Publications
Published Articles
Book Chapters
Conference Papers
Works Under Peer Review
Walter, N., Lee, J., Zier, J., Garlough-Shah, G., & Lambert, B. (In Press) Desiderata for theories of human-AI interaction in communication research. Manuscript submitted for publication, New Media and Society.
Zier, J., Liu, S., Gruest, V., & Walter, N. (2026) Everyone thinks they’re cross-disciplinary (and maybe they're right). Annals of the International Communication Association. https://doi.org/10.1093/anncom/wlag039
Zier, J. and Diakopolous, N. (2026). Beyond the Byline: Audience Expectations for AI Disclosure in News Media. Digital Journalism. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21670811.2026.2664428
Zier, J., Yang, Q., & Walter, N. (2026). The Paradox of Tailored Messaging: When Precision Interferes with Privacy. Health Communication, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2026.2647071
Zier, J. A. (2022) Power in an Age of Digital Ubiquity: The centralisation and asymmetries of digital power. Themenschwerpunkt "Leben nach Zahlen. Digitale Kulturen und Datazierung" 2022 (2022), (14), 10.25598/JKM/2022-14.35. https://eplus.uni-salzburg.at/JKM/periodical/titleinfo/7840360
Dobmeier, C. M., Zier, J. A., & Walter, N. (2025). Characteristics of Crisis Misinformation Messages and Social Media. In K. B. Wright (Ed.), Communication and Misinformation: Crisis Events in the Age of Social Media
Zier, J. (2026) Algorithmic Egg Donation Recruitment. In R. A. Lind (Ed.), Race/Gender/Class/Media: Considering Diversity Across Audiences, Content, and Producers, 6th edition. Routledge
*Zier, J., Liu, S., Gruest, V., & Walter, N. (2026) Everyone Thinks They’re Cross-Disciplinary (and Maybe They’re Right). The 112th annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA, USA.
*NCA 2026 Future of Communication Division Top Paper Award Winner
Liu, S., Zier, J., Reilly, B., Casline, E. P., Norton, B., Toll, K., Hill, B., Macapagal, K., & Walter, N. (2026). More Than Coming Out: Why Discussion Matters for HIV Prevention Among LGBTQ Youth. The 112th annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Zier, J. and Garlough-Shah, G. (2026). Pay No Attention to the Entity Behind the Curtain: A Meta-Analysis on The Effects of AI-Disclosure on Persuasive Outcomes. AEJMC 109th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Zier, J., Liu, S., Reilly, B., Pearce Casline, E., Meehan Lorenzo, J., Norton, B. F., Toll, K., Hill, B., Macapagal, K., & Walter, N. (2026). Who teens trust matters: Mapping information pathways in HIV prevention for sexual and gender minority youth. Paper presentation at the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication. Lexington, Kentucky.
Zier, J., Yang, Q., & Walter, N. (2025). The Paradox of Tailored Health Messaging: When Precision Interferes with Privacy. AEJMC 108th Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Zier, J., Yang, Q., & Walter, N. (2025). When Self-Interest Flops and Good Intentions Miss the Mark: An Exploration of Egoistic and Altruistic Appeals. 75th annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Denver, CO.
Zier, J. and Diakopoulos, N. (2024). Labeling AI-Generated News Content: Matching Journalist Intentions with Audience Expectations. The 2024 Computation + Journalism Symposium, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
Park, S., Walter, N., Lapinski, M., Oetzel, J., & Zier, J. (2024). The Effects of Culturally Adapted Messages on Health-Related Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis. 110th annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.
Kalny, C. & Zier, J. (2024) Lights, Camera…Attitude Change? The Persuasive Impact of Expectancy Violations in Narrative Health Stories. 110th annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.
*Zier, J. and *Garlough-Shah, G. (under review). Pay no attention to the entity behind the curtain: A meta-analysis on the effects of AI-disclosure on persuasive outcomes. Manuscript submitted for publication, Journal of Advertising
*Co-first authors
Hagar, N., Zier, J., & Diakopoulos, N. (under review) `I kind of know what's going on': Unpacking user behavior in genAI-mediated news seeking. Manuscript submitted for publication, Information, Communication & Society.
Park, S., Walter, N., Lapinski, M., Oetzel, J., & Zier, J. (under review) The what, when, and how of culturally-congruent messages: A meta-analysis. Manuscript submitted for publication, Communication Monographs.
Liu, S., Zier, J., Reilly, B., Casline, E. P., Norton, B., Toll, K., Hill, B., Macapagal, K., & Walter, N. (under review). More than coming out: Why discussion matters for HIV prevention among LGBTQ youth. Manuscript submitted for publication, Journal of Health Communication.