Michael A. Beam, PhD
School of Emerging Media & Technology
334 Franklin Hall
PO Box 5190
Kent State University
Kent, OH 44242-0001
mbeam6@kent.edu

Office: 330-672-0183

Academic Employment:

Kent State University
2014-Present
Director (2020 – Present)
School of Emerging Media & Technology
Associate Professor (2019 – Present), Assistant Professor (2014-2019)
School of Communication Studies

Washington State University
2011-2014
Assistant Professor
The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication

The Ohio State University
2006-2011
Graduate Associate
School of Communication

Education:

The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
PhD., Communication
M.A., Communication

Ohio University
Athens, OH
B.S., Telecommunications (now Media Arts & Studies) with a minor in physics

Publications:

DuBosar, E., Hmielowski, J. D., Hutchens, M. J., & Beam, M. A. (in press). Celebrating Wins, Lamenting Losses in the Aftermath of Presidential Elections: Examining BIRGing, CORFing, Information Utility, and Identity Repair. Journal of Media Psychology, doi: 10.1027/1864-1105/a000394.

Egbert, N., Zhu, Y., Choi, M., Beam, M. A., & Smith, T. C. (2023). Family Communication Patterns and Parents’ Intentions to Vaccinate their Child against COVID-19. Health Communication, 38, 2774-2781. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2022.2114768

Zhu, Y., Beam, M., Ming, Y., Egbert, N., & Smith, T. C. (2022). A Social Cognitive Theory Approach to Understanding Parental Attitudes and Intentions to Vaccinate Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Vaccines, 10, 1876, doi: 10.3390/vaccines10111876

Pu, Z. & Beam, M. A. (2022). Information Overload and User Satisfaction: Balance Between Reliance on Recommendations and Deliberate News Selection. In Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on News Recommendation and Analytics co-located with the 15th ACM Conference on Recommender Systems. CEUR-WS.org. urn: urn:nbn:de:0074-3143-3

Hmielowski, J. D., Staggs, S., Hutchens, M. J., & Beam, M. A. (2022). Talking Politics: The Relationship between Supportive and Opposing Interpersonal Discussion with Partisan Media Credibility and Use. Communication Research, 49, 221-244. doi: 10.1177/0093650220915041

Hutchens, M. J., Hmielowski, J. D., Beam, M. A., & Romanova, E. (2021). Trust Over Use: Examining the Roles of Media Use and Media Trust on Misperceptions in the 2016 US Presidential Election. Mass Communication & Society, 24, 701-724. doi: 10.1080/15205436.2021.1904262

Bernstein, A. de Vreese, C., Helberger, N., Shulz, W., Zweig, K., Baden, C., Beam, M. A., Hauer, M. P., Heitz, L., Jürgens, P., Katzenbach, C., Kille, B., Klimkiewicz, B., Loosen, W., Moeller, J., Radanovic, G., Shani, G., Tintarev, N., Tolmeijer, S., van Atteveldt, W., Vrigenhoek, S., & Zueger, T. (2021). Diversity in News Recommendation. Dagstuhl Manifestos, 9, 43-61. doi: 10.4230/DagMan.9.1.43

Beam, M. A. (2020). Partisan Media Ecosystems and Polarization in the 2020 U.S. Election. In D. Jackson, D. Sarver Coombs, F. Trevisan, D. Lilleker, & E. Thorsen (Eds.), U.S. Election Analysis 2020: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Poole, UK: The Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research, Bournemouth University. https://www.electionanalysis.ws/us/

Hmielowski, J. D., Hutchens, M. J., & Beam, M. A. (2020). Asymmetry of Partisan Media Effects? Examining the Reinforcing Process of Conservative and Liberal Media with Political Beliefs. Political Communication, 37, 852-868. doi: 10.1080/10584609.2020.1763525

York, C., Ponder, J. D., Humphries, Z., Goodall, C., Beam, M. A., & Winters, C. (2020). Effects of Fact-Checking Political Misinformation on Epistemic Political Efficacy. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 97, 958-980. doi: 10.1177/1077699019890119

Hmielowski, J. D., Kelvin, W., Hutchens, M. J., Silva, D. E., Beam, M. A., Donaway, R., & York, C. (2020). Communication Behaviors During Presidential Elections: An Examination of Time, Events, and Battleground States. Public Opinion Quarterly, 84, 309-331. doi:10.1093/poq/nfaa013

