Ezgi Ulusoy

Ezgi Ulusoy

Ph.D. Candidate (ABD)

Department
  • Communication
ulusoyez@msu.edu
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Bio

Ezgi earned her Bachelor of Arts at Bilkent University in Turkey and her Master of Arts at Ewha Womans University in South Korea.

Research and Teaching

Her research is focused on the decision-making processes. She seeks to understand the factors affecting how individuals decide to expose themselves to a certain message over another.

Why does one person prefer to watch an episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine while another person prefers to watch multiple episodes? Or why do some people seek only hard news while others look for both soft and hard news? In her research, she aims to elucidate answers for such decision-making processes, as well as the outcomes of such decisions.

Recent Publications

Gong, X., Husky, R., Eden., A., & Ulusoy, E (2023). Computationally Modeling Mood Management Theory: A Drift-Diffusion Model of People’s Preferential Choice for Valence and Arousal in Media. Journal of Communication.

Gadino, N., Ellithorpe, M., Ulusoy, E., Eden, A., Wirz, D. (2023). Binge watching to feel better: Mental health gratifications sought and obtained through binge watching. Psychology of Popular Media. Advance online publication.

Shin, S. Y., Ulusoy, E., Earle, K., Bente, G., & Van Der Heide, B. (2023). The Effects of Self-Viewing in Video Chat During Interpersonal Work Conversations. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 28(1), zmac028.

Ulusoy, E., Sethi, N., Baldwin, J., Grady, S. M., & Ewoldsen, D. R. (2022). Can’t Stop Thinking about Star Wars and The Office: Antecedents of Retrospective Imaginative InvolvementHuman Communication Research. Advanced Online Publication.

Carnahan, D., Ulusoy, E.Barry, R., McGraw, J., Virtue, I., & Began, D. (2022) What Should I Believe? A Conjoint Analysis of the Influence of Message Characteristics on Belief in, Perceived Credibility of, and Intent to Share Political PostsJournal of Communication. Advanced Online Publication.

Kryston, K., Ulusoy, E., Grady, S. M., Johnson, B. K., Rosenbaum, J. E., & Eden, A. (2022). Seeking Spoilage: The Impact of Content Challenge, Self-Control, and Traits on Spoiler SelectionJournal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media. Advanced Online Publication.

Ellithorpe, M., Ulusoy, E., Eden, A., Hahn, L., Yang, C., & Tucker, R (2022). The complicated impact of media use before bed on sleep: Results from a combination of objective EEG sleep measurement and media diaries. Journal of Sleep Research. Advance online publication.

Sethi, N., Grady, S. M., Ulusoy, E., Baldwin, J., & Ewoldsen, D. R. (2022). What do we do with narratives after the fact? Exploring dimensions of Retrospective Imaginative Involvement. Communication Reports. Advance online publication.

Ulusoy, E., Carnahan, D., Barry, R., Bergan, D. E., Ma, S., Ahn, S., & Mcgraw, J. (2021). Flooding the Zone: How Exposure to Implausible Statements Shapes Subsequent Belief Judgments. International Journal of Public Opinion Research. Advance online publication.
 
Ahn, S., Bergan, D., Carnahan, D., Barry, R, & Ulusoy, E. (2021). Perceptions of out-party beliefs, corrections, and belief accuracy. Journal of Political Marketing. Advanced online publication.
 
Eden, A., Ellithorpe, M. E., Meshi, D., Ulusoy, E., & Grady, S. M. (2021). All night long: Problematic media use is differentially associated with sleep quality and depression by medium. Communication Research Reports, 38(3), 143-149. 

Tamborini, R., Grizzard, M., Hahn, L., Kryston, K., & Ulusoy, E. (2021). The role of narrative cues in shaping ADT: What makes audiences think that good things happened to good people. In P. Vorderer and C. Klimmt (Eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Entertainment Theory (pp. 320–342). Oxford University Press
 
Park, H. S., Ulusoy, E., Choi, S. Y., & Lee, H. E. (2020). Temporal Distance and Descriptive Norms on Environmental Behaviors: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Construal-Level Theory. SAGE Open. Advanced online publication.
 
Meshi, D., Ulusoy, E., Ozdem-Mertens, C., Grady, S., Eden, A., & Ellithorpe, M. (2020). Problematic social media use is associated with increased risk-aversion in response to negative outcomes in the Balloon Analogue Risk Task. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34(4), 549–555.
 
Ulusoy, E., & Lee, H. E. (2019). Effect of gender on character evaluation: Factors affecting enjoyment. International Journal of Advanced Smart Convergence, 8 (1), 214-221.
 
Ellithorpe, M. E., Eden, A., Hahn, L., Ulusoy, E., Yang, C., & Tucker, R. M. (2019). Meal-concurrent media use is associated with increased dietary intake with no evidence of compensation in free-living adults. Obesity, 27 (9), 1418- 1422.

Contact Information

404 Wilson Road, Room 455
Website: ulusoyez.com