Publications

Sample publications

Publications from the CHAT Lab can also be accessed from Dr. Yizhou Liu’s Google Scholar page.

  • Liu, Y., Byrne, K. A., Aly, H., & Knijnenburg, B. P. (Accepted in June 2025). Examining age differences in the effectiveness of digital privacy education interventions on online cookie decisions. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. Impact factor: 3.4. doi:10.1080/10447318.2025.2532710

  • Byrne, K. A., Pilcher, J. J., Liu, Y., Brancato, M., Spinelli, M., Rosinski, M., Alvarado Batres, A., & Daughenbaugh, D. (2025). A computational modeling approach to brief slow-paced breathing and moderators of reward-based decision-making in college students. Acta Psychologica, 258, 105222. Impact factor: 2.1. doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105222

  • Aly, H., Liu, Y., Khan, S., Ghaiumy Anaraky, R., Byrne, K. A., & Knijnenburg, B. P. (2025). Digital privacy education: Customized interventions for U.S. older and younger adults in rural and urban settings. Technology in Society, 102805. Impact factor: 12.5. doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102805

  • Liu, Y., Byrne, K. A., Aly, H., Ghaiumy Anaraky, R., & Knijnenburg, B. P. (2024). Can stress put digital privacy at risk? Evidence from a controlled experiment examining the impact of acute stress on privacy decisions on a simulated social network site. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 27(9), 664–672. Impact factor: 6.6. doi:10.1089/cyber.2023.0687

  • Aly, H., Liu, Y., Ghaiumy Anaraky, R., Khan, S., Namara, M., Byrne, K. A., & Knijnenburg, B. P. (2024). Tailoring digital privacy education interventions for older adults: A comparative study on modality preferences and effectiveness. Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies. Impact factor: 5.7. doi:10.56553/popets-2024-0036

  • Byrne, K. A., Lockwood, P. L., Ghaiumy Anaraky, R., & Liu, Y. (2023). Age differences in prosocial behavior depend on effort costs. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 78(6), 948–958. Impact factor: 4.59. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbac194

  • Byrne, K. A., Liu, Y., Shreeves, M., & Six, S. G. (2023). Working through negativity: The influence of affective states on effort-based decision-making. Personality and Individual Differences, 201, 111949. Impact factor: 3.95. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2022.111949

  • Harris, M. W., Byrne, K. A., Liu, Y., & Ghaiumy Anaraky, R. (2023). The cost of giving: Examining the relationship between narcissistic, self-sacrificing, and empathetic traits on effortful versus effortless prosocial behavior. Journal of Research in Personality, 102, 104320. Impact factor: 3.89. doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2022.104320

  • Harris, M. W., Byrne, K. A., Pury, C. L., Kowalski, R. M., & Liu, Y. (2022). More relaxed but less helpful: The relationship between stress, age, and self-reported prosocial behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psych, 4(4), 833–842. Impact factor: 1.78. doi:10.3390/psych4040061

Presentations

  • Byrne, K., & Liu, Y. The effect of acute stress on privacy decision-making. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting.

  • Liu, Y., Ghaiumy Anaraky, R., Aly, H., & Byrne, K. The effect of privacy fatigue on privacy decision-making behavior. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting.

  • Black, J., Liu, L., Byrne, K. (2024, April). Can Digital Privacy Fatigue Be Induced? Examining Factors that Influence Users’ Privacy Fatigue Using an Experimental Design. Poster presentation at the 7th Annual Clemson University Student Research Forum, Clemson, SC.