Curriculum Vitae

Matthew Lombard

Associate Professor
Department of Media Studies and Production
Klein College of Media and Communication
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122

E-Mail: lombard@temple.edu
Web: matthewlombard.com
Voice: (215) 204-7182
Fax: (215) 204-5402

EDUCATION

RESEARCH

Research Interests

Psychological processing of media (including telepresence)
Persuasion and attitude change
Political communication
Health communication

Publications

Lombard, M., Xu, K., & Selverian, M. E. (2024). Future presence: Living with social robots. In De Gruyter Handbook of Robots in Society and Culture (Leopoldina Fortunati and Autumn Edwards, Eds.). De Gruyter. Available: https://www.degruyter.com/document/isbn/9783110792270/html

Xu, K., Liu, F., Chen, X., & Lombard, M. (2023). The Media are Social Actors paradigm and beyond: Theory, evidence, and future research. In Research Handbook on AI and Communication (Seungahn Nah, Ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing.

Lombard, M., & Xu, K. (2021). Social responses to media technologies in the 21st century: The media are social actors paradigm. Human-Machine Communication, 2, 29-55. https://doi.org/10.30658/hmc.2.2 

Lombard, M. (2018). Presence past and future: Reflections on 25 years of presence technology, scholarship and community. In Andrea L. Guzman (Ed). Human-Machine Communication: Rethinking Communication, Technology, and Ourselves. Peter Lang Publishing.

Xu, K. & Lombard, M. (2017). Persuasive computing: Feeling peer pressure from multiple computer agents. Computers in Human Behavior, 74, 152-162.

Lombard, M., Lee, S., Sun, W., Xu, K., & Yang, H. (2017). Presence theory. In Cynthia Hoffner (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Media Effects, pp. 169-188. Wiley/Blackwell.

Lombard, M., & Snyder-Duch, J. (2017). Digital advertising in a new age: The power of (tele)presence. In Shelly Rodgers and Esther Thorson (Eds). Digital Advertising. Routledge.

Lombard, M., Biocca, F., Ijsselsteijn, W. A., Freeman, J., & Schaevitz, R. (Editors) (2015). Immersed in Media: Telepresence Theory, Measurement and Technology. London: Springer.

Lombard, M., & Jones, M. T. (2015). Defining presence. In M. Lombard, F. Biocca, W.A. Ijsselsteijn, J. Freeman, & R. Schaevitz (Editors), Immersed in Media: Telepresence Theory, Measurement and Technology. London: Springer.

Lombard, M. (2014). Lessons learned from a research saga: An ambitious content analysis of television form. In Fabienne Darling-Wolf (Editor), International Companion to Media Studies: Research Methods in Media Studies. Blackwell.

Lombard, M., & Jones, M. T. (2013). Telepresence and sexuality: A review and a call to scholars. Human Technology, 9(1), 22-55. Available: http://www.humantechnology.jyu.fi/current/abstracts/lombard-jones13.html

Jones, M. T., Lombard, M., & Jasak, J. (2011). (Tele)Presence and simulation: Questions of epistemology, religion, morality, and mortality. PsychNology Journal, 9(3), 193-222.

Lombard, M. (2010). Editorial preface. PsychNology Journal, 8(1), 7-9.

Horvath, K., & Lombard, M. (2010). Social and spatial presence: An application to optimize human-computer interaction. Psychnology, 8(1), 85-114

Selverian, M. E. M., & Lombard, M. (2010). Telepresence: A 'real' component in a model to make human-computer interface factors meaningful in the virtual learning environment. Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2(1-2), 31-58. Available: http://earthlab.uoi.gr/theste/index.php/theste/article/view/21

Spagnolli, A., Lombard, M., & Gamberini, L. (2010). Guest editors' introduction. Virtual Reality, 14(1).

Spagnolli, A., Lombard, M., & Gamberini, L. (2009). Guest editors' introduction. Virtual Reality, 13(3).

Lombard, M. (2009). The promise and peril of telepresence. In C. Bracken & P. Skalski (Editors), Immersed in Media: Telepresence in Everyday Life. New York: Routledge.

Lombard, M., & Selverian, M. E. (2008). Telepresence after death. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments., 17(3), 310-325.

Lombard, M. (2008). Lessons learned as a department chair. The Department Chair, 19(1), 31.

