Research.
As an academic I spent 25 years researching how people communicate, relate and behave on the Internet, social media and the web.
Academic Publications and Book Contributions.
Read my journal articles and chapters. Download full-text PDF copies of all my articles. Browse my edited books and contributions to more than 20 books. Download full-text PDF copies of all my book chapters.
Research Topics.
These are the main topics I've researched and written about.
Computer-Mediated Communication.
- Collaboration and groupwork (CSCW)
- Computer-mediated Communication
- Anonymity and visibility
- Email communication
- Social Identity Model of Deindividuation Effects (SIDE)
- Cognitive and strategic sides of anonymity
- Emotion communication
- Gender and Power
- Language in communication
- Personal Relationships
- Video communication
- Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL)
- User interface design and evaluation
Behavioural Responses to Disaster.
- Health and Stress Reactions of First Responders
- Psychological Effects of Wearing Protective Clothing
- Factors affecting First Responder Turnout in Disaster
- The Public as First Responders
- Communication Problems in Disaster Situations
- Community Role in Disaster Management
- Mass Psychogenic Illness
- Disaster Communication: Tips for Effective Communication
- Evacuation from CBRN Disaster Areas
- Panic in Disasters: Prevalence and Causes
- Community Response to Disaster
- The Public as First Responders
- Public Response to Disaster Warnings
Research Methods Training.
I taught Research Methods to Graduate Students in Psychology. I'm putting my courses online.
- Controlling your Data
- Path Analysis
- Structural Equation Modelling
- UI Evaluation
- Factor Analysis
- Logistic Regression
- Questionnaire Design
- Reliability and Validity
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Research Funding.
These are some of the organizations that have supported my research.
