Media Appearances
Recent News
October 2023 – Joan Donovan, featured in WGBH, “BU professor Joan Donovan Explains The Meteoric Rise of Misogyny on Social Media.”
October 2023 – Joan Donovan, featured in The Seattle Times, “How Ron DeSantis Lost the Internet.”
October 2023 – Joan Donovan, featured as an author in TIME Magazine, “Misinformation Is Warfare.”
September 2023 – Joan Donovan, featured in The Boston Globe, “Globe Summit panelists weigh the ‘superpowers’ of AI against its hazards.”
August 2023 – Katy Coduto, featured in Marketplace, “Wait, how much per swipe? Dating apps flirt with premium subscriptions.”
August 2023 – Charlotte Howell, featured in Marketplace, “News and live sports have kept cable TV alive. That might not last much longer.”
History
2014
December 2014 – Dr. Jacob Groshek, featured in The Measurement Advisor, “TCAT: The New Twitter Modeling Tool for Visualizing Social Media Data.”
November 4, 2014 – Dr. Jacob Groshek, featured on WBUR /National Public Radio, “Heading Into Election Night, Coakley Still Leads Baker In Governor’s Race” (On Twitter).
October 29, 2014 – Dr. Jacob Groshek, featured on Canvas 8. “Wait! What Does Your Portable Life Coach Say?” Available online (with subscription) at http://www.canvas8.com/.
October 23, 2014 – Dr. Jacob Groshek, featured on 90.0 WBUR: Boston’s NPR news station, “While Polls Show Mass. Governor’s Race Too Close to Call, Twitter Data Shows Clear Leader.”
40 Under 40 – Dr. Mina Tsay-Vogel, featured on NerdScholar as one of 40 under 40 professors who inspire chosen based on nominations highlighting their love of teaching and inspiration for young adults of today to be the world leaders and humanitarians of tomorrow.
September 19, 2014 – Dr. Mina Tsay-Vogel, quoted in TeenLife, “The Reality of Reality TV” by Kimberly Spector Wolf.
May 28, 2014 – Dr. Jacob Groshek, featured on Think Progress, “Why the oldest member of Congress just lost his seat.”
May 2, 2014 – Dr. James Katz, quoted in Pacific Standard: The Science of Society “Facebook, Twitter Usage Linked to Higher Divorce Rates” by Tom Jacobs.
April 8, 2014 – Dr. Jacob Groshek, featured on Think Progress, “How ad companies ruin selfies for everyone.”
March 30, 2014 – Dr. Jacob Groshek, featured on 88.9/WERS, “Social creatures: A connected community.”
2013
September 3, 2013 – Dr. Deborah Jaramillo, quoted in The Arizona Republic “20 years on, ‘X-Files’ truth still out there” by Bill Goodykoontz.
August 1, 2013 – Dr. Tammy Vigil, quoted in CNN.com “When one image is worth a thousand tweets “ by Todd Leopold.
May 22, 2013 – Dr. Deborah Jaramillo, quoted in Christian Science Monitor “A New Crop of Domestic Mavens” by Chris Gaylord.
April 5, 2013 – Dr. Mina Tsay-Vogel, quoted in Fast Company “Why We Love TV’s Most Deeply Flawed Characters” by Jennifer Miller.
March 19, 2013 – Dr. Deborah Jaramillo, quoted in Marketplace “ABC’s Newest Ratings Pitch: Celebrities on a High Dive!” by Gigi Douban.
March 19, 2013 – Professor T. Barton Carter, quoted in E-Commerce Times “FCC Twists Robocallers’ Arms” by Erika Morphy.March 7, 2013 – Professor T. Barton Carter, quoted in E-Commerce Times “T-Mobile, MetroPCS Merger Gets More Wind In Its Sails” by Erika Morphy.
February 21, 2013 – Dr. Rhonda Trust, interviewed and featured in BU Today’s “Why Media Depiction of Breasts Gets Failing Grade” by Rich Barlow.
January 13, 2013 – Dr. Bill McKeen, interviewed and featured in aRUDE Magazine‘s “Homegrown Florida” by Katherine Hahn.
2012
August 29, 2012 – Dr. Mina Tsay, featured in USA Today‘s “Top Universities and Professors for 2011-2012” by Patrick Foster.
August 2, 2012 – Dr. Mina Tsay, quoted in Boston Globe’s “Time to Come Clean as Soon as Possible: Crisis Management Requires Fast Action in Era of Social Media” by Stephanie Steinberg.
July 16, 2012 – Dr. Mina Tsay, quoted in Boston Herald’s “Salt-and-Ice Dare Draws Warnings from Medical Experts” by Tenley Woodman.
July 12, 2012 – Dr. Mina Tsay, quoted in Entertainment Weekly.com‘s “I’m Not Here to Make Friends: Why Reality TV’s Smartest Stars Love to be Hated” by Lanford Beard.
Spring 2012 – In BU’s COMTalk, “Researchers at COM are Uncovering Trends in Communication, and Highlighting New Ways of Doing Business” by Andrew Thurston, illustrations by Leah Davis.
April 19, 2012 – Dr. Roy Grundmann, quoted in Huffington Post‘s “Cannes’ Female Director Problem Highlighted in 2012 Selection” by Joe Satran.
February 19, 2012 – Dr. William McKeen, featured in Ocala.com‘s “William McKeen wins Florida Book Awards top honot for ‘Mile Marker Zero‘” by Alison Schwartz.
January 18, 2012 – Dr. Mina Tsay, quoted in Boston Herald‘s “Boston Reacts to Wikipedia’s Protest Blackout” by Dan O’Brien.
January 16, 2012 – Dr. Deborah Jaramillo, appeared on WBZ’s Chronicle in the episode, “What Are You?” which explores the intricacies of biracial identities.
2011
December 15, 2011 – Dr. Mina Tsay, quoted in Boston Herald‘s “Facebook Suicide Intervention Tool Response Mixed” by Dan O’Brien.
October 11, 2011 – Dr. Mina Tsay, quoted in The National’s “Now Starring in TV’s Prime Time: The Recession” by Sonya Belle.
September 30, 2011 – Dr. Mina Tsay, quoted in Boston Herald‘s “Fake Tweets Terrorize Twitterverse” by Dan O’Brien.
September 21, 2011 – Dr. Mina Tsay, featured on WCVB’s evening news, “Effects of Facebook’s New Top Story Feature” with Pam Cross.
May 17, 2011 – Dr. Patrice Oppliger, featured on Fox 25 News, “The Fights Over Your Teens Clothing.”
March 23, 2011 – Dr. Roy Grundmann, featured in WGBH’s The Emily Rooney Show, discussing the life and legacy of screen legend, Elizabeth Taylor.