D. Wohn
Associate Professor, Informatics
3500 Guttenberg Information Technologies Center (GITC)
Education
Ph.D. ; Michigan State University ; Media And Information Studies ; 2013

M.A. ; Harvard University ; Journalism ; 2009

B.A. ; Ewha Womans University ; Journalism, Film And Television (Joint Degree) ; 2002

Awards & Honors

2020 2020 NCWIT Mentoring Award for Undergraduate Research, National Center for Women and Information Technology

2025 Fall Courses
IS 488 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN INFO

IS 701B - MASTER'S THESIS

IS 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I

IS 791 - DOCTORAL SEMINAR

IS 247 - DESIGNING THE USER EXPERIENCE

IS 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES

IS 489 - INFO UNDERGRAD THESIS RESEARCH

IS 491 - SENIOR PROJECT - IS

IS 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II

IS 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT

IS 776 - IS RESEARCH STUDY

IS 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH

IT 488 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

IS 664 - CUSTOMER DISCOVERY

Past Courses
IS 375: DISCOVERING USER NEEDS FOR UX

IS 375: EVALUATING THE USER EXPERIENCE

IS 448: USABILITY & MEASURING UX

IS 661: USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN

IS 664: CUSTOMER DISCOVERY

IS 764: RSRCH MTD HUM-CNTRD COMPTG D

IS 786: SEL TOP IN COM INF SCI II

IS 791: DOCTORAL SEMINAR

Research Interests
Human Computer Interaction (HCI), social media, media psychology, sustainability, digital games, social capital, psychological well-being, digital economy
Journal Article
Donghee Yvette Wohn, Azaharul Islam, Young June Sah, Azadeh Naderi. 2025. "The Metaverse as a Concert Destination: A Technology Acceptance Model Approach to Investigate Viewer Intentions." International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction / Taylor & Francis .

Donghee Yvette Wohn, Seong Jae Min, Jennifer Hoewe, Brian J. Bowe. 2023. "The Impact of Online Network Diversity on Familiarity and Engagement with Social Issues News on Facebook." The Journal of Social Media in Society , vol. 12 , no. 1 , pp. 286-308.

Mashael Almoqbet, Jordan Vanzyl, Matthew Keaton, Manal Desai, Seejal Padhi, Seongjae Min, Donghee Yvette Wohn. 2023. "Perceptions of accuracy in online news during the COVID-19 pandemic." First Monday , vol. 28 , no. 3 .

Lee Hair, Ross Bonifacio, Donghee Yvette Wohn. 2022. " Multi-platform practices among digital patronage creators." Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies , vol. 28 , no. 5 .

Jaeheon Kim, Donghee Yvette Wohn, Meeyoung Cha. 2022. "Understanding and identifying the use of emotes in toxic chat on Twitch." Online Social Networks and Media , vol. 27 .

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Conference Proceeding
"Understanding Fans’ Attitudes Toward AI-generated Fan Content About Their Favorite Musician"
Proceedings of the 2025 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences, May, 2025.

"Generative AI in Virtual Reality Communities: A Preliminary Analysis of the VRChat Discord Community"
Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems / ACM, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2025.

"Motivations for Taking Selfies on Instagram"
GROUP '25: Companion Proceedings of the 2025 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work / ACM, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2025.

"Self-Promotion Practices and Context Collapse Management of Adult Content Creators on OnlyFans"
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, GROUP27 / ACM, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2025.

"Content Moderation Justice and Fairness on Social Media: Comparisons Across Different Contexts and Platforms"
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, May, 2024.

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Chapter
Donghee Yvette Wohn, Mashael Almoqbel. "AI-Integrated Communication: Conceptualization and Critical Review." In Seungahn Nah, eds., "Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and Communication ," pp. 29-43. Elgar, 2023.

Gerard G Fluet, Qinyin Qiu, Amanda Cronce, Eduardo Sia, Kathryn Blessing, Jigna Patel, Alma Merians, Donghee Yvette Wohn, Sergei Adamovich. "Participant Adherence to a Video Game-Based Tele-rehabilitation Program: A Mixed-Methods Case Series." "Virtual Reality in Health and Rehabilitation," pp. 169--184. CRC Press, 2020.

Donghee Yvette Wohn, Chandan Sarkar. "Self-efficacy and expertise." New York, NY: Springer, 2014.

Nicole Ellison, Donghee Yvette Wohn, Carrie Heeter. "Implications and applications of sociable gaming for higher education." John Hopkins Press, 2014.

Conference Abstract
"Combating Toxicity, Harassment, and Abuse in Online Social Spaces: A Workshop at CHI 2023"
April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2023.

"Understanding safety concerns and protection behaviors of rideshare drivers"
SIGMIS-CPR '19: Proceedings of the 2019 on Computers and People Research Conference / ACM, June, 2019.

Other
"Welcome from the ACM IMX 2021 Chairs"
June, 2021.

Magazine/Trade Publication
"Social Media and College Access"
Interactions / ACM, August, 2014.

Professional
ACM GROUP Papers Chair
Conference-Related , 2023

General Chair of ACM IMX 2021
Conference Organizer , 2020