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Erick Garcia
@garciaerick.bsky.social
Ph.D. Student in Communication at UC Santa Barbara

Researcher at the intersection of mass comm, media effects & social psych. I investigate how digital media affects social/group dynamics (influence, identity, intergroup relations) & online hate. 🤬🌐🤝🏾
Shining the spotlight on my great friends and colleagues (@kyungin-kim.bsky.social & @len-s.bsky.social). They crushed all their award presentations at #NCA2025!

Super happy to know we all recieved Top Paper Awards! 🔝📝🏆

Their accomplishments motivate me every day. Cheers to all of us! 🎉

#COMMSky
November 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I had the privilege of sharing my research on counterspeech, bystander intervention, source effects, and support for victims of online hate at the National Communication Association.

I'm grateful to be recognized with a Top Student Paper award in the Group Communication Division.

#COMMSky #NCA2025
November 23, 2025 at 8:48 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
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
November 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Who's that I see on the lab schedule today 👀
HELLO HELLO #COMMSky! It’s Day 3 of #NCA2025! ☀️

Today we’re excited to share a top paper and a few more presentations! 🔝📄🏅

It has been amazing getting to connect with everyone! If you’re at #NCA25, come and say hi at one of our sessions! 👋🏽

#AcademicSky #SciComm #UCSB
See our Saturday schedule ⬇️
November 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
SUPER HAPPY for my friends and colleagues @len-s.bsky.social & @kyungin-kim.bsky.social on their Top Paper Award in the Communication and Social Cognition division at #NCA2025!

I saw how much hardwork went into this project, and this award is very well deserved! 👏🏽🏆 CONGRATS! #COMMSky #UCSB #NCA25
Big news from the Media MOSAIC Lab! #COMMSky 🎉

Congratulations to @len-s.bsky.social on earning a Top Paper Award in the Communication and Social Cognition division at #NCA2025! We’re honored to be celebrating this achievement with you! 🔝📄🏅

For more information, see her abstract + business mtg ⬇️
November 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Excited to be here for Day 2 #NCA2025!

Please come to some of the wonderful presentations my lab mates (@mediamosaiclab.bsky.social) are participating in! 🥳

See our Friday lab chedule in the repost!

#AcademicSky #SciComm #UCSB #NCA25
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 ⬇️
November 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
#NCA2025 kicks off today, and I’m ecstatic to be surrounded by all the brilliant minds of #COMMSky!

This is my first NCA... so I am super excited to share my research, make new connections, and uplift eachother in achieving our acaedmic goals! 🙌🏽

Let's build COMMunity at #NCA25! Come say hi! 👋🏽
Day 1 of #NCA2025 is here! 🎉

The Media MOSAIC Lab is ready for a full day of presentations, mentorship, and networking! 🗣️📄🤝

We’re excited to share our work and cheer on colleagues! Come say hi at #NCA25 if you see us around! 👋🏽

#COMMSky #AcademicSky #SciComm #UCSB
See our Thursday lab schedule ⬇️
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Reposted by Erick Garcia
Day 1 of #NCA2025 is here! 🎉

The Media MOSAIC Lab is ready for a full day of presentations, mentorship, and networking! 🗣️📄🤝

We’re excited to share our work and cheer on colleagues! Come say hi at #NCA25 if you see us around! 👋🏽

#COMMSky #AcademicSky #SciComm #UCSB
See our Thursday lab schedule ⬇️
November 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Reposted by Erick Garcia
Are you headed to #NCA2025 this week? 🤔

If so, come see what the Media MOSAIC Lab is sharing this year. We’ve got a full lineup of presentations, mentoring events, and top paper awards! 🗣️📄🏆

See our full lab schedule in the 🧵⬇️, and come connect with us at NCA!

#COMMSky #AcademicSky #SciComm #UCSB
November 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Reposted by Erick Garcia
I am super excited to see the #CommSky community at NCA 2025!

Stay updated with an NCA feed here: bsky.app/profile/did:...

You can be featured by simply including these hashtags in your posts: #NCA25 #NCA2025
November 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Reposted by Erick Garcia
Since my early PhD days, I dreamed of conducting this study. Over time, I was fortunate to work with stellar colleagues, @lunafrauhammer.bsky.social , @tobiasdienlin.com and Manuel Cargnino who helped turn this vision into reality. The full publication: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Effects of Technological Affordances on Political Opinion Expression in Social Media: A Field Experiment
Digital communication platforms are rapidly changing the nature of political discourses. At the same time, the functionality of democratic societies largely depends on deliberative exchanges betwee...
www.tandfonline.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Reposted by Erick Garcia
Check out this theory-driven piece offering an important framework for scholars interested in how diverse media content can be used for intergroup socialization. Truly impressive work by @len-s.bsky.social to publish as a sole author while in grad school! @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Hi #COMMSky, do you research intergroup relations or entertainment media? If so, read my colleague @len-s.bsky.social's latest article in the Annals of the International Communication Association! 📄

In this paper, Len (2025) proposes the PMSIS model as a framework to (+) intergroup socialization! 🤝🏼
September 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Reposted by Erick Garcia
Excited to share my new paper with @garciaerick.bsky.social Xinyi Zhang & @laurentwang.bsky.social.

