Hanyi Xu is a Ph.D. student in the School of Communication at Florida State University. His research focuses on how individuals cognitively and emotionally engage with media and communication technologies, and how these experiences influence decision-making, social connections, and well-being. He is particularly interested in interactive media and artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on promoting healthier human-technology interactions.

Ph.D. in Communication, Florida State University, in progress

M.A. in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, Columbia University, 2026

B.S. in Advertising, Syracuse University, 2024

Media Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction, Interactive Media, and AI.