Her research interests focus on examining psychological mechanisms in digital games and social media and the role of interactivity in media effect studies. She is also interested in using interac¬tive media for health promotion and political communication. Her research has been published in flagship and leading communication and psychology journals including Journal of Communication, Media Psychology, New Media and Society, CyberPsyschology, Behavior, and Social Networking, Health Education and Behavior, and Computers in Human Behavior. She has awarded as the Excellent Young Scholar Award from the Ministry of Science and Technology from 2014-2018. She also won the top faculty and student papers in International Communication Association and National Communication Association.