May 11 2023
Architects of Communication Scholarship - Dr. Shyam Sundar’s Interdisciplinary Work Across Communication, Psychology, and Computer Science
Dr. Shyam Sundar shares his experiences with a former student, Saraswathi Bellur, through his interdisciplinary work in computer science, psychology, and communication. Dr. Sundar also goes into detail regarding media effects through evolving and advancing technology and how he believes it has the potential to shape our future. His work in media effects has led him to pioneer the way scholars look at emerging technologies through his published theories: the MAIN Model, the Interactivity Effects Model, the Agency Model of Customization, and the Motivational Technology Model. Click here for the episode transcript FeaturingEllen Wartella Saraswathi BellurDr. Shyam Sundar Sponsor:The School of Communication at Hong Kong Baptist University More from the host & speakers: Ellen Wartella Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Communication | Professor of Psychology, Human Development and Social Policy, and Medical Social SciencesNorthwestern University Director, Center on Media and Human DevelopmentTwitter: @CMHD_NU Saraswathi Bellur Associate Professor | Department of CommunicationUniversity of ConnecticutTwitter username: @bellurFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bellur/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraswathi-saras-bellur-0507904/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarasbellur/ Dr. Shyam SundarJames P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects | Co-Director, Media Effects Research Laboratory Pennsylvania State UniversityDirector, Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence Twitter:@ShyamerFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/s.shyam.sundar.7LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sshyamsundar/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sss12/Works referenced in episode: Sundar, S. S. (2008). The MAIN model: A heuristic approach to understanding technology effects on credibility (pp. 73-100). Cambridge, MA: MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Initiative.Sundar, S. S., Jia, H., Waddell, T. F., & Huang, Y. (2015). Toward a theory of interactive media effects (TIME) four models for explaining how interface features affect user psychology. The Handbook of the Psychology of communication technology, 47-86.Sundar, S. S., Bellur, S., & Jia, H. (2012). Motivational technologies: a theoretical framework for designing preventive health applications. In Persuasive Technology. Design for Health and Safety: 7th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2012, Linköping, Sweden, June 6-8, 2012. Proceedings 7 (pp. 112-122). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.Copy and Audio Editors:Bennett PackExecutive Producer:DeVante Brown