Hutchens, M. J., Hmielowski, J. D. & Beam, M. A. (2019). Reinforcing Spirals of Political Discussion and Affective Polarization. Communication Monographs, 86, 357-376. doi: 10.1080/03637751.2019.1575255

Silva, D. E., Hutchens, M. J., Donaway, R. & Beam, M. A. (2018). 300 Million Clicks and Political Engagement via Facebook in the 2016 American Presidential Election: How Online Activity Changes Across Time and Sources. Mass Communication & Society, 21, 742-762. doi: 10.1080/15205436.2018.1497660

Beam, M. A., Child, J. T., Hutchens, M. J., & Hmielowski, J. D. (2018). Context Collapse and Privacy Management: Diversity in Facebook Friends Increases Online News Reading and Sharing. New Media & Society, 20, 2296-2314. doi: 10.1177/1461444817714790

Beam, M. A., Hutchens, M. J. & Hmielowski, J. D. (2018). Facebook News and (De)Polarization: Reinforcing Spirals in the 2016 US Election. Information, Communication, & Society, 21, 940-958. doi: 10.1080/1369118X.2018.1444783

Beam, M. A., Hmielowski, J. D., & Hutchens, M. J. (2018). Democratic Digital Inequalities: Threat and Opportunity in Online Citizenship from Motivation and Ability. American Behavioral Scientist, 62, 1079-1096. doi: 10.1177/0002764218764253

Yamamoto, M., Hmielowski, J. D., Beam, M. A., & Hutchens, M. J. (2018). Skepticism as a Political Orientation Factor: A Moderated Mediation Model of Online Opinion Expression. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 15, 178-192. doi: 10.1080/19331681.2018.1460287

Hmielowski, J. D., Kim, S., Hutchens, M. J., & Beam, M. A. (2018). Engaged or Disengaged? Examining the Relationship between Ambivalence and Indicators of Political Engagement. Atlantic Journal of Communication, 26, 32-45. doi: 10.1080/15456870.2018.1398164

Beam, M. A., Haridakis, P. M., Hutchens, M. J., & Hmielowski, J. (2017). Social Media, News Platforms, and Partisan Exposure: Voters’ Media Preferences During the 2016 Presidential Campaign Season. In D. Schill & J. Hendricks (Eds.), The Presidency and Social Media: Discourse, Disruption, and Digital Democracy in the 2016 Presidential Election (pp. 37-55). New York: Routledge. [ISBN: 9781138081536 / 9781138081543]

Wang, M. Y., Hmielowski, J. D., Hutchens, M. J., & Beam, M. A. (2017). Extending the Spiral of Silence: Partisan Media, Perceived Support, and Sharing Opinions Online. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 14, 248-262. doi: 10.1080/19331681.2017.1338980

Jain, P., Hoffman, E., Beam, M. & Xu, S. (2017). Effect of Message Format and Content on Attitude Accessibility Regarding Sexually Transmitted Infections. Health Communication, 32, 1376-1384. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2016.1222561

Hmielowski, J. D., Beam, M. A., & Hutchens, M. J. (2017). Bridging the Partisan Divide? Exploring Ambivalence and Information Seeking Over Time in the 2012 US Presidential Election. Mass Communication & Society, 20, 336-357. doi: 10.1080/15205436.2017.1278775

Beam, M. A. Hutchens, M. J., & Hmielowski, J. D. (2016). Clicking vs. Sharing: The Relationship between Online News Behaviors and Political Knowledge. Computers in Human Behavior, 59, 215-220. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.02.013

Hutchens, M. J., Hmielowski, J. D., Pinkleton, B. E., & Beam, M. A. (2016). A Spiral of Skepticism? The Relationship between Citizens’ Involvement with Campaign Information to their Skepticism and Political Knowledge. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 93, 1073-1090. doi:

Hmielowski, J. D., Beam, M. A., & Hutchens, M. J. (2016). Structural Changes in Media and Attitude Polarization: Examining the Contributions of TV News Before and After the Telecommunications Act of 1996. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 28(2), 153-172. doi: 10.1093/ijpor/edv012

Hutchens, M. J., Hmielowski, J. D., & Beam, M. A. (2015). Rush, Rachel and Rx: Modeling Partisan Media’s Influence on Structural Knowledge of Healthcare Policy. Mass Communication & Society, 18(2), 123-143. doi: 10.1080/15205436.2014.902968.

