Amy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies of the College of Arts, Media and Design and in the Department of Health Sciences of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University. She directs the Health Technology Lab, where she explores the psychological and behavioral effects and mechanisms of interactive media such as video games and virtual reality for health and well-being promotion and maintenance.

Amy received her BA in English from Peking University, and her master’s in Communication Studies and doctorate in Mass Communication from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship with the Children’s Nutrition Research Center at the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine.

Amy is on Northeastern University’s 2022-2023 Interdisciplinary Research Sabbatical to continue and initiate collaborations with the Department of Psychology.