Matthew J. A. Craig
Ph.D. Student
Communication & Information
Kent State University
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
M. A., Communication, 2020
MA Project: Emotional robots: Examining participant's perceptions of emotionally expressive robots. Chad Edwards, Ph.D. (Chair)
WMU Signature: Teaching & Student Success
Signature Project: Going beyond the library search: Using social media to engage students in evaluating sources.
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
B. A., Organizational Communication, 2017
What I've been up to
Publications and Proceedings:
Craig , M. J. A. (in press). Robots, AI, Automation, and those who
define them [Special issue]. Popular Culture Studies Journal.
Craig, M. J. A., & Edwards, C. (2021). Feeling for our robot overlords:
Perceptions of emotionally expressive social robots in initial interactions. Communication Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2021.1880457
Craig, M. J. A, Edwards, C., Edwards, A. (2020) “But they’re my
avatar”: Examining character attachment to android avatars in Quantic Dream’s Detroit: Become Human. In Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (pp. 169-179). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3371382.3378298
Craig, M. J. A, Edwards, C., Edwards, A., & Spence, P. (2019).
Impressions of message compliance-gaining strategies for considering robot rights. In 14th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) (pp. 560-561). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/HRI.2019.8673117
Refereed Conference Papers and Presentations:
Craig, M. J. A. (2021, March 23-28). Lions, bears, wolves, and herding cats:
Making sense of what it means to be a leader through the use of metaphors [Paper presentation]. Central States Communication Association 90th Annual Convention, Cincinnati, OH, United States.
Craig, M. J. A., & Edwards, C. (2021, March 23-28). Feeling for our
robot overlords: Perceptions of emotionally expressive social robots in initial interactions [Paper presentation]. Central States Communication Association 90th Annual Convention, Cincinnati, OH, United States.
Craig, M. J. A., & Packard, C. (2021, March 23-28). Bridging borders:
Incorporating technology to disarm imposter syndrome and the illusion of isolation in the classroom [Paper presentation]. Central States Communication Association 90th Annual Convention, Cincinnati, OH, United States.
Craig, M. J. A. (2020, November 19-22). At the crossroads
of coming out and online identities [Conference session]. National Communication Association 106th Annual Convention, Indianapolis, IN, United States.
Craig, M. J. A., & Albrehi, F., S. (2020, November 19-22). "Hey, what's
up?" An ethnographic examination of Queer People of Colors' challenging experiences on Grindr [Paper presentation]. National Communication Association 106th Annual Convention, Indianapolis, IN, United States.
Craig, M. J. A., Sapurtua, R., & Whitehead, E. (2020, November 19-22).
Transparency and sexual autonomy: Examining experiences of Queer People of Color and their use of Grindr [Paper presentation]. National Communication Association 106th Annual Convention, Indianapolis, IN, United States.
Craig, M. J. A., Edwards, C., & Edwards, A. (2019, September 4-6).
Gendered robots and compliance-gaining: Does a robot's physically perceived gender make a difference in their persuasiveness [Paper presentation]. 11th Conference of The Media Psychology Division, Chemnitz, Germany.
Craig, M. J. A., Edwards, C., & Edwards, A. (2019, May 24-28). Video
games, morality, and robots: Examining player's moral decision making in Quantic Dream's Detroit: Become Human [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 69th Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., United States.
Craig, M. J. A. (2019, April 3-6). "Doggos, puppers or yeet": Making
sense of the internet and examining source credibility [Paper presentation]. Central States Communication Association 88th Annual Convention, Omaha, NE, United States.
Honors and Awards
2020 Department-Level Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award
for the School of Communication, Western Michigan University
2019 Student Caucus Travel Grant, $155, National Communication
Association Diversity Council
2019 Teaching Assistantship, Western Michigan University (Fall 2019-
Spring 2020)
2019 College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Research Assistantship
Award $3,188
2019 Graduate Student Travel Grant, $566, Western Michigan
University
2019 All University Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award,
Western Michigan University - One time winner is selected from a competitive University-wide pool of department level awardees.
2019 Department-Level Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award
for the School of Communication, Western Michigan University
2018 Teaching Assistantship, Western Michigan University (Fall 2018-
Spring 2019)