Seungahn Nah, Ph.D.
Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and Research Director - Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology
Professor - Department of Journalism
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Seungahn Nah, Ph.D.
Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and Research Director - Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology
Professor - Department of Journalism
Nah is Professor, Inaugural Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust, and Research Director of the Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology (CTMT), part of the UF AI Initiative.
Nah was Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication, where he served as the Inaugural Associate Dean for Graduate Affairs and Research and directed the Digital Media and Civic Engagement Project. Prior to joining UO, he was Associate Professor of Communication and Information Communication Technology (ICT) at the University of Kentucky.
Nah’s scholarship centers on the interrelationships among communication, community, and democracy with special emphasis on the roles of digital communication technologies, including AI-enabled technologies, and media credibility in community and democratic processes and outcomes. In particular, his research sheds light on community storytelling networks through social and mobile media and AI-communication, news trust, and civic engagement across diverse ethnic and racial groups as well as communities at the local, national, and global levels.
Nah received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea. He has written, edited, and published numerous books and more than 70 journal articles and book chapters concerning digital media, AI, news credibility, participatory communication, and civic participation.
His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, News Voices Project through the Knight Foundation, NAVER, South Korean Google among others. His work has appeared in prestigious journals, such as Journal of Communication, Communication Theory, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, New Media & Society, Communication Research, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, and International Journal of Communication among others. He is a recipient of numerous top paper awards from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), the International Communication Association (ICA), the American Political Science Association (APSA), and the World Association of Public Opinion Research (WAPOR). He was also a recipient of the University of Kentucky Provost’s Outstanding Teaching Award and was a fellow of the Academic Leadership Academy.
He served as Head of Mass Communication and Society Division of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) and President of Korean American Communication Association (KACA). Moreover, he served as an associate editor of the Mass Communication and Society and the Journal of Communication, the flagship journal of the International Communication Association (ICA). He currently serves on a dozen editorial board member for Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, New Media & Society, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, International Journal of Communication, Mass Communication and Society, Human-Machine Communication among others. He is a Principal Investigator of the Worlds of Journalism Study (WJS), a global project with more than 120 countries involved.
Education
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Master’s degree, Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea
Bachelor’s degree, Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea
News
- New study examines the modeling of civic engagement in the age of AI (September 18, 2026)
- New study helps explain the gap in credibility for artificial intelligence-journalists (September 8, 2026)
- Seungahn Nah to chair 2026 BEA Symposium on communicating in an AI-driven world (April 14, 2026)
- The impact of generative AI on perceived trust in news media (April 10, 2026)
- AI news and mobile apps can expand integrated storytelling networks (January 27, 2026)
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Publications
Recent Refereed Journal Articles
Von Hermann, J., Kim, D., & Nah, S. (Accepted). Social Media and Social Capital Revisited: Moderating Roles of Social Trust and Community Satisfaction on Civic Participation. International Journal of Mobile Communications.
Liu, F., Chen, M., & Nah, S. (2026). When Artificial Intelligence Meets Humans: A Comparative Study of News Credibility among AI, Journalists, and AI-Journalists Collaboration. . Online Information Review. DOI: 10.1108/OIR-07-2025-0535
Nah, S., Liu, F., & Shao, C. (2026). Expanding integrated storytelling networks: the role of AI newsbots and mobile apps in civic engagement. . Journal of Information Technology and Politics.. DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2026.2616671
Nah, S., Liu, F., & Shao, C. (2026). Expanding integrated storytelling networks: the role of AI newsbots and mobile apps in civic engagement. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 1–18. DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2026.2616671
Herrmann, J.V., Kim, D.H., & Nah, S. (2026). Social media and social capital revisited: social trust and community satisfaction as catalysts of civic participation. International Journal of Mobile Communications, 1(1). DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2026.10069231
Kim, D.H., V, J., Herrmann, O., & Nah, S. (2026). Social media and social capital revisited: social trust and community satisfaction as catalysts of civic participation. International Journal of Mobile Communications, 27(1), 52–72. DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2026.150470
Liu, F., Nah, S., Laplaca, L., & Defelice, C. (2025). Socially Constructed Ethics in AI Acceptance: A Longitudinal Study on AI Ethics as the Mechanism Bridging Social Persuasion and Technology Acceptance. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 1–18. DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2025.2590580
Liu, F., Nah, S., Laplaca, L., & Defelice, C. (2025). Socially Constructed Ethics in AI Acceptance: A Longitudinal Study on AI Ethics as the Mechanism Bridging Social Persuasion and Technology Acceptance. International Journal of Human Computer Interaction. DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2025.2590580
Nah, S., Wu, X., Luo, J., Makata, E., Park, D., Kim, S., & Koratsky, I. (2025). The Algorithmic Public Sphere: AI-Generated News Site as a Conduit to Social Capital. Human-Machine Communication, 11, 237–264.
Nah, S., & Spence, P.R. (2025). Generative AI: Another Chapter of Human-Machine Communication. Human-Machine Communication, 11, 7–12. DOI: 10.30658/HMC.11.1
Books
Seo, S., & Nah, S. (2025). Locating North Korea in Communication Research. Routledge. ISBN: 9781032302102
Nah, S. (2023). Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and Communication. Edward Elgar Pub. ISBN: 9781803920290
Nah, S. (2023). Research Handbook on AI and Communication. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Joo, J., Nah, S., & Mcnealy, J.E. (2020). Communicating Artificial Intelligence (AI): Theory, Research, and Practice. Routledge. ISBN: 9780367679958
Nah, S., & Chung, D.S. (2020). Understanding Citizen Journalism as Civic Participation. Routledge.
