Principal Investigator
Qinghua Yang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Director and Principal Investigator
Graduate Student Researchers
Lydia Carrasco-Bueno
Doctoral Student of Psychology at TCU
Zili Zhong
Doctoral Student of Psychology at TCU
Yunsha Pu
Doctoral Student of Strategic Communication at UT Austin
Yijin Guo
Doctoral Student of Communication at SUNY Buffalo
Chao Wu
Doctoral Student of Communication Studies at the University of Miami
Guohaonan Zhang
Ph.D. Candidate of Communication Studies at the University of Miami
Kexin Zhang
Doctoral Student of Psychology at TCU
Undergraduate Student Researchers
Tam Nguyen
Department of Data Science
MeLina Toppi-DeLeo
Department of Psychology
Zoe Layman
Department of Biology (Pre-Med Track)
Kaedon Batt
Department of Psychology
Cathy Nguyen
Department of Data Science and Strategic Communication
Thu My Banh
Department of Computer Science
Kai lockton
Department of Computer Science
Libby Bourland
Department of Strategic Communication
Other Contributors
Alexandra Loukas, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies at the UT Austin
Nathan Marti, Ph.D.
Data Scientist at UT-Austin
Qinxin Shi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at TCU Department of Psychology
Chun Zhou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at Florida International University
Jie Zhuang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor at TCU Department of Comm Studies
Kaiqun Fu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at TCU Department of Computer Science
Justin Luningham, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at TCU Department of Psychology
Lab Alumni (* indicates ongoing involvement in lab research)
Hogan Lee, 2025.
Cayd Rocha-Barnette, 2026.
Gemma Parish, 2026.
*Zoe Nguyen, 2026.
Aleina Mendoza, 2026.
*Kayla, Duong, 2026