Awards & Honors

• Nelson, M. R., Ham, C. D., Haley, E., & Chung, U. C. (2021). How Political Interest and Gender Influence Persuasion Knowledge, Political Information Seeking, and Support for Regulation of Political Advertising in Social Media. Journal of Interactive Advertising, 21(3), 225–242.

• Nelson, M. R., Ham, C. -D., & Haley, E. (2021). What Do We Know about Political Advertising? Not Much! Political Persuasion Knowledge and Advertising Skepticism in the United States. Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising, 42(4), 329–353.

Honorable Mention

• Lee, D., & Ham, C. -D. (2023). AI versus Human: Rethinking the Role of Agent Knowledge in Consumers’ Coping Mechanism Related to Influencer Marketing. Journal of Interactive Advertising, 23(3), 241–258.

• Kim, W. J., Chung, U. C., *Park, S. I., & Ham, C.D. (2025, July) Beyond the Algorithm: The Double-Edged Impact of Explainable AI. Korean Advertising Society (KAS) 2025 Global Colloquium, Taean, Korea. 2025 HSAD Research Excellence Award (Top Place), Korea Advertising Society (KAS) 2025 Global Colloquium, Awarded by Korea Advertising Society (KAS).

• Kim, W. J., & Ham, C. -D. (2024). When Humans Anthropomorphize Nonhumans: Examining the Role of AI Interactivity and Human Motivations. (American Academy of Advertising (AAA) Doctoral Dissertation Award)

• Chung, U., Ham, C.-D., Kim, W., Lee. S., & Oh, S.-H. (2021, July) Ad Block Walls and Psychological Reactance. The paper was presented at the Global Colloquium, Korea Advertising Society, Korea. (Second Place)

Scholarships

• American Academy of Advertising (AAA) Graduate Student Scholarships, 2024
• American Academy of Advertising (AAA) Graduate Student Scholarships, 2022
• American Academy of Advertising (AAA) Graduate Student Scholarships, 2021