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Pengfei Zhao

Graduate Student, Department of Communication

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    pz259 [at] cornell.edu

    • Zhao, P., & Yan, K. (2022). “Not as attractive and communicatively competent as I expected”: The effects of expectancy violations on relational outcomes during modality switching in online dating. Computers in Human Behavior, 131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107203
    • Taylor, S., Zhao, P., & Bazarova, N. N. (2022). Social media and close relationships: A puzzle of connection and disconnection. Current Opinion in Psychology, 45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.12.004
    • Zhao, P., Lapierre, M.A., Rains, S.A., & Segrin, C. (2021). When and why we disclose distress on SNSs: Perceived affordances, disclosure goals, and anticipated negative evaluations. Computers in Human Behavior, 125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106964
    • Lapierre, M.A., Zhao, P., & Custer, B.E. (2019). Short-term longitudinal relationships between smartphone use/dependency and psychological well-being among late adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 65(5), 607-612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.06.001
    • Zhao, P., & Yan, K. (2020, May). “Is your partner as physically attractive as you expected?”: The effects of expectancy violations on relational outcomes during modality switching in online dating. Paper presented at the 70th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA; converted from Australia to virtual due to COVID-19).
    • Zhao, P., & Lapierre, M.A. (2020, May). Smartphones and social support: Longitudinal associations between smartphone use/dependency and types of support. Paper presented at the 70th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA; converted from Australia to virtual due to COVID-19).
    • Zhao, P., & Lapierre, M.A. (2019, November). Stress, dependency, and depression: A longitudinal examination of the reciprocal effects of perceived stress and smartphone dependency on depression. Paper presented at the 105th Annual Convention of the National Communication Association (NCA; Human Communication and Technology Division), Baltimore, MD.

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    COMM Updates - 1/23/2023
    Happy New Year from the Department of Communication! Awards Several faculty, staff, and graduate students received prestigious awards. Professor Natalie Bazarova received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative...
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    COMM Updates - 10/10/2023
    Alumni News Professor Hepeng Jia Ph.D. ’19 was ranked as a provincial key talent in China. This marks the first time a faculty member of the School of Communication, Soochow University (Suzhou, Jiangsu Province), received this honor. This...