Stephanie Herrera
@stephanieherrera.bsky.social
Graduate Student in the Department of Communication at UC Santa Barbara
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New research from @yqpan.bsky.social @stephanieherrera.bsky.social @yifeiw1.bsky.social examines how AI is portrayed in the U.S. news from an integrated threat theoretical perspective, identifying 5 major topics surrounding AI-threat coverage.
Read more here: doi.org/10.1080/0883...
#AI #commsky
Read more here: doi.org/10.1080/0883...
#AI #commsky
July 5, 2026 at 9:16 AM
New research from @yqpan.bsky.social @stephanieherrera.bsky.social @yifeiw1.bsky.social examines how AI is portrayed in the U.S. news from an integrated threat theoretical perspective, identifying 5 major topics surrounding AI-threat coverage.
Read more here: doi.org/10.1080/0883...
#AI #commsky
Read more here: doi.org/10.1080/0883...
#AI #commsky
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Communicating risk helps people make informed decisions. But what happens when risk perceptions are elevated over time?
With students Tammy Teo and Cameron Tan, @ismaharif.bsky.social found that increasing perceived risk predict later declines in well-being.
Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/aphw...
With students Tammy Teo and Cameron Tan, @ismaharif.bsky.social found that increasing perceived risk predict later declines in well-being.
Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/aphw...
June 29, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Communicating risk helps people make informed decisions. But what happens when risk perceptions are elevated over time?
With students Tammy Teo and Cameron Tan, @ismaharif.bsky.social found that increasing perceived risk predict later declines in well-being.
Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/aphw...
With students Tammy Teo and Cameron Tan, @ismaharif.bsky.social found that increasing perceived risk predict later declines in well-being.
Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/aphw...
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It’s a wrap!
We’re closing out the academic year with our final lab meeting for the quarter with @stephanieherrera.bsky.social presenting her MA thesis research work for the Summer.
Next up: finals, grading, and a well-earned Summer break!
🌴🧉✈️
We’re closing out the academic year with our final lab meeting for the quarter with @stephanieherrera.bsky.social presenting her MA thesis research work for the Summer.
Next up: finals, grading, and a well-earned Summer break!
🌴🧉✈️
June 11, 2026 at 3:21 AM
It’s a wrap!
We’re closing out the academic year with our final lab meeting for the quarter with @stephanieherrera.bsky.social presenting her MA thesis research work for the Summer.
Next up: finals, grading, and a well-earned Summer break!
🌴🧉✈️
We’re closing out the academic year with our final lab meeting for the quarter with @stephanieherrera.bsky.social presenting her MA thesis research work for the Summer.
Next up: finals, grading, and a well-earned Summer break!
🌴🧉✈️
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#ICYMI Exciting research from our lab member @stephanieherrera.bsky.social led by @lupitamiamour.bsky.social was presented at @priec.bsky.social this year!
I’m so excited to be working on this project with @lupitamiamour.bsky.social!
12. How much Race Matters: Impact of News Media for Attitudes about Migrants
Guadalupe Madrigal, UCSB
Argues: support for policy that benefits migrants traces to media coverage
Finds: racial resentment appears to drive policy attitudes especially when media makes migrant adults more visible
#PRIEC
Guadalupe Madrigal, UCSB
Argues: support for policy that benefits migrants traces to media coverage
Finds: racial resentment appears to drive policy attitudes especially when media makes migrant adults more visible
#PRIEC
May 28, 2026 at 9:25 AM
#ICYMI Exciting research from our lab member @stephanieherrera.bsky.social led by @lupitamiamour.bsky.social was presented at @priec.bsky.social this year!
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This cruel death was the final straw for me, so I made time to gather my thoughts on it, out today @latinonewsnetwork.bsky.social
latinonewsnetwork.com/community/ho...
latinonewsnetwork.com/community/ho...
How Anti-Black Racism is Fueling the Widespread Cruelty Against Kevin González and Other Latinos - Latino News Network
How systemic cruelty against Latinos is fueled by a U.S. racial hierarchy that equates "proximity to Blackness" with lower social worth.
latinonewsnetwork.com
May 18, 2026 at 3:36 PM
This cruel death was the final straw for me, so I made time to gather my thoughts on it, out today @latinonewsnetwork.bsky.social
latinonewsnetwork.com/community/ho...
latinonewsnetwork.com/community/ho...
I’m so excited to be working on this project with @lupitamiamour.bsky.social!
12. How much Race Matters: Impact of News Media for Attitudes about Migrants
Guadalupe Madrigal, UCSB
Argues: support for policy that benefits migrants traces to media coverage
Finds: racial resentment appears to drive policy attitudes especially when media makes migrant adults more visible
#PRIEC
Guadalupe Madrigal, UCSB
Argues: support for policy that benefits migrants traces to media coverage
Finds: racial resentment appears to drive policy attitudes especially when media makes migrant adults more visible
#PRIEC
May 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I’m so excited to be working on this project with @lupitamiamour.bsky.social!
