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Associate Professors of Psychology Brenna Hassinger-Das, PhD, and Leora Trub, PhD, along with Paulette Didia, PsyD, a licensed clinical psychologist, co-authored a study, “Stuck in the DMs: The Association between Introversion/Extraversion and Self-Confidence through Text-Based Communication,” in Psychology of Popular Media, about how the impact of texting affects both introverts’ and extroverts’ self-confidence.

Dyson Professor Melvin Williams joined CBS News to discuss how celebrities like Oprah and Hulk Hogan impact politics, a trending topic this election season. Professor Williams continues to share his insights regarding this topic with multiple media outlets, including Vox and CBC Radio-Canada.

Professor of Film and Screen Studies Catherine Zimmer, PhD, authored an article in Avidly (a channel of the LA Review of Books) titled “A Feminomenology of Chappell Roan,” in which she discussed the “phenomenon” of the singer-songwriter, which includes, among other things, “an earnest and passionate longing for the analog,” something Zimmer feels the artist herself embodies.

Melvin L. Williams, PhD, associate professor of communication and media studies, was featured on CBS News: The Daily Report in an in-studio interview, where he discussed celebrity culture, politics, and the 2024 Democratic and Republican National Convention.

Melvin L. Williams, PhD, associate professor of communication and media studies, was featured on CBC: Your Morning, Canada's national morning show. Williams discussed the impacts and dangers of celebrity endorsements in the 2024 US Presidential Election.

“In a world where people are constantly looking for simple answers and solutions (e.g. Is technology good or bad?), the fact is that the impact of technology (and in this study, texting specifically) differs based on the interaction between multiple things (in this study, personality characteristics and people’s motivations for texting),” said co-author Leora Trub, an associate professor of psychology at Pace University.