Chance York - User Researcher

Research in Progress

York, C., Corse, A., & Scholl, R.M. (IN Progress) Manuscript on Mobile-First Users: How their Needs, Use Cases, and Pain Points Differ from Multi-Device Users.

Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals

Fichte, L., & York, C. (2025). How Do Smartphone Users Access the Internet? An Exploratory Analysis of Mobile Web Browser Use. Mobile Media & Communication, 13(1), 151-170. https://doi.org/10.1177/20501579241274781

York, C., & Haridakis, P. (2021) Exploring Genetic Contributions to News Use Motives and Frequency of News Consumption: A Study of Identical and Fraternal Twins. Mass Communication and Society, 24(2), 162-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2020.1759096

Hmielowski, J.D., Kelvin, W.F., Hutchens, M.J., Silva, D.E., Beam, M.A., Donaway, R. & York, C. (2020). "Communication behaviors during presidential elections: An examination of time, events, and battleground states." Public Opinion Quarterly 84.S1. 309-331. https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfaa013

Floyd, K., York, C., & Ray, C.D. (2020). Heritability of Affectionate Communication: A Twins Study. Communication Monographs, 87(4), 405-424. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2020.1760327

York, C., Ponder, J.D., Humphries, Z., Goodall, C., Beam, M., & Winters, C. (2020) Effects of Fact-Checking Political Misinformation on Perceptual Accuracy and Epistemic Political Efficacy. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 97(4), 958-980. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077699019890119

York, C. (2019). Is it Top-Down, Trickle-Up, or Reciprocal?: Testing Longitudinal Relationships Between Youth News Use and Parent and Peer Political Discussion. Communication Studies, 70(4), 377-393. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10510974.2019.1614965

York, C. (2019). Genetic Influence on Political Discussion: Results From Two Twin Studies. Communication Monographs, 86(4), 438-456. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2019.1597274

York, C. (2017). A Regression Approach to Testing Genetic Influence on Communication Behavior: Social Media Use as an Example. Computers in Human Behavior, 73, 100-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.03.029

York, C. (2016). Heavy Childhood Television Use Persists into Young Adulthood and is Associated with Increased BMI. Obesity, 24(4), 924-928. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.21453

Paul, N., & York, C. (2015). I Approve this Candidate: The Strategic Use of Ad Endorsements in the 2008 Election. PS: Political Science & Politics, 48(4), 584-589. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096515000803

Turcotte, J., York, C., Irving, J., Scholl, R.M., & Pingree, R. (2015). News Recommendations from Social Media Opinion Leaders: Effects on Media Trust and Information Seeking. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 20(5), 520-535. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcc4.12127

York, C., & Scholl, R.M. (2015). Youth Antecedents to News Media Consumption: Parent and Youth Newspaper Use, News Discussion, and Long-term News Behavior. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 92(3), 681-699. http://www.doi.org/10.1177/1077699015588191

York, C., & Turcotte, J. (2015). Vacationing from Facebook: Adoption, Temporary Discontinuance, and Readoption of an Innovation. Communication Research Reports, 32(1), 54-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/08824096.2014.989975

York, C. (2013). Cultivating Political Incivility: Cable News, Network News, and Public Perceptions. Electronic News, 7(3), 107-125. https://doi.org/10.1177/1931243113507926

York, C. (2013). Overloaded by the News: Effects of News Exposure and Enjoyment on Reporting Information Overload. Communication Research Reports, 30(4), 282-292. https://www.doi.org/10.1080/08824096.2013.836628

Book Chapters

York, C. (2020). Behavior Genetics and Twin Studies: Principles, Analytical Techniques, and Data Resources for Innovative Communication Research. In K. Floyd and R. Weber (Eds.), The Handbook of Communication Science and Biology, (pp. 78-92). Routledge.

