ABOUT

Soo Young Bae, Ph.D.

Soo Young Bae is an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Her research focuses on the social and political impact of new communication technologies, with a particular interest in the dynamics of user interaction and information flow in social media platforms. She explores how the flow of news and information becomes increasingly ingrained in existing social relationships, and how it shapes our attitudes, behaviors, and relation to one another. 

Soo Young Bae received her Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and B.A. (Journalism & Mass Communication) and B.B.A. (Business Administration) from Korea University.