UCSB Media Skill Lab
@mediaskill.bsky.social
The media skill lab, led by Dr. Kristy Hamilton, uses empirical research to understand how aspects of our digital environment enable & alter strategic decision-making surrounding our media use
https://www.kristyahamilton.comm.ucsb.edu/media-skill-lab/
https://www.kristyahamilton.comm.ucsb.edu/media-skill-lab/
Great work by our own @overbye.bsky.social and our lab's leader Dr. Kristy Hamilton 🥳
I've noticed w/research it's often hard to find validated measures of constructs without hobbling together scales from multiple papers; now when possible I try to contribute by validating scales. Below is a scale that I hope is helpful that measures the perceptual attributes of DOI + reinvention 🧪
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Great work by our own @overbye.bsky.social and our lab's leader Dr. Kristy Hamilton 🥳
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I've noticed w/research it's often hard to find validated measures of constructs without hobbling together scales from multiple papers; now when possible I try to contribute by validating scales. Below is a scale that I hope is helpful that measures the perceptual attributes of DOI + reinvention 🧪
October 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I've noticed w/research it's often hard to find validated measures of constructs without hobbling together scales from multiple papers; now when possible I try to contribute by validating scales. Below is a scale that I hope is helpful that measures the perceptual attributes of DOI + reinvention 🧪
We’re excited to welcome our students for another year at UCSB! 🎉 An extra highlight this fall: 2 of our amazing grad students are on the job market 👇
🔹 Lindsay Miller: www.comm.ucsb.edu/people/linds...
🔹 Hannah Overbye-Thompson (@overbye.bsky.social): www.hannahoverbye.com
#commsky #academicsky
🔹 Lindsay Miller: www.comm.ucsb.edu/people/linds...
🔹 Hannah Overbye-Thompson (@overbye.bsky.social): www.hannahoverbye.com
#commsky #academicsky
September 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
We’re excited to welcome our students for another year at UCSB! 🎉 An extra highlight this fall: 2 of our amazing grad students are on the job market 👇
🔹 Lindsay Miller: www.comm.ucsb.edu/people/linds...
🔹 Hannah Overbye-Thompson (@overbye.bsky.social): www.hannahoverbye.com
#commsky #academicsky
🔹 Lindsay Miller: www.comm.ucsb.edu/people/linds...
🔹 Hannah Overbye-Thompson (@overbye.bsky.social): www.hannahoverbye.com
#commsky #academicsky
Great work by our lab's @overbye.bsky.social 👏👏👏
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...
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...
August 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Great work by our lab's @overbye.bsky.social 👏👏👏
🎉 Huge congrats to our team @overbye.bsky.social, Kristy Hamilton and @jacobtfisher.online for receiving a Top Student Paper award in the Communication & Social Cognition Division at #NCA25! 🏆
August 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
🎉 Huge congrats to our team @overbye.bsky.social, Kristy Hamilton and @jacobtfisher.online for receiving a Top Student Paper award in the Communication & Social Cognition Division at #NCA25! 🏆
🚨 New publication alert! 🚨
Check out @overbye.bsky.social's latest: a synthesis of algorithmic bias research + a standout contribution introducing and defining workarounds as a way people adapt to biased systems. Smart, clear, and super relevant.👇
Check out @overbye.bsky.social's latest: a synthesis of algorithmic bias research + a standout contribution introducing and defining workarounds as a way people adapt to biased systems. Smart, clear, and super relevant.👇
Excited to share my new work aimed at making algorithmic bias easier to study w/3 key contributions
• Clear overview of how/where algorithmic bias arises
• Workarounds as a concept for user adaptation
• Framework for analyzing bias that is real, perceived, or absent
1/5 🧵🧪
doi.org/10.1007/s001...
• Clear overview of how/where algorithmic bias arises
• Workarounds as a concept for user adaptation
• Framework for analyzing bias that is real, perceived, or absent
1/5 🧵🧪
doi.org/10.1007/s001...
