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Christopher Alan Ball

Assistant Professor of Journalism

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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College of Media

Christopher Alan Ball is currently serving as a College Of Media Assistant Professor of Journalism at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Assistant Professor of Journalism

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education human-computer interaction technology digital mediums stem education social sciences educational technology virtual reality computing education information technology immersive technologies public health educational research user experience social computing educational psychology digital divide learning sciences child-computer interaction student motivation student success digital learning covid-19 social science research intelligent computing digital culture digital society student outcomes video game development game studies responsible ai human-ai interaction digital inequalities stem pipeline computer self-efficacy stem attitudes distance education health technology cultural change social identity youth services educational assessment higher education psychiatric research augmented reality multi-user vr social informatics digitalization technology adoption digital skill educational disadvantage college pipeline video game addiction gamification educational games online gaming covid-19 pandemic global health crisis social isolation ageism active ageing technology integration user acceptance technology acceptance models versus virtual reality vr ownership virtual reality adoption older adults physical natives physical-digital divide digital age conceptualizing technology adoption emergent inequalities digital inequality stack expectancy-value theory analysis emotional costs metaverse video games social impact social problems simulation video game

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Beyond the Hype: Longitudinal Trends in Virtual Reality Perceptions Beyond the Covid-19 Pandemic. Information Research an international electronic journal (2025)

Christopher BallKuo-Ting HuangJess Francis-Levin

metaversehuman-computer interactionimmersive technologiesperformance studiesamazon mechanical turkvirtual reality perceptionsdigital mediumsbehavioral sciencesuser experiencepublic healthvirtual reality

The Influence of AI Literacy on User's Trust in AI in Practical Scenarios: A Digital Divide Pilot Study. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology (2024)

Kuo‐Ting HuangChristopher Ball

human-computer interactionai adoptionsocial computingtrustintelligent computingresponsible aitechnologyadvanced ai literacyeducationai educationhuman-ai interactiontrustworthy aiartificial intelligenceai literacy

Generative Artificial Intelligence ( Gai ) Divide: An Empirical Examination of the Micro–Macro Factors That Predict Gai Knowledge and Use. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology (2023)

Christopher BallKuo‐Ting Huang

human-computer interactiongenerative artificial intelligenceai accesscomputational intelligencedigital inequalityintelligent computingresponsible aitechnologyintelligent systemsdata sciencehuman-ai interactionartificial intelligenceinformation technology

The Effects of Nature-Based Travel in Virtual Reality: The Role of Spatial Presence and Narrative Engagement. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking (2023)

Christopher Ball

tourist experienceimmersive technologiestourismperformance studiessustainable tourismenvironmental psychologybehavioral sciencestourism researchtravel researchuser experiencespatial presencepsychologytravel behaviorvirtual realitynarrative engagement

The Perceived Impacts of Covid-19 on Users’ Acceptance of Virtual Reality Hardware: A Digital Divide Perspective. American Behavioral Scientist (2023)

Kuo-Ting HuangChristopher BallJess Francis

human-computer interactionimmersive technologiestechnologyvirtual reality hardwaredigital mediumsuser acceptanceuser experiencepublic healthperceived impactsinformation technologyvirtual realitytechnology acceptance models

Cascading Crises: Society in the Age of Covid-19. American Behavioral Scientist (2021)

Laura RobinsonJeremy SchulzChristopher BallCara ChiaraluceMatías DodelJessica FrancisKuo-Ting HuangElisha JohnstonAneka KhilnaniOliver KleinmannK. Hazel KwonNoah McClainYee Man Margaret NgHeloisa PaitMassimo RagneddaBianca C. ReisdorfMaria Laura RuiuCinthia Xavier da SilvaJuliana Maria TrammelØyvind N. WiborgApryl A. Williams

global healthvulnerabilitycovid-19resiliencedisasterssociologycommunicable diseasessocial problemsdisaster risk reductioncovid-19 pandemiclabor marketglobal health crisissocial determinants of healthsocial isolationcrisis managementpublic healthpublic health preparednessspontaneous solidarity

