My main research domains:

1. New AI Algorithmic Technology and Public Policy (FTC/FCC & International Realm, e.g. APEC) 

2. New Media Users (Automated Recommender, Internet, Mobile, Social Media, etc.) 

3. Digital Media Institutions and AI Algorithm System

Published Papers

S. Mo. Jones-Jang, & Park, Y.J. (Forthcoming). How Do People React to AI Failure? Automation Bias, Algorithmic Aversion, and Perceived Controllability. Journal of Computer Mediated Communication (JCMC).

Park, Y.J., & J. N. Kim. (Forthcoming). OTT-Media Selectivity, Algorithmic Personalization, and Audience-User Data: Tailored, Pushed, or Fair? JMCQ (Journalism Mass Comm. Quarterly)

Park, Y. J., Lee, H., Jones-Jang, S. M., & Oh, Y. W. (2022). Digital assistants: Inequalities and social context of access, use, and perceptual understanding. Poetics, 101689.

Park, Y. J., & Jones-Jang, S. M. (2022). Surveillance, security, and AI as technological acceptance. AI & SOCIETY, 1-12.

Shin, D., Stylos, N., Asim, M., Park, Y.J., & Williams, R. B. (2022). How does the blockchain find its way in the UAE? The blockchain as a sociotechnical system. International Journal of Technology Management, 90(1-2), 122-140.

Park, Y. J., Chung, J. E., & Kim, J. N. (2022). Social media, misinformation, and cultivation of informational mistrust: Cultivating Covid-19 mistrust. Journalism, 14648849221085050.

Park, Y. J. (2022). Personal data concern, behavioral puzzle and uncertainty in the age of digital surveillance. Telematics and Informatics, 66, 101748.

Park, Y.J. (2021). Structural logic of Ai surveillance and its normalization in the public sphere. Javnost-The Public, 1-17.

Park, Y.J. (2021). Why privacy matters to digital inequalities. In E. Hargittai (eds.), Handbook of Digital Inequality. Cheltenham, UK: Edgar Elder Publishing

Park, Y. J., & Oh, Y. W. (2021). Effects of smartphones on economic and subjective quality of life. First Monday.

Lee, H., & Park, Y.J. (2021). ICT Use and social capital: Fresh perspectives on the use(s) of mobiles, computers, and tablets. International Journal of Mobile Communication, DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2021.10035382

Park, Y. J. (2021). A socio-technological model of search information divide in US cities. Aslib Journal of Information Management. Vol. 73 No. 2, pp. 144-159.

Park, Y.J., Sang, Y., Lee H., & Jang-Jones, S.M. (2020). Ontology of digital asset after death: Policycomplexities, suggestions, and critique of digital platforms. Digital Policy, Regulation, and Governance, 22 (1), 1-14. (Lead Article)

Park, Y. J. (2020, May 14). A twist of the Coronavirus privacy crisis: New lows in privacy. Medium. Surveillance and Society: Blink.

Park, Y.J., & Shin, D. (2020). Data privacy paradox: Health data in algorithmic world. Computers in Human Behavior, 105, April 2020

Shin, D., & Park, Y.J. (2019). Role of fairness, accountability, and transparency in algorithmic affordance. Computers in Human Behavior, 98, 277-284.

Park, Y.J. (2019). What unregulated algorithm industry wants from new digital audience measurement:Institutional perspective on personal data surveillance. Annual Proceedings of TPRC, Washington D.C.

Park, Y.J., Chung, J. E., & Shin, D. H. (2018). The structuration of digital ecosystem, privacy, and big data intelligence. American Behavioral Scientist, 62(10), 1319-1337. (Lead Article)

Park, Y.J. (2018). Explicating net diversity in trend assessment. Communication Research, 45(5), 783-809.

Park, Y.J. (2018). Social antecedents and consequences of political privacy. New Media & Society,20(7), 2352-2369.

Chen, W., Quan-Haase, A., & Park, Y.J. (2018). Privacy and data management: The user and producer perspectives. American Behavioral Scientist, 62(10), 1-8.

Park, Y.J., Jang S.M., Lee, H., & Yang, G. (2018). Divide in Ferguson: Social media, social context, and division. Social Media + Society 4(3).

Lee, H., & Park, Y.J. (2018). Mobile use, personal values, and connectedness with civic life. The Social Science Journal, 55(1), 52-61.

