【Article by GCIT】

An international publication featuring a GCIT faculty member and alumna highlights the program’s academic connections and contributions to research at National Chengchi University (NCCU).

Christine Linda Cook, Assistant Professor in NCCU’s Master’s Program in Global Communication and Innovation Technology (GCIT), and GCIT alumna Honoka Fukuda, who is currently pursuing doctoral studies, collaborated with IMICS alumna Juyeon Shin and NCCU postdoctoral researcher Simon Yun-Chung Tang on a study examining research gaps in internet use and mental health in East Asia. The paper was published in Frontiers in Public Health on October 12, 2026.

Through a multilingual review of 54 studies, the researchers examined scholarship on mental health and online engagement in East Asia. They found that the literature included in the review focused heavily on addiction and negative consequences, while comparatively fewer studies explored how digital spaces could provide psychological support and promote well-being.

“Understanding the relationship between technology and mental health requires collaboration across languages and research backgrounds,” Cook said. “Working with colleagues and a GCIT graduate brings complementary perspectives to this effort and helps make East Asian experiences more visible in international scholarship.”

Fukuda’s participation highlights a GCIT graduate’s continued engagement in academic research while pursuing doctoral studies. Together, Cook and Fukuda’s contributions illustrate how the GCIT community connects faculty expertise and alumni scholarship through collaborative research.

The study links GCIT’s focus on communication and technology to broader questions of human well-being, identifying opportunities to examine both the risks and supportive potential of digital life.

🔗Frontiers in Public Health🔗

【全球傳播與創新科技碩士學位學程獲文化部與教育部高等教育深耕計畫補助。】