Beam, M. A. (2014). Automating the News: How Personalized News Recommender System Design Choices Impact News Reception. Communication Research, 41(8), 1019-1041. doi: 10.1177/0093650213497979.

Hindman, D. B. & Beam, M. A. (2014). A Rural Drought in a National Flood: Washington State Residents’ Assessments of Local News. Community Journalism, 3(1), 23-45. https://tccjtsu.com/a-rural-drought-in-a-national-flood-washington-state-residents-assessments-of-local-news/

Beam, M. A. & Kosicki, G. M. (2014). Personalized News Portals: Filtering Systems and Increased News Exposure. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 91(1), 59-77. doi: 10.1177/1077699013514411.

Dylko, I. B., Beam, M. A., Landreville, K. D., Geidner, N. G. (2012). Filtering 2008 Presidential Election News on YouTube by Elites and Nonelites: An Examination of the Democratizing Potential of the Internet. New Media and Society, 14(5), 832-849. doi: 10.1177/1461444811428899.

LaMarre, H. L., Landreville, K. D., & Beam, M. A.. (2009). The Irony of Satire: Political Ideology and the Motivation to See What You Want to See in “The Colbert Report.” The International Journal of Press and Politics, 14(2), 212-231. doi: 10.1177/1940161208330904.

Roberto, A. J., Krieger, J. L., & Beam, M. A. (2009). Enhancing Web-Based Prevention Messages for Hispanics using Targeting and Tailoring. Journal of Health Communication, 14(6), 525-540. doi: 10.1080/10810730903089606.

Papers Presented:

Pu, Z. & Beam, M. A. (2023, May). Personalized Serendipity. Beyond Nudging, Towards Diversity: Understanding Transparent Algorithmic Recommendation Practices for Media and Communications Postconference from the Human Machine Communication Interest Group at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Toronto, ON.

Beam, M. A., Zhu, Y., Hmielowski, J. D., & Hutchens, M. (2022, August). A Matter of (Mainstream News Media) Trust: Exploring Trust with Partisan and Social Media Use. Mass Communication & Society Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Detroit, MI.

Zhu, Y., Beam, M. A., Ming, Y., Egbert-Scheibelhoffer, N., & Smith, T. C. (2022, August). Parental Attitudes and Child Vaccination Intentions during COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring Influences using Social Cognitive Theory. Communicating Science, Health, Environment, and Risk Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Detroit, MI.

DuBosar, E., Hmielowski, J. D., Hutchens, M. J., & Beam, M. A. (2022, May). Celebrating Wins, Lamenting Losses: Examining BIRGing, CORFing, Information Utility, and Identity Maintenance in the Aftermath of the 2020 Peesidental Election. Political Communication Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Paris, France.

Hutchens, M. J., Hmielowski, J. D., Matthews, A., & Beam, M. A. (2022, May). Communication Repertoires during the 2020 US Presidental Election and the “Big Lie.” Mass Communication Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Paris, France.

Egbert, N., Zhu, Y., Choi, M., Beam, M. A., & Smith, T. C. (2022, May). Family Communication Patterns and Parents’ Intentions to Vaccinate their Child against COVID-19. Interpersonal Communication Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Paris, France.

Pu, Z. & Beam, M. A. (2021, September). Information Overload and User Satisfaction: Balance between Reliance on Recommendations and Deliberate News Selection. International Workshop on News Recommendation and Analytics (INRA) at the ACM Conference Series on Recommendation Systems (RecSys) 2021. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Zhu, Y., Silva, D. E., & Beam, M. A. (2021, August). Norms, Attitudes, and Third-Person Effects in VPN Use of Chinese Users Abroad. Communication Technology Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Virtual Conference (due to COVID-19).

Moeller, J. & Beam, M. (2020, October). Spiral of noise: towards a new theoretical framework to understand the effects of biased information. 2nd Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media. Virtual Conference (due to COVID-19).

Hutchens, M. J., Hmielowski, J. D., Beam, M. A., & Romanova, E. (2020, May). Environment or Beliefs? The Roles of Media Use and Media Trust on Misperceptions in the 2016 US Presidential Election. Political Communication Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Virtual Conference (due to COVID-19).

Beam, M. A., Moeller, J., & de Vreese, C. (2019, May). Algorithms and Extremism: Looking Across the Globe at News Routines. Political Communication Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Washington, DC.