Park, Y.J., & Jang, S. M. (2017). Public attention, social media, and the Edward Snowden saga. First Monday, 22 (8-7). (Feature Article)

Park, Y.J., & Yang, G. S. (2017). Personal network on the Internet: How the socially marginalized staymarginalized in personal network diversity and multiplicity. Telematics and Informatics, 34(1), 1-10. (Lead Article)

Park, Y.J., & Skoric, M. (2017). Personalized ad in your Google Glass? Wearable technology, hands-off datacollection, and new policy imperative. Journal of Business Ethics, 142(1), 71-82.

Jang, S. M., Park, Y.J., & Lee, H. (2017) Round-trip agenda setting: Tracking the intermedia process over time in the ice bucket challenge. Journalism, 18(10), 1292-1308.

Park, Y.J., & Chung, J. E. (2017). Health privacy as sociotechnical capital. Computers in Human Behavior, 76 (November), 227–236

Shin, D. H., & Park, Y.J. (2017). Understanding the Internet of things ecosystem: Multi-level analysis of users,society, and ecology. Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance, 19(1), 77-100.

Jang, S. M., & Park, Y.J. (2017). Redirecting the focus of the agenda: Testing the zero-sum dynamics of media attention in news and user-generated media. International Journal of Communication, 11, 3998–4017.

Park, Y.J., & Jang, S. M. (2016). African American Internet use for information search and privacy protection tasks. Social Science Computer Review, 34(5), 618-630.

Park, Y.J. (2015). My whole world’s in my palm! The second-level divide of teenagers’ mobile use and skill. New Media and Society, 17(6), 977-995.

Park, Y.J. (2015). Do men and women differ in privacy? Gendered privacy and (in) equality in the Internet. Computers in Human Behavior, 50, 252-258.

Skoric, M. M., Ji, P., Fu, W. W. J., Sim, C. C. L., & Park, Y.J. (2015). Does the use of social network sites and mobile phones promote the acquisition of job-related information, job mobility and entrepreneurship in Asia?Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia, 14(1), 5-22. (Lead Article)

Park, Y.J. (2014). A broken system of self‐regulation of privacy online? Surveillance, control, and limits of user features in US websites. Policy & Internet, 6(4), 360-376.

Park, Y.J. & S. M. Jang. (2014). Understanding privacy knowledge and skill in mobile communication. Computers in Human Behavior, 38, 296-303.

Skoric, M. M., Park, Y.J., Jiang, Y. (2014). Cultural values and digital networks as predictors of sustainable democratic development. In J. Servaes (eds.), Technological determinism and communication for sustainable social change. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

SM Jang, H Lee, & Park, Y.J. (2014). The more friends, the less political talk? Predictors of Facebook discussions among college students. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 17(5), 271-275.

Skoric, M. & Park, Y.J. (2014). Culture, technologies and democracy: A cross-national analysis of political development. Telematics and Informatics, 31(3), 364-375.

Campbell, S. & Park, Y.J. (2014). Predictors of mobile sexting. Mobile Media and Communication, 2 (1), 20-39.

Harrison, D., Walfall, C., & Park Y.J. (2014). Media and communication policy. In K. Harvey (eds.), Encyclopedia of social media and politics. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

Park, Y.J. (2013). Offline status, online status: Reproduction of social categories in personal information skill and knowledge. Social Science Computer Review, 31(6), 680-702.

Jang, S. M., & Park, Y.J. (2013). The citizen as issue specialists in a changing media environment. Future Internet, 5(4), 568-579.

Park, Y.J. (2013). Digital literacy and privacy behavior. Communication Research, 40, 215-236.

Neuman, W. R., Park, Y.J., & Panek, E. (2012). Tracking digital information flow into households. International Journal of Communication, 6, 1022-1041. (Lead Article)

Park, Y.J., Campbell, S., & Kwak, N. (2012). Affect, cognition, and reward: Predictors of privacy protective behavior. Computers in Human Behavior, 28, 3, 1019-1027.

Park, Y.J. (2012). Policy game, online game: Simulated. Communication Teacher, 26(1), 45-49.

Jang, S. M., & Park, Y.J. (2012). The Internet, selective learning, and the rise of issue specialists. First Monday, 17(5).

Byerly, C., Park, Y.J., Miles, R. (2011). Race- and gender-conscious policies: Toward a more egalitarian communications future. Journal of Information Policy, 1, 425-440.

Park, Y.J. (2011). Provision of Internet privacy and market conditions: An empirical analysis. Telecommunications Policy, 35, 650-662.

Park, Y.J. (2011). Market philosophy and information privacy. Javnost-The Public, 18(2), 87-100.

Yan, M. Z., & Park, Y.J. (2009). Duopoly ownership and local informational programming on broadcast television: Before–after comparisons. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 53(3), 383-399.