Lombard, M., & Bracken, C. C. (2008). Guest editors' introduction. Presence: Teleoperators & Virtual Environments, 17(3), i-ii.

D'Angelo, P., & Lombard, M. (2008). The power of the press: The effects of press frames in political campaign news on media perceptions. Atlantic Journal of Communication, 16(1), 1 - 32

Lombard, M., & Jones, M. T. (2007). Identifying the (tele)presence literature. PsychNology, 5(2), 197-206.

Timmins, L. R., & Lombard, M. (2005). When "real" seems mediated: Inverse presence. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 14(4), 492-500.

Lombard, M., Snyder-Duch, J., & Bracken, C. C. (2004). A call for standardization in content analysis reliability. Human Communication Research, 30, 434-437.

Bracken, C. C., & Lombard, M. (2004). Social presence and children: Praise, intrinsic motivation, and learning with computers. Journal of Communication, 54, 22-37.

Lombard, M., & Bracken, C. C. (2003). Guest editors' introduction. Presence: Teleoperators & Virtual Environments, 12(5).

Lombard, M., & Bracken, C. C. (2003). Guest editors' introduction. Presence: Teleoperators & Virtual Environments, 12(4), 333-334.

Lombard, M., Snyder-Duch, J., & Bracken, C. C. (2003). Practical resources for assessing and reporting intercoder reliability in content analysis research projects. Available: http://www.temple.edu/mmc/reliability.

Lombard, M., Snyder-Duch, J., & Bracken, C. C. (2002). Content analysis in communication: Assessment and reporting of intercoder reliability. Human Communication Research, 28, 587-604.

IJsselsteijn, W., Lombard, M., & Freeman, J. (2001). Toward a core bibliography of Presence. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 4(2), 317-321.

Lombard, M., & Snyder-Duch, J. (2001). Interactive advertising and presence: A framework. Journal of Interactive Advertising, 1(2).

Bracken, C. C., & Lombard, M. (2001). Uses and gratifications: A classic methodology revisited. New Jersey Journal of Communication, 9(1), 103-116.

Lombard, M., Reich, R. D., Grabe, M. E., Bracken, C. C., & Ditton, T. B. (2000). Presence and television: The role of screen size. Human Communication Research, 26(1), 75-98.

Lombard, M., Lent, J. A., Greenwood, L., & Tun? A. (1999). A framework for the study of comic art. International Journal of Comic Art, 1(1).

Grabe, M. E., Lombard, M., Reich, R. D., Bracken, C. C., & Ditton, T. B. (1999). The role of screen size in viewer experiences of media content. Visual Communication Quarterly, 6(2), 4-9.

Lombard, M., & Ditton, T. B. (1997). At the heart of it all: The concept of presence. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 3(2). Available: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1083-6101.1997.tb00072.x/full

Lombard, M., Ditton, T. B., Grabe, M. E., & Reich, R. D. (1997). The role of screen size in viewer responses to television fare. Communication Reports, 10(1), 95-106.

Lombard, M. (1995). Direct responses to people on the screen: Television and personal space. Communication Research, 22(3), 288-324.

Nass, C., Lombard, M., Henriksen, L., & Steuer, J. (1995). Anthropocentrism and computers. Behaviour & Information Technology, 14(4), 229-238.

Cohen, J., Lombard, M., & Pierson, R. (1992). Developing a multi-cultural mass communication curriculum: Combating zero-sum perceptions with communication research and Writing Across the Curriculum. Journalism Educator, 47(2), 4-12.

Conference Papers/Presentations

Lombard, M. (2024, May). Big picture: Meaningful XR and presence. Keynote presented at Meaningful XR 2024, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA. https://www.meaningfulxr.org/2024-conference

Lombard, M. (2024, April). Observing presence-evoking tech: Barriers to social VR. Presented at Questioning Reality: Explorations of Virtual Reality and Our Social Future, Data Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Canada. https://datasciences.utoronto.ca/questioning_reality/

Lombard, M. (2023, May). Enhancing lab research: How to establish and manage a successful communication and technology lab: Introduction / The minimalist approach. Presented at the 2023 annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Toronto, Canada.

Lombard, M. (2022, December 12). The evolution of Presence: Social responses to media technologies. McQuail Award Lecture. Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Lombard, M. (2022, April 20). Presence in context: A personal introduction [Keynote addres]. AN-ICON Annual Workshop: Presencing Worlds. Milan, Italy (via Zoom).

Lombard, M., Kim, J., Kukshinov, E., Xu, K., & Yang, H. (2021, February). Exploring visual collaboration platforms. Bonus session of PRESENCE 2020, the 18th conference of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR), Feburary 26, 2021. Virtual conference.

Kukshinov, E., & Lombard, M. (2020, October). "Walking into the dark": Cognition manipulation and methodological challenges with behavioral measures of physical presence in VR. Presentation at PRESENCE 2020, the 2020 conference of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR). Virtual conference.

Bromley, H. L., Dodd, C. E., Douglas, Amber L., Jaworski, Z. W., Kerwin, K. A., Lorenz, C., Marinelli, G., Swick, M. R., & Lombard, M. (2020, October). Exploring media use and presence during a Coronavirus lockdown. Presentation at PRESENCE 2020, the 2020 conference of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR). Virtual conference.

Zaylea, L., & Lombard, M. (2018, July). Cinematic language, presence & 360 video storytelling. Presented at the 2018 annual conference of the University Film and Video Association (UFVA), Las Cruces, NM, USA.

Lombard, M. (2018, May). Expanding CASA to MASA: Clocks Are Social Actors. Presentation at the 2018 conference of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR), Prague, Czech Republic.

Bracken, C., Westerman, D., Lombard, M., & Rubenking, B. (2014, March). Remembering Dr. Paul Skalski and his contributions to presence research. Panel presentation at the 2014 conference of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR), Vienna, Austria.

Lombard, M. (2013, August). The roles of telepresence in virtual rehabilitation. Keynote presentation at the International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Lombard, M. (2013, June). Diverse perspectives on presence and telepresence: An introduction. Presented at the 2013 annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), London, UK.

Bau-Madsen, D., & Lombard, M. (2012, October). A presence timeline. Presented at the 2012 annual conference of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Lombard, M. (2012, October). What are telepresence experiences like in the real world? A qualitative survey. Presented at the 2012 annual conference of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Lombard, M. (2011, October). Why telepresence matters: A personal answer to the "So what?" question. Presented at the 2011 annual conference of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR), Edinburgh, Scotland.

Lombard, M., Weinstein, L., & Ditton, T. (2011, October). Measuring telepresence: The validity of the Temple Presence Inventory (TPI) in a gaming context. Presented at the 2011 annual conference of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR), Edinburgh, Scotland.

Lombard, M. (2011, June). (Tele)presence: The big picture. Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent (invited presentation), Murray Hill, New Jersey, USA.

Lombard, M. (2011, April). Telepresence: The big picture. NAB Show 2011 Telepresence Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Lombard, M., Ditton, T. B., & Weinstein, L. (2009, November). Measuring (tele)presence: The Temple Presence Inventory. Presented at the Twelfth International Workshop on Presence, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Jones, M. T., Lombard, M., & Jasak, J. (2009, November). Presence and the meaning of life: Exploring (tele)presence simulation scenarios and their implications. Presented at the Twelfth International Workshop on Presence, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Horvath, K., & Lombard, M. (2009, November). Social And spatial presence: An application to optimize human-computer interaction. Presented at the Twelfth International Workshop on Presence, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Lombard, M. (2008, December). Standardization in assessment and reporting of intercoder reliability in content analyses. Conference on Optimal Coding of Open-Ended Survey Data, University of Michigan, USA.

Black, M., Friel, B., Jasak, J., Lombard, M., & Russ, A. (2008, October). An evaluation of portrayals of telepresence and romantic relationships in film and television. Presented at the Eleventh International Workshop on Presence, Padua, Italy.

Lombard, M. (2008, October). Presence in popular media. Presented at the Eleventh International Workshop on Presence, Padua, Italy.

Lombard, M. (2008, September). Using telepresence to communicate science in giant screen cinema. Invited presentation at Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) Symposium "The Greater Potential of Giant Screen Experiences: Connecting Society with Science," Jersey City, New Jersey.

Lombard, M. (2008, May). (Tele)Presence: A quick introduction. Roundtable on (Tele)Presence and Communication at the 2008 conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Montreal.

Lombard, M. (2008, February). Presence and telepresence scholarship: Challenges ahead. Keynote presentation at When Media Environments Become Real (WMEBR) conference, University of Berne, Switzerland.

Lombard, M. (2007, November). Presence and usability. Presented at World Usability Day 2007, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

IJsselsteijn, W., & Lombard, M. (2007, October). 10 years of Presence conferences: Impressions, anecdotes and lessons learnt. Presented at the Tenth International Workshop on Presence, Barcelona, Spain.

Lombard, M. (2007, June). Telepresence phenomena and research: The big(ger) picture. Presented at Telepresence World 2007, San Diego, California, USA.

Lombard, M. (2006, October). Defining presence. Presented at Online, Offline & The Concept of Presence: When Games and VR Collide, A workshop hosted by USC's Centers for Creative Technologies, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Hwang, H. S., & Lombard, M. (2006, August). Understanding instant messaging: Gratifications and social presence. Presented at the Ninth International Workshop on Presence, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Klotz, J., & Lombard, M. (2006, August). Demonstration: Presence considerations in music production. Presented at the Ninth International Workshop on Presence, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Lombard, M., & Jones, M. T. (2006, August). Defining presence. Presented at the Ninth International Workshop on Presence, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Lombard, M., & Selverian, M. E. (2006, August). Presence after death. Presented at the Ninth International Workshop on Presence, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Lombard, M., & D'Angelo, P. (2006, June). The power of the press: The effects of press frames in political campaign news on media perceptions. Presented to the Political Communication division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany.

Lombard, M., & Jones, M. T. (2005, November). The big picture: (Tele)presence theory and research: What the literature tells us. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Boston, Massachusetts.

Lombard, M., & Jones, M. T. (2005, September). The big picture: Gaining perspective by examining patterns in the (tele)presence literature. Presented at the Eighth International Workshop on Presence, London, UK.

Lombard, M., & Jones, M. T. (2004, October). Presence and sexuality. Presented at the Seventh International Workshop on Presence, Valencia, Spain.

Bracken, C. C., Lombard, M., Neuendorf, K. A., Denny, J., & Quillan, M. (2004, October). Do 3-D movies really reach out and grab you? The case of Spy Kids 3-D. Presented at the Seventh International Workshop on Presence, Valencia, Spain.

Lombard, M. (2004, May). Introduction: Defining and theorizing about presence. Presented to the Information Systems division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Lombard, M. (2004, April). (Tele)presence: Mediated, nonmediated, and (inter)personal. Presented at the annual conference of the Central States Communication Association, Cleveland, Ohio.

Radosh, J., & Lombard, M. (2004, April). Defining Sensationalism in Local Television News. Presented to the News division as a Second Place Debut paper at the annual conference of the Broadcasting Education Association, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Timmins, L. R., & Lombard, M. (2003, October). When real seems mediated: Anti-presence. Presented at the Sixth International Workshop on Presence, Aalborg, Denmark.

Lombard, M. (2003, May). (Tele)Presence: Where have we been and where are we now? Presented to the Information Systems division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, San Diego, California.

Morris, N., & Lombard, M. (2002, July). Reactions to September 11 in US daily comic strips. Presented to the Political Science section at the annual conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research. Barcelona, Spain.

Lombard, M., Selverian, M., Horvath, K., Park, S.  B., Hwang, H. S., & Kwon, J. (2002, July). New insights into presence and its future: Portrayals in popular fiction. Presented to the Information Systems division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Seoul, South Korea.

Lombard, M., Snyder-Duch, J., & Bracken, C. C. (2001, May). Content analyses in Communication: Assessment and reporting of intercoder reliability. Presented to the Information Systems division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, D.C.

Lombard, M., & Ditton, T. B., Crane, D., Davis, B., Gil-Egui, G., Horvath, K., Rossman, J., & Park, S. (2000). Measuring presence: A literature-based approach to the development of a standardized paper-and-pencil instrument. Presented at the Third International Workshop on Presence, Delft, The Netherlands.

Wells, A., Lombard, M., & Kaiser, D. (2000, April). Gender and nationality on the American pop charts. Presented to the Music division at the annual conference of the Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association, New Orleans, LA.

