Sukyoung Choi
최석영 | 연세대학교 언론홍보영상학부 조교수
Hello! My name is Sukyoung Choi.
I am currently an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Yonsei University.
My research interests revolve around AI & communication technology and society, with an emphasis on quantitative methods.
I received my Ph.D. from the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California.
My dissertation on deepfakes in AI-mediated communication received the Herbert S. Dordick Dissertation Award from the International Communication Association (ICA), recognizing the most outstanding doctoral dissertation in the field of communication and technology completed and defended in 2023. Prior to joining USC Annenberg, I received my B.A. and M.A. in Communication from Seoul National University.
Research Themes
I study the psychological and interpersonal processes within social media and online games, with a particular focus on how advances in AI reshape mediated interaction. My research also explores how the public makes sense of emerging technologies and their broader societal and political implications. Currently, my AI-related projects investigate AI-Mediated communication (AI-MC) and authenticity, AI and polarization, and AI and public opinion formation. I serve as a Co-I at the AI.POLICI Lab, where I collaborate on research regarding AI and polarization. Additionally, I have a long-standing involvement with the Annenberg Game Lab, where I continue to collaborate on game-based research.
My work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, such as Communication Research, Computers in Human Behavior, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Mass Communication & Society, Media Psychology, New Media & Society and Science Communication. A list of my publications is available at Google Scholar and ResearchGate.
You can explore a selection of my representative works by clicking the images below.
Selected Research and Travel Grants
Social Science Korea (SSK) Program - Global Agenda Research (International) (Role: Co-I), National Research Foundation of Korea, 2025-2028 | 한국연구재단 사회과학연구지원사업
Research Support Program (Role: Co-I), Yonsei Institute for AI and Social Innovation, 2025-2026 | 연세대 AI 혁신연구원 연구과제
Special Research Grant Program for Humanities and Social Sciences Field (Role: PI), Yonsei University, 2025-2028 | 연세대 인문사회 학술연구비 지원사업
Transdisciplinary Research Union for a Sustainable Tomorrow (Role: Co-I), Yonsei University, 2024-2026 | 연세대 지속가능공동체연구단
Signature Research Cluster Initiative (Role: Co-I), Yonsei University, 2024-2026 | 연세대 시그니처 연구클러스터사업
Future-Leading Research Initiative Grant (Role: PI), Yonsei University, 2024-2027 | 연세대 미래선도연구사업
New Faculty Seed Grant, Yonsei University, 2024
Travel Grant, Communication and Technology Division, International Communication Association (ICA), 2024
Doctoral Dissertation Grant (Role: PI), Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies (KFAS), 2023
Doctoral Dissertation Grant (Role: PI), Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, 2023
Graduate School Summer Research and Writing Grant (Role: PI), University of Southern California, 2022-2023
Summer Research Fellowship (Role: PI), Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, 2019-2020, 2022
Student Caucus Travel Grant, National Communicaiton Association (NCA), 2021-2022
Travel Grant (Runner-Up), Korean American Communication Association (KACA), International Communication Association (ICA), 2019
Graduate Students Research Grant (Role: PI), College of Social Sciences, Seoul National University, 2018
