We’re excited to share that @nibasaleem.bsky.social was featured by @spspnews.bsky.social for her research informing policy at federal, social media platform and nonprofit levels! 🏛️💻💬
Read more here: spsp.org/news/newslet...
#spsp #commsky #psychsky
A squirrel in front of the Institute for Social Research
Proposed budget cuts for FY2027 and moves to dismantle the Social, Behavioral & Economic directorate of the NSF threaten social science and research that serves the public interest. Register for @cossa.bsky.social's virtual town hall tomorrow to advocate for social science! cossa.org/a-note-from-...
Apply for NCA Division awards by March 25! Mass Comm Division (for which I am the VP) has three awards, Teaching Award, Service Award, and Dissertation Award. Consider nominating yourself or others who are eligible! #NCA2026
www.natcom.org/2026-interes...
Congrats to @ismaharif.bsky.social on this incredible achievement! @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social
#SPSP2026 kicks off tomorrow in Chicago! The Media MOSAIC Lab is ecstatic for the next few days of #socialpsyc conferencing! 👋🏽🤩
We are excited for @ismaharif.bsky.social's presentation on Saturday. He will be presenting his paper with our lab PI @nibasaleem.bsky.social! 🗣️📄
For session info, see ⬇️
HELLO HELLO #COMMSky! It’s Day 3 of #NCA2025! ☀️
Today we’re excited to share a top paper and a few more presentations! 🔝📄🏅
It has been amazing getting to connect with everyone! If you’re at #NCA25, come and say hi at one of our sessions! 👋🏽
#AcademicSky #SciComm #UCSB
See our Saturday schedule ⬇️
Great news from the Media MOSAIC Lab! #COMMSky 🎉
Congratulations to @garciaerick.bsky.social on earning a Top Paper Award in the Group Communication division at #NCA2025! We’re so happy to be celebrating this achievement with you today! 🔝📄🏅
For more information, see his abstract + business mtg ⬇️
G’Morning #COMMSky! It’s Day 2 of #NCA2025! ⛰️
Today we’re excited to share a top paper, and present on pedagogy and mentorship! 🔝📄🏅
It was great meeting many of you yesterday—let’s keep it rolling! If you’re at #NCA25, stop by and say hi! 👋🏽
#AcademicSky #SciComm #UCSB
See our Friday schedule ⬇️
If you'd like to join us in congratulating @len-s.bsky.social and her co-author @kyungin-kim.bsky.social, stop by the Communication and Social Cognition business meeting today from 4-5:15 PM in Juniper Ballroom B! 🎉👏🏽
We hope to see some of #COMMSky here! 🤩
#NCA2025 #NCA25 #AcademicSky #UCSB
Big news from the Media MOSAIC Lab! #COMMSky 🎉
Congratulations to @len-s.bsky.social on earning a Top Paper Award in the Communication and Social Cognition division at #NCA2025! We’re honored to be celebrating this achievement with you! 🔝📄🏅
For more information, see her abstract + business mtg ⬇️
Day 1 of #NCA2025 is here! 🎉
The Media MOSAIC Lab is ready for a full day of presentations, mentorship, and networking! 🗣️📄🤝
We’re excited to share our work and cheer on colleagues! Come say hi at #NCA25 if you see us around! 👋🏽
#COMMSky #AcademicSky #SciComm #UCSB
See our Thursday lab schedule ⬇️
Are you headed to #NCA2025 this week? 🤔
If so, come see what the Media MOSAIC Lab is sharing this year. We’ve got a full lineup of presentations, mentoring events, and top paper awards! 🗣️📄🏆
See our full lab schedule in the 🧵⬇️, and come connect with us at NCA!
#COMMSky #AcademicSky #SciComm #UCSB
Check out these amazing mentoring events organized by the Mentoring and Leadership Council at #NCA2025! Hope to see you there!
Excited to present some new research I’ve been working on at #NCA2025 tomorrow! We are in the early Comm and Social Cognition session starting at 8:15AM!
Our meta-analysis of 60 studies which was published in @mediapsychmep.bsky.social was covered by @spspnews.bsky.social
Representation in Media Can Deepen or Undo Prejudice | SPSP spsp.org/news/charact...
@stewartcoles.bsky.social @rcgd-isr.bsky.social
Incredible achievement by @ismaharif.bsky.social So proud of you!!!
Congrats to lab member @ismaharif.bsky.social on 4 posters accepted at the 2025 @psychscience.bsky.social (APS) Global Psychological Science Summit! 🧠
He'll present on the cross-domain (media, interpersonal, group) effects of identity threats, alongside posters presented by his mentored students. 👨🏽🏫
New work on school cell phone bans just dropped.
"Bans...led to a[n] ... increase in student suspensions in the short-term ... but disciplinary actions began to dissipate after the first year."
"We find significant improvements in student test scores in the second year of the ban."
New neuroscience research shows that when people try to persuade, their brains sync less and cover fewer ideas. But when they enter a discussion to learn or compromise, their brains diverge in ways that foster creativity, understanding, & shared solutions.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/good...
Check out this theory-driven piece offering an important framework for scholars interested in how diverse media content can be used for intergroup socialization. Truly impressive work by @len-s.bsky.social to publish as a sole author while in grad school! @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to @nibasaleem.bsky.social & @ismaharif.bsky.social for receiving a Top Paper Award in the Intergroup Communication division at #ICA25! 🏆
We’re so proud of your well-deserved recognition and the amazing work presented at this year's @icahdq.bsky.social! 🎉
#COMMSky #AcademicSky
Related to @ismaharif.bsky.social research interests within the @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social
Super proud of @len-s.bsky.social for receiving the Dissertation Award for Social Impact for her exciting dissertation proposal! Check out her work with @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social
Hey-o #CommSky!👋🏽
#ICA2025 week = lab squad on the move to Denver! ✈️
Our lab is heading to @icahdq.bsky.social later this week, and we are all super stoked to share the amazing work our lab members have been a part of! #AcademicSky 🥳
👇🏽 Here's where you can find us on Sunday, June 15th for #ICA25 👇🏽
Is that @garciaerick.bsky.social we see? 👀
Come support this awesome team of @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social COMM graduate students (@overbye.bsky.social, Xinyi Zhang, and @laurentwang.bsky.social) on Sunday, June 15th!
P.S. We love collaboration with our fellow media labs! @mediaskill.bsky.social ✨
So proud of @nmolinarogers.bsky.social for achieving this milestone! She will be starting her postdoctoral position at UCLA working with the incredible @snsoroka.bsky.social