R.M. Scholl & York, C. (2016). Predictors of Youth Voting: Parent-child Relationships and Young Adult News Use. In E. Thorson, M. S. McKinney, and D. Shah (Eds.), Political Socialization in a Media-saturated World, (pp. 181-194). (Frontiers in Political Communication; Vol. 29). Peter Lang.

Conference Presentations

Stermac, J. & York, C. Multi-product segmentation. Presented remotely for the annual Quantitative User Experience (UX) Conference. San Francisco, CA.

Fichte, L. & York, C. How Do Smartphone Users Access the Web?: A Top Tasks Analysis of Mobile Browser Use. Presented at the annual International Communication Association (ICA) convention. Toronto, Canada.

York, C., & Hassan T. Genetic Variation as a Source of Heterogeneity in Psychological Responses to Media. Presented remotely for the annual International Communication Association (ICA). Denver, Colorado.

*Top Faculty Paper

Mira, B., York, C., & Lambert, C. Framing Environmental Disasters in American and Brazilian News Media: A Comparison of the Amazon and Australian Fires News Coverage. Presented remotely for the annual International Communication Association (ICA). Denver, Colorado.

York, C. Polymorphisms in 5HTT and MAOA Predict Time Spent Watching Television: A Candidate Gene Association Study. Presented remotely for the annual International Communication Association (ICA). Gold Coast, Australia.

Floyd, K., York, C., & Ray, C. Heritability of Affectionate Communication: A Twins Study. Presented remotely for the annual International Communication Association (ICA). Gold Coast, Australia.

Kucek, J., & York, C. Team Identification as a Critical Background Characteristic Mediating Sport Consumers’ Second Screening Uses and Gratifications. Presented remotely for the annual International Communication Association (ICA). Gold Coast, Australia.

York, C., Paul, N., Turcotte, J., & Bi, C. Emotional Contagion on Facebook: An Experiment Examining Facebook News Comments, Affective Response, and Posting Behavior. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) convention. Toronto, Canada.

*Top Faculty Paper

York, C., & Haridakis, P. Exploring Genetic Contributions to Motives for News Use: A Study of Identical and Fraternal Twins. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) convention. Toronto, Canada.

*Top Faculty Paper

York, C., Ponder, J.D., Humphries, Z., Goodall, C., Beam, M., & Winters, C. Beyond (Mis)perceptions: How Fact-Checking Fake News Affects Perceptual Accuracy, Intent to Share Misinformation and EPE. Presented at the annual National Communication Association (NCA) convention. Salt Lake City, Utah.

York C. Are News Behaviors Heritable?: A Twin Study Examining Genetic Foundations of Individual News Orientations and Use. Presented at the annual National Communication Association (NCA) convention. Salt Lake City, Utah.

York, C. Are Political Discussion Behaviors Heritable?: Using Twin Data to Examine Genetic Effects on Traditional and Mediated Political Talk. Presented at the annual International Communication Association (ICA) convention. Prague, Czech Republic.

Ponder, J.D., Winters, C., Humphries, Z., Beam, M.A., York, C., and Goodall, C. How Do Fact Checks Operate?: Examining Fact-Check Order, Affect, and Elaboration in Perceptions of Misinformation. Presented at the annual International Communication Association (ICA) convention. Prague, Czech Republic.

York, C. Is It Top Down, Trickle Up, or Reciprocal?: Testing Longitudinal Relationships Between Youth News Use and Parent and Peer Political Discussion. Presented at the annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) convention. Chicago, IL.

York, C. Social Media Habits are Heritable: Using Twin Study Data to Examine the Genetic Underpinnings of Social Media Use. Presented at the annual International Communication Association (ICA) convention. San Diego, CA.

Hmielowski, J., Kelvin, W., Hutchens, M., Beam, M., Donaway, R., & York, C. Engagement with Campaign Information During the 2008 Presidential Election: An Examination of Time, Events, and Battleground States. Presented at the annual International Communication Association (ICA) convention. San Diego, CA.

York, C. Childhood Determinants of Relative Entertainment Preference (REP): Exploring Parent and Child Behavioral Factors that Predict Long-Term REP. Presented at the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) convention. New Orleans, LA.