Wells, A., Lombard, M., & Kaiser, D. (1999, October). Women on the pop charts: Has there been a revolution in the 90's? Presented to the Popular Culture Association in the South Annual Meeting, Roanoke, VA.

Ditton, T. B., & Lombard, M. (1999, May). Presence and social judgment change. Presented to the Information Systems division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

Lombard, M., Snyder-Duch, J., & Bracken, C., Ditton, T. B., Kaynak, S., Linder-Radosh, J., & Pemrick, J. (1999, May). Structural features of US television: Primary results of a large-scale content analysis. Presented to the Mass Communication division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

Snyder-Duch, J., Lombard, M., & Bracken, C. (1999, May). Learning from our experience: A guidebook for large-scale television content analysis projects. Presented to the Mass Communication division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

Lombard, M., & Ditton, T. B. (1999, April). Across media: Toward a standardized conceptual and operational definition of presence. Invited talk presented at the 2nd International Workshop on Presence, Colchester, Essex, England.

Lombard, M. (1998, November). Research on the feeling of `Being There' in
virtual environments: The sensation of presence. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, New York, NY.

Ditton, T. B., Lombard, M., Bracken, C. C., Snyder, J., Pemrick, J., Linder, J. M., & Kaynak, S. (1998, July). The illusion of nonmediation and formal features of television. Presented to the Information Systems division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Jerusalem, Israel.

Lombard, M. (1997, July). Graduate student mentoring and junior professors: What students should know.  Presented to the Graduate Education Interest Group and the Commission on the Status of Women at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, IL.

Lombard, M., & Ditton, T. B. (1997, May). At the heart of it all: The concept of presence. Presented as Top Three paper to the Information Systems division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.

Lombard, M., Snyder, J., Bracken, C. C., Kaynak, S., Pemrick, J., Linder, J. M., & Ditton, T. B. (1997, May). The cluttering of television. Presented to the Mass Communication division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.

Lombard, M., & Sen, N. (1997, May). Computers Are Social Actors: User responses to computers that exhibit distinct social styles. Presented to the Information Systems division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.

Lombard, M. (1997, April). Combining theory and practice in broadcast education. Presented to the News division at the annual conference of the Broadcast Education Association, Las Vegas, NV.

Lombard, M., Grabe, M. E., Reich, R. D., Bracken, C. C., & Ditton, T. B. (1996, August). Screen size and viewer responses to television: A review of research. Presented to the Theory and Methodology division at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Anahiem, CA.

Lombard, M., Bracken, C. C., Linder, J., Snyder, J., Ditton, T. B., Kaynak, S., Pemrick, J., & Steward, G. (1996, May). The state of the medium: A content analysis of television form. Presented to the Information Systems division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Lombard, M., Kaynak, S., Linder, J., Madia, S., Pasqua, A., Pompper, D., & Vallei, A. (1996, May). Toward a mass communication core literature. Presented to the Mass Communication division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Bracken, C. C., & Lombard, M. (1995, May). Uses and gratifications in the communication classroom. Presented to the Instructional/Developmental division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Lombard, M., Reich, R. D., Grabe, M. E., Bracken, C. C., & Ditton, T. B. (1995, May). Big TVs, little TVs: The role of screen size in viewer responses to point-of-view movement. Presented to the Mass Communication division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Albuquerque, NM.

Lombard, M. (1994, November). Direct responses to people on the screen: Television and the illusion of nonmediation. Presented in the Mass Communication division at the annual conference of the Speech Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.

Engleberg, M., & Lombard, M. (1994). How does 'Edutainment' work? An applied health communication research perspective. Presented at the annual conference of the American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C.

Lombard, M., Ditton, T. B., Grabe, M. E., & Reich, R. D. (1994, July). Direct responses to television: The role of screen size. Presented as Top Paper to the Communication and Technology division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Sydney, Australia.

Forsher, J., & Lombard, M. (1993, July). Banned movies: In search of the censored scene. Presented at Fast Rewind III: The Archaeology of Moving Images in Rochester, NY.

Reeves, B., Lombard, M., & Melwani, G. (1992, May). Faces on the screen: Pictures or natural experience? Presented to the Mass Communication division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Miami, FL.

Steuer, J., Henriksen, L., & Lombard, M. (1992, May). The computer as social actor: 'Self'-evaluation and 'other'-evaluation. Presented to the Communication and Technology division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Miami, FL.

