鄭怡倫

鄭怡倫 Yi-Lun Jheng

PhD

University of Antwerp

Biography

I explore how emotions and cognition shape the way people evaluate (mis)information and revise their beliefs in evolving digital communication contexts.

I hold a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Antwerp, Belgium. My research lies at the intersection of emotion, cognition, and communication, with a particular interest in how people respond to misinformation and make sense of complex information.

My work examines how emotions, attention, and message design shape information engagement, comprehension, and judgement, particularly in the contexts of health communication and misinformation correction. I adopt a multi-method approach, combining eye tracking, psychophysiological measures, and dynamic emotion assessment to investigate the underlying cognitive and emotional processes.

More recently, I have expanded my research to include AI-assisted evaluation of digital content. Building on my expertise in misinformation correction and human information processing, I am increasingly interested in how generative AI influences evidence evaluation and human judgement in digital information environments.

Interests
  • Misinformation & Belief Revision
  • Health & AI-Mediated Communication
  • Emotion, Attention & Cognition
  • Eye Tracking & Psychophysiological Methods
Education
  • PhD in Social Sciences (Education Sciences & Communication Sciences), 2020-2024

    University of Antwerp

  • M.Sc. in Communication, 2015-2018

    National Taiwan University (Exchange Student in Human Factor and Ergonomics at Tsinghua University, China, 2017-2018)

Posts

Conferences

Corrective Messages on Social Media:The Role of Text Genre and Harm Features
Paper presentation at the Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap (Etmaal 2024)
The Role of Emotion Monitoring in Debunking Online Misinformation
Paper presentation at the 2023 International Conference of Science Education in Taiwan (ASET 2023)
Uncovering the Influence of Text Genres on Communicating Unknown Health Issues:Emotional and Cognitive Outcomes
Paper presentation at the 2023 Taiwan Association for Educational Communications and technology (TAECT 2023)
Combining electrodermal activity with self-report measures to unravel the impact of text genres on emotional arousal, risk perception, and text comprehension
Invited symposium at the 27th JURE Pre-Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction