About

headshotI’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.

Contact me

anne.oeldorf-hirsch@uconn.edu
Address: 337 Mansfield Rd Unit 1259
Storrs CT 06269
More: https://comm.uconn.edu/person/anne-oeldorf-hirsch/

Recent Publications & Presentations

Oeldorf-Hirsch, A., Roman, L. R., Witkowich, I., & Chen, J. (Accepted for publication). Exploring social media users’ experiences with algorithmic transparency cues. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448251339493

Romann, L. R. & Oeldorf-Hirsch, A. (In press). Exploring algorithmic cultivation: Sensitive self-disclosure, self-diagnosis, and hazardous mental health communication on TikTok. Journal of Media Psychology.

Oeldorf-Hirsch, A., & Neubaum, G. (2025). What do we know about algorithmic literacy? The status quo and a research agenda for a growing field. New Media & Society, 27(2), 681-701. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448231182662 

Romann, L. R. & Oeldorf-Hirsch, A. (2025, June). Be your own advocate: Inquiring about user perceptions of trauma-informed design on social media. Paper to be presented at the 75th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO. 

Suk, J., Steinke, J., Holland Levin, S., Schnitzer, K.A., Gilbert, C., Oeldorf-Hirsch, & A., Coletti, A. (2025, June). Trending women in STEM: Digital space-making and visual presentation of identities on TikTok. Paper to be presented at the 75th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Denver, CO.


See all publications on Google Scholar; all presentations on my CV.