Lombard, M., Henriksen, L., & Steuer, J. (1991, May). Anthropomorphism of computers. Presented to the Communication and Technology division at the annual conference of International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Manuscripts

Lombard, M., Ditton, T. B., Bracken, C. C., Snyder-Duch, J., Linder, J. M., & Kaynak, S. A framework for evaluating mediated stimuli: Presence and the formal features of television.

Lombard, M., Bracken, C. C., Snyder-Duch, J., Ditton, T. B., Linder, J., & Kaynak, S. A content analysis of television form: The state of the medium at the end of the 20^th Century.

Lombard, M., Snyder-Duch, J., Bracken, C. C., Kaynak, S., Linder, J. M., & Ditton, T. B. The cluttering of television.

Lombard, M., & Sen, N. Computers Are Social Actors: User responses to computers that exhibit distinct social styles.

Lombard, M., Kaynak, S., Linder, J., Madia, S., Pasqua, A., & Pompper, D. Toward a mass communication core literature.

Reeves, B., Lombard, M., & Melwani, G. (1996). Presence and perceived distance between viewer and picture: Effects on psychological responses. In Reeves, B., & Nass, C. I., The media equation: How people treat computers, television, and new media like real people and places. Stanford, CA: CSLI Publications.  

Research in Progress

Telepresence in popular culture.
With K. Horvath, S. Park, M. Selverian, & H. Slamova.

Measuring presence: The Temple Presence Inventory (TPI).
With T. B. Ditton & L. Weinstein.

Identification logos on television: An analysis of their characteristics and effects on viewers.
With L. Greenwood, C. Lord, & E. McGoldrick.

Portrayals of media in newspaper comics.
With L. Greenwood.

Social styles of computers: An extension of Computers Are Social Actors (CASA) research.
With N. Sen.

Structural features of television.
With Cheryl C. Bracken, Jennifer Snyder-Duch, Theresa Ditton, Selcan Kaynak, Jodi M. Linder, and Janine Pemrick

TEACHING

Teaching Experience

Instructor, Temple University

• Introduction to Communication Theory (Undergraduate)
• Mass Media and Society (Undergraduate)
• Media in Everyday Life (Undergraduate)
• BTMM Department Honors Colloquium (Undergraduate)
• Media Research Seminar (Undergraduate)
• Psychological Profile of British Media (Undergraduate)
• Communication Research Methods (Graduate/Undergraduate)
• Psychological Processing of Media (Graduate/Undergraduate)
• Public Information Campaigns (Graduate/Undergraduate)
• Media & Children (Graduate/Undergraduate)
• Advanced Quantitative Research Methods (Graduate)
• Media Content & Behavior (Graduate)
• Communication and Cognition (Graduate)
• Psychological Processing of Media: Telepresence (Graduate)
• Communication and Social Psychology (Graduate)
• Ph.D. Colloquium: Introduction to Doctoral Study (Graduate)
• Ph.D. Colloquium: Writing Workshop (Graduate)

Instructor, Stanford University

• Innovative Courses: Media Stereotypes and the Gulf War (Undergraduate)
• Introduction to Computing (Graduate)

Doctoral committees - chair

• Darren Bau-Madsen
• Cheryl Campanella Bracken (2000)
• Maria Cipollone (examination committee; 2013)
• Angela Cirucci (examination committee; 2013)
  
• Paul D'Angelo (2002)
• Theresa Bolmarcich Ditton (1997)
• Hyunji Doh (2021)
• Cindy Fang  
• Tom Gallagher (2016)
  
• Maria Elizabeth Grabe (1995)
• Linda Greenwood (2018)
• Nicole Henninger (2021)
• Karl Horvath (2006)
• Ha Sung Hwang (2005)
• Matthew T. Jones (2008)
• Christine M. Kelly (2000)
• Eugene Kukshinov (2021)
• SongYi Lee
  
• Jodi M. Linder-Radosh (2002)
• Suman Mishra (2009)
• Woong Ki Park (1999)
• Robert Reich (1995)
• Melissa Selverian (2005)
• Andrew Shumway
• Weimei Sun
• Lydia Reeves Timmins (2010)
• Wang, Yuanxin (2020) 
• Kun Xu (2019)
• Hocheol Yang (2020)