Hmielowski, J. D. , Hutchens, M. J., & Beam, M. A. (2019, May). Asymmetry of Partisan Media Effects? Examining the Reinforcing Process of Conservative and Liberal Media with Political Attitudes. Political Communication Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Washington, DC.

York, C., Ponder, J. D., Humphries, Z., Goodall, C., Beam, M. A., & Winters, C. (2018, November). Beyond (Mis)perceptions: How Fact-Checking Fake News Affects Perceptual Accuracy, Intent to Share Misinformation and EPE. Mass Communication Division at the National Communication Association Annual Convention. Salt Lake City, UT.

Ponder, J. D., Winters, C., Humphries, Z., Beam, M. A., York, C. & Goodall, C. (2018, May). How Do Fact Checks Operate? Fact Check Order, Affect, and Elaboration in Perceptions of Misinformation. Mass Communication Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Prague, CZ.

Silva, D. E., Hutchens, M. J., Donaway, R. & Beam, M. A. (2018, May). 300 Million Clicks and Political Engagement via Facebook in the 2016 American Presidential Election. Communication Technology Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Prague, CZ.

Hmielowski, J. D., Saracco, S., Beam, M. A., & Hutchens, M. J. (2018, May). To Seek or Not to Seek? An Assessment of Partisan Media Avoidance and its Correlates. Political Communication Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Prague, CZ.

Beam, M. A., Hutchens, M. J., & Hmielowski, J. D. (2017, September). Facebook News and (De)Polarization: Reinforcing Spirals in the 2016 US Election. International Conference on Digital Media, Political Polarization and Challenges to Democracy. Vienna, Austria.

Hmielowski, J. D., Beam, M. A., & Hutchens, M. J. (2017, August). Activating the Audience: Authoritarianism, White Resentment, and Partisian News Use in the 2016 Presidential Election. Political Communication Interest Group at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Chicago, IL.

Beam, M. A., Hmielowski, J. D., & Hutchens, M. J. (2017, May). The Digital Skills Gap: How Digital Skills and Political Interest Threaten the Online Public Sphere. Communication and Technology Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. San Diego, CA.

Hmielowski, J. D., Kelvin, W., Hutchens, M. J., Beam, M. A., Donaway, R., & York, C. (2017, May). Engagement with Campaign Information during the 2008 Presidential Election: An Examination of Time, Events, and Battleground States. Political Communication Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. San Diego, CA.

Jain, P., Beam, M. A., Hoffman, E., & Xu, S. (2017, April). The influence of sexual norms of peers on intentions to practice responsible sex: Moderating role of perceived threat and efficacy. DC Conference for Health Communication Biennial Convention. Washington, DC.

Beam, M. A., Child, J. C., Hutchens, M. J., & Hmielowski, J. D. (2016, August). Context Collapse and Privacy Management: Diversity in Facebook Friends Increases Online News Reading and Sharing. Communication Technology Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Minneapolis, MN.

Donaway, R., Hutchens, M. J., Beam, M. A., & Hmielowski, J. D. (2016, August). Read, Share, Discuss: Examining the Relationship between News Processing, Face-to-Face, and Online Political Discussion. Political Communication Interest Group at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Minneapolis, MN.

Wang, Y., Hmielowski, J. D., Hutchens, M. J., & Beam, M. A. (2016, May). Extending the Spiral of Silence: Partisan Media, Perceived Support, and Sharing Opinions Online. Political Communication Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Fukuoka, JP.

Hutchens, M. J., Donaway, R., Hmielowski, J. D., & Beam, M. A. (2016, May). How Much Do You Need to Know? The Influence of Communication on Insufficiency and Processing. Political Communication Division to the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Fukuoka, JP.

Beam, M. A. & Garrett, R. K. (2015, August). Personalization without Fragmentation: The Role of Web Portal and Social News Recommendations on News Exposure. Newspaper and Online News Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. San Francisco, CA.

Yamamoto, M., Hmielowski, J. D., Beam, M. A., & Hutchens, M. J. (2015, August). Skepticism as a Political Orientation Factor: A Moderated Mediation Model of Online Opinion Expression. Communication Technology Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. San Francisco, CA.

Hmielowski, J. D., Beam, M. A., & Hutchens, M. J. (2015, August). Expanding the RISP Model to Politics: Skepticism, Information Sufficiency, and News Use. Mass Communication & Society Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. San Francisco, CA.

Hmielowski, J. D., Hutchens, M. J., & Beam, M. A. (2015, August). Ambivalence and Information Processing: Potential Ambivalence, Felt Ambivalence, and Information Sufficiency. Mass Communication & Society Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. San Francisco, CA.

Hutchens, M. J., Chen, C., Hmielowski, J. D., & Beam, M. A. (2015, August). Communication and Democracy: Effects of Agreement and Disagreement on Democratic Ideals Through Information Processing Strategies. Political Communication Interest Group at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. San Francisco, CA.

Beam, M. A. Hutchens, M. J., & Hmielowski, J. D. (2014, November). Clicking vs. Sharing: The Differential Impact of Online News Behaviors on Political Knowledge. Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Convention. Chicago, IL.

Chen, C. & Beam, M. A. (2014, November). Political Activism and Online Political Donation. Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Convention. Chicago, IL.

Fogerty, S., Hmielowski, J. D., Hutchens, M. J., & Beam, M. A. (2014, November). Talking Politics and Media Credibility: Examining the Conditional Effects of Safe and Dangerous Discussion on Media Trust and Media Attention. Political Communication Division at the National Communication Association Annual Convention. Chicago, IL.

Hmielowski, J. D., Kim, S., Hutchens, M. J., & Beam, M. A. (2014, August). Engaged or Disengaged? Examining the Relationship between Ambivalence and Indicators of Political Engagement. Political Communication Interest Group at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Montreal, QC.

Kim, S. Hmielowski, J. D., Hutchens, M. J., & Beam, M. A. (2014, August). Skepticism, Partisan Post-Debate News Use, and Polarization: Examining a Moderated Mediation Model of Debate Attention and Partisan News Use on Polarized Attitudes. Mass Communication & Society Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Montreal, QC.

Beam, M. A., Jain, P., Hoffman, E., & Xu, S. (2014, May). Could that be Me? Investigating Personally Tailored and Targeted STD Ads on Social Network Sites. Health Communication Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Seattle, WA.

Hmielowski, J. D., Beam, M. A., & Hutchens, M. J. (2014, May). Structural Changes in Media and Attitude Polarization: Examining the Contributions of TV News Before and After the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Mass Communication Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Seattle, WA.

Hutchens, M. J., Hmielowski, J. D., & Beam, M. A. (2014, May). Reinforcing Spirals of Political Discussion and Attitude Polarization. Political Communication Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Seattle, WA.

Hmielowski, J. D., Pinkleton, B., Hutchens, M. J. & Beam, M. A. (2014, May). A Spiral of Skepticism of Cynicism? The Relationship of Citizens’ Involvement with Public Affairs Information to their Skepticism, Cynicism, and Political Knowledge. Political Communication Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Seattle, WA.

Jain, P., Beam, M. A., Hoffman, E., & Xu, S. (2014, April). Effect of Message Format and Vividness, Presented via Social Network Platforms, on Recipients Accessibility of STD Attitudes and Behavior Intentions. Kentucky Conference for Health Communication Biennial Convention. Lexington, KY.

Hmielowski, J. D., Beam, M. A., & Hutchens, M. J. (2013, August). Bridging the Partisan Divide? Exploring Ambivalence and Information Seeking Over Time in the 2012 US Presidential Election. Political Communication Interest Group at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Washington, DC.
(Top Paper).

Hindman, D. B. & Beam, M. (2013, August). A Rural Drought in a National Flood: Washington State Residents’ Assessment of Local News. Community Journalism Interest Group at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Washington, DC.
(Top Paper).

Borah, P., Beam, M. A., Pinkleton, B., & Austin, E. A. (2013, August). Perceptions of Credibility and Television News: Examining the Moderating Effects of Cynicism and Skepticism. Political Communication Interest Groupat the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Washington, DC.

Austin, E. W., Pinkleton, B., Beam, M., & Borah, P. (2013, August). Celebrities and Media Literacy: Satirical news and critical thinking about politics. Political Communication Division at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

Beam, M. A. (2013, June). Automating the News: Understanding How Personalized News System Design Choices Impact News Reception. Political Communication Division at the International Communication Association Annual Convention. London, UK.

Beam, M. A. & Kosicki, G. M. (2012, August). Personalized News: How Filtering Shapes News Exposure. Communication Technology Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Chicago, IL.

Hmielowski, J. D., Beam, M. A., & Hutchens, M. J. (2012, August). Obamacare in the news: The consequences of national news attention and political knowledge on attitudinal ambivalence towards healthcare policy. Mass Communication & Society Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Chicago, IL.

Hutchens, M. J., Hmielowski, J. D., & Beam, M. A. (2012, August). Partisan Media and Healthcare: Conditional Indirect Effects of Ideology and Ambivalence on Structural Knowledge. Communicating Science, Health, Environment and Risk Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Chicago, IL.

Beam, M. A. (2010, August). Modeling Time in Multilevel Models. Communication, Theory & Methodology Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Denver, CO.

Dylko, I., Landreville, K. D., Beam, M. A., & Geidner, N. W. (2009, August). Gatekeeping and YouTube: News Filters and the Intermedia Dynamic in the Age of User-Generated Content. Communication Technology Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Boston, MA.
(Top 3 Student Paper)

LaMarre, H. L., Beam, M. A., & Landreville, K. D. (2008, August). The Irony of Satire: People See What They Want to See in The Colbert Report. Mass Communication and Society Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Chicago, IL.
(Top Student Paper)

Beam, M. A. (2008, May). The Portal Effect: The Impact of Customized Content on News Exposure. Communication and Technology Division of the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Montreal, QC.

Roberto, A. J., Raup-Krieger, J. L., & Beam, M. A. (2008, May). Using Targeting and Tailoring to Enhance Prevention Messages for Hispanics. Health Communication Division of the International Communication Association Annual Convention. Montreal, QC.

Beam, M. A. (2007, November). A Changing Gatekeeping Model: Investigating Differences in Information Exposure through New Technology, Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Convention. Chicago, IL.

Beam, M. A. (2007, August) Gatekeeping: From Inception to the Internet. Communication Technology Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention. Washington, DC.

Awards & Fellowships:

CCI Dean’s Fellow. Kent State College of Communication & Information, 2019-2020.

Hugenberg Faculty Mentoring Award. Kent State Communication Graduate Students Association, 2017.

Top Paper Award. Political Communication Interest Group at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2013.
(J. Hmielowski, M. Beam, & M. Hutchens).

Top Faculty Paper Award. Community Journalism Interest Group at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2013.
(D. Hindman & M. Beam).

Rossy Award. Outstanding Mentor. The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, 2013.

Jung-Sook Lee Student Paper Competition Award, Top 3 Student Paper. Communication Technology Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention, 2009.
(I. Dylko, K. Landreville, M. Beam, & N. Geidner).

Walter B. Emery Scholarship Award. Graduate Student Research Award. School of Communication at The Ohio State University, 2009.

Top Student Paper. Mass Communication and Society Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention, 2008.
(H. Lamarre, M. Beam & K. Landreville).

Summer Survey Research Fellowship. OSU School of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Graduate Interdiscplinary Specialization in Survey Research, 2008. Online Content Creation: An Investigation of Digital Inequalities.
(M. Beam, P. I.)

Teaching:

Kent State University
DKS: First Year Experience, UC10097.
Graduate Capstone Project in Emerging Media and Technology, EMAT60999.
Society, Culture and the Digital Sciences, DSCI10010.
Media Use & Effects, COMM45006.
My Story on the Web, DSCI10310.
Communication Technology & Human Interaction, COMM43000.
CCI Doctoral Colloquium, CCI60097/CCI80097.
Personal & Mediated Communication, COMM65665/75665.
Political Communication, COMM65660/75660.
New Communication Technologies, COM45091.
Communication & Influence, COMM45902.

Washington State University
Multimedia Content Creation, COM210.
Professional Multimedia Content Creation, COM561.
Intro. to Communication Technology Research, COM599.
New Communication Technologies, COM420.
Web Design and Usability, COM490, (Developed New Course for Undergraduate Capstone in Comm. Technology).

The Ohio State University
Introduction to Communication Technology, COMM 240.
Communication Research Methods, COMM 460.
Visual Communication Design, COMM 311.
Persuasive Communication, COMM 367.

Invited Presentations:

The Role of News Media in Politics, Disinformation & Civility
Building Resilience to Disinformation and Foreign Malign Influence
US Dept. of State International Visitor Leadership Program
Global Ties Akron
Kent, OH, 2023

Community Activism, Information Access, and Media Ethics
Young Leaders RISE: A Regional Project for the Near East and North Africa
US Dept. of State International Visitor Leadership Program
Global Ties Akron
Kent, OH, 2023

Interdisciplinary Skills of Tomorrow: EMAT
A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre
Jamia Millia Islamia University
New Dehli, India, 2013

Interdisciplinary Skills of Tomorrow: EMAT
Chitkara University
Punjab, India, 2013

Emerging Media & Technology
Media Responsibility in an Age of Disinformation
US Dept. of State International Visitor Leadership Program
Global Ties Akron
Kent, OH, 2023

Media in Elections & Politics
Advocating for Democracy
US Dept. of State International Visitor Leadership Program
Global Ties Akron
Kent, OH, 2023

Emerging Media & Technology
Young Leaders RISE: A Regional Project for the Near East and North Africa
US Dept. of State International Visitor Leadership Program
Global Ties Akron
Kent, OH, 2022

Media in Politics
Inclusiveness in Politics
US Dept. of State International Visitor Leadership Program
Global Ties Akron
Akron, OH, 2022

Communication Behaviors During Presidential Elections
Political Communication & Public Opinion Panelist
DC|AAPOR
Virtual, 2021

Diversity, Fairness, and Data-Driven Personalization in (News) Recommender System
Workshop Participant
Schloss Dagstuhl
Wadern, Germany, 2019

Is Social Media Changing Our Politics?
Elevations
WKSU Radio
Kent, OH, 2018

Personalizing the Internet: Information System Design, Consumption, and Processing
Personalised Communication Public Lecture
University of Amsterdam ASCoR/IViR
Amsterdam, NL, 2018

Did Facebook Really Polarize & Misinform the 2016 Electorate?
Political Research Digest Podcast
Niskanen Center
Ann Arbor, MI, 2018

Fake News
Community Panel Discussion
Hudson Library & Historical Society
Hudson, OH, 2017

Active Learning Strategies for Teaching Media Literacy at the Intersection of Communication, Politics, and Technology
CTEC/CT&M Co-Sponsored Panel Discussion
AEJMC
Chicago, IL, 2017

Media Polarization
The Matt Townsend Show
SiriusXM/BYU Radio
Provo, UT, 2016

The Unbearable Filteredness of Being Online: Algorithms, Customization, and Media Consumption
CTEC/CT&M Co-Sponsored Panel Discussion
AEJMC
San Francisco, CA, 2015

Audience Behavior in an Aggregated World
PIO Science Communication Summit
Department of Energy
Washington, DC, 2014

Open Source Technology in Community Radio;
Turntablism
Grassroots Radio Coaliation Conference (grradio.org)
Santa Barbara, CA, 2004

Academic Service:

Kent State University
Member, CCI Leadership Team, College of Communication & Information, 2019-Present.
Member, Data Science / Analytics Committee, Kent State University, 2020-Present.
Member, Cybersecurity Committee, Kent State University, 2021-Present.
Member, Strategic Enrollment Management Academic Affairs Action Team, 2021-Present.
Member, University Council on Technology, Kent State University, 2019-2022.
Member, CCI Pathways Post-Doc Search Committee, College of Communication & Information, 2022.
Co-Chair, Doctoral Studies Review Committee, College of Communication & Information, 2020-2021.
Member, VP of Regional Campus and Dean of College of Applied and Technical Studies Search Committee, Kent State University, 2020.
Member, Doctoral Studies Committee, College of Communication & Information, 2015-20.
Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Revision Committee, School of Digital Sciences, 2019-20.
Member, Interdisciplinary Advisory / Curriculum Committee, School of Digital Sciences. 2017-20.
Member, Marketing, PR, Award, and Recognition Committee, School of Communication Studies, 2019-20.
Co-Chair, CCI/DSCI Faculty Search, College of Communication & Information, 2018-19.
Member, Faculty Handbook Committee, School of Communication Studies, 2016-19.
Chair, COMM/DSCI Faculty Searches (2 positions), School of Communication Studies, 2018.
Member, Academic Program Coordinator Search Committee, College of Communication & Information. 2017.
Member, Faculty Search Committee, School of Communication Studies, 2015-16.
Member, Technology Steering Committee, School of Communication Studies, 2014-16.
Member, Ad-Hoc Space Committee, School of Communication Studies, 2016.
Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee, School of Communication Studies, 2014-15.
Member, Ad-Hoc Colloquium Committee, School of Communication Studies, 2014-16.

Washington State University
Member, UCORE committee, Washington State University, 2012-14.
Member, Online MA Advisory Committee, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, 2011-14.
Member, Undergraduate Research Pool Committee, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, 2011-14.
Member, Communication Technology Faculty Job Search, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, 2013-14.
Member, Information Technology Specialist Search Committee, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, 2013.
Member, MA Application Review Committee, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, 2013.
Chair, Academic Advisor Staff Search Committee, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, 2012.
Member, Digital Media Faculty Job Search Committee, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, 2011-12.

Other
Professional Freedom & Responsibility Chair, Communication, Theory, & Methodology Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2015-2016.
Curriculum Advisor, Communication Major Development Advisory Committee, Ohio Wesleyan University, 2016.
Membership Chair and Social Media Editor, Communication, Theory, & Methodology Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2014-2015.
Newsletter Editor, Communication, Theory, & Methodology Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2010-2011.
Student Member, Graduate Studies Committee, School of Communication, OSU, 2007-2008.

Journal Editorial Board Member:
Communication Research, 2018-Present.
Journal of Communication, 2021-2022.

Ad-hoc reviewer:
American Political Science Review; Annals of the International Communication Association; Communication Methods & Measures; Communication Reports; Communication Theory; Computers in Human Behavior; Convergence; Digital Journalism; Electoral Studies; Human Communication Research; Information, Communication & Society; International Journal of Communication; International Journal of Public Opinion Research; Journal of Broadcast & Electronic Media; Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication; Journal of Family Communication; Journal of Health Communication; Journal of Information Technology & Politics; Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly; Journalism Studies; Mass Communication & Society; Media Psychology; New Media & Society; Public Opinion Quarterly; Political Behavior; Political Communication; Social Media + Society; Social Science Research; Social Network Analysis & Mining; Telematics & Informatics.

Advising:

PhD Advisor
Ying Zhu, KSU, in progress.

PhD Dissertation Committee Member
Jennifer Cooks (Psychology), KSU, 2020.

PhD Comprehensive Exam Committee
Matthew Craig, KSU, 2022.
Rikki Price, KSU, 2020.
Zachary Humphries, KSU, 2018.

MA Advisor
Carrie Winters, KSU, 2018.
Chantal Liu, KSU, 2018.
Natalie Moses, KSU, 2017.

MA Committee Member
Zhixin Giselle Pu, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2020.
Shams Mustafa, KSU, 2020.
Lauren Dargay, KSU, 2016.
Zhiming Xu, WSU, 2014.
Shan Xu, WSU, 2014.
Subuhi Khan, WSU, 2013.
Xiaoting Yang, WSU, 2013.

Non-Academic Employment:

University of California, Santa Barbara
2003-2006, Santa Barbara, CA
Computer Network Technologist
Information Systems & Computing

Monumental Records
2001-2004, Santa Barbara, CA
Founder, President

Ohio University
2001-2003, Athens, OH
Level 3 Student Technician (IT)
Communication Network Services

APT Corp.
2000, Miamisburg, OH
Technician

Siscom Inc.
1997-1999, Dayton, OH,
System Administrator, Technical Support

Web Services Inc.
1996, Wilmington, DE
System Administrator, Technical Support

Volunteer Work:

SAFER Hudson
2023-present, Hudson, OH (saferhudson.org)

Leadership Hudson
2022-2023, Hudson, OH (leadershiphudson.com)
Class Member

Hudson Community TV
2017-2022, Hudson, OH (hudsoncommunity.tv)
Member, Advisory Committee

Hudson United Methodist Church
2016-Present, Hudson, OH (hudsonumc.com)
Member, Staff-Perish Relations Committee (2016-2020)
Member, Communication & A/V Committee (2020-Present)

The Beat Oracle
2000-2020, Columbus, OH (beatoracle.net)

WCRS-FM
2008-2020, Columbus, OH (wcrsfm.org)
DJ, Technology Committee (2008-2010)

Santa Barbara Independent Media Center
2003-2006, Santa Barbara, CA

KCSB-FM
2003-2006, Santa Barbara, CA (kcsb.org)
DJ, Assisting Chief Engineer

The Athens Wire
2001-2003, Athens, OH

All Campus Radio Network (ACRN)
1999-2003, Athens, OH, (acrn.com)
Music Director, DJ, Assistant Webmaster

Underworld Networking Systems
1995-2001, Baltimore, MD
Co-Founder, System Administrator