Since the 2006 midterm election, I have been fascinated by the connection between social media, politics, and civic life. You can stay up to date on my current research below and find a list of my recent and past publications and presentations.
Peer Reviewed Publications:
Kushin, M. J. & Yamamoto, M. (2023). Can a self-regulation strategy help make social media more civil? Exploring the potential of mental contrasting with implementation intentions to reduce incivility in online political discussion. New Media & Society.
Kushin, M. J., Dalisay, F., Kim, J., Forbes, A., David, C., Somera, L. (2022). Creative self-efficacy, political decision-making, and offline and online political participation. Journal of Creative Communication.
Dalisay, F., Kushin, M.J., Kim, J., Forbes, A., David, C.C. & Somera, L.P. (2021). Motivations for video game play and political decision-making: Evidence from four countries. Game Studies: The International Journal of Computer Game Research, 21(3).
Yamamoto, M., Dalisay, F., & Kushin, M.J. (2020). An Examination of Uncivil and Reasoned Comments and Perceived Civility in Politics. International Journal of Communication, 14, 279-298.
Kushin, M., Yamamoto, M., Dalisay, F. (2019). Societal Majority, Facebook, and the Spiral of Silence in the 2016 US Presidential Election. Social Media & Society.
Yamamoto, M., Kushin, M.J., & Dalisay, F. (2018). How Informed Are Messaging App Users about Politics? A Linkage of Messaging App Use and Political Knowledge and Participation. Telematics & Informatics, 35, 2376-2386.
Yamamoto, M., Kushin, M.J., & Dalisay, F. (2017). Social media and a spiral of political disaffection among young adults: A moderated mediation model of cynicism, efficacy, and social media on apathy. Mass Communication & Society, 20, 149-168.
Dalisay, F., Yamamoto, M. & Kushin, M.J. (2017). The demobilizing potential of interpersonal conflict in the Pacific: The case of Guam. Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, 27(1), 22-42.
Yamamoto, M., Kushin, M., Dalisay, F., (2016). Social Media and Political Disengagement Among Young Adults: A Moderated Mediation Model of Cynicism, Efficacy, and Social Media Use on Apathy. Mass Communication & Society, 2, 149-168.
Dalisay, F., Kushin, M., Yamamoto, M., Liu, Y., Buente, W. (2016). Attachment to Facebook and the civic lives of minority college students in the United States. First Monday, 21, 3.
Dalisay, F. Kushin, M. J., & Yamamoto, M. (2016). Conflict as a barrier to political participation for young adults? A look at political participation and disaffection in an era of Web and mobile connectivity. International Journal of E-Politics, 7(1), 36-52.
Kinsky, E.S., Freberg, K., Kim, C., Kushin, M.J., Ward, W. (2016). Hootsuite University: Equipping Academics and Future PR Professionals for Social Media Success. Journal of Public Relations Education, 2(1) 1-18.
Yamamoto, M., Kushin, M.J., Dalisay, F. (2015). Social Media and Mobiles as Political Mobilization Forces for Young Adults: Examining the Moderating Role of Political Expression in Political Participation. New Media and Society, 17, 230-249.
Dalisay, F., Kushin, M.J., Yamamoto, M., Liu, Y., Skalski, P. (2015). Motivations for Video Game Play and the Social Capital Potential of Video Games. New Media and Society, 17, 1399-1417.
Yamamoto, M., & Kushin, M.J. (2013). More harm than good? Online media use and political disaffection among college students in the 2008 election. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.
Dalisay, F., Hmielowski, J., Kushin, M.J., Yamamoto, M. (2012). Social Capital and the Spiral of Silence. International Journal of Public Opinion Research.
[press: Journalist’s Resources]
Skalski, P., Dalisay, F., Kushin, M.J., Liu, Y. (2012). Need for presence and other motivations for video game play across genres. Proceedings of the Presence Live! Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
Kushin, M. J., & Yamamoto, M. (2010). Did social media really matter? College students’ use of online media and political decision making in the 2008 election. Mass Communication & Society, 13(5), 608-630.
[press: Daily Herald | KSL News Website |Deseret News | SocialTechPop | JustMeans | De Nieuwe Reporter (Dutch)]
Kushin, M. J. (2009). How young adults and social media are challenging traditional perspectives of civic life. Rocky Mountain Communication Review, 6(1), 26-31.
