Xinyi Wang

Xinyi Wang’s research focuses on curiosity and information seeking, particularly in the health domain. She also studies the environmental and biological factors that underpin curiosity.

Xinyi Wang is a doctoral candidate at the Annenberg School for Communication. Her research interests are at the intersection of health, brain, and behavior. Her research focuses on (1) curiosity and ways to enhance curiosity towards accurate health information, particularly for vulnerable populations who are most at risk for misperceptions and (2) the dynamic interplay between internal processes (e.g., within-person fluctuations of emotions and cognitions) and external influences (e.g., social influence, social relationships) in health behavior. She leverages intensive-longitudinal, neuroscientific, and computational methodologies to understand these questions.