Park, Y.J. (2009). Regime formation and consequence: The case of internet security in the East- Asia ‘Four Tigers’. Government Information Quarterly, 26(2), 398-406.

Campbell, S. & Park, Y.J. (2008). Teaching and learning guide for: Social implications of mobile telephony. Sociology Compass, 2(6), 2030-2040

Park, Y.J. (2008). Privacy regime, culture and user practices in cyber-marketplace. Info, 10(2), 57-74.

Neuman, W. R., Davidson, R., Joo, S. H., Park, Y.J., & Williams, A. E. (2008). The seven deadly sins of communication research. Journal of Communication, 58(2), 220-237.

Campbell, S. & Park, Y.J. (2008). Social implications of mobile telephony: The rise of personal communication society. Sociology Compass, 2(2), 371-387. (Lead Article)

Park, Y.J. (2008). The new argonauts: Regional advantage in a global economy, by AnnaLee Saxenian. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2006. Book Review. The Information Society, 24(2), 126-127.

Professional Work & Report

Comment on the (FCC) Commission's Latest Report on Ownership of Commercial Broadcast Stations, June 27, 2014.

Joint Response (with Free Press) to MB Docket No. 07-294, Promoting the Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcast Services (with Prof Carolyn Byerly, Aitza M. Haddad, Clint Wilson, Reggie Miles, SOC at Howard University), March 23, 2014. 

Comment on FCC v. Verizon (2014), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s Net Neutrality. (with Prof Carolyn Byerly, Chuka Onwumechili, Aitza M. Haddad, SOC at Howard University), March 03, 2014. 

Referred Conference Proceedings

 Park, Y.J. & Chung, J.E. (2016, Forthcoming). Health Privacy as Socio-Technical Capital. National Communication Association: Health Communication Division. PA.

Jang, M. & Park, Y.J. (2016, Forthcoming). Round-trip agenda setting: Tracking the intermedia process over time in the ice bucket challenge. National Communication Association: Mass Communication Division. PA

Park, Y.J. & Skoric, M. (2015). Data Surveillance Marketing, Wearable Media, and the Life Span of Digital Data. International Communication Association (Communication Policy Division), Puerto Rico.

 Park, Y.J. & Jang, M. (2015). Will anyone talk about Edward Snowden again? NCA, Las Vegas, Nevada.  4 FacultyPaper Award(Future Communication Division.). 

Jang, M. & Park, Y.J. (2015). Diverting media attention at a time of national crisis: Examining the zero-sum issue competition in the emerging media environment. AEJMC, SF CA.

​Park, Y.J. (2015). The Health of Social Media as News-Info Platforms. Social Media Conference, Howard University, Washington DC. 

Skoric, M., Pan J., Fu, W. & Park, Y.J. (2014).  How Social Network Sites and Mobile Phones Promote the Acquisition of Job-Related Information, Job Mobility and Entrepreneurship. Social Network Conference in Daegu, Korea (DISC, proceedings of TRIPLE HELIX). Top Paper Award (Third Place).

​Jang, M. & Park, Y.J. (2015). Sewol Tragedy and Shifting Blames. Korean Press Association, Daegu. Korea.

Park, Y.J. & Skoric, M. (2015).Life Span of Data Surveillance Marketing in Wearable Computing. Telecommunication Policy & Research Conference (TPRC). George Mason University, VA.   

Cultural Values and Digital Networks as Predictors of Sustainable Democratic Development. (Will) Presented at the Annual Convention of NCA, Chicago, Illinois. (with Dr. Marko Skoric). Top 3 Faculty Paper Award (Human Comm & Technology Division). 
Are FB Friends the Enemy of Political Discussion? An Examination of Friend Size and Political Engagement in Facebook. (Will) Presented at the Annual Convention of NCA, Chicago, Illinois. (with Dr. Mo Jang and Dr. Hoon Lee)

Park, Y. J. (2014). Explicating net diversity in longitudinal assessment. Presented at the Annual Convention of AEJMC, Montreal, Canada. 

​Park, Y. J. (2014). Web Proficiency 2.0: How African American Young Adults Use Internet as a Tool of Information Search and Protection. Presented at the Annual Convention of ICA, Seattle, Washington. 

Park, Y.J. (2013). The Mobile Privacy: Policy and Skill Patterns. Presented at the Annual Convention of MAPOR, Chicago, Illinois. 

Park, Y.J. (2013). Looking for Gendered Privacy: Do Men and Women Differ in Privacy Skill and Confidence? Presented at the Annual Convention of the AEJMC, Washington DC. 

