JOSEPH BAYER
PH.D. STUDENT
GRADUATE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
COMMUNICATION STUDIES

MY RESEARCH
Social Media
Mobile Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Self-Control
Emotion
My research attempts to deconstruct the psychological processes involved in mediated social behavior. Current
projects look at the roles of self-control, mindfulness, immersion, emotion, and
automaticity. From a wider perspective, this work compares
how individuals communicate differentially depending on the source
(mobile vs. non-mobile), the channel (face-to-face, calling, texting, email, Facebook,
Twitter), and the target (individuals, groups).