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#ICYMI Amazing work by @nibasaleem.bsky.social and @ismaharif.bsky.social at @priec.bsky.social hosted by UCSB!
Here's some snapshots of our research 💻📢
#commsky #psychsky #PRIEC
Here's some snapshots of our research 💻📢
#commsky #psychsky #PRIEC
11. Media Context of Reception: Intergroup Symbolic Environments & Migration
Muniba Saleem & Ismaharif Ismail, UCSB
Q: does negative media of minorities process diff for maj & min groups?
A: for maj group -> support for policy harmful to Muslims; min group -> less gov trust
#PRIEC
Muniba Saleem & Ismaharif Ismail, UCSB
Q: does negative media of minorities process diff for maj & min groups?
A: for maj group -> support for policy harmful to Muslims; min group -> less gov trust
#PRIEC
May 9, 2026 at 7:51 AM
#ICYMI Amazing work by @nibasaleem.bsky.social and @ismaharif.bsky.social at @priec.bsky.social hosted by UCSB!
Here's some snapshots of our research 💻📢
#commsky #psychsky #PRIEC
Here's some snapshots of our research 💻📢
#commsky #psychsky #PRIEC
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[1/2] New pub with @len-s.bsky.social and @kyungin-kim.bsky.social!
Calls for greater racial diversity in movies are an ongoing conversation, but how about diversity within racial groups?
Our mixed-method study of 30 years of film examines how Asian American subgroups are narratively represented.
Calls for greater racial diversity in movies are an ongoing conversation, but how about diversity within racial groups?
Our mixed-method study of 30 years of film examines how Asian American subgroups are narratively represented.
April 23, 2026 at 10:03 PM
[1/2] New pub with @len-s.bsky.social and @kyungin-kim.bsky.social!
Calls for greater racial diversity in movies are an ongoing conversation, but how about diversity within racial groups?
Our mixed-method study of 30 years of film examines how Asian American subgroups are narratively represented.
Calls for greater racial diversity in movies are an ongoing conversation, but how about diversity within racial groups?
Our mixed-method study of 30 years of film examines how Asian American subgroups are narratively represented.
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We’re excited to share that @nibasaleem.bsky.social was featured by @spspnews.bsky.social for her research informing policy at federal, social media platform and nonprofit levels! 🏛️💻💬
Read more here: spsp.org/news/newslet...
#spsp #commsky #psychsky
Read more here: spsp.org/news/newslet...
#spsp #commsky #psychsky
Spotlighting Scholars Who Leverage Science to Inform Evidence-Based Policy (Part 2) | SPSP
This is the second installment of a two-part series in which SPSP is honoring researchers who have leveraged personality and social psychology to improve policymaking.
spsp.org
April 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
We’re excited to share that @nibasaleem.bsky.social was featured by @spspnews.bsky.social for her research informing policy at federal, social media platform and nonprofit levels! 🏛️💻💬
Read more here: spsp.org/news/newslet...
#spsp #commsky #psychsky
Read more here: spsp.org/news/newslet...
#spsp #commsky #psychsky
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Apply for NCA Division awards by March 25! Mass Comm Division (for which I am the VP) has three awards, Teaching Award, Service Award, and Dissertation Award. Consider nominating yourself or others who are eligible! #NCA2026
www.natcom.org/2026-interes...
www.natcom.org/2026-interes...
2026 Interest Group Awards: Call for Nominations - National Communication Association
Award Calls by Interest Group Award descriptions, nomination criteria, and submission information can be found by clicking on the name of the Interest Group below. Please note that Interest Groups not...
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March 18, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Apply for NCA Division awards by March 25! Mass Comm Division (for which I am the VP) has three awards, Teaching Award, Service Award, and Dissertation Award. Consider nominating yourself or others who are eligible! #NCA2026
www.natcom.org/2026-interes...
www.natcom.org/2026-interes...
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#SPSP2026 kicks off tomorrow in Chicago! The Media MOSAIC Lab is ecstatic for the next few days of #socialpsyc conferencing! 👋🏽🤩
We are excited for @ismaharif.bsky.social's presentation on Saturday. He will be presenting his paper with our lab PI @nibasaleem.bsky.social! 🗣️📄
For session info, see ⬇️
We are excited for @ismaharif.bsky.social's presentation on Saturday. He will be presenting his paper with our lab PI @nibasaleem.bsky.social! 🗣️📄
For session info, see ⬇️
February 26, 2026 at 4:04 AM
#SPSP2026 kicks off tomorrow in Chicago! The Media MOSAIC Lab is ecstatic for the next few days of #socialpsyc conferencing! 👋🏽🤩
We are excited for @ismaharif.bsky.social's presentation on Saturday. He will be presenting his paper with our lab PI @nibasaleem.bsky.social! 🗣️📄
For session info, see ⬇️
We are excited for @ismaharif.bsky.social's presentation on Saturday. He will be presenting his paper with our lab PI @nibasaleem.bsky.social! 🗣️📄
For session info, see ⬇️
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🚨New pub alert!🚨 Now available open-access in @journal-of-comm.bsky.social, we (w/ @dkreiss.bsky.social, @danlane.bsky.social, & @shannimcg.bsky.social) critique political communication's "Identity Turn" and offer instead a foundation for studying #polcomm from a *group* perspective. 🧵
December 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🚨New pub alert!🚨 Now available open-access in @journal-of-comm.bsky.social, we (w/ @dkreiss.bsky.social, @danlane.bsky.social, & @shannimcg.bsky.social) critique political communication's "Identity Turn" and offer instead a foundation for studying #polcomm from a *group* perspective. 🧵
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Media MOSAIC Lab member @garciaerick.bsky.social highlighted some intersting points at this top paper presentation! Make sure to reach out to him if you'd like to chat more about online hate or counterspeech. Way to go Erick! 👏🏽
#NCA2025 #COMMSky #AcademicSky #SciComm
#NCA2025 #COMMSky #AcademicSky #SciComm
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Media MOSAIC Lab member @garciaerick.bsky.social highlighted some intersting points at this top paper presentation! Make sure to reach out to him if you'd like to chat more about online hate or counterspeech. Way to go Erick! 👏🏽
#NCA2025 #COMMSky #AcademicSky #SciComm
#NCA2025 #COMMSky #AcademicSky #SciComm
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Way to go @len-s.bsky.social on showcasing some of the awesome work we do at the Media MOSAIC Lab! 👏🏽
#NCA2025 #COMMSky #AcademicSky #SciComm
#NCA2025 #COMMSky #AcademicSky #SciComm
I presented three talks at #NCA2025 including @kyungin-kim.bsky.social and mine's content analysis which won the Top Paper Award in the Communication and Social Cognition division. We're so grateful ♡
It was also wonderful seeing so many scholars and innovative research !!!
It was also wonderful seeing so many scholars and innovative research !!!
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Way to go @len-s.bsky.social on showcasing some of the awesome work we do at the Media MOSAIC Lab! 👏🏽
#NCA2025 #COMMSky #AcademicSky #SciComm
#NCA2025 #COMMSky #AcademicSky #SciComm
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Come join me and my lab (@mediamosaiclab.bsky.social) at the Group Communication business meeting at 4PM for the Top Student Paper Awards 👀
I hope to see some of you wonderful #COMMsky scholars here!
Come network and say hello! 👋🏽
#NCA2025 #NCA25 #AcademicSky #SciComm
I hope to see some of you wonderful #COMMsky scholars here!
Come network and say hello! 👋🏽
#NCA2025 #NCA25 #AcademicSky #SciComm
If you'd like to join us in congratulating @garciaerick.bsky.social, stop by the Group Communication business meeting today from 4-5:15 PM in Red Rock 11! 🎉👏🏽
We hope to see some of #COMMSky here! 🤩
#NCA2025 #NCA25 #AcademicSky #UCSB
We hope to see some of #COMMSky here! 🤩
#NCA2025 #NCA25 #AcademicSky #UCSB
November 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Come join me and my lab (@mediamosaiclab.bsky.social) at the Group Communication business meeting at 4PM for the Top Student Paper Awards 👀
I hope to see some of you wonderful #COMMsky scholars here!
Come network and say hello! 👋🏽
#NCA2025 #NCA25 #AcademicSky #SciComm
I hope to see some of you wonderful #COMMsky scholars here!
Come network and say hello! 👋🏽
#NCA2025 #NCA25 #AcademicSky #SciComm
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G’Morning #COMMSky! It’s Day 2 of #NCA2025! ⛰️
Today we’re excited to share a top paper, and present on pedagogy and mentorship! 🔝📄🏅
It was great meeting many of you yesterday—let’s keep it rolling! If you’re at #NCA25, stop by and say hi! 👋🏽
#AcademicSky #SciComm #UCSB
See our Friday schedule ⬇️
Today we’re excited to share a top paper, and present on pedagogy and mentorship! 🔝📄🏅
It was great meeting many of you yesterday—let’s keep it rolling! If you’re at #NCA25, stop by and say hi! 👋🏽
#AcademicSky #SciComm #UCSB
See our Friday schedule ⬇️
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM