Srinivasan, P., Oeldorf-Hirsch, A., & Joergensen, G. (2022). “Attention! It’s the News.” Cognitive load and news posts on Facebook: An eye-tracking study. Journal of Communication Technology, 5(3), 27-52. https://doi.org/10.51548/joctec-2022-012
Author: Oeldorf-Hirsch Anne
$50K received with Steinke & Suk to study women in STEM on TikTok
Our team has received funding as part of our college’s latest research initiative for our research on women in STEM on social media:
Promoting equity, inclusion, and belonging: Examining women in STEM on TikTok (Co-PI; Steinke & Suk). Research in Academic Themes 2022 Funding Initiative, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Connecticut (UConn), 2022: $50,000
New publication: Older adults & privacy policies
Obar, J. & Oeldorf-Hirsch, A. (2022). Older adults and “The biggest lie on the Internet”: From ignoring social media policies to the privacy paradox. International Journal of Communication, 16, 4779-4800. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/17146/3919
Funding received to study climate change misinfo on social media
Our team (collaborators Mike Schmierbach, Penn State; Alyssa Appelman, Northern Kentucky University; Mike Boyle, West Chester University) has received $4,000 from the Penn State summer news literacy fund to develop misinformation interventions about climate change on social media this summer, which will be tested in future research.
New science communication publication
Capers, R. S., Oeldorf-Hirsch, A., Wyss, R., Burgio, K. R., & Rubega, M. A. (2022). What did they learn? Objective assessment tools show mixed effects of training on science communication behaviors. Frontiers in Communication, 6(February), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2021.805630
Fulbright in Communication panel accepted to ICA
Perreault, G., Pearce, K. E., Bowman, N. D., Oeldorf-Hirsch, A., Kranstuber Horstman, H., Kingsley Westerman, C., Freiling, I., Dubois, E., Kaur, S., Dorrance Hall, E., Denes, A., Baykurt, B., Wirz, D. S., Bowe, B. J., Henrichsen, J., Friedlander, J., & Goodwin, C. (2022, May). The Fulbright experience in communication. Blue Sky panel to be presented at the 72nd annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Paris, France.
Student-led paper accepted to most competitive ICA to date!
Chen, Y. & Oeldorf-Hirsch, A. (2022, May). A bargain of agency and happiness in mobile phone use? Agentic mobile regulation for subjective well-being. Paper presented at the 72nd annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Paris, France.
Chapter in new book
Oeldorf-Hirsch, A. (2021). The role of engagement in learning from active and incidental news exposure on social media. In F. Shen (Ed.), Social media news and its impact. New York: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Social-Media-News-and-Its-Impact/Shen/p/book/9781032016856
First publication for 2022!
Oeldorf-Hirsch, A., & Chen, Y. (2022). Mobile mindfulness: Predictors of mobile screen time tracking. Computers in Human Behavior, 129, 107170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107170
New publication on green advertising in social media
Pittman, M., Oeldorf-Hirsch, A., & Brannan, A. (2021). Green advertising on social media: Brand authenticity mediates the effect of different appeals on purchase intent and digital engagement. Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising, Latest Articles. https://doi.org/10.1080/10641734.2021.1964655