Scholar
Catalina L. Toma
Google Scholar ID: Kj10n_wAAAAJ
Professor of Communication Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Citations & Impact
Citations
3,429
H-index
28
i10-index
45
Publications
20
Co-authors
33
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Romnes Award for Research Excellence, 2022; Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, 2022; Honored Instructor, Chadbourne Residential College, 2020; Teaching Academy Faculty Fellow, 2018; Top Paper, National Communication Association, Health Communication Division, 2014; Honored Instructor, Chadbourne Residential College, 2013, 2012, 2011; Top Faculty Paper, International Communication Association, Communication & Technology Division, 2009; Honorable Mention, Computer-Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW), 2008; Anson Rowe Award, Field of Communication, Cornell University, 2008; Top Paper, International Conference on Communities and Technologies, 2007; Top Student Paper, International Communication Association, Communication & Technology Division, 2007; Honorable Mention, Computer-Human Interaction (CHI), 2007
Research Experience
- Currently an Associate Editor at Computers in Human Behaviors; Past Associate Editor at Human Communication Research and Journal of Media Psychology; Holds affiliations with the Department of Educational Psychology, School of Journalism & Mass Communication, Mass Communication Research Center, and the Institute for Diversity Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Education
- Ph.D. Cornell University, 2010; M.S. Cornell University, 2006; B.A. University of Bridgeport, 2004
Background
- Her research examines how people understand and relate to one another when interacting via communication technologies (e.g., online dating, social network sites, mobile computing, artificial intelligence). She focuses on the impact of communication technologies on self and relationships, examining processes such as self-presentation and impression formation, deception and trust, self-worth, self-esteem and psychological well-being, interpersonal attraction, and relationship development. She is also interested in how language is produced and interpreted in computer-mediated contexts.