July 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
🚨 New publication alert! 🚨
Check out @overbye.bsky.social's latest: a synthesis of algorithmic bias research + a standout contribution introducing and defining workarounds as a way people adapt to biased systems. Smart, clear, and super relevant.👇
Check out @overbye.bsky.social's latest: a synthesis of algorithmic bias research + a standout contribution introducing and defining workarounds as a way people adapt to biased systems. Smart, clear, and super relevant.👇
📱💡 Tech is everywhere, but are we using it in ways that match our goals? Huge congrats to our very own lab PI Dr. Kristy Hamilton for their GRIT talk on how digital media reshapes self-perception and digital habits! 👏👏👏
July 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
📱💡 Tech is everywhere, but are we using it in ways that match our goals? Huge congrats to our very own lab PI Dr. Kristy Hamilton for their GRIT talk on how digital media reshapes self-perception and digital habits! 👏👏👏
Shout-out to our grad student Lindsay Miller for an incredible week of scholarship and stamina, presenting at ICA one day, then flying out the next to present at ICEP (International Conference on Environmental Psychology)! 🌍✈️
Check out her research here: scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Check out her research here: scholar.google.com/citations?us...
June 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Shout-out to our grad student Lindsay Miller for an incredible week of scholarship and stamina, presenting at ICA one day, then flying out the next to present at ICEP (International Conference on Environmental Psychology)! 🌍✈️
Check out her research here: scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Check out her research here: scholar.google.com/citations?us...
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Want to learn about drift diffusion modeling (DDM) but not sure where to begin? I put together a short, non-technical intro + curated links to help you get started 👇🧪
🔗 www.hannahoverbye.com/home/drift-d...
🔗 www.hannahoverbye.com/home/drift-d...
Hannah Overbye-Thompson - Drift Diffusion Modeling
This page is meant to provide a brief, high-level, non-technical overview of drift diffusion modeling so that you can get an intuition of what Drift Diffusion Models do before you delve into more tech...
www.hannahoverbye.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Want to learn about drift diffusion modeling (DDM) but not sure where to begin? I put together a short, non-technical intro + curated links to help you get started 👇🧪
🔗 www.hannahoverbye.com/home/drift-d...
🔗 www.hannahoverbye.com/home/drift-d...
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@overbye.bsky.social absolutely crushed it at the top paper panel at @icacsab.bsky.social!
She explained everything so clearly — I feel like everyone in that room can now do drift diffusion modeling.
Check out the resources she created to help you get started with DDM (see below)! #ica25
She explained everything so clearly — I feel like everyone in that room can now do drift diffusion modeling.
Check out the resources she created to help you get started with DDM (see below)! #ica25
June 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
@overbye.bsky.social absolutely crushed it at the top paper panel at @icacsab.bsky.social!
She explained everything so clearly — I feel like everyone in that room can now do drift diffusion modeling.
Check out the resources she created to help you get started with DDM (see below)! #ica25
She explained everything so clearly — I feel like everyone in that room can now do drift diffusion modeling.
Check out the resources she created to help you get started with DDM (see below)! #ica25
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📢 UCSB Communication is hiring a temporary lecturer! Check it out here 👇
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02966
#CommSky #AcademicSky
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02966
#CommSky #AcademicSky
Lecturer in Communication
University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu
June 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
📢 UCSB Communication is hiring a temporary lecturer! Check it out here 👇
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02966
#CommSky #AcademicSky
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02966
#CommSky #AcademicSky
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Very happy to see that @overbye.bsky.social’s fantastic work on detecting bias in human-in-the-loop algorithms was awarded a top paper in @icacsab.bsky.social this year. Incredibly interesting, rigorous, and timely research! #ica25
June 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Very happy to see that @overbye.bsky.social’s fantastic work on detecting bias in human-in-the-loop algorithms was awarded a top paper in @icacsab.bsky.social this year. Incredibly interesting, rigorous, and timely research! #ica25
