Oeldorf-Hirsch, A. & Neubaum, G. (2023). Attitudinal and behavioral correlates of algorithmic awareness among German and U.S. social media users. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 28(5). https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmad035
research
Review article on algorithmic literacy published
Oeldorf-Hirsch, A. & Neubaum, G. (2023). What do we know about algorithmic literacy? The status quo and a research agenda for a growing field. New Media & Society, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448231182662
New publication on political misinformation labeling
Oeldorf-Hirsch, A., Schmierbach, M., Appelman, A., & Boyle, M. P. (2023). The influence of fact-checking is disputed! The role of party identification in processing and sharing fact-checked social media posts. American Behavioral Scientist, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00027642231174335
New social media political engagement study accepted to #aejmc23
DiCairano, J., Oeldorf-Hirsch, A., & Hamilton, M. (2023, August). Think global, act local: News exposure and political participation on social media. Paper to be presented at the 106th annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC), Washington, DC.
Two upcoming presentations at #ica23
Oeldorf-Hirsch, A. & Neubaum, G. (2023, May). Algorithmic divide? Predictors and outcomes of algorithmic literacy of German and U.S. social media users. Paper to be presented at the 73rd annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Toronto, Canada.
Meier, Y., Oeldorf-Hirsch, A. & Krämer, N. C., (2023, May). Who targets me? Privacy perceptions of and reactions towards commercial and political targeting on social media. Paper to be presented at the 73rd annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Toronto, Canada.
Two new graduate student-led publications on social media
Coletti, A., McGloin, R., Oeldorf-Hirsch, A., & Hamlin, E. (2022). Science communication on social media: Examining cross-platform behavioral engagement. The Journal of Social Media in Society, 11(2), 236-263. https://thejsms.org/index.php/JSMS/article/view/995
Pierre, L., Lee, Y., Oeldorf-Hirsch, A. (2022). Exploring the effects of media format and disclosure of native Twitter ads on consumer evaluations and decision-making. Journal of Promotion Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/10496491.2022.2163039
Funding to study algorithmic transparency cues on social media
Social media user experience with algorithmic transparency cues (PI). Scholarship Facilitation Fund, Office of the Vice President of Research, UConn, 2023: $2,000.
Two research papers accepted to ICA’s 2023 conference in Toronto
Oeldorf-Hirsch, A. & Neubaum, G. (2023, May). Algorithmic divide? Predictors and outcomes of algorithmic literacy of German and U.S. social media users. Paper to be presented at the 73rd annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Toronto, Canada.
Meier, Y., Oeldorf-Hirsch, A. & Krämer, N. C., (2023, May). Who targets me? Privacy perceptions of and reactions towards commercial and political targeting on social media. Paper to be presented at the 73rd annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Toronto, Canada.
New publication on eye-tracking of social media news
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
$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