Tien Ee Dominic Yeo

About me

Dominic Yeo (pronounced "Yo") is a tenured Associate Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Communication Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. He also directs the AI and Wellbeing Lab within the AI Media Centre. A native of Singapore, Dr. Yeo holds a PhD in Social and Developmental Psychology from the University of Cambridge and a First Class Honours Bachelor's degree in Communication from the National University of Singapore.

His research primarily investigates young people's social media use and its implications for their wellbeing, a focus that has earned him four competitive research grants from Hong Kong’s Research Grants Council (RGC), three as Principal Investigator. Dr. Yeo's work is published in flagship and leading communication journals, including Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Mobile Media & Communication, Health Communication, and Journal of Health Communication. He serves as an Associate Editor for Journal of Social & Personal Relationships and Personal Relationships, and is on the editorial boards of Communication Theory (a flagship journal of International Communication Association), Mobile Media & Communication, and Culture, Health & Sexuality.