🌟 A huge congratulations to @overbye.bsky.social for earning the Edwin Schoell Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, the department’s top recognition for exceptional teaching. A deserved recognition of her contributions across the board, supporting undergrads, grads, and faculty 👏📘
June 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🌟 A huge congratulations to @overbye.bsky.social for earning the Edwin Schoell Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, the department’s top recognition for exceptional teaching. A deserved recognition of her contributions across the board, supporting undergrads, grads, and faculty 👏📘
🎉 Huge congratulations to our lab’s own Lindsay Miller for winning the UCSB Communication Dissertation Award for Societal Impact! Her research stood out for its innovation and real-world relevance, a well-earned recognition of work that truly makes a difference 👏📢📚
June 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🎉 Huge congratulations to our lab’s own Lindsay Miller for winning the UCSB Communication Dissertation Award for Societal Impact! Her research stood out for its innovation and real-world relevance, a well-earned recognition of work that truly makes a difference 👏📢📚
Next up for our #ICA25 presentations: Risk, Race, and Algorithms: Understanding Perceptions of Algorithm Bias Through the RPA Framework 🧠🤖
By @overbye.bsky.social, @garciaerick.bsky.social, Zhang & @laurentwang.bsky.social
📅 Sunday June 15
🕟 4:30–5:45 PM
📍Grays Peak B (Grand Conv Center 2)
By @overbye.bsky.social, @garciaerick.bsky.social, Zhang & @laurentwang.bsky.social
📅 Sunday June 15
🕟 4:30–5:45 PM
📍Grays Peak B (Grand Conv Center 2)
June 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Next up for our #ICA25 presentations: Risk, Race, and Algorithms: Understanding Perceptions of Algorithm Bias Through the RPA Framework 🧠🤖
By @overbye.bsky.social, @garciaerick.bsky.social, Zhang & @laurentwang.bsky.social
📅 Sunday June 15
🕟 4:30–5:45 PM
📍Grays Peak B (Grand Conv Center 2)
By @overbye.bsky.social, @garciaerick.bsky.social, Zhang & @laurentwang.bsky.social
📅 Sunday June 15
🕟 4:30–5:45 PM
📍Grays Peak B (Grand Conv Center 2)
🎤 Headed to #ICA25?
🚨 Mark your calendars:
📢 A Media Effects Perspective on Algorithm Bias
🧠 Presented by @overbye.bsky.social
📍 Capitol 3 (Regency 4)
🗓 Saturday, June 14
⏰ 3:00–4:15 PM
Come support our lab + dive into the future of algorithmic bias research! 💡
🚨 Mark your calendars:
📢 A Media Effects Perspective on Algorithm Bias
🧠 Presented by @overbye.bsky.social
📍 Capitol 3 (Regency 4)
🗓 Saturday, June 14
⏰ 3:00–4:15 PM
Come support our lab + dive into the future of algorithmic bias research! 💡
June 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
🎤 Headed to #ICA25?
🚨 Mark your calendars:
📢 A Media Effects Perspective on Algorithm Bias
🧠 Presented by @overbye.bsky.social
📍 Capitol 3 (Regency 4)
🗓 Saturday, June 14
⏰ 3:00–4:15 PM
Come support our lab + dive into the future of algorithmic bias research! 💡
🚨 Mark your calendars:
📢 A Media Effects Perspective on Algorithm Bias
🧠 Presented by @overbye.bsky.social
📍 Capitol 3 (Regency 4)
🗓 Saturday, June 14
⏰ 3:00–4:15 PM
Come support our lab + dive into the future of algorithmic bias research! 💡
#ICA25 is just around the corner! Join us in supporting our lab’s presentations throughout the week. First up: Self-Endorsement and Sustainable Consumption: Using Algorithms to Promote Pro-Environmental Behavior presented by our own Lindsay Miller! Friday June 13, 1:30–2:45 PM, Capitol 6 (Regency 4)
June 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
#ICA25 is just around the corner! Join us in supporting our lab’s presentations throughout the week. First up: Self-Endorsement and Sustainable Consumption: Using Algorithms to Promote Pro-Environmental Behavior presented by our own Lindsay Miller! Friday June 13, 1:30–2:45 PM, Capitol 6 (Regency 4)
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So excited to share my research on how algorithmic bias influences decision making in human-in-the-loop contexts at #ICA25. Read more about it here 👇
Leading up to #ICA25 we're sharing info on papers that received Top Paper awards. Today, you can read about "Expectation of Algorithm Bias Increases Caution: Implications for Human-in-the-Loop Decisions" by @overbye.bsky.social Kristy Hamilton & @jacobtfisher.online : commscience.org/ica-top-pape...
ICA Top Paper: Overbye-Thompson, Hamilton, & Fisher
Hannah Overbye-Thompson In our lead up to #ICA25, we are providing information about papers that received Top Paper awards from the Communication Science and Biology (CSaB) Interest Group. Each pap…
commscience.org
May 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
So excited to share my research on how algorithmic bias influences decision making in human-in-the-loop contexts at #ICA25. Read more about it here 👇
Reposted by UCSB Media Skill Lab
Leading up to #ICA25 we're sharing info on papers that received Top Paper awards. Today, you can read about "Expectation of Algorithm Bias Increases Caution: Implications for Human-in-the-Loop Decisions" by @overbye.bsky.social Kristy Hamilton & @jacobtfisher.online : commscience.org/ica-top-pape...
