Professor, University of Georgia. Director, Center for Advanced Computer-Human Ecosystems (CACHE). https://www.ugavr.com #VR #AR #research #behaviorchange #communication #technology #metaversehttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3mdxmy66zu22k📣New publication in the Journal of Communication @journal-of-comm.bsky.social. #VirtualReality now allows us to take a deeper look at 'in-the-moment' moral decision-making (e.g., trolley dilemma). But what if the threat in the moral context includes your own safety?03 Feb 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxmy66zu22khttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lz73zaiz7c2tThings were a bit uncertain at times, but... I am elated that this grant finally received the Notice of Award today and excited to continue our work with @noaa.gov on community-level #disaster preparedness!!19 Sep 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz73zaiz7c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lz54m74ez222Spent the past few days on the Hill with colleagues at @emoryuniversity.bsky.social to advocate for children’s health research and NIH support! We shared “Weather the Storm” #VR during the Congressional briefing and held a demo 😎 #communication #research #children #health #metaverse #translational18 Sep 2025 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz54m74ez222https://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lyjko7oquc2jSuper excited to share this podcast with you! In this episode of #WeatherGeeks, I had a wonderful chat with host Jen Carfagno about Weather the Storm, our #VR integrated training package for communicating #hurricane and storm surge risks for #disaster #preparedness.11 Sep 2025 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyjko7oquc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lvlbp6dfq22pUGA Research write up of some of the cutting edge research on education and training taking place on campus - featuring our recent @noaa.gov project where I got to get into a little more detail about the motivations behind the #VR hurricane experience. https://research.uga.edu/news/brains-games-and-vr-frames-how-uga-researchers-are-rewriting-the-rules-of-learning/04 Aug 2025 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvlbp6dfq22phttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lveqdzdy522vhttps://www.foxweather.com/watch/fmc-mbjfka5plwwcyk73 Recent Fox Weather coverage on our “Weather the Storm” virtual reality application. If you’re interested in trying it out and have access to a Meta Quest headset, please visit https://www.ugavr.com/weatherthestorm.01 Aug 2025 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lveqdzdy522vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3loyek2h2ks2e#Hurricane season 2025 is almost here! 🌧️ ☔️ Join @ugavr.bsky.social CACHE and our project partners at the @noaa.gov 2025 Hurricane Awareness Webinars Series to learn about "Weather the Storm," a training package for hurricanes and storm surge events that combines #VR w/ PPT, videos, handouts.12 May 2025 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3loyek2h2ks2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lo2mffco7c2jCommunity-based work has been at the core of our vision at @ugavr.bsky.social Center for Advanced Computer-Human Ecosystems(CACHE). Even when we work with cutting-edge tech, we have strived to direct our findings back to communities so that they may benefit from critical scientific advancements.30 Apr 2025 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2mffco7c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3llogkwpr4c2fhttps://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/environment/article302833499.html31 Mar 2025 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3llogkwpr4c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lla2kbks2s2tChief Meteorologist @mattdevittweather.bsky.social of WINK News reviews "Weather the Storm," a life-saving #VR simulation we developed and tested at the @ugavr.bsky.social, in collab with @noaa.gov, Clemson University, the National Hurricane Center, Georgia Sea Grant, and South Carolina Sea Grant.25 Mar 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lla2kbks2s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lktkh7g4p22xOur study on IEEEVR2020 was one of the craziest but exciting field studies we were able to pull together miraculously during the early days of COVID. Thanks to @drlauralevy.bsky.social for being such an amazing partner-in-crime 😎 Let's do it again soon! URL to the paper & findings in Laura's post! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2025 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lktkh7g4p22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lk6wzkv6u22rDelighted to share the results of our 3-year partnership with NOAA and the National Hurricane Center! "Weather the Storm," a training and education package for hurricanes and storm surge events, is now available for public use (download link in the article). https://wpo.noaa.gov/bringing-storm-surge-to-virtual-reality/12 Mar 2025 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6wzkv6u22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3ljrnhs4fbc2oIn Paris to give a talk at Université Paris Nanterre 🇫🇷 This is a three university inter-laboratory collaboration, where the labs are interested in exploring the use of #VR in the psychological mechanisms that shape and drive embodiment and ensuing behavior change. If you're in Paris, swing by!07 Mar 2025 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljrnhs4fbc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lik2qhmq6c2jOne of the best things about working on federally funded projects is getting to know the people behind the scenes. What used to feel like just numbers and calls for proposals is now filled with friends and familiar faces and that really changes what the job feels like.19 Feb 2025 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lik2qhmq6c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lifuhqjjqs2d[NEW PUBLICATION] This is the first in a series of pubs coming up from our @noaa.gov project in partnership with the National Hurricane Center, using #VR to communicate the risk of storm surge/flooding. One of the first Qs to address was, can we scale the use of VR as a risk communication tool?17 Feb 2025 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lifuhqjjqs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3ldehtxtbys2uCACHE is celebrating all the incredible students graduating this season — both from within our center and beyond! Your hard work, passion, and perseverance have paid off, and we can’t wait to see the amazing things you’ll achieve. 🎓 🌟15 Dec 2024 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldehtxtbys2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lce34lf3gc2bThis is me after submitting a multi-institutional grant proposal with just 45 minutes left on the clock 😮‍💨 Everything that could possibly go wrong... did go wrong. Surprise. But we successfully crossed the finish line!! https://media.tenor.com/aOz09WQV0GEAAAAC/old-lady-grandma.gif?hh=374&ww=49802 Dec 2024 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lce34lf3gc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lbwtkbxnb22cIn June, I had the delightful opportunity to speak at The Future of Scientific Conferencing workshop hosted by the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, to discuss inclusive #conferencing, innovative formats, and #sustainability of scientific gatherings.27 Nov 2024 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwtkbxnb22chttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lbrtol4ras24Thank you AJC for covering our project! We tested the efficacy of a #MR system with 300+ kids & their parents across 19 afterschools: The system is particularly effective for kids who tend to be sedentary at baseline. Conversion of sedentary time is mostly to light intensity physical activity. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Nov 2024 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrtol4ras24https://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lbpbfz5k2c25Agreed. It also involves a group of ppl saying that your work is brilliant and matters, and another group of ppl saying that your work is worthless, and you hope that the former group is larger than the latter group 😂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Nov 2024 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpbfz5k2c25https://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lbpb53bom225‘Tis the season for homemade marshmallows! Are they worth the extra effort? 💯 You need: sugar, gelatin, water, high powered stand mixer, and a candy thermometer. Then enjoy the fresh fluffy bliss 🤤24 Nov 2024 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpb53bom225https://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lbkbac5hec2eBeen having a series of delightful meetings, yes, even at the university level. Although we gathered for business, at the end of the day, it was ppl caring about the well-being of ppl. Committee work is often grueling and thankless but sometimes, you have the good ones. I was happy to serve today. 🫡22 Nov 2024 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkbac5hec2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sunjooahn.bsky.social/post/3lbcnqzafyc2hHi 🦋, I rolled in my own poop this morning and got a warm bath and a blowout at 7:30am, while my owners went to work looking tired and disheveled. Hope your day is off to a refreshing start as mine! 🐶19 Nov 2024 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:4zlm4bppbbvyo7mc4bz7poe3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcnqzafyc2h