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Expertise

Psychological and interpersonal processes in social media; communication and wellbeing; computer-mediated and interpersonal communication

Current Research Interest

Online disclosure and privacy in social media; mental health support and communication technologies; family studies in the digital age; cyberbullying and bystander effect; intercultural collaboration and virtual groups

Distinction

Institute for Social Sciences Collaborative Project Co-Leader
CALS Rising Star Faculty Award
PRYDE Award for Productive Social Media Use for 4-H Programs in New York State
National Communication Association Human Communication and Technology Division Top Four Paper Award

Selected Publications

Kazerooni, Franccesca, Samuel Hardman Taylor, Natalya N. Bazarova, and Janis Whitlock. “Cyberbullying Bystander Intervention: The number of Offenders and Retweeting Predict Likelihood of Helping Cyberbullying Victim.” Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 23, no. 3 (2018): 146-162. 

Liao, Wang, Natalya N. Bazarova, N. N., and Connie C. Yuan. “Unpacking Medium Effects on Social Psychological Processes in Computer-mediated Communication Using the Social Relations Model.” Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 23, no. 2 (2018): 90-106.

Cornell Research Website Article

How Social Media Affects Our Wellbeing