Zhao Peng

Dr. Zhao Peng is an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism at Emerson College. She is doing research in the domains of data visualization, online privacy literacy, computational journalism, and topic modeling. She uses both quantitative and qualitative approaches to address questions such as how communication scientists can present their findings more engagingly and interactively; how communication practitioners can create more representative and ethical data visualization; how news audiences will interact with, perceive, and consume AI-generated news; and how to design campaign messages to improve parents’ and children’s privacy literacy. Dr. Peng received her Ph.D. from the Michigan State University School of Journalism. She also obtained a master’s degree in Statistics in addition to her doctoral degree.