Dr. Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch

I’m an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at University of Connecticut, where I study how we communicate via social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X) about news, health, science, and identity.

I have developed graduate and undergraduate courses on social media, and also teach courses on computer-mediated communication, new communication technology, and media effects.

My Fulbright Fellowship at Universität Duisburg-Essen launched my most recent project on algorithmic literacy, which focuses on what social media users know about the algorithms that shape their feeds, with a goal of more transparency through education, design, and policy.

Access my full CV here; permanent link, always up-to-date.

Steinke, J., Gilbert, C., Coletti, A., Levin, S. H., Suk, J., & Oeldorf-Hirsch, A. (2024). Women in STEM on TikTok: Advancing visibility and voice through STEM identity expression. Social Media + Society, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051241274675

Neubaum G., Oeldorf-Hirsch, A., and Naab T. K. (2024). Editorial: Learning politics in a digitized world: When do social media foster political literacy? Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1433144. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1433144

Steinke, J., Gilbert, C., Coletti, A. Holland Levin, S., Suk, J. & Oeldorf-Hirsch, A. (2024, November). Women in STEM on TikTok: Advancing visibility and voice through STEM identity expression. Paper to be presented at the 110^th annual convention of the National Communication Association (NCA), New Orleans, LA.

Pierre, L. & Oeldorf-Hirsch, A. (2024, August). Exploring how internet literacy and algorithmic awareness influence passive and active social media engagement behavior. Paper presented at the 107^th annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC), Philadelphia, PA.

Williams, B., Oeldorf-Hirsch, A., & Denes, A. (2024, August). Contrasting perceptions of online oversharing behaviors between digital natives and digital immigrants. Poster presented at the 107^th annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC), Philadelphia, PA.

Oeldorf-Hirsch, A., Romann, L., Witkowich, I., & Chen, J. (2024, June). “It’s like they are spying on me”: Assessing social media users’ perceptions of algorithmic transparency. To be presented at the 74th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.

Baumel, K. & Oeldorf-Hirsch, A. (2024, June). Social connection on TikTok. To be presented at the 74th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia.

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