This week our guest is Erika Oh, MA, a PhD Candidate in Communication at the University of California, Davis, focusing on developing and evaluating the effects of AI conversational agents for health behavior change. Erika received her MA in Communication at Korea University and her BA in English for Interpretation and Translation at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. She discusses the experiences that led her to pursue a PhD in Communication in the U.S., and delves in to the struggles of being a graduate student during a global pandemic. Erika also discusses her research on AI conversational agents, and her recent paper on designing chatbots for promoting physical activity and healthy eating. You don't want to miss this episode!

Links Discussed:
Erika Oh on Twitter
Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Behavior Change Model for Designing Artificial Intelligence Chatbots to Promote Physical Activity and a Healthy Diet: Viewpoint

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