Masters committees - chair

• Juan Benjamin (2001)
• Kyra Bloom (2021)
• Lisa Bryant (1998)
• Yvette Burns (2004)
• Marie Campbell (1998)
• Sondra Cappuccio (2002)
• Yong Kyung Cho (2009)
• Bill Davis (2000)
• Janet Davis (1998)
• Janaki Deshpande (2003)
• John DiCarlo (2006)
• Wesley Eldredge (2011)
• Yen-Fei Fang (1996)
• Yi Hsuan Fang (1997)
• Joanna Farley (2011)
• Kalia Farrell (2002)
• Ping Feng (2016)
• Suzanne Fox (2002)
• Lenore Floyd (1999)
• Nicole Garlic (2017)
• Rachna Gathani (2000)
• Carly Haines (2010)
• Michael Harney (1997)
• Angela Haynes (2000)
• Ha Sung Hwang (2001)
• Dehlia Jenkins (1998)
• Gavin Kelly (2002)
• Hyungmin Kim (2013)
  
• Kenneth Lawrence (2002)
• Arthur Leaphart (2000)
• Chieh-chun Lee (1997)
• Charles Leitzell (2001)
• Brandon Liemer (2021) 
• Carmen Lord (2002)
• Chung-Pu Ma (2003)
• Fred Maher (2001)
• Nomvula Mantey (2003)
• Eboni Martin (2002)
• Kelly McNamara (2013)
• Nicole Messina (2019)
  
• A.J. Moore (1998)
• Hanwook Nam (2024) 
• Matthew J. Neal (2001)
• Youngrak Park (2003)
• Lauren Peterson (2022) 
• Lorraine A. Ryan (1995)
• Mei Lin Shan (1997)
• Yi-Ching Shen (1998)
• Hong-Chi Shiau (1997)
• Hana Slamova (2002)
• Mark Snyder (200?)
• Weimei Sun (2015)
• Danielle Surowiak (2006)
• Emily Tobin (2022) 
• Sanda Visan (1995)
• Lisa Weinstein (2010)

Doctoral committees - member

• David Allan (2003)
• Michelle Amazeen (2012)
• Ronald Bishop (1996)
• Hyun-Ju Choi (1999)
• Angela Cirucci (2015)
  
• Michelle de Montigny (1994)
• Maxine Gesualdi (2017)
• Hsiang-wen Hsiao (1994)
• Joan Jasak (Department of Philosophy) (2013)
• Sudjai Karuchit (2004)
• Taeyong Kim (1996) (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
• Sherrie Madia (1998)
• David Nunez (2007) (University of Capetown, South Africa)
• Sung Bok Park (2005)
• Mary Pileggi (1998)
• Donnalyn Pompper (2000)
• Mark Stine (2000)
• Emily Rose Tobin  

Masters committees - member

• Ali Alajmi (2021)
• Monica Bovo (2003)
• Cheryl Campanella (1995)
• Hyunju Choi (1996)
• Minju Chung (2004)
• Pharoah Cranston (1999)
• Sean Creighton (1998)
• Blair Davis-Doerre (1996)
• Joseph DeFinins (1994)
• Francesca DiRenzo (2000)
• Ellen Duncan (1996)
• Geoffrey Epstein (2021)
• Bonnie Friel (2009)
• Yiming Fu (2020)
• Fungma Fudong (2003)
• Melissa Garrison (2002)
• Connor Griffin (2024)
• Robert Handley (2003)
• Barbara Harmon (1998)
• Jill Hersh (1994)
• Hui-Ling Huang (1994)
• Josh Kelly (2022) 
• Su-Eun Kwon (1993)
• Chieh-chun Lee (1997)
• Ikhwan Lee (1998)
• Kadri Linask (1995)
• Hung-Chun Liu (1994)
• Timur Maskayev (2013)
  
• Elizabeth Naughton (2002)
• Patrick Nugent (2013)
  