ICA Top Paper: Overbye-Thompson, Hamilton, & Fisher
Hannah Overbye-Thompson In our lead up to #ICA25, we are providing information about papers that received Top Paper awards from the Communication Science and Biology (CSaB) Interest Group. Each pap…
commscience.org
May 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Leading up to #ICA25 we're sharing info on papers that received Top Paper awards. Today, you can read about "Expectation of Algorithm Bias Increases Caution: Implications for Human-in-the-Loop Decisions" by @overbye.bsky.social Kristy Hamilton & @jacobtfisher.online : commscience.org/ica-top-pape...
As the academic year draws to a close, we want to highlight some of the amazing work that has been done by our lab this year. First up “From Persuasion Theory to Climate Action” by Lindsay Miller shows how social norms, emotion, narrative, and AI personalization can drive climate-friendly behavior 🌍
May 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
As the academic year draws to a close, we want to highlight some of the amazing work that has been done by our lab this year. First up “From Persuasion Theory to Climate Action” by Lindsay Miller shows how social norms, emotion, narrative, and AI personalization can drive climate-friendly behavior 🌍
🎉 Big congrats to not one, but TWO of our amazing grad students for winning the UCSB GSA Excellence in Teaching Award! This campus-wide honor recognizes grads who go above and beyond as teachers at UC Santa Barbara 👏📚
Congratulations @overbye.bsky.social & Lindsay Miller
Congratulations @overbye.bsky.social & Lindsay Miller
May 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🎉 Big congrats to not one, but TWO of our amazing grad students for winning the UCSB GSA Excellence in Teaching Award! This campus-wide honor recognizes grads who go above and beyond as teachers at UC Santa Barbara 👏📚
Congratulations @overbye.bsky.social & Lindsay Miller
Congratulations @overbye.bsky.social & Lindsay Miller
Our final graduate student in our Meet the Lab series is @overbye.bsky.social. Hannah's work focuses on improving human-algorithm partnerships, understanding workarounds to AI bias, and building appropriate trust in algorithmic systems 🤖 You can read more about her work at www.hannahoverbye.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Our final graduate student in our Meet the Lab series is @overbye.bsky.social. Hannah's work focuses on improving human-algorithm partnerships, understanding workarounds to AI bias, and building appropriate trust in algorithmic systems 🤖 You can read more about her work at www.hannahoverbye.com
Next up we have Sarah De Vegvar, the newest member of our lab! Sarah is a first year MA/PhD student whose interests lie in understanding the aspects of emerging technology that contribute to information spread, particularly in the context of health information.
March 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Next up we have Sarah De Vegvar, the newest member of our lab! Sarah is a first year MA/PhD student whose interests lie in understanding the aspects of emerging technology that contribute to information spread, particularly in the context of health information.
Meet our amazing graduate students! Starting with Lindsay Miller.
Lindsay is a 5th year PhD candidate whose interests lie in understanding how media contribute to a person’s tendency to engage in pro-social behaviors, especially regarding sustainable and pro-environmental practices 🌴
Lindsay is a 5th year PhD candidate whose interests lie in understanding how media contribute to a person’s tendency to engage in pro-social behaviors, especially regarding sustainable and pro-environmental practices 🌴
March 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Meet our amazing graduate students! Starting with Lindsay Miller.
Lindsay is a 5th year PhD candidate whose interests lie in understanding how media contribute to a person’s tendency to engage in pro-social behaviors, especially regarding sustainable and pro-environmental practices 🌴
Lindsay is a 5th year PhD candidate whose interests lie in understanding how media contribute to a person’s tendency to engage in pro-social behaviors, especially regarding sustainable and pro-environmental practices 🌴
Meet the lab 💡 Our principal investigator Dr. Kristy Hamilton is a professor @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social. She investigates the intersection of technology and cognition to understand how people make strategic decisions about their technology use. Learn more here: www.kristyahamilton.comm.ucsb.edu
Kristy A. Hamilton – A website dedicated to my research
www.kristyahamilton.comm.ucsb.edu
February 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Meet the lab 💡 Our principal investigator Dr. Kristy Hamilton is a professor @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social. She investigates the intersection of technology and cognition to understand how people make strategic decisions about their technology use. Learn more here: www.kristyahamilton.comm.ucsb.edu