Virtual Reality Adoption During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Uses and Gratifications Perspective. Telematics and Informatics (2021)

Christopher BallKuo-Ting HuangJess Francis

vr ownershiphuman-computer interactioncovid-19virtual reality adoptionmulti-user vrimmersive technologiestechnologydigital mediumshealth technologydigital healthpublic healthvirtual realityhealth communication

A Call for Computer Recess: The Impact of Computer Activities on Predominantly Minority Students’ Technology and Application Self-Efficacy. American Behavioral Scientist (2020)

Christopher BallKuo-Ting HuangJess FrancisTravis KadylakShelia R. Cotten

human-computer interactionsocial computingapplication self-efficacycomputer recesscomputing educationdigital learningtechnologydigital literacytechnology self-efficacyeducationeducational technologydigital dividestem education

Digital Inequalities 3.0: Emergent Inequalities in the Information Age. First Monday (2020)

Laura RobinsonJeremy SchulzHopeton S. DunnAntonio A. CasilliPaola TubaroRod CarvathWenhong ChenJulie B. WiestMatías DodelMichael J. SternChristopher BallKuo-Ting HuangGrant BlankMassimo RagneddaHiroshi OnoBernie HoganGustavo S. MeschShelia R. CottenSusan B. KretchmerTimothy M. HaleTomasz DrabowiczPu YanBarry WellmanMolly-Gloria HarperAnabel Quan-HaaseAneka Khilnani

human-computer interactionsocial inequalitysocial computingdigital skilldigital cultureemergent inequalitiestechnologydigital societydigital dividedigital mediumsdigital inequalitiesdigital inequality stacksocial sciencesinformation technologyinformation science

Effective Experiences: A Social Cognitive Analysis of Young Students’ Technology Self-Efficacy and Stem Attitudes. Social Inclusion (2020)

Kuo-Ting HuangChristopher BallShelia R. CottenLaToya O’Neal

computer self-efficacylearning sciencescomputing educationdigital learningtechnologytechnology integrationurban school districteducationeducational technologystem attitudesstem educationeducational researchchild-computer interaction

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Christopher Alan Ball

Assistant Professor of Journalism

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Affiliations

College of Media

Christopher Alan Ball is currently serving as a College Of Media Assistant Professor of Journalism at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Honors

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Christopher Alan Ball

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Assistant Professor of Journalism

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Beyond the Hype: Longitudinal Trends in Virtual Reality Perceptions Beyond the Covid-19 Pandemic. Information Research an international electronic journal (2025)

Christopher BallKuo-Ting HuangJess Francis-Levin

The Influence of AI Literacy on User's Trust in AI in Practical Scenarios: A Digital Divide Pilot Study. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology (2024)

Kuo‐Ting HuangChristopher Ball

Christopher BallKuo‐Ting Huang

The Effects of Nature-Based Travel in Virtual Reality: The Role of Spatial Presence and Narrative Engagement. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking (2023)

Christopher Ball

The Perceived Impacts of Covid-19 on Users’ Acceptance of Virtual Reality Hardware: A Digital Divide Perspective. American Behavioral Scientist (2023)

Kuo-Ting HuangChristopher BallJess Francis

Cascading Crises: Society in the Age of Covid-19. American Behavioral Scientist (2021)

Virtual Reality Adoption During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Uses and Gratifications Perspective. Telematics and Informatics (2021)

Christopher BallKuo-Ting HuangJess Francis

A Call for Computer Recess: The Impact of Computer Activities on Predominantly Minority Students’ Technology and Application Self-Efficacy. American Behavioral Scientist (2020)

Christopher BallKuo-Ting HuangJess FrancisTravis KadylakShelia R. Cotten

Digital Inequalities 3.0: Emergent Inequalities in the Information Age. First Monday (2020)

Effective Experiences: A Social Cognitive Analysis of Young Students’ Technology Self-Efficacy and Stem Attitudes. Social Inclusion (2020)

Kuo-Ting HuangChristopher BallShelia R. CottenLaToya O’Neal

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