Research
Jessie Chin examines cancer-related misinformation using behavioral and computational approaches. She aims to promote the dissemination and implementation of health knowledge and services to different stakeholders and patient populations in society. Her research seeks to build a systematic and automatic way to identify cancer-related misinformation and assess its impact on health-related beliefs and behavior. The Chin Research group aims to translate social and behavioral sciences theories to design technologies and interactive experiences to promote health communication and behavior across the lifespan.
Education
- Ph.D., Educational Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Campus Affiliations
- Assistant Professor, School of Information Sciences
- Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology
- Assistant Professor, Health Care Engineering Systems Center, Coordinated Science Lab
- Assistant Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
- Assistant Professor, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
- Affiliate, Center for Social & Behavioral Science