Matthew J. A. Craig
Ph.D. Candidate (ABD)
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
Dissertation:
Dissertation Title: TBD
Dissertation proposal defense: Summer 2024
Dissertation Committee: Dr. Michael Beam (The Ohio State University), Dr. Jeffrey T. Child (North Dakota State University), Dr. Mina Choi (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Dr. Judith Gere (University of Toronto).
Publications, Proceedings and Book Chapters:
Child, J. T. & Craig, M. J. A. (in process). Intentional and mindful
social media use: Perspectives on digital literacy and presence. In K. Rossetto, and E. Martin (Eds.), Journey into College and Career: Cultivating Resilience among Challenges
Spence, P. & Edwards, C., & Craig, M. J. A. (in process, invited).
Interacting with social robots: The influence of their distinctive cues, behavioral capabilities, and affordances on social interaction and well-being. In L. Fortunati & A. Edwards (Eds.) DeGruyter Handbook of Robots in Society and Culture.
Edwards, C. & Craig, M. J. A. (in process). HMC in the Educational
Context. In A. Guzman, R. McEwan, and S. Jones (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Human-Machine Communication.
Craig , M. J. A. & Edwards, C. (2022). Nonverbal communication in
Human-Machine Communication: Wait, robots can have faces? In C. Liberman and J. Wrench (Eds.), Casing Nonverbal Communication. Kendall Hunt.
Craig , M. J. A. (2021). 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., Choi, M. (2023, May 24-28). The role of affective and
cognitive involvement in the mitigating effects of AI journalism on hostile media bias [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 73rd Annual Convention, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Grusauskaite, K. Craig, M. J. A., Udenze, S., & Upadhyay, A. (2023, April,
11-15) Opinion on the proposal for European Media Freedom Act: Regulating the use of artificial intelligence in journalism to uphold media independence [Draft policy brief, presentation]. EuromediaApp, Spring School 2023, Venice, Italy.
Craig, M. J. A. (2022, March 30-April 2). Information seeking and
perceptions of risk in the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic: Leveraging public data with scholarly insight [Paper presentation]. Central States Communication Association 91st Annual Convention, Madison, WI
Edwards, A., Edwards, C., Spence, P., Lin, X., Craig, M. J. A., Beattie, A., Jin,
X., & Richards, R. (2022, March 30-April 2). Building a lab across different institutions [Panel Presentation]. Central States Communication Association 91st Annual Convention, Madison, WI.
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
2022 Domestic Travel Award, Kent State University Graduate Student
Senate
2022 Research Cultivation Grant, National Communication Association
2022 OCA Distinguished Graduate Student Award, Ohio
Communication Association
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)