Predictors of Teen Sexting. Presented at the Annual Convention of the NCA, Orlando, FA, 2012. (with Dr. Scott Campbell) 

My Whole World's in My Palm!: Teenagers' Mobile Use and Skill. Presented at the Annual Convention of the AEJMC, Chicago, 2012. Top 3 Faculty Paper Award (Second Place Honor: Communication & Technology Division) 

Mobile Literacy among the Young Adults: Evidence for Information Privacy. Presented at the Pre-Conference of the ICA, Phoenix, Arizona, 2012. 

Offline Status, Online Status: Replication of Social Categories in Information Skill and Knowledge. Presented at the Conference of the ICA, Phoenix, Arizona, 2012. 

Predictors of Privacy Protective Behavior: Cognition, Emotion, and Reward. Presented at the Annual Convention of the AEJMC, St. Louis, 2011. (with Dr. Scott Campbell & Dr. Nojin Kwak) 

Internet Privacy: Past, Present and Future. Accepted and Submitted at the Annual Convention of the IAMCR, Istanbul, 2011. 

Digital Privacy Literacy: Explicating the Role of Knowledge. Presented at the Annual Convention of the NCA, SF, 2010. 

Framing Privacy Control: A Critical Analysis of the US sites. Accepted and Submitted at the Annual Convention of the IAMCR, Portugal, 2010.

Usable Privacy Control?: A Content Analysis of the 398 Commercial Websites Through Site Features & Links. Presented at the Annual Convention of the MPSA, Chicago, 2010. 

The Exponential Growth of Digital Media in the American Household: Trends of Supply and Demand 1960-2005. Presented at the Annual Convention of the TPRC, Washington D.C, 2009. (with Dr. W. Russ Neuman & Elliot Panek) 

Tracking the Flow of Information Into the Home: An Empirical Assessment of the Digital Revolution in the US from 1960-2005. Presented at the Annual Convention of the ICA, Chicago, 2009. (with Dr. W. Russ Neuman & Elliot Panek) 

Mass Education, New Technology, and Policy Visions: Offline Determinants & Online Realities. Presented at the Annual Convention of the IAMCR, Paris, 2007. 

The Seven Deadly Sins of Communication Research. Presented at the Annual Convention of the ICA, SF, 2007. (with Dr. W. Russ Neuman, Roei Davidson, Sung-hee Joo, & Ann Williams)

E-learning Initiative: The Policy Paradox Across the Atlantics. Presented at the Annual Convention of the MPSA, Chicago, 2006. 

Ruling the Cyber-Cities: When the West and the East Walk Together. Presented at the Annual Convention of the AEJMC, SF, 2006. 

Market Competition and Program Type Diversity: A Cross-Sectional Study of U.S. Television Station. Presented at the Annual Convention of the TPRC, Washington D.C, 2006. (with Dr. Michael Yan) 

Philosophy & Network Structure: A Case Study of Japan’s i-Mode and Wi-Fi in the US. Presented at the Annual Convention of the AEJMC, SF, 2006. (with Dr. Hoon Lee) 

Communication Technologies & Political Development: Culture Matters, Vertical Media Don’t. Presented at the Annual Convention of the AEJMC, San Antonio. Top Paper Award (First Place Honor: Communication & Technology Division), 2005. (with Dr. Marko Skoric) 

Liberalizing Potentials or Hegemonic Reinforcements?: A Story of the 2003 APEC Bangkok Summit in the Cyber-Security Standard Battle. Presented at the Annual Convention of the IAMCR Taipei, Taiwan, 2005. 

Duopoly Ownership and Local Informational Programming on Television: An Empirical Analysis. Presented at the Annual Convention of the TPRC, Washington, D.C, 2005. (with Dr. Michael Yan)

The Survey of Online Privacy Policy in the US, EU, & Korea: The Comparison of Three Nation-States. Presented at the Annual Convention of the MPSA, Chicago, 2005. 

Framing Policy in Ambiguous Wars: A Case of Privacy Policies (FISA & Patriot Act). Submitted to MIT 4 Story Conference, 2005. 

A Broken System of Self-Regulation of Privacy Online? Surveillance, Control, and Limits of User Features in U.S. Websites. Policy and Internet, 6 (4), 360-376. Renowned scholars published in this journal include: Hargittai, Helen Margetts, Boyd, Tambini, Understanding Privacy Knowledge and Skill in Mobile Communication. Computers in Human Behavior. 38, 296-303. (with Dr. S. Mo Jang). SSCI Journal: Impact Factor 2.273. 

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