Publications

Roknaldin, A., Kruke, L., Qiao, A. et al. Reducing carbon emissions from student commuting in higher education. Environ Syst Decis 45, 5 (2025). DOI: 10.1007/s10669-024-09996-5

Qiao, A., & John, R. S. (2024). Estimating the perceived threat threshold for acting in self-defense. Law, Probability and Risk. DOI: 10.1093/lpr/mgae012

Qiao, A. (2024). Jilted and tilted: An exploration of post-rejection response and introduction of a novel experimental paradigm (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Winterfeldt, D., John, R.S., Roknaldin, A., Qiao, A., Kruke, L., Hopper, J. (2024). Reducing Carbon Emissions from Student Commuting: A Research Report from the Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center. DOI: 10.25554/7acd-2s78

Kim, S., Liu, M., Qiao, A., & Miller, L. C. (2021). “I want to be alone, but I don’t want to be lonely”: Uncertainty management regarding social situations among college students with social anxiety disorder. Health Communication. DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2021.1912890

Qiao, A. (2021). Examining Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer effect in human mate selection behavior (Master’s thesis). University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Qiao, A., Kim, S., & Read, S. J. (2023, February). The effect of situational context on individuals’ experience of social rejection. Poster presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Qiao, A., John, R. S., & Baucum, M. (2022, November). Estimating the threshold of perceived threat for intent to engage in proactive self-defense. Poster presented at the Society for Judgment and Decision Making Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, USA.

Qiao, A., John, R. S., & Baucum, M. (2022, November). Estimating the perceived threat threshold for acting in self-defense: A signal detection theory approach. Poster presented at the Conference of Empirical Legal Studies, Charlottesville, VA, USA.

Qiao, A., & John, R. S. (2022, February). Juror perspective-taking and the self-defense defense: Examining the reasonable person standard. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, San Francisco, USA.

John, R. S., Baucum, M., & Qiao, A. (2022, February). Perceptions of threat and self-defense decision-making. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, San Francisco, USA.

Qiao, A., & Read, S. J. (2021, February). Match or pass: Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer effect in dating app mate-selection behavior. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, Austin, TX, USA (virtual).

Kim, S., Liu, M., Qiao, A., & Miller, L. (2020, May). “If I cannot expect, I become anxious”: Interpersonal communication strategies to reduce uncertainty and anxiety among socially- anxious college students using thematic analysis. Paper presented at the 70th Annual International Communications Association Conference, Gold Coast, Australia (virtual).

Qiao, A., & John, R. S. (2020, March). What would I do? Factors that influence judgment of one’s own and others’ proactive self-defense. Data presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA.

John, R. S., & Qiao, A. (2020, March). Perception of threat and intent to act in self-defense. Paper presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Qiao, A., & John, R. S. (2019, April). Fight, flee, or wait to see: The psychology of proactive self-defense. Poster presented at the University of Southern California Undergraduate Symposium, Los Angeles, CA.
*Won 2nd place in Social Sciences category