree(s)
  • B.A. in Journalism and Communication, Kyung Hee University, 2021
  • M.A. in Media, Kyung Hee University, 2023
Honors and Awards
  • 2022-2027 - Research Grant, Hyundai Motor CMK Foundation. Field of the Intelligent Information Technology
  • 2024 - ICA Political Communication Division Travel Award, International Communication Association
  • 2024 - Spring Travel Awards 2024, GSA of UC Davis
Courses
  • TA - CMN 141 Media Effects, SQ 2024
  • TA - CMN 136 Organizational Communication, SQ 2024
  • TA - CMN 003V Interpersonal Communication Competence, FQ 2023
  • TA - CMN 010V Introduction to Communication, WQ 2024