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In coordination with an undergraduate-run organization called Students Teaching Students, CAS department faculty members mentor exemplary students who develop and teach 1-credit courses on a variety of subjects that advance expertise in communication and its role in public life. This semester, Associate Teaching Professor Lori Bedell is supporting undergraduates Kara Miller (who was in Lori’s RCL course a few years back) and Jess Strait as they teach a course titled “Period Talk: The Impact of Stigma on the Menstrual Equity Movement.”
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Youzhen Su

Graduate Assistant in Communication Arts and Sciences
yxs5505@psu.edu
316 Sparks Building University Park, PA 16802
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Curriculum Vitae

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Curriculum Vitae

https://cas.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/04/Curriculum-Vitae_Youzhen-Su.pdf

Education

B.A., Sun Yat-sen University, 2017
M.Phil., Hong Kong Baptist University, 2020
Ph.D., Penn State, Anticipated 2025

Professional Bio

Youzhen Su is interested in persuasion, social influence, and health communication. She studies the role of social influence and psychological processes in shaping people’s risk perceptions and behavioral changes in the context of health and well-being. Her recent research examines how exposure to normative messages affects individuals’ cognitive, emotional, and behavioral outcomes. Her research has also examined how people respond to health and environmental risks in computer-mediated settings. Youzhen teaches Effective Speech (CAS100) at Penn State.

Advisor: Dr. Rachel Smith