Huan Chen, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications  Advertising associate professor and chair, was named a 2024 University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) Professor.

The three-year professorships are awarded to UF faculty who have a distinguished record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in their fields. Chen is one of 34 UF faculty members chosen for this honor in 2024.

Chen’s research focuses on the intersection of new technology and communication, particularly how innovative media formats facilitate the creation of meanings within diverse social and cultural contexts. She has produced 78 peer-reviewed publications, with 44 published in the last five years. Chen has secured over $400,000 in grants as the lead or co-lead investigator.

She currently is engaged in five research projects, three of which explore the dynamic relationship between AI and communication.

The UFRF Professors were recommended by their college deans based on nominations from their department chairs. The  award includes a $5,000 annual salary supplement for each of the the three years and a one-time $3,000 allocation to support their research. The professorships are funded from the University’s share of royalty and licensing income on UF-generated products.

Previous Research Foundation Professors from the College include:

2023    Yu-Hao Lee, Media Production, Management, and Technology
2020    Cynthia Morton, Advertising
2018    Tim Sorel, Media Production, Management, and Technology
2017    Clay Calvert,* Journalism
2016    Jon Morris,* Advertising
2015    Wayne Wanta, Journalism
2014    Amy Jo Coffey, Media Production, Management, and Technology
2013    Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, Media Production, Management, and Technology
2012    Ron Rodgers,* Journalism
2011    Cory Armstrong,* Journalism
2010    Juan-Carlos Molleda,* Public Relations
2009    Spiro Kiousis, Public Relations
2008    Kim Walsh-Childers, Journalism
2007    Lynda Lee Kaid,* Media Production, Management, and Technology
2006    Laurence Alexander,* Journalism
2005    John Kaplan,* Journalism
2004    Bernell Tripp, Journalism
2003    Sandra Dickson,* Media Production, Management, and Technology
2002    Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, Media Production, Management, and Technology
2001    James Babanikos, Media Production, Management, and Technology
2000    Linda Hon,* Public Relations
1998    Debbie Treise, Advertising

*No longer at College

Posted: May 10, 2024
Category: College News
Tagged as: 2023 UF Research Foundation Professor, Huan Chen