York, C. & Weaver, E. Examining Elite Political Incivility During the 2012 Election: Contextual Factors that Results in Strategic Application of Incivility in Political Advertising. Presented at the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) convention. New Orleans, LA.

York, C. & Paul, N. Who Approves of Whom and Why?: Factors that Influence the Strategic Use of Endorsements in 2012 Campaign Advertisements. Presented at the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) convention. New Orleans, LA.

York, C. Heavy Childhood TV Use Persists into Adulthood and is Associated with Increased BMI. Presented at the International Communication Association (ICA) convention. Fukuoka, Japan.

York, C. The Need for Surveillance: A Scale to Assess Individual Differences in Attention to the Information Environment. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) convention. San Francisco, CA.

York, C., Coombs, D.S., & Goidel, R.K. The Nasty (and Engaged) Citizen: Associations Between Media Use, Political Incivility, and Political Participation. Presented at the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) convention. Hollywood, FL.

Goidel, K., Gaddie, R.K., Dunaway, J., York, C., & Smith, J. Social Media as an Incumbency Advantage. Presented at the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) convention. New Orleans, LA.

Paul, N., & York, C. I Approve this Message: An Examination of Endorsements in Political Advertisements. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) convention. Montreal, Canada.

Turcotte, J., York, C., Irving, J., Scholl, R. M., & Pingree, R. News Recommendations from Social Media Opinion Leaders: Effects on Media Trust and Information Seeking. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) convention. Montreal, Canada.

York, C., & Davis, N. Who’s to Blame in a Political Sex Scandal? In-Group Bias Vs. Value-Driven Blame Attributions. Presented at the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) convention. New Orleans, LA.

York, C., & Padgett, J. Better to Steal Than Score: News Coverage of House Financial and Sexual Scandals. Presented at the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) convention. New Orleans, LA.

York, C., Hardy, B.W., & Scheufele, D.A. Differential Gains and Communication Confusion: Distinguishing Two Theoretical Models of Political Participation and Learning. Presented at the National Communication Association (NCA) convention. Washington, DC.

Scholl, R., & York, C. Engagement of Young Adults: Long-Term Effects of Family Socialization and Media Use. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) convention. Washington, DC.

York, C., & Scholl, R. Antecedents to Media Use: Effects of Parent Socialization and Childhood Behavior on Consumption Patterns During Adulthood. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) convention. Washington, DC.

Turcotte, J., & York, C. Ratcheting Up the Grassroots Rhetoric: Tea Party Candidates and Twitter in the 2010 Midterm Elections. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) convention. Chicago, IL. Inaugural McCombs/Shaw award.

York, C., & Hardy, B. W. Revisiting Agenda-Setting in a Fragmented Media Environment: Exposure to Diverse News Sources and Identifying the Economy as the Most Important Problem. Presented at the International Communication (ICA) convention. Phoenix, AZ.

York, C. Cultivating Incivility: Perceptions of Incivility in Elite Political Discourse as a Product of Viewing Incivility In TV News. Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) convention. Chicago, IL.

York, C., & Padgett J. When Tolerance Matters: Political Tolerance for Muslim Americans, Cable News Coverage, and Opinion Toward the “Ground Zero Mosque.” Presented at the National Communication Association (NCA) convention. New Orleans, LA.

York, C., Kim, S., & Kim, K. Gatekeeping, “Gatewatching,” and the Political Process: Measuring the Impact of New Media on Political Activism and Knowledge During the 2008 U.S. General Election. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) convention. Boston, MA.

York, C. Other Worlds, Other Media: An Overview of Second Life Journalism. Presented at the annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Midwinter convention. Norman, OK.

York, C. The "Virtual" Beat: Journalistic Perspectives on Reporting Second Life, A Massive Online World. Presented at the annual Mardi Gras Conference on Technology. Baton Rouge, Louisiana.