Bu Zhong

Associate Professor College of Communications Penn State zhongbu@psu.edu Office: (814) 865-1023

Expert In

Decision making Health communication Information processing Information technology for development New media technology Social media impact on society Social networking Well-being in social media era

Bio/Research

My research applies decision making theories to studying how judgment and decisions may be altered by information use, ranging from news, sports information and the information shared on social media. Special attention has been paid to research projects with practical implications, such as how ICT may empower journalists or vegetable farmers, and how social media use may enhance healthcare and patients' life quality. I was a former journalist at CNN.

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Media Appearances

CNN, "From terror to Cold War upheaval to Hollywood hacks: What a week”, Dec 20, 2014