Biography and education
Ph.D.
2007
Political Science
University of Florida
Ph.D.
2007
Political Communication
University of Florida
2007
Political Science
University of Florida
Ph.D.
2007
Political Communication
University of Florida
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Yun, Hyun J (Principal), Park, Jae H (Co-Principal). Social Networking Service and Changes in Political Communication in the U.S. and the U.K., Korean National Assembly Research Service, Korean Government, $10000. (Submitted: October 1, 2010, Funded: October 19, 2010 - December 30, 2010). Grant.
- Yun, Hyun (Co-Principal). Curriculum Development for Certificate in South Asian Studies, Federal, $177000. (Submitted: August 1, 2009, Funded: August 1, 2009 - July 31, 2010). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works
- Yun, H. J. (2021). Beyond Political Capital: Do Social and Economic Capital Matter? Presidential Studies Quarterly, 51(2), 404–425.
- Yun, H. J., & Park, J. H. (n.d.). The Impact of Digital Partisan News Algorithms in the 2022 Midterm Election. In Media Messages in the 2022 Midterm Election: Division, Deniers, Dobbs, and the Donald. N.Y., The U.S.: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Yun, H. J. (2023). Social media bonding and bridging in the political polarization of the 2020 presidential election. In Social Media Politics: Digital Discord in the 2020 Presidential Election. (pp. 30–60). The U.K.: Routledge.
- Yun, H. J., Ancu, M., Park, J. H., Farrar, B. R., & Kiousis, S. (2022). The political youth voice spiral: An application of the Spiral of Silence to opinion expression among young American voters. Quarterly Review of Business Disciplines, 9(1), 49–75.
- Yun, H. J. (2022). My professor is losing her mind and so am I! In K. Vaidya (Ed.), Teach Political Science with a Sense of Humor: Why (and How to) Be a Funnier and More Effective Political Science Teacher and Laugh All the Way to Your Classroom? Canberra, Australia: The Curious Academic Publishing.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Honorary Professor of International Studies, Texas State University. January 2023 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Award of Honor, The Texas State Alumni Association. 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: Dean's Award for Excellence in Service, The College of Liberal Arts, Texas State University. January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
- Award / Honor Recipient: Courtesy Professor, Ajou University, South Korea. January 1, 2024 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Vice-President, Uvote Inter-University Election Research Organization. 2005 - 2006

Featured service activities
- Member
Korea Advertising Society Executive Board
- Member
The National Unification Advisory Council
- Editorial Review Board Member
Journal of Cybercommunication Academic Society
- Member
Political Science Workload Committee
- Member
Office of Distance and Extended Learning’s Faculty Mentor Corps
- Member
Austin Korean School Advisory Board