Welcome to my site! I’m an assistant professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama. I received my Ph.D. in Information from the School of Information at Florida State University in 2019. My primary research interests are online peer production, social Q&A communities, and health information behavior/interaction.
For a complete list of publications and teaching records, please refer to my CV here. Manuscripts and presentation slides/posters can be found on the “Publication” page.
I’m currently working on several projects, including 1) community development and design (including policies, reward system, tools, etc.,) for health/medical social Q&A; 2) vaccine hesitancy on social Q&A; 3) mental health search disparities among different social-economically ranked areas in the U.S. I have some funding to support hourly research assistants (both graduate and undergraduate). If you are interested in those topics, please feel free to contact me.
Primary Research Interests:
- Online peer production/Social Q&A communities
- Health informatics/Health information behavior on social media
- Human information interaction in general
Hengyi Fu 