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Social media are computer-mediated technologies that allow the creating and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.



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The Power of “Likes”: The Effects of “Liked By Youngji Seo, Hanyoung Kim, Hye Jin Yoon & Ja Kyung Seo

Youngji Seo (PhD alum), Hanyoung Kim (PhD alum), Youngjee Ko (PhD candidate), Hye Jin Yoon, Jeong Yeob Han, Jongmin Lee (PhD student) and Ja Kyung Seo (PhD student) (2023), “The Power […]

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Effects of visuals in solutions journalism: A social media eye-tracking experiment Bartosz Wojdynski, Kyser Lough & Dooyeon Park

Bart Wojdynski, Kyser Lough, & Sohyun Park (current Ph.D. Student) (2023, August). “Effects of visuals in solutions journalism: A social media eye-tracking experiment.” Paper accepted for presentation at the 106th Annual Association for Education […]

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Pushing Hands and Buttons: The Effects of Corporate Social Issue Stance Communication and Online Comment (In)Civility on Publics’ Emotional and Behavioral Responses Wenqing Zhao and Yan Jin

Wenqing Zhao (PhD student), Xuerong Lu (PhD alum), Yan Jin, and Toni van der Meer. “Pushing Hands and Buttons: The Effects of Corporate Social Issue Stance Communication and Online Comment (In)Civility on Publics’ Emotional […]

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On being human: An investigation of virtual influencers and activism Haley R. Hatfield and Aarum Youn-Heil

Haley Hatfield (Ph.D. student) and Aarum Youn-Heil (Ph.D. student). (2023, August 7). “On being human: An investigation of virtual influencers and activism”. Mass Communication & Society Division,  Association for Education in Journalism and […]

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The persuasive effects of social media narrative PSAs on COVID-19 vaccination intention among unvaccinated young adults: the mediating role of empathy and psychological reactance Youngji Seo and Jeong-Yeob Han

Youngjee Ko (PhD candidate), Hanyoung Kim (PhD alum), Youngji Seo (PhD alum), Jeong-Yeob Han, Hye Jin Yoon, Jongmin Lee (PhD student) & Ja Kyung Seo (PhD student) (2023). “The persuasive effects of social media narrative PSAs on COVID-19 vaccination intention among […]

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African Women in Digital Spaces: Redefining Social Movements on the Continent and in the Diaspora Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed

Clark, M. K. & Wunpini F. Mohammed (editors) African Women in Digital Spaces: Redefining Social Movements on the Continent and in the Diaspora. Dar es Salaam: Mkuki na Nyota 2023. […]

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The Unseen Internet: Conjuring the Occult in 21st Century Digital Discourse Shira Chess

Shira Chess (under contract). The Unseen Internet: Conjuring the Occult in 21st Century Digital Discourse. Cambridge: MIT Press. Overview: Behind the glossy sheen of slick social media influencers and corporate […]

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Social endorsement, credibility, and support for the regulation of research on enhanced geothermal systems Michael Cacciatore

McKasy, M., Yeo, S. K., Zhang, J. S., Michael A. Cacciatore, Allen, H. W., & Su, L. Y.-F. (2022, December). “Social endorsement, credibility, and support for the regulation of research […]

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On being human: An investigation of virtual influencers and activism Aarum Youn-Heil and Haley R. Hatfield

Haley R. Hatfield (Ph.D. student) & Aarum Youn-Heil (Ph.D. student) (2023). On being human: An investigation of virtual influencers and activism [Paper Presentation]. 2023 AEJMC Midwinter Conference, Norman, OK. *Top Paper Abstract in […]

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Social Media and its Influence on Sexual Activity and Perceptions of Sexual Activity Among College Students Shira Chess

Baldwin-White, A., Darville, G., Shira Chess, & Beer, J. (in press) “Social Media and its Influence on Sexual Activity and Perceptions of Sexual Activity Among College Students,” Journal of American College […]

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