Expertise and Activities
I am currently a Ph.D. student in Communication Science. My general research interests involve media psychology, media effects, and computer-mediated communication. Specifically, I ask how interpersonal relationship development and emotional well-being are shaped by media affordances, individual differences, and psychological needs. I was one fellow in the UW-Madison Interdisciplinary Training Program in Youth Development, Social Media, and Assessment. In Fall 2020, I am the teaching assistant for CA345, Online Communication & Personal Relationships.
Education
M.A. Communication Sience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2019
Articles
Toma, C. L., Chen, Y. A., Olson, C., Fan, T., & Brown, B. B. (in press). Youth social media use and well-being. In J. Van den Bulck (Eds.), The international encyclopedia of media psychology. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Sarmiento, I. G., Olson, C., Yeo, G., Chen, Y. A., Toma, C. L., Brown, B. B., … & Mares, M. L. (2018). How does social media use relate to adolescents’ internalizing symptoms? Conclusions from a systematic narrative review. Adolescent Research Review, 1-24. doi: 10.1007/s40894-018-0095-2
Chen, Y. A. (2018). Media coverage and social changes: Examining valence of portrayal of the LGBT community from 2000 to 2014 in two U.S. magazines. Intercultural Communication Studies, 27(1), 83-95.
Sarmiento, I. G., Olson, C., Yeo, G., Chen, Y. A., Toma, C. L., Brown, B. B., … & Mares, M. L. (2018, April). Does social media use improve or worsen adolescents’ internalizing behaviors?: Conclusions from a systematic narrative review. In Proceedings of the Technology, Mind, and Society (p. 36). ACM. doi: 10.1145/3183654.3183699