Ziyu Zhao

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PhD Student

Research Focus

Ziyu Zhao is a PhD student in the Department of Communication. She received her Masters in Communication Management from University of Alabama at Birmingham. Ziyu's research sits at the intersection of human behavior, well-being, and digital media engagement, with a particular focus on how cumulative exposure to short-form video shapes attention over time. To investigate these questions, Ziyu draws on methods such as statistical modeling.

Education and Degree(s)
  • M.A., Communication Management, University of Alabama at Birmingham