Jessica Ye's research centers around health communication, risk decision-making, and social influences, with the goal of promoting health and well-being, particularly among vulnerable populations.
Jessica is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her primary interests include (1) uncovering the underlying mechanisms of health and social decision-making, (2) examining how social influences interact with communication processes to shape behaviors, and (3) exploring diverse factors at various levels to promote health and well-being. Her work employs a diverse research toolkit, including both quantitative and qualitative methods. She is particularly interested in leveraging intensive longitudinal, neuroscientific, and computational methodologies to better understand complex behavioral mechanisms and temporal changes.
M.Sc. (2024), University of Amsterdam, Communication Science
B.A. (2021), Communication University of China, Communication