In October 2024, I served as a panelist for one of Fogler’s Library Salon talks. This salon talk centered on social media, mental health, and how to navigate difficult situations on- and offline. Fellow panelists included Elizabeth Depoy (Disability Studies and Social Work). Stephen Gilson (Disability Studies), and Cassandra Rowan (Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology…
Maine Calling: The need for nuance
In September 2024, I participated in an episode of Maine Calling on “the need for nuance.” Together with Professor Kruglanski, I discussed how communication has changed with the advent of digital media and the impact that this has had on political polarization.
UMaine CLAS: Outstanding faculty award
In April 2024, I received the Outstanding Faculty Award for Research and Creative Engagement from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Media literacy and climate change misinformation
On April 29, 2024, I organized a workshop on media literacy, misinformation, and climate change for K-12 educators as part of the Ecology School’s educational program in southern Maine.
Climate change and misinformation workshop
In January 2024, I held a workshop for the Maine Conservation Voters on climate change and misinformation. In this lunch and learn I discussed what misinformation is, how to check the veracity of information one can find online, and how to identify reliable sources of climate change information.
Just think about it: Identity shift
In May 2023, the research on identity shift and brand engagement Benjamin Johnson and I carried out was featured by the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications. You can find the article here.
CAACE 2023: Community-building and dialogue on social media
In March 2023, I gave the keynote for the annual conference of the Connecticut Association for Adult and Continuing Education in Groton, CT. The keynote, entitled “community-building and dialogue on social media: Examining democracy in the 21st century,” addressed the threat and opportunities presented by social media platforms. More information about the keynote and the…
Maine Calling: Moving to Maine
In February 2023, I was a call-in guest to an episode of Maine Calling focused on moving to Maine and why Mainers insist on using “from away” to describe those from outside the state. You can listen to the episode here.
Maine Calling: Finding common ground
In January 2023, I was a guest on an episode of Maine Calling. In this episode, we talked about how to find common ground in polarized times. The episode can be found here.
The impact of Spoilers: L’ecornifleur
In October 2022, the French student publication L’ecornifleur, published a piece on people’s reasons for sharing spoilers, featuring various spoiler experts including Benjamin Johnson and myself.