Grace Qiyuan Miao

Grace Qiyuan Miao

I'm a PhD candidate in the Department of Communication at UCLA, specializing in social neuroscience and multimodal research on human-human and human-AI conversations and connections.

Publications

Recent Publications

Miao, G.Q. & Stivers. T. (2025). Activity transitions and persuasion: Using growth charts in pediatric consultations. Discourse & Communication. OnlineFirst.
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Miao, G.Q., Jiang, Y.J., Binnquist, A., Pluta, A., Steen, F.F., Dale, R., & Lieberman, M.D. (2024). A Deep Neural Network Approach for Integrating Neural and Behavioral Signals: Multimodal Investigation with fNIRS Hyperscanning and Facial Expressions. In L. K. Samuelson, S. Frank, M. Toneva, A. Mackey & E. Hazeltine (Eds.), Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 5630-5638). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
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Miao, G.Q., Dale, R., & Galati, A. (2023). (Mis) align: a simple dynamic framework for modeling interpersonal coordination. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 18325.
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Manuscripts Under Review

Dale, R., Bainbridge, C., Jiang, Y., Lin, L., Miao, G.Q. & Rosen, Z. (Under Review). Bridging Cognition and Communication: Identifying Opportunities for Cross-Disciplinary Connections Using Scientometric Techniques.

Goldstein, B.M., Pluta, A., Miao, G.Q., Binnquist, A.L. & Lieberman, M.D. (Under Review). Multi-timepoint pattern analysis (MTPA): Improving classification with neural timeseries data.
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Manuscripts In Preparation

Miao, G.Q.*, Lieberman, I.*, Binnquist, A., Pluta, A. & Dale, R. (in prep). Conversation depth and connection: An fNIRS study of neural synchrony in the default mode network.

Miao, G.Q., Pluta, A. & Lieberman, M.D. (in prep). Hyperscanning With Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) In Social Interaction Studies – Systematic Review and Best Practice Recommendations.

Lee, A.J.*, Miao, G.Q.*, Lu, H., Dale, R. & Galati, A. (in prep). Collaboration over time as Iterative Bayesian Inference within a Dynamical Systems Model.

Miao, G.Q., Cox, K. & Stivers. T. (in prep). Decoding Rapport Building: Risky Stance Taking Among Stranger Dyads.

Horton, C.J., Miao, G.Q., Walsh, L.C., Rodriguez, A. & Kaufman, V.A. (in prep). Best friends forever: predictors, correlates, and outcomes of best-friend selection in a large sample survey study.

Binnquist, A.L., Dolbier, S., Miao, G.Q., Dieffenbach, M., Tabak, B., Muldowney, S., & Lieberman, M.D. (in prep). Brain state dynamics of cross-ideological communication and interpersonal bonding.

Steen, F., DeLiema, D. & Miao, G.Q. (in prep). “Remember… you can always just”: Approaching the Zone of Proximal Development.

CV

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