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Principle Investigator

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Elliot Panek, Ph.D.

Elliot Panek studies the uses and effects of digital media from sociological and psychological perspectives. He has published research in top-tier academic journals on the topics of social media and narcissism, texting while driving, media addiction, and media use and political polarization.

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Rebecca K Britt, Ph.D.

Rebecca Britt focuses on the use of large scale web data in the context of health communication scholarship, where she studies online communities, campaign development, and public health discourse.
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Naiyan Jones

Naiyan Jones is a graduate from the University of Birmingham, UK. He uses mixed methods approaches to investigate online political communications, social media platforms and online communities.
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Matthew Gaines

Matthew Gaines is an undergraduate student at the University of Alabama, studying finance & economics.

Former Group Members

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Wyatt Harrison

Wyatt Harrison is a graduate of the University of Alabama where he studied management information systems. 
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Jue 'Lucas' Hou

Lucas Hou is a graduate of the College of Communication & Information Sciences Doctoral Program at The University of Alabama, where he studied the perception of Esports in China and the United States. 

Connor Hollenbach

Connor Hollenbach, M.A. is a graduate of The University of Alabama. His research interests include machine learning and big data.

Tyler Rhodes

Tyler Rhodes is a graduate of the University of Alabama. His research interests include shape morphing robotic structures.

Jinjie Yang

Jinjie Yang M.A. is a graduate of the College of Communication & Information Sciences at The University of Alabama. His research interests include news frames, trust, and online social dynamics.
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