Koeun Choi

New publication in Media Psychology! 🎉We examine how media use at age 6 predicts later executive function difficulties via problematic media use, with Drs. @seyda_zayim and Yea-Ji Hong. ⬇️Free access via eprints (50 available): tandfonline.com/eprint/KKCMAX3…

#infantstudies undergraduate students, apply to the Founding Generation Summer Fellowship! Over 25 international faculty are proposing exciting projects. Visit the website for more information and apply by November 25. infantstudies.org/founding-gener…

We have a wide range of faculty expertise across the department and within our Child and Adolescent Development Area. @_KChoi @RoseWesche @DrCindySmith @BrittanyRHowell Check out more info below. Feel free to email me directly at chornburg@vt.edu if you have any questions!

Looking for a graduate program in HDFS? @VT_HDFS is hosting a virtual info session on Nov. 5th - see details below! Check out bit.ly/HDFSGradVT for program information. I would love to add more students to the @VTLearnLab team! Ph.D. program applications are due 12/1.

Excited to share that the ISSBD 2026 Biennial Meeting will be held in Incheon, South Korea 🇰🇷 (June 21–25, 2026)! - Call for Abstracts open now – deadline Dec 1, 2025 (KST): 2026biennial.issbd.org/call-for-abstr… - See below for more ⬇️

So excited to have Seyda, now Dr. Ozcan, joining the CoDeS Lab as the Virginia Tech Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow! Looking forward to our continued collaboration and all the exciting new directions ahead.🥳 @seyda_zayim

Excited to launch our NSF project on robot theater with Myounghoon “Philart” Jeon @philartatVT (PI) and Qin Zhu (Co-PI), bringing together AI, creativity, and ethics🤖🎭! Learn more: news.vt.edu/content/news_v…

The CoDeS Lab is at #SRCD2025!✈️ We're excited to share our latest research on the role of digital media and AI in early development—from math learning to creativity and self-regulation. Presented by @jisun_Kim57 , @msamigurdal, & @JingChenbang123.

Led by Jia Dong & @philartatVT in collaboration with @K_Choi & @ysq_yu.

🆕Our new publication is out! 🎉 - "A child-robot theater afterschool program can promote children's conceptualization of social robots' mental capacities and engagement in learning" - The full text is available here: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

📢 Another ICAT Playdate for a project led by Dr. Abby Walker in English, in collaboration with @philartatVT & @_KChoi, supported by @vt_icat: - Voices of Voice Assistants! - March 7, 2025, at 9am, EST - 185 Kent St., Blacksburg, VA or Live on YouTube: icat.vt.edu/events/2025/03…

supported by @vt_icat

in collaboration with an amazing team: Co-PIs: @snaglee2401 & @cbhornburg and Students: @seyda_zayim, @ysq_yu, @JingChenbang123, @msamigurdal, @Daniel_vargas_d, Sulakna Karunaratna, & Maegan Colbert

📢 Join us at ICAT Playdate: Reimagining Early Learning Through AI-Enhanced Joint Reading! - Feb 28, 2025, at 9am, EST - 185 Kent St., Blacksburg, VA or Live on YouTube: icat.vt.edu/events/2025/02…

I’m excited to share that my newest publication is out! It has been a great collaboration working with this team of members from both @VT_HDFS and @VT_CS.

led by @Daniel_vargas_d in collaboration with @snaglee2401, @_KChoi, @cbhornburg, @jisun_Kim57, Sulakna Karunaratna

📢 Our paper "Exploring parent involvement in e-book joint reading with voice agents" is now published! - We explore how AI voice agents can enhance parent-child joint reading by designing "TaleMate". - Read it for free until April 23, 2025 here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kiWY3pfaR-C…

🚀Excited to attend #CSCW2024 in Costa Rica! My colleague Sulakna Karunaratna and I will present her master’s thesis on using voice assistants to help kids learn counting. Can’t wait to connect with experts in #HCI #Education #AI and #Empathy. 🌎💡 Local tips? Just ask! #CSCW2024

Please spread the word - Applications for our PhD program in HDFS (Child and Adolescent Development Area) are due 12/1!

🚨My department is hiring in the Adult Development and Aging Area! 🚨The position is for an Advanced Assistant or Associate Professor. Review of applications begins Oct. 11th. Please share! Job ad below: careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us/j…