• Cansu Oguztuzun (2002)
• Chris Papst (2005)
• Patrick L. Parker (2014)
• Janine Pemrick (1996)
• Colleen Quinn (2011)
• Mary Rankin (1998)
• Amy Richards (1997)
• Desiree Robinson (2000)
• Nadine Schneider (2010)
• Maria Sciarrino (2009)
• Melissa Selverian (1999)
• Nandini Sen (1997)
• Nina Small (2001)
• Brandon Smith (2002)
• Michelle Smith (1995)
• Jennifer Snyder (1995)
• Veronica Stickelman (2010)
• Joy Stroman (1997)
• Silvia Valkova (2007)
• Alex Vallei (1995)
• Steve Voorhees (2003)
• Bryan Walsh (2005)
• Chien-Yu Wang (1994)

Teaching Consultant and Liaison, Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford University, 1990 - 1992

Teaching Interests

Theories of Mass Communication
Media Processes and Effects
Public Opinion Processes/Political Communication
Communication Research Methods
Statistical Methods

ACTIVITIES & AWARDS

Administration

Chair, Department of Media Studies and Production, 2022 - present. 

Co-Chair, Department of Media Studies and Production, 2018 - 2022

Director, Temple University Media Interface and Network Design (M.I.N.D.) Lab, 2003 - present.

Director, Media & Communication doctoral program, 2001 - 2004, Fall 2007, Spring 2010 - 2016, Fall 2016.

Chair, Department of Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media, 2005 - 2007.

Director of Research, School of Communications and Theater, 2005 - 2006.

Director, Masters Program, Department of Broadcasting, Telecommunications, & Mass Media, Temple University, 1998 - 1999.

Service to field

Founder and manager, Media and Children Facebook page, 2018 - present.

Founder and manager, Communication Research Methods Facebook page, 2013 - present.

Co-founder, president and webmaster for International Society for Presence Research (ISPR), 2002 - present.

Founder and managing editor, ISPR Presence News (blog available via RSS feed, e-mail digest, Twitter), 2009 - present.

Co-founder and listowner, Presence-L, a listserv for announcements and discussion related to the concept of presence; approximately 365 international subscribers, 1999 - 2009.

Secretary/Webmaster for Information Systems division of International Communication Association, 1998 - 2000.

PUBLICATIONS/CONFERENCE REVIEWING:

Reviewer, Communication Reports, Communication Theory, Human Communication Research, Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, Journal of Communication, Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, Media Psychology.

Editorial Board member, Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 2013 - present

Editorial Board member, Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, 2003 - present.

Conference and Program Committee Chair, PRESENCE 2020, the 18th conference of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR). Virtual conference. October 2020 and 'bonus session' November 2020.

Associate Editor, Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 2013 - 2017.

Program Committee Chair, ICA 2016 Preconference: The Power of Presence. Sponsored by the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR), Kyoto, Japan. June 2016.

Program Committee Chair, ISPR 2012: Fourteenth conference of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, October 2012.

Program Committee Co-Chair, ISPR 2011: Thirteenth conference of International Society for Presence Research (ISPR), Edinburgh, Scotland, October 2011.

Program Committee Co-Chair, PRESENCE 2009: Twelfth International Workshop on Presence, Institute for Creative Technologies at the University of Southern California, November 2009.

Program Committee member, ISPR 2014: Fifteenth Annual Conference of the International Society for Presence Research, Vienna, Austria, March 2014.

Program Committee member, PRESENCE 2008: Eleventh International Workshop on Presence, University of Padua, Italy, October 2008.

Program Committee member, PRESENCE 2007: Tenth International Workshop on Presence, The Foment de les Arts Decoratives (FAD), Barcelona, Spain, October 2007.

Editorial Board, Presence: Teleoperators & Virtual Environments, 2000 - 2006.

Program Committee member, PRESENCE 2006: Ninth International Workshop on Presence, Cleveland State University, Ohio, USA, August 2006.

Program Committee member, PRESENCE 2005: Eighth International Workshop on Presence, University College London, England, September 2005.

Program Committee member, PRESENCE 2004: Seventh International Workshop on Presence, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain, October 2004.

Program Committee member, PRESENCE 2003: Sixth International Workshop on Presence, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark, October 2003.

Program Committee member, PRESENCE 2002: Fifth International Workshop on Presence, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, October 2002.

Competitive paper reviewer, Information Systems division, for annual conference of the International Communication Association, 1997 (Montreal, Canada), 1999 (San Francisco, CA).

Reviewer, Communication Yearbook, 1999.

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