Chia-ling Lynn Ho
Associate Professor
- Ph.D., Communication
University of California, Davis - Master of Arts, Communication
The Ohio State University - Bachelor of Arts, Journalism
The Ohio State University
Dr. Ho strives to turn her students into critical-thinkers who are excited to seek answers about communication, and tie it in with existing problems in the world.
She conducts both theoretically-driven and application-based research. Her research spans across interpersonal communication, human-computer interaction, health communication, and intercultural communication. Dr. Ho examines how message content affects the way(s) people cognitively process information in online and offline contexts. She uses a variety of methods to understand these phenomena, including experiments, surveys, and content analyses.
Scholarship:
Refereed Journal Articles:
Ho, C. L. L. (2022). Performing quantitative sentiment analyses on a large dataset: A holistic approach to observing cultural convergence online, Sage Research Methods Doing Research Online Cases. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529799811; Online ISBN: 9781529799811
Ho, C. L., Whittle, C., & Eaves, M. H. (2020). Mixed methods research – Nonverbal observations of cultural convergence in online and offline Contexts: Testing Hall’s low-vs. high-context framework. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 49(4), 301-312. https://doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2020.1773902
Lewis, J. A., Gee, P. M., Ho, C. L. L., & Miller, L. M. S. (2018). Understanding why older adults with type 2 diabetes join diabetes online communities: Semantic network analyses. JMIR aging, 1(1), e10649.
Ho, C. L. L., Pan, W., & Taylor, L. D. (2017). Stigma of HIV testing on online HIV forums: self-stigma and the unspoken. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 55(12), 34-43.
Book:
Ho, C. L. L.(2021). A Primer on Applied Communication Research. Kendall Hunt.