Nah, S., & Chung, D. (2019). Understanding Citizen Journalism As Civic Participation. Routledge. ISBN: 9781138281264
Book Chapters
Nah, S., Louis, S., & Nah, S. (2023). A systematic review of scholarship in AI and communication research (1990-2022). In S. Nah (Ed.), Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and Communication. Edward Elgar Pub. ISBN: 9781803920290
Nah, S., Luo, J., Nah, S., & Louis, S. (2023). A systematic review of scholarship on metaverse. In S. Nah (Ed.), Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and Communication. Edward Elgar Pub. ISBN: 9781803920290
Joo, J., Nah, S., Luo, J., & Nah, S. (2023). AI bias, news framing, and mixed-methods approach. In S. Nah (Ed.), Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and Communication. Edward Elgar Pub. ISBN: 9781803920290
Nah, S., & Nah, S. (2023). Introduction to the Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and Communication. In S. Nah (Ed.), Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and Communication. Edward Elgar Pub. ISBN: 9781803920290
Joo, J., Nah, S., Mcnealy, J.E., Kim, J.H., Kim, J.H., Nah, S., Mcnealy, J.E., & Joo, J. (2023). Communicating Artificial Intelligence (AI): Theory, Research, and Practice. In J. Joo, J.H. Kim, J.E. McNealy, & S. Nah (Eds.), Communicating Artificial Intelligence Ai: Theory, Research, and Practice. Routledge. ISBN: 9780367679965
Joo, J., Mcnealy, J.E., Nah, S., Kim, J.H., Nah, S., Joo, J., Kim, J.H., & Mcnealy, J.E. (2020). Introduction: Communicating Artificial Intelligence (AI): Theory, Research, and Practice. In J. Joo, J.H. Kim, & J.E. McNealy, S. Nah (Eds.), Communicating Artificial Intelligence (AI): Theory, Research, and Practice. Routledge. ISBN: 9780367679958
Nah, S., Lee, S., Kim, J., Mcnealy, J.E., Nah, S., Kim, J.H., Joo, J., & Chung, D. (2020). Predicting Ai News Credibility: Communicative Or Social Capital Or Both?. In J. Joo, J.H. Kim, J.E. McNealy, S. Nah (Eds.), Communicating Artificial Intelligence (AI): Theory, Research, and Practice. Routledge. ISBN: 9780367679958
Nah, S., Youm, K.H., & Kwak, N. (2020). Afterword: Eyun-Jung Ki and Seungahn Nah. In N. Kwak, K.H. Youm (Eds.), Korean Communication, Media, and Culture: An Annotated Bibliography. Lexington Books. ISBN: 9781498583343
Ki, E.J., Nah, S., Kwak, N., & Youm, K.H. (2018). Afterword. In N. Kwak, & K.H. Youm (Eds.), Korean Communication, Media, and Culture: An Annotated Bibliography. Lexington Books. ISBN: 9781498583329
Shapiro, M.A., Kang, S., Nah, S., Kwak, N., & Youm, K.H. (2018). Political Communication. In N. Kwak, K.H. Youm (Eds.), Korean Communication, Media, and Culture: An Annotated Bibliography. Lexington Books. ISBN: 9781498583329
Presentations
Between Life and Simulation: How Realism and Framing Shape Responses to AI Representations of the Dead. Paper Presentation at HCI International 2026, July 28, 2026.
Journalists in Exile: Future Directions, International Communication Association (ICA). Panel Discussion at International Communication Association (ICA), June 7, 2026.
Distinguishing news media trust, skepticism, and cynicism through elaboration: Toward a global typology of distrustors, mistrustors, automatic trustors, and engaged trustors. Paper Presentation at International Communication Association (ICA), June 7, 2026.
Mapping Global Repertoires of Journalistic Roles: Comparative Evidence From 74 Countries. Paper Presentation at International Communication Association (ICA), June 6, 2026.
. Journalists’ Political Role Conceptions in the Face of Democratic Backsliding: A Pan-European Approach. Paper Presentation at 11th European Communication Conference (ECC), April 10, 2026.
Gender Equality in Global Journalism — toward an Index. Paper Presentation at European Communication Research and Education Association, April 10, 2026.
Modeling Civic Engagement in the Age of AI: A Communication Mediation Approach to AI News, Multifaceted Trust, and Participation in a Two-Wave Panel Study. Paper Presentation at 11th Annual Conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics, November 20, 2025.
Framing the Future of Artificial Intelligence: The Impact of Assistive AI on Trust, Perception, and Fear of Artificial Intelligence in Entertainment Production. Paper Presentation at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), August 8, 2025.
Generative AI in the News: The Impact of Framing on Public Attitude and Engagement. Individual Oral Presentation. June 1, 2025.
Fake News and Democracy: How Discussion Heterogeneity Shapes Media Trust and Civic Participation. Other. June 1, 2025.
Research
Keywords
News, Civic Participation, Citizen Journalism, Trust, Journalists, News Credibility, Communication, Media, AI News, AI Generated News, Data Sharing, Civic Engagement, Social Trust, AI News Consumption, Nonprofit, Organizations, Data Reuse Experience, Storytelling Network, Online Political Participation, Social Capital, Social Media, Digital Media, Citizen Journalism Scholarship, Structural Pluralism, Journalistic