Kushin, M. J. & Kitchener, K. (2009). Getting political on social network sites: Exploring online political discourse on Facebook. First Monday, 14(11).
Book Chapters:
Dailsay, F., Kushin, M. & Yamamoto, M. (2019). The Demobilizing Potential Of Conflict For Web and Mobile Political Participation (pp. 1342-1361). In Khosrow-Pour, M. (Ed.) Civic Engagement and Politics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications. Information Resources Management Association: United States of America.
Dalisay, F., Kushin, M.J. & Yamamoto, M. (2017). Sentiment Analysis. In L.A. Schintler & C.L. McNeely (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Big Data. Springer International Publishing.
Dailsay, F., Kushin, M. & Yamamoto, M. (2016). The Demobilizing Potential Of Conflict For Web and Mobile Political Participation (pp. 52-71). In Ibrahim, Y. (Ed.) Politics, Protest, and Empowerment in Digital Spaces. University of London: United Kingdom.
Williams, K., Larson, M., McKahan, J., & Kushin, M. (2015). Computer-mediated communication: Creating television, film, web-design and games while socializing in the global village. In Communication for the Curious: Why Study Communication? The Curious Academic Publishing.
Kushin, M. J., Dalisay, F., & Yamamoto, M. (2014). Predictive analytics. Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics. Sage. Volume 2, p. 1011-1014.
Dalisay, F., Kushin, M.J., & Yamamoto, M. (2014). Twitter diplomacy. Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics. Sage. Volume 3, p. 1288-1290.
Kushin, M. J., & Yamamoto, M. (2011). Did social media really matter? College students’ use of online media and political decision making in the 2008 election. In T. J. Johnson & D. P. Perlmutter (Eds.), New Media, Campaigning and the 2008 Facebook Election. Routledge.
Reviews Published in Scholarly Journals
Kushin, M.J. (2018, August 17). Social Media Campaigns: Strategies for Public Relations Marketing [Review of the book Social Media Campaigns: Strategies for Public Relations Marketing, by C. M. Kim]. Journal of Public Relations Education, 4, 128-133.
Kushin, M.J. (2018, August 17). Meltwater: Media Intelligence Software [Review of software]. Journal of Public Relations Education, 4, 134-145.
White Papers:
Kinsky, E.S., Freberg, K., Kim, C., Kushin, M.J., Ward, W. (2014, July). Using Hootsuite in the Communication Classroom: Hootsuite University Research White Paper. Paper written for Hootsuite Media Inc.
Dissertation:
Kushin, M.J. (2010). Tweeting the issues in the age of social media? Intermedia agenda setting between the New York Times and Twitter. Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Washington State University.
Peer Reviewed Presentations:
Kushin, M. J. & Yamamoto, M. (2022, August). Can a Self-Regulation Strategy Help Make Social Media More Civil? Exploring the Potential of MCII. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Detroit, Michigan.
Kushin. M. J., Dalisay, F., Kim, J., Forbes, A., David, C. C. & Somera, L. P. (2021, August). Creative self-efficacy, political decision-making, and offline and online political participation: Findings from a cross-national survey. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, virtual conference.
Dalisay, F., Anderson, R., Aguon, M., Alvia, I., Lizama, N., Meno, A., Rosete, C., Tatiana, E., Vuki, S., Kushin, M., & Yamamoto, M. (2019, July). Exploring the role of inafa’maolek in the political engagement and political decision-making of young adults in Guam. Presented at the 2019 World Communication Association Biennial Conference. Wellington, New Zealand.
Dalisay, F., Anderson, R., Aguon, M., Alvia, I., Lizama, N., Meno, A., Rosete, C., Tatiana, E., Vuki, S., Kushin, M., & Yamamoto, M. (2019, July). Does incivility harm politics? Exposure to campaign and online incivility, political engagement and political disaffection among young adults in Guam. Presented at the 2019 World Communication Association Biennial Conference. Wellington, New Zealand.
Yamamoto, M., Kushin, M. J., Dalisay, F. (2018, August). How Informed Are Messaging App Users About Politics? A Linkage of Messaging App Use and Political Knowledge and Participation. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, D.C.
