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\"Four<\/p>\n

This past week was an exciting one for our lab: Ph.D. students Jordan Schotz and Maggie Doheny both successfully defended their dissertations.<\/p>\n

Jordan’s dissertation, entitled “Visual Cues of Human-Likeness, Not Salience, Impact Trust-Related Human-Computer Interaction”, focused on the complex, top-down social evaluations inherently tied to the perceived “humanness” of digital agents. (Committee members: Nichole Lighthall, Joseph Schmidt, Valerie Sims, Johnathan Mell)<\/p>\n

\"Three<\/p>\n

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Maggie’s dissertation, entitled “Independent and Interacting Effects of Co-Presence and Social Media \u2018Likes\u2019 on Online Disinhibition”, highlighted the implications of physical distance and reinforcement of negative behaviors in digital environments. (Committee members: Nichole Lighthall, Mustapha Mouloua, Mark Neider, Jihyun Kim)<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

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Well done, Jordan and Maggie! Your academic journeys have been uniquely impressive, and the lab is very lucky to have benefited from your mentorship. We are so excited to see what you accomplish in your next steps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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