CATALINA L. TOMA
May 8, 2017
Social Media Lab members Mina Choi and Rachel Kornfield present their research on mimicry in robot-mediated communication at CHI 2017 May 5, 2017 Prof. Toma is recognized as an Excellent Reviewer at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2017) May 2, 2017 Prof. Toma's chapter on online dating self-presentation and impression formation (with PhD candidate Jon D'Angelo) is published in the edited volume, The Impact of Social Media in Modern Romantic Relationships April 27, 2017 Prof. Toma delivers a Founders' Day talk at the New Jersey Chapter of the Wisconsin Alumni Association February 23-25, 2017 Prof. Toma attends the Social Media Connect Symposium at Stanford University January 15, 2017 Prof. Toma is thrilled to be teaching a brand-new course on Online Communication & Personal Relationships. Check out the syllabus! October 5, 2016 Prof. Toma's research on Facebook self-affirmation is covered in the Wall Street Journal. September 6, 2016 It's the beginning of the fall semester! Prof. Toma is excited to teach Interpersonal Communication (CA 272) and Online Relationships (CA 577) this semester. August 21, 2016 Prof. Toma blogs for Psychology Today about her latest study on choice overload in online dating. Read the post here. August 11, 2016 Prof. Toma and her collaborators receive a Collaborative Training Grant from the University of Wisconsin Graduate School. August 11, 2016 Prof. Toma and collaborators Profs. Brad Brown, Amy Bellmore, & Louise Mares receive a Collaborative Training Grant from the University of Wisconsin Graduate School for their project Youth Development, Social Media, & Assessment. The grant will fund 4 graduate students as Project Assistants for 3 years. July 15, 2016 Prof. Toma receives a Reviewer of the Year Award from the Journal of Media Psychology. July 11, 2016 Prof. Toma presents her research on technology and romantic relationships at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany. July 6 - 9, 2016 Prof. Toma attends the Young Scholars Network meeting in Mainz, Germany. June 21 - 23, 2016 Prof. Toma attends the Computational Social Science workshop at Northwestern University, led by Profs. Dhavan Shah, Noshir Contractor, and Joe Cappella. June 6 - 9, 2016 Prof. Toma attends the Teaching Academy Summer Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. March 28, 2016 Prof. Toma gets appointed on the editorial board of Human Communication Research, one of the official journals of the International Communication Association. February 21 - 24, 2016 Prof. Toma presents a paper (written with co-author Mina Choi) at the Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW16) conference in San Francisco, CA. February 18 - 20, 2015 Prof. Toma is interviewed for a documentary on Instagram, Pasadena, CA. February 11, 2016 Prof. Toma earns tenure! |