Kushin, M., Yamamoto, M., & Dalisay, F. (2017, August). Societal Majority, Facebook, and the Spiral of Silence in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, Illinois.
Dalisay, F., Kim, J., Kushin, M., Forbes, A., David, C. Somera, L. (2017, September). A civic potential for video games in the Asia-Pacific region and the U.S.: Linking the social, achievement and immersion motivations to use games with online political participation and political decision-making. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, Quezon City, Philippines.
Yamamoto, M., Dalisay, F., Kushin, M. (2016). A Linkage of Online Political Comments, Perceived Civility, and Political Participation. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Minneapolis.
Kinsky, E.S., Freberg, K., Kim, C., Kushin, M.J., Ward, W. (2015, August). Hootsuite University: Equipping Academics and Future PR Professionals for Social Media Success. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, San Francisco, California (Top Paper, Teaching Research Competition, Public Relations Division).
Dalisay, F., Kushin, M.J., Yamamoto, M. (August, 2014). The politically demoblizing and disaffecting potential of conflict avoidance: Online political participation, cynicism, apathy, and skepticism. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Montreal, Canada.
Dalisay, F., Kushin, M., Kim, J., Somera, L., & Forbes, A. (August, 2014). Immersion in video games, creative self-efficacy, and political Participation. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Montreal, Canada.
Dalisay, F., Kushin, M.J., Yamamoto, M. (May, 2014). The politically demobilizing role of conflict avoidance for participation, efficacy, and attention to information sources. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Seattle, WA.
Yamamoto, M., Kushin, M.J., Dalisay, F. (August, 2013). Social Media and Mobiles: Examining the Moderating Role of Online Political Expression in Political Participation. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, DC.
Skalski, P., Dalisay, F., Kushin, M.J., Liu, Y. (October, 2012). Need for presence and other motivations for video game play across genres. Paper presented at the International Society for Presence Research, Philadelphia, PA.
Dalisay, F., Hmielowski, J., Kushin, M.J., Yamamoto, M. (2012, May). Social Capital and the Spiral of Silence. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Phoenix, AZ.
Kushin, M. J. (2012, March). Agenda setting in the age of social media: The New York Times and Twitter. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Central States Communication Association, Cleveland, OH. (Media Studies Interest Group Top Paper Panel)
Yamamoto, M., & Kushin, M.J. (2011, August). Walled gardens? Social media and political disaffection among college students in the 2008 election. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, St. Louis, MO.
Kushin, M.J. & Yamamoto, M. (2009, August). Did social media really matter? College students’ use of online media and political decision making in the 2008 election. Paper presented at the annual conference for the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, Boston, MA.
Thomas, R. & Kushin, M.J. (2009, August). Moral panics & happy-slaps (or, how I learned to stop worrying and love technology). Paper presented at the annual conference for the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, Boston, MA.
Kushin, M.J. (2009, April). Exploring YouTube, civic engagement and perceptions about the role of the Internet in civic engagement among college students. Paper accepted for presentation at the poster session of the YouTube and the 2008 Election Cycle in the United States Conference, Amherst, MA. [paper summary] [poster] [video]
Kushin, M. J. & Kitchener, K. (2009, February). Getting political on social network sites: Exploring online political discourse on Facebook. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Western States Communication Association, Phoenix, AZ.
Kushin, M. J. & Yamamoto, M. (2009, February). Searching For media complementarity: Use of social network sites and other online media for campaign information among young adults. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Western States Communication Association, Phoenix, AZ.
Kushin, M. (2008, November). A typology of YouTube: How people find their way to YouTube.com and how they participate when they are there. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, San Diego, CA
Kushin, M. (2008, November). Historical discourses: ABC’s The Path to 9/11 and the struggle over 9/11 responsibility. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, San Diego, CA
Kushin, M. (2008, November). The battle for the public sphere: Ethics of public space and the culture jammers movement. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, San Diego, CA
Haase-Reed, A., Kushin, M., & Koeppel, T. (2007, November). Framing the ELF: An exploration of media representation and self representation of a social movement organization. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL
Kushin, M. (2007, February). Rebellion through consumption: A critical analysis of Sprint’s The Man advertisement. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Western States Communication Association, Seattle, WA, February 18th, 2006
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