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Amy Lu
Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Health Studies
617.373.7839
Expertise
behavior, behavioral science, Child Obesity, Diet Intake, Games for Health, health communication, Narratives, physical activity

Amy Lu in the Press

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Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’ reignites a debate: Is Jet Black a Black anime character?

That makes “Cowboy Bebop” part of a larger phenomenon observed by scholars like Amy Lu, associate professor at Northeastern University. In a 2009 study, Lu asked more than 1,000 people to identify the race of nearly 350 anime protagonists, based solely on images of their faces. “Cowboy Bebop’s” Spike Spiegel was one of them. 

Amy Lu for Northeastern Global News

A person in black and glasses sits next to someone with long dark hair, both look at insole sensors on a table. A laptop is open nearby.

New research looks at how the way you walk impacts health and the city

by Noah Lloyd

A guilty pleasure to get you through quarantine that’s actually good for you

by Khalida Sarwari

Video games can improve your health. You just need to play the right ones.

by Allie Nicodemo

Tier 1 grant program spurs interdisciplinary research collaborations

Headshot of Greg St. Martin
by Greg St. Martin

How new research and Sesame Street are expanding our understanding of autism

by Thea Singer

Losing by winning: Researchers use stories, video games to combat obesity

by Thea Singer