Rosie Nguyen

she/her

Graduate Student, Department Grad Rep, Department of Communication

About

Rosie Nguyen is a PhD candidate in Communication at Cornell University. Her research lies at the intersection of communication and media studies, platform studies, and Vietnamese studies, with particular interests in cultural production, creative labor, and decolonial approaches to media studies. Her dissertation examines how Vietnamese book authors navigate three interrelated tensions in contemporary cultural production: creativity and commerce (platform capitalism and market demands), creativity and control (state regulation), and creativity and culture (post-Confucian sociocultural norms and historical specificity).

Rosie's research has been published in journals including New Media & Society, Platforms & Society, Journal of Communication, Cultural Studies, and Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. Prior to joining Cornell, she earned an M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a Fulbright Scholar.

Rosie is also an accomplished author, having published six books in Vietnamese, including one that was the No. 1 bestselling book in Vietnam from 2017 to 2018. She remains committed to creative and community-based initiatives that promote reading culture in Vietnam. Her work bridges academic research and public engagement to support creative communities.

Education

M.A. (Research), Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin - Madison
B.S., Economics, Foreign Trade University, Vietnam

Interests

Digital culture, social media, social movements, online identity, media and gender, mixed methods

Awards & Honors

Cornell Diverse Knowledge East Asia Fellowship, 2026-2027
Cornell Southeast Asia Program John Badgey Research Award, 2026
Best Student Paper Award, Global Fusion Conference, 2025
Adam Smith Fellowship, Mercatus Center, George Mason University, 2025
Telluride Association Scholarship, 2025 – 2028
Vietnam Book Awards - National Readers’ Choice Award, 2024
Cornell Center for Teaching Innovation Fellowship, 2024-2025
CALS Outstanding TA Award, 2024
Cornell Fellowship, 2023
Fulbright Scholarship, Department of State, 2020 - 2022
Japan - ASEAN Leadership Scholarship, IATSS Forum Japan, 2019

Courses Taught

COMM/INFO 3200 Technology, Behavior, and Society (Summer 2025, 2026)

Contact Information

nhn8 [at] cornell.edu

- Personal website
- Google Scholar

Selected Publications

Nguyen, R., & Duffy, B. E. (2026). “Creator burnout is real”: Risk, responsibility, and un/speakability in the creator economy. New Media & Society, 14614448261459667. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448261459667
Nguyen, R., Humphreys, L., Goula, M., Cheyre, Cristo Santo, D., Guridi Bustos, J., Rangel, M. (2026). A Park for All: Layering Transgenerational, Translocal, and Parochial Experiences of Immigrant Communities in Los Angeles. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2026.2655878
Nguyen, R. (2025). The vortex of visibility: Platformization and literary practices in an emerging economy. Platforms & Society, 2. https://doi.org/10.1177/29768624251398960
Nguyen, R. (2025). (Book review) Sex work in popular culture: written by Lauren Kirshner, Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2024, 392 pp., US$35.20 (paperback), ISBN: 9781487548636. Cultural Studies, 1–3.
Humphreys, L., & Nguyen, R. (2024). Networked privacy and its broader implications. Journal of Communication, 74(5), 424-428.
Tao, R., Nguyen, N., Lu, L., Sun, L., Gill, H., Christy, K., & Riddle, K. (2023). Learning Through Rewards: Priming and Identification as Psychological Mechanisms of the Effects of LGBTQ+ Narratives on Inclusive Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions. Media Psychology, 1-25.

Conferences and Workshops

ASEAS International PhD Workshop, funded by the UK Association of Southeast Asian Studies, Monash University Malaysia, July 2026
Southern Digitalities PhD Summer School, fully funded by Northwestern University-Qatar & University of Queensland, Hanoi – Vietnam, May 2026
Nguyen, R. (2026). The Burden of Connection: Affective and Relational Labor among Vietnamese Book Authors in Platformized Cultural Production. International Symposium on Global South Studies, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Nguyen, R. (2026). Imaginaries of Vietnam: Dominant Narratives and Marginal Voices. The 12th Annual Trans-Asia Graduate Student Conference, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Nguyen, R. (2025). Celebrity Humanitarianism and Dignified Storytelling: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Viral Fundraising Videos in Global North and South Contexts. Global Fusion Conference. Carbondale, IL U.S.A.
Nguyen, R., Duffy, B., & Humphreys, L. (2025). Algorithmic Anxiety, Burnout, and “Stress Dreams”: Creators’ (Un)Speakable Accounts of Occupational Hazards. The Association of Internet Researchers Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Nguyen, R. (2025). The Vortex of Visibility: How Fiction Authors in an Emerging Creative Economy Experience, Integrate, and Resist the Impact of Platformization in Their Creative Practices. Preconference on Creator Culture. International Communication Association, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Nguyen, R., Humphreys, L., Goula, M., Cheyre, Cristo Santo, D., Guridi Bustos, J., Rangel, M. (2025). A Park for All: Layering Transgenerational, Translocal, and Parochial Experiences of Immigrant Communities in Los Angeles. International Communication Association, Denver, CO. U.S.A.

Grants

Cornell Center for the Study of Inequality Seed Grant, 2026
Cornell Qualitative and Interpretive Research Institute Research Grant, 2026
Cornell Einaudi Center for International Studies Research Travel Grant, 2026
Cornell Graduate School Travel Grant, 2026
Cornell Media Studies Group Graduate Grant, 2025 - 2026

Rosie in the news

Illustration of a woman running on a smart phone

News

July 8, 2026

What social media creators can’t say about their job

Online content creator burnout is, in part, “unspeakable” – a product of a confluence of factors, including the informal nature of platform labor and the privileged status of creative work, seen by many as a “dream job.”

Communication

COMM UPDATES from the Department of Communication

News

April 22, 2026

COMM Updates - 4/22/2026

April 22, 2026 Awards Graduate Field Administrator Joanna Alario received the Casey Moore Impact Award from the Cornell Graduate School. This award is given to a member of the administrative community who contributes to the advancement of access...