Andrea Stevenson Won

Andrea Stevenson Won is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Cornell University and leads the Virtual Embodiment Lab. Her research focuses on how immersive media changes people's perceptions, particularly in clinical applications of virtual reality and the impact of nonverbal behaviors on collaboration and teamwork. She received her PhD in Communication from Stanford University and her Master's in Biomedical Visualization from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research is influential in the intersection of virtual reality and human behavior, spanning avatar technology, nonverbal communication, and applications in education and healthcare.

• Present·Cornell University·Assistant Professor
  • Leads research at the Virtual Embodiment Lab, focusing particularly on how media experiences impact human perception and on the applications of virtual reality in teamwork and clinical treatment.

• 2009-2015·Stanford University·PhD
  • Field: Communication, specializing in topics related to the Virtual Human Interaction Lab.
• 2007-2009·University of Illinois at Chicago·Master's
  • Field: Biomedical Visualization