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Muniba Saleem @nibasaleem.bsky.social · Sep 4

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

Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Sep 3

📢 IMPORTANT #COMMsky PUBLICATION ALERT!! 📢

Media MOSAIC Lab member @len-s.bsky.social's latest article has been officially published in the Annals of the International Communication Association (@icahdq.bsky.social)! 👏🏽

For more information, see the 🧵 and 🔗 down below ⬇
doi.org/10.1093/annc...

A social cognitive approach for using racially diverse entertainment media to improve children’s intergroup socialization

Abstract. Ethnic-racial socialization plays a crucial role in shaping children’s attitudes and behaviors regarding race and intergroup interactions. Howeve

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Hannah Overbye-Thompson @overbye.bsky.social · Sep 3

New paper (2025) by @len-s.bsky.social proposes the PMSIS model: parents can use racially diverse entertainment media + "foreground co-viewing" + active mediation to improve children's intergroup socialization 🧪 doi.org/10.1093/annc...

Great work Sovannie 👏👏👏 #commsky

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Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Sep 3

If you are interested in further discussing entertainment media and intergroup socialization, feel free to reach out to @len-s.bsky.social here on #COMMSky or visit our lab website at mosaiclab.comm.ucsb.edu for more contact details! 📧

Media MOSAIC Lab – Media MOSAIC Lab @ UC Santa Barbara

mosaiclab.comm.ucsb.edu

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Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Sep 3

@len-s.bsky.social's essay considers the interpersonal dynamics between parental guidance and children's observational learning from entertainment media. 📺

It also proposes strategies for enhancing intergroup socialization and how families can adapt these strategies to fit their unique needs. ⬇

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Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Sep 3

📢 IMPORTANT #COMMsky PUBLICATION ALERT!! 📢

Media MOSAIC Lab member @len-s.bsky.social's latest article has been officially published in the Annals of the International Communication Association (@icahdq.bsky.social)! 👏🏽

For more information, see the 🧵 and 🔗 down below ⬇
doi.org/10.1093/annc...

A social cognitive approach for using racially diverse entertainment media to improve children’s intergroup socialization

Abstract. Ethnic-racial socialization plays a crucial role in shaping children’s attitudes and behaviors regarding race and intergroup interactions. Howeve

academic.oup.com

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Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social · Jun 22

Lovely time meeting and learning from you all at @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social @nibasaleem.bsky.social

#ica25 #commsky #academicsky

Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Jun 21

This year at #ICA25 we were reminded of how community can drive discussion, new ideas and help foster awesome collaborations! 🤝🏼

We are so grateful to have the opportunity to be able to reconnect with @drsrivi.bsky.social & @malenao.bsky.social, two amazing and wonderful scholars in #COMMSky! ✨

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Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Jun 21

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

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Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Jun 21

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

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Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Jun 21

This year at #ICA25 we were reminded of how community can drive discussion, new ideas and help foster awesome collaborations! 🤝🏼

We are so grateful to have the opportunity to be able to reconnect with @drsrivi.bsky.social & @malenao.bsky.social, two amazing and wonderful scholars in #COMMSky! ✨

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Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Jun 15

Good morning #COMMSky from #ICA25! 🌞 If you have time from 3:00 PM to 5:45 PM, feel free to join us at our presentations! 🗣

@nibasaleem.bsky.social will be presenting an Intergroup Communication top paper! @garciaerick.bsky.social will be presenting on Risk, Race and Algorithms @icacat.bsky.social!

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Muniba Saleem @nibasaleem.bsky.social · Jun 15

Super proud of @len-s.bsky.social for receiving the Dissertation Award for Social Impact for her exciting dissertation proposal! Check out her work with @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social

Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Jun 14

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.✨

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Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Jun 14

#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

Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Jun 14

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.✨

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Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Jun 14

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.✨

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Erick Garcia @garciaerick.bsky.social · Jun 13

Hello, once again, Denver! (summer ver.) 🌞
If you are at #ICA25 this weekend, I'd love to connect!

