Dr. Y. Alicia Hong

Dr. Y. Alicia Hong

Researcher, Educator, and Public Health Communicator

Dr. Hong invited to deliver Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture at UMass Amherst

Dr. Hong has been invited to deliver the Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture at the UMass Amherst Center for Research on Families on April 28, 2026. Her talk, “From Information to Intelligence: Health Communication in a Digital World,” examines how digital and AI-enabled tools are transforming health communication, with implications for chronic care, family caregiving, and underserved communities. The visit will also include mentoring time with early-career faculty at the Center.