Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch

Associate Professor

Department of Communication

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Education

Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2011

About

Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at University of Connecticut, where she conducts research in the Human-Computer Interaction lab. Broadly, her research interest is on the use of social media for information sharing, community building, and well-being. Specifically, her work investigates the features of these communities that shape how we communicate with and through them. Her recent work focuses on the role of algorithmic literacy in how users understand social media platforms, particularly for highly targeted content on apps such as Instagram and TikTok.

Courses Taught

• COMM 2300: Effects of Mass Media
• COMM 3600: New Communication Technologies
• COMM 3610: Computer Mediated Communication
• COMM 4640: Social Media: Research and Practice
• COMM 5640: Social Media Use and Effects

Research Interests

• Information sharing in online social networks
• Effects of social media use
• Online misinformation and disinformation
• Algorithmic literacy and algorithmic transparency
• Social impacts of communication technology

Research Affiliations

UConn Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory

Research Links

Google Scholar

Curriculum Vitae