Morgan @morgannt.bsky.social PhD student in Cyberpsychology, focusing on violent video game player experiences.
Jake Fry @frypsi.bsky.social Cyberpsychology Researcher interested in Leadership in Online Communities, Video Games and more ๐ฌ๐ง
Website: https://www.frypsi.com/
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8630-6227
Jed Brown @justjedbrown.bsky.social PhD Student in psychology @ Bath Spa University with a research interest in the intersection of clinical and cybersychology
Charlotte Carry @creative-psy-tech.bsky.social PhD psychology student at the University of Buckingham, specialising in the Psychology of Creativity and AI
Mona Wong @psmona.bsky.social Lecturer in Psychology. PhD, CPsychol, AFBPsS. Educational psychology, cognitive load theory, learning cognition, working memory, instructional technology, instructional visualisation design, instructional animation, STEM learning.
Summer School on AI and Games 2026 @gameaischool.bsky.social A summer school on the uses of AI in and for games.
Industry lectures, key techniques in AI and games for playing, generating the content, and modelling players.
Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social Lecturer โข researches feminist myth retellings and, sometimes relatedly, incels โข Seed Talks speaker on folklore & myth โข good at book recs โข she/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Michael Flood @michaelgflood.bsky.social Researcher on men, masculinities, gender, and violence prevention. Educator and advocate. Posts my own. I strive for content-rich and evidence-based tweeting.
I'm experimenting with posting both here and on X/Twitter @MichaelGLFlood
Women in Games @womeningames.bsky.social Not-for-profit organisation founded by activists for women in games and esports - shaping the future of games & the creative industry.
https://linktr.ee/womeningames_wig
Keith Stuart @keefstuart.bsky.social Novelist. Video game correspondent for The Guardian. He/him ๐
