Je Hoon Chae
Biography
Je Hoon’s research focuses on the influence of persuasive messages mediated by media technologies. His recent work explores (a) how these messages are disseminated and received, and (b) the extent to which they are causally effective in changing beliefs, attitudes, and opinions. He is the recipient of the Top Paper Award from the Political Communication Division at the National Communication Association (2024), the UCLA Graduate Dean’s Scholar Award (2023–2025), and the Edward A. Dickson Fellowship in Journalism (2023–2024).
Research
Political communication; persuasion; misinformation; causal inference; computational social science
Selected Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Chae, J. H., & Tewksbury, D. (2024). Perceiving AI intervention does not compromise the persuasive effect of fact-checking. New Media & Society, 14614448241286881.
Chae, J. H., Lee, S. Y., & Song, H. (2024). Perceiving as biased but nevertheless persuaded? Effects of fact–checking news delivered by partisan media. Political Psychology, 45(1), 69-89.
Book chapter
Groeling, T, Chae, J. H. (Forthcoming). Media bias. In Nai, Alessandro, Max Grömping, and Dominique Wirz. (Eds). Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Under review
Chae, J. H., Groeling, T., & Song, H. Time is the fire in which message effects burn: Decay and sustenance of correction effects over time.
