Tianen Chen

Previous Degrees

• M.A. in Communication, University of Kentucky
• B.S. in Communication, Boston University
• B.A. in Philosophy, Boston University

Research Interests

• Health Communication, Emotional Appeals, Persuasive Message Design

Journal Publications

• Chen, T., Dai, M., Xia, S., & Zhou, Y. (2021). Do messages matter? Investigating the combined effects of framing, outcome uncertainty, and number format on COVID-19 vaccination attitudes and intention. Health Communication.
• Xia, S., & Chen, T. (forthcoming). Attribution of responsibility for pick up artist issues in China: The impacts of journalist gender, geographical location, and publication range. Journal of Communication Inquiry.

Book Chapter

• Dai, M., Wright, L., Chen, T., & Calabrese, C. J. (forthcoming). Sexually transmitted illnesses. In E. Ho, C. Bylund, J. C. van Weert, I, Basnyat, N. Bol, & M. Dean (Eds.), International encyclopedia of health communication. Wiley-Blackwell.

Presentations and Activities

• Chen, T., & Dai, M. (2021, November). They are just lightbulbs, right? The personality antecedents of household energy-saving intention among young millennials and gen Z. National Communication Association Conference, Seattle, Washington.
• Chen, T. (2020, November). Setting the public health agenda in Mainland China: News articles related to human immunodeficiency virus. Medicine, Humanity and Media – “Healthy China” and Health Communication International Conference, Beijing, China.
• Giger, J. T., Barnhart, S., Feltner, F., Slone, M. & Chen, T. (2020, November). Are happiness and sadness specific pathways linking gender and life satisfaction in adolescents living in a rural U.S. region? Joint World Conference on Social Work Education and Social Development, Rimini, Italy.
• Xia, S., & Chen, T. (2020, July). Influences of journalist gender on framing of pickup artists: A content analysis. International Association for Media and Communication Research Conference, Tampere, Finland.
• Cliggett, L., Chen, T., Fawcett, K., Kilgore, G., Mays, A., Orzolek, L., & Swab, J. (2020, February). Ten years of DOPE: In the classroom and beyond. Dimensions of Political Ecology Conference, Lexington, KY, United States.

Roberson, L., Chen, T., Drobney, C., & Kowalski, N. (2019, November). Influence of journalist gender and political ideology on attribution of responsibility in news coverage of sexual assault victims - A content analytical comparison of the Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh accusations. National Communication Association Conference, Baltimore, MD, United States.