University of Kansas Ph.D
Christopher Newport University
Rebecca Johnson is a Visiting Professor of Communication at Wake Forest University. She received her Ph.D. in 2022 from the University of Kansas and studies long-distance romantic relationships, online dating, flirting styles, and technology use in interpersonal relationships. Additional research interests include general social media use, sexual orientation and gender identities, and online communities. Her latest publication focuses on social support (or the lack thereof) of long-distance romance and how it impacts people in those relationships. Dr. Johnson’s work can be found in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, New Media & Psychology, the Journal of Applied Communication Research, and Media Psychology.