I'll be at many of the online hate panels, so come say hi if you want to chat about online hate, media effects, identity, and intergroup relations! 🤝🏽

P.S. Ask me about our lab's cool business cards 👀

Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Jun 13

Rise and shine from sunny Denver, CO! ☀️🌄
#ICA25 is in full swing today! 😎

We’re excited to discover the newest innovations in COMM research and methodology @icahdq.bsky.social! 📄📈

If you spot any of our lab members here at ICA, come connect! We’d love to chat! 👋🏽

#COMMSky #AcadmeicSky #ICA2025

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Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Jun 13

Rise and shine from sunny Denver, CO! ☀️🌄
#ICA25 is in full swing today! 😎

We’re excited to discover the newest innovations in COMM research and methodology @icahdq.bsky.social! 📄📈

If you spot any of our lab members here at ICA, come connect! We’d love to chat! 👋🏽

#COMMSky #AcadmeicSky #ICA2025

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Muniba Saleem @nibasaleem.bsky.social · Jun 10

So proud of @nmolinarogers.bsky.social for achieving this milestone! She will be starting her postdoctoral position at UCLA working with the incredible @snsoroka.bsky.social

Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Jun 9

We’re thrilled to share that our incredible lab member @nmolinarogers.bsky.social successfully defended her dissertation, "I Believe I Can, So We Did: A Test of Social Media Efficacy and Activism Among Advantaged and Disadvantaged Groups"! 🎉

🥳 Huge congratulations to Dr. Nancy Molina-Rogers! 🥳

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Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Jun 10

Is that @garciaerick.bsky.social we see? 👀

Come support this awesome team of @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social COMM graduate students (@overbye.bsky.social, Xinyi Zhang, and @laurentwang.bsky.social) on Sunday, June 15th!

P.S. We love collaboration with our fellow media labs! @mediaskill.bsky.social ✨

UCSB Media Skill Lab @mediaskill.bsky.social · Jun 5

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)

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Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Jun 10

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 👇🏽

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Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · Jun 9

We’re thrilled to share that our incredible lab member @nmolinarogers.bsky.social successfully defended her dissertation, "I Believe I Can, So We Did: A Test of Social Media Efficacy and Activism Among Advantaged and Disadvantaged Groups"! 🎉

🥳 Huge congratulations to Dr. Nancy Molina-Rogers! 🥳

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Muniba Saleem @nibasaleem.bsky.social · May 14

🧵New publication alert! with @ismaharif.bsky.social Does media shape identity, or does identity guide media use? Our new 3-year study with Muslim American youth tests this bi-directional link @rcgd-isr.bsky.social @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social @hcr-journal.bsky.social @theispu.bsky.social

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Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · May 23

🔗 Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...

Testing the bi-directional influence of media and identity: a longitudinal study of Muslim American adolescents

Abstract. Guided by social identity gratification theory, this study examines the reciprocal relationship between media consumption and social identity amo

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Media MOSAIC Lab @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social · May 23

📢 New Publication Alert! 📢

The latest research from our lab at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social has just been published in @hcr-journal.bsky.social! 📄

@nibasaleem.bsky.social & @ismaharif.bsky.social explored whether media shapes identity or whether identity influences media use.

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MediaPsychMEP @mediapsychmep.bsky.social · May 7

@nibasaleem.bsky.social and colleagues’ meta-analysis reveals that negative media depictions of ethnic minorities lead to unfavorable evaluations of these groups, while positive portrayals produce the opposite effect.

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MediaPsychMEP @mediapsychmep.bsky.social · May 7

📢 New publication alert! How do media portrayals of minority groups affect outgroup evaluations?

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Muniba Saleem @nibasaleem.bsky.social · May 7

This one was a journey. Jobs changed, roles changed, zip codes changed, babies were born, but the meta-analysis kept going. Grateful to the brilliant team (most not on Sky) who made it happen. @stewartcoles.bsky.social
@rcgd-isr.bsky.social @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social

MediaPsychMEP @mediapsychmep.bsky.social · May 7

@nibasaleem.bsky.social and colleagues’ meta-analysis reveals that negative media depictions of ethnic minorities lead to unfavorable evaluations of these groups, while positive portrayals produce the opposite effect.

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