We ask: Do people see algorithmic bias as a risk—and do they feel capable of addressing it? Answer... It depends! More below 👇🧪 #commsky

doi.org/10.1080/1044...
August 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Reposted by Erick Garcia
Exciting mixed-methods HCI work from my department! @overbye.bsky.social @garciaerick.bsky.social Xinyi Zhang & @laurentwang.bsky.social

🤖💻 #commsky
Excited to share my new paper with @garciaerick.bsky.social Xinyi Zhang & @laurentwang.bsky.social.

We ask: Do people see algorithmic bias as a risk—and do they feel capable of addressing it? Answer... It depends! More below 👇🧪 #commsky

doi.org/10.1080/1044...
August 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Our article is officially out in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction! 📄

I'm grateful to have been part of this project led by @overbye.bsky.social and to work with an all-student research team (Xinyi Zhang, @laurentwang.bsky.social)! 🥳

For more details ⬇
doi.org/10.1080/1044...
September 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Amazing research coming out of the @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social 👏🏽

Congratulations to both @nibasaleem.bsky.social and @ismaharif.bsky.social on receiving a top paper award in intergroup communication at #ICA25! 🥳
Huge congratulations to @nibasaleem.bsky.social & @ismaharif.bsky.social for receiving a Top Paper Award in the Intergroup Communication division at #ICA25! 🏆

We’re so proud of your well-deserved recognition and the amazing work presented at this year's @icahdq.bsky.social! 🎉

#COMMSky #AcademicSky
June 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Reposted by Erick Garcia
P.S. Did you get the opportunity to connect or chat with one of our lab members at #ICA25?

@nibasaleem.bsky.social
@garciaerick.bsky.social
@len-s.bsky.social

If so, drop a like or comment below and we will make sure to follow you back if we aren't already! 👇🏽

#COMMSky #AcademicSky #ICA2025
June 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
What an amazing end to #ICA25! Huge thanks to everyone who attended my presentation on Sunday or took the time to chat. I left ICA feeling inspired by the incredible work of so many brilliant scholars and deeply grateful for all the new connections made! Hasta la próxima!

📸: @musamalik.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Reposted by Erick Garcia
Happening today at #ica2025

@nibasaleem.bsky.social will present our work in Intergroup Communication and @garciaerick.bsky.social will be presenting his collaboration with @overbye.bsky.social @laurentwang.bsky.social and Cecily Zhang on algorithmic biases in @icacat.bsky.social!
Hey-o #CommSky!👋🏽
#ICA2025 week = lab squad on the move to Denver! ✈️

Our lab is heading to @icahdq.bsky.social later this week, and we are all super stoked to share the amazing work our lab members have been a part of! #AcademicSky 🥳

👇🏽 Here's where you can find us on Sunday, June 15th for #ICA25 👇🏽
June 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Reposted by Erick Garcia
Everyone go see Erick present our work on algorithmic bias and risk. He is fantastic! #ICA25
Important Notice!! 😳

Due to @overbye.bsky.social receiving a Top Paper Award from the Communication Science and Biology (CSAB) Interest Group at #ICA25, I’ll now be presenting on behalf of her and our wonderful mixed-methods team: Ceciley Zhang and @laurentwang.bsky.social. Drop by and say hi! 👋🏽
Next up for our #ICA25 presentations: Risk, Race, and Algorithms: Understanding Perceptions of Algorithm Bias Through the RPA Framework 🧠🤖
By @overbye.bsky.social, @garciaerick.bsky.social, Zhang & @laurentwang.bsky.social
📅 Sunday June 15
🕟 4:30–5:45 PM
📍Grays Peak B (Grand Conv Center 2)
June 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Important Notice!! 😳

Due to @overbye.bsky.social receiving a Top Paper Award from the Communication Science and Biology (CSAB) Interest Group at #ICA25, I’ll now be presenting on behalf of her and our wonderful mixed-methods team: Ceciley Zhang and @laurentwang.bsky.social. Drop by and say hi! 👋🏽
Next up for our #ICA25 presentations: Risk, Race, and Algorithms: Understanding Perceptions of Algorithm Bias Through the RPA Framework 🧠🤖
By @overbye.bsky.social, @garciaerick.bsky.social, Zhang & @laurentwang.bsky.social
📅 Sunday June 15
🕟 4:30–5:45 PM
📍Grays Peak B (Grand Conv Center 2)
June 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Yesterday, I attended the incredibly thought-provoking session on Hate Speech, Stereotypes, and Racism hosted by Ethnicity & Race in Communication at #ICA25!

So many insights on how these issues play out online and what can be done. Left inspired and reminded why this work matters. 🤝🏽

My thoughts ⬇️
June 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
WOAH! Another amazing presentation from a wonderful friend and colleague! If you are at #ICA25 #ICA2025 and have time at 1:30 PM please go check @b-wheeler.bsky.social's poster!

I'll perhaps be around too 👀 So come say hi and connect! 👋🏽
One final presentation to go at #ICA25! @b-wheeler.bsky.social will be sharing our emerging research on online hate and bullying!
June 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Reposted by Erick Garcia
#COMMSky if you are at #ICA25 and are interested in racial diversity, entertainment media, and intergroup relationships, reach out to @len-s.bsky.social for a chat over coffee (or tea)! ☕🍵

P.S. Ask her about the lab's cool business cards and who designed the lab logo! 👀

#ICA2025 #AcademicSky
Big congratulations to our lab member @len-s.bsky.social for receiving the inaugural UC Santa Barbara Communication Department Dissertation Award for Social Impact! 🥳

The award recognizes outstanding dissertation research proposals in communication with a clear application for
societal impact.✨
June 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM