Eury Hong

Eury Hong studies behavioral/prediction theories and leverages AI-driven, multimodal communication interventions to counter health misinformation and improve health outcomes.

Eury Hong is a doctoral student at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. She leverages AI and multimodal data to design, implement, and evaluate communication interventions that drive social change and advance well-being.

Previously, Eury worked at the Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, where she developed a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)-based AI chatbot, vetted with SME-approved resources, to address vaccine and nirsevimab hesitancy. She also created AI-driven, text-based learning modules; a fine-tuned LLM pediatric simulation debriefer; a CustomGPT for individualized feedback for medical residents; and prompt-engineered tools for clinical abstract submission. In addition, she conducted qualitative and quantitative research on information-seeking behaviors among caregivers and healthcare professionals, laying the foundation for her medical research.

During her M.A. in Instructional Technology at Columbia University, she implemented AI-powered platforms to combat disinformation through inoculation theory and analyzed outcomes using multimodal learning analytics and K-means clustering. At MIT and Wellesley College, where she earned her B.A. in Media Arts and Sciences, she researched and hosted workshops on community-focused learning and storytelling AI, creating and disseminating instructional materials across the Greater Boston area.