Faculty and Staff

Angie Yoo

Professor • Department of Communication

Kyung-Hyan (Angie) Yoo (PhD, Texas A&M University) is a Professor of Communication and Director of the SMART (Social Media Applications, Research and Teaching) Lab at the Department of Communication (https://wpunj.edu/coac/departments/communication/graduate/smart-lab) in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science. Her research focuses on electronic word-of-mouth, online trust, social media communication, persuasive technology, online information search and decision-making, and other issues related to the role of information communication technology. She has worked on research projects on online travel reviews and social media use by travelers funded by TripAdvisor, Travel Industry Association of America, and several local destination marketing organizations. Yoo has authored journal articles and book chapters on social media marketing, consumer-generated media, and online trust. Her manuscripts have been published in top peer-review journals including Public Relations Review, Computers in Human Behavior, and Journal of Information Technology & Tourism.

Professional Interests

Social Media, Public Relations, Tourism, Online Consumer Behavior, Online Trust, Persuasive Technology,Human-technology Interaction

Languages (other than English)

Korean 

Degrees

PhD Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, Texas A&M University College Station, TX

MA Communication Arts, New York Institute of Technology New York,

Specialization

Public Relations, Social Media, Tourism, Research Methods

Notable Courses Taught

Social & Digital Media Communication, Research Method, Master Project, Integrated Communication

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