Junwan is a doctoral student in the Department of Communication at the University at Buffalo. His research focuses on media uses and effects, narrative effects, and computational social science. He is especially interested in the effects of emotional experiences and different narrative components such as storylines, characters, and visual factors. He is also interested in computational methodologies including text and visual analyses.

Educational Background

• PhD (current), University at Buffalo
• MS, Yonsei University
• BA, Yonsei University

Current Research

• Examining the role of visual factors in media effects using computational approaches
• Analyzing discourses of artificial intelligence on social media and news media over time
• Mapping out political chatter on TikTok

Academic Achievements

Wang, R., Levin, S.H., Seo, J., Leong, Y.Y., Bennett, E., Yang, D., Yang, Z., Chen, M., Zhang, Y., & Suk, J. (2024). From #StayWoke to “Culture Wars”: How Social Justice Discourse Is Separately and Synergistically Politicized on Twitter and YouTube. Paper accepted for presentation at the American Political Science Association (APSA) Conference 2024, Philadelphia, PA.

Suk, J., Zhang, Y., Wang, R., Yang, D., Holland Levin, S., Dong, X., Seo, J. (2023). Fleeting Public Attention and Stubborn Partisan Passion: Politicization of #MeToo on Twitter. Paper presented to the Political Communication Division at the 73rd International Communication Association Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Seo, J. (2023). The Role of Recommendation Fatigue and Media Literacy in consuming Recommended Content by Recommender Systems. Paper presented to the Poster Session of Communication Technology Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 2023 Conference, Washington, D.C.

Seo, J., & Lee, S. Y. (2023). Structural Determinants of TV Clip Viewing. Paper presented to the Poster Session of Media Industry Studies Division at the 73rd International Communication Association Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Lee, S. Y., Seo, J., Choi, Y., Lee, D., & Kim, I. (2020). Examining the Effects of Social Capital and Envy on Change in Facebook Use Frequency and Intention to Continue Using Facebook. Paper presented to the Communication and Technology Division at the 70th International Communication Association Conference, Gold Coast, Australia (Virtual Conference replaced).