Congrats to @nibasaleem.bsky.social on this distinguished division award! 🎉 This meta-analysis is an essential read for media and intergroup researchers. Definitely read this if you are interested in how positive and negative media portrayals of minority groups shape intergroup attitudes.

Media MOSAIC Lab@mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · 3w ago

🎉 Congrats to @nibasaleem.bsky.social on receiving NCA’s Communication & Social Cognition Division Distinguished Article Award! Their meta-analysis examines 5+ decades of research on how media portrayals of minority groups shape intergroup attitudes. #NCA2026 #commsky

Join us next week at the Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium (PRIEC) this year for an upcoming talk by @nibasaleem.bsky.social on how media representations shape intergroup relations and migration! 📅 May 8 | 1:30–2:50 PM (PT) 📍 HSSB 6020, UC Santa Barbara

📢 New research with @stephtorrespantoja.bsky.social , Julian Unkel, Lisa Rhee, @nibasaleem.bsky.social, and @joebayer.bsky.social What counts as “social media”? We find major disagreement across platforms and age groups, with implications for how people perceive its effects and role in society.

Amazing research from my amazing colleagues @len-s.bsky.social and @kyungin-kim.bsky.social! They did a tremendous feat in analyzing 30 years of Asian American films! Take a look below if you study entertainment media or vocational anticipatory socialization (VAS). These are interesting results 👀

Media MOSAIC Lab@mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · 6mo ago

[1/2] New pub with @len-s.bsky.social and @kyungin-kim.bsky.social! Calls for greater racial diversity in movies are an ongoing conversation, but how about diversity within racial groups? Our mixed-method study of 30 years of film examines how Asian American subgroups are narratively represented.

Very insightful research coming from @ismaharif.bsky.social and his research team! 📄 If you need a validated scale to measure the motives behind goal sharing (i.e., specific self-regulatory motives) across contexts and cultures, please give a read/peek at the hierarchical structure of this scale 👀

Ismaharif I.@ismaharif.bsky.social · 7mo ago

After a decade since conceptualizing it, our paper on goal communication is finally out! 🎉 doi.org/10.1007/s110... We often talk about our goals with our family, friends or colleagues. We tell them what we’ve been up to, celebrate successes or vent about frustrations. (1/3) 🧵

After a decade since conceptualizing it, our paper on goal communication is finally out! 🎉 doi.org/10.1007/s110... We often talk about our goals with our family, friends or colleagues. We tell them what we’ve been up to, celebrate successes or vent about frustrations. (1/3) 🧵

[1/2] New pub with @len-s.bsky.social and @kyungin-kim.bsky.social! Calls for greater racial diversity in movies are an ongoing conversation, but how about diversity within racial groups? Our mixed-method study of 30 years of film examines how Asian American subgroups are narratively represented.

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

Missed @nibasaleem.bsky.social talk at the International Society for Research on Aggression Speaker Series this year? You can now watch it online here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9Yf... #commsky #ucsb

2026 ISRA Seapker Series - Dr. Muniba Saleem

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#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 ⬇️

Shining the spotlight on my great friends and colleagues (@kyungin-kim.bsky.social & @len-s.bsky.social). They crushed all their award presentations at #NCA2025! Super happy to know we all recieved Top Paper Awards! 🔝📝🏆 Their accomplishments motivate me every day. Cheers to all of us! 🎉 #COMMSky

I had the privilege of sharing my research on counterspeech, bystander intervention, source effects, and support for victims of online hate at the National Communication Association. I'm grateful to be recognized with a Top Student Paper award in the Group Communication Division. #COMMSky #NCA2025

Come join me and my lab (@mediamosaiclab.bsky.social) at the Group Communication business meeting at 4PM for the Top Student Paper Awards 👀 I hope to see some of you wonderful #COMMsky scholars here! Come network and say hello! 👋🏽 #NCA2025 #NCA25 #AcademicSky #SciComm

Media MOSAIC Lab@mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · 11mo ago

If you'd like to join us in congratulating @garciaerick.bsky.social, stop by the Group Communication business meeting today from 4-5:15 PM in Red Rock 11! 🎉👏🏽 We hope to see some of #COMMSky here! 🤩 #NCA2025 #NCA25 #AcademicSky #UCSB

Who's that I see on the lab schedule today 👀

Media MOSAIC Lab@mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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 ⬇️

SUPER HAPPY for my friends and colleagues @len-s.bsky.social & @kyungin-kim.bsky.social on their Top Paper Award in the Communication and Social Cognition division at #NCA2025! I saw how much hardwork went into this project, and this award is very well deserved! 👏🏽🏆 CONGRATS! #COMMSky #UCSB #NCA25

Media MOSAIC Lab@mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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 ⬇️

Excited to be here for Day 2 #NCA2025! Please come to some of the wonderful presentations my lab mates (@mediamosaiclab.bsky.social) are participating in! 🥳 See our Friday lab chedule in the repost! #AcademicSky #SciComm #UCSB #NCA25

Media MOSAIC Lab@mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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 ⬇️

#NCA2025 kicks off today, and I’m ecstatic to be surrounded by all the brilliant minds of #COMMSky! This is my first NCA... so I am super excited to share my research, make new connections, and uplift eachother in achieving our acaedmic goals! 🙌🏽 Let's build COMMunity at #NCA25! Come say hi! 👋🏽

Media MOSAIC Lab@mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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 ⬇️

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

I am super excited to see the #CommSky community at NCA 2025! Stay updated with an NCA feed here: bsky.app/profile/did:... You can be featured by simply including these hashtags in your posts: #NCA25 #NCA2025

Since my early PhD days, I dreamed of conducting this study. Over time, I was fortunate to work with stellar colleagues, @lunafrauhammer.bsky.social , @tobiasdienlin.com and Manuel Cargnino who helped turn this vision into reality. The full publication: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Effects of Technological Affordances on Political Opinion Expression in Social Media: A Field Experiment

Digital communication platforms are rapidly changing the nature of political discourses. At the same time, the functionality of democratic societies largely depends on deliberative exchanges betwee...

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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

Media MOSAIC Lab@mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 IMPORTANT #COMMsky PUBLICATION ALERT!! 📢 Media MOSAIC Lab member @len-s.bsky.social's latest article has been officially published in the Annals of the International Communication Association (@icahdq.bsky.social)! 👏🏽 For more information, see the 🧵 and 🔗 down below ⬇ doi.org/10.1093/annc...

Hi #COMMSky, do you research intergroup relations or entertainment media? If so, read my colleague @len-s.bsky.social's latest article in the Annals of the International Communication Association! 📄 In this paper, Len (2025) proposes the PMSIS model as a framework to (+) intergroup socialization! 🤝🏼

A social cognitive approach for using racially diverse entertainment media to improve children’s intergroup socialization

Abstract. Ethnic-racial socialization plays a crucial role in shaping children’s attitudes and behaviors regarding race and intergroup interactions. Howeve

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Media MOSAIC Lab@mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · last yr.

@len-s.bsky.social's essay considers the interpersonal dynamics between parental guidance and children's observational learning from entertainment media. 📺 It also proposes strategies for enhancing intergroup socialization and how families can adapt these strategies to fit their unique needs. ⬇

Excited to share my new paper with @garciaerick.bsky.social Xinyi Zhang & @laurentwang.bsky.social. We ask: Do people see algorithmic bias as a risk—and do they feel capable of addressing it? Answer... It depends! More below 👇🧪 #commsky doi.org/10.1080/1044...

Exciting mixed-methods HCI work from my department! @overbye.bsky.social @garciaerick.bsky.social Xinyi Zhang & @laurentwang.bsky.social 🤖💻 #commsky

Hannah Overbye-Thompson@overbye.bsky.social · last yr.

Excited to share my new paper with @garciaerick.bsky.social Xinyi Zhang & @laurentwang.bsky.social. We ask: Do people see algorithmic bias as a risk—and do they feel capable of addressing it? Answer... It depends! More below 👇🧪 #commsky doi.org/10.1080/1044...

Our article is officially out in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction! 📄 I'm grateful to have been part of this project led by @overbye.bsky.social and to work with an all-student research team (Xinyi Zhang, @laurentwang.bsky.social)! 🥳 For more details ⬇ doi.org/10.1080/1044...

Understanding Perceptions of Algorithmic Bias Through the Risk Perception and Attitude Framework

Drawing from risk perception attitude framework, this mixed-methods study investigated individuals’ risk and efficacy perceptions of algorithmic bias. We examined algorithmic bias in both organizat...

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Hannah Overbye-Thompson@overbye.bsky.social · last yr.

Excited to share my new paper with @garciaerick.bsky.social Xinyi Zhang & @laurentwang.bsky.social. We ask: Do people see algorithmic bias as a risk—and do they feel capable of addressing it? Answer... It depends! More below 👇🧪 #commsky doi.org/10.1080/1044...

Amazing research coming out of the @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social 👏🏽 Congratulations to both @nibasaleem.bsky.social and @ismaharif.bsky.social on receiving a top paper award in intergroup communication at #ICA25! 🥳

Media MOSAIC Lab@mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · last yr.

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

P.S. Did you get the opportunity to connect or chat with one of our lab members at #ICA25? @nibasaleem.bsky.social @garciaerick.bsky.social @len-s.bsky.social If so, drop a like or comment below and we will make sure to follow you back if we aren't already! 👇🏽 #COMMSky #AcademicSky #ICA2025

What an amazing end to #ICA25! Huge thanks to everyone who attended my presentation on Sunday or took the time to chat. I left ICA feeling inspired by the incredible work of so many brilliant scholars and deeply grateful for all the new connections made! Hasta la próxima! 📸: @musamalik.bsky.social

Happening today at #ica2025 @nibasaleem.bsky.social will present our work in Intergroup Communication and @garciaerick.bsky.social will be presenting his collaboration with @overbye.bsky.social @laurentwang.bsky.social and Cecily Zhang on algorithmic biases in @icacat.bsky.social!

Media MOSAIC Lab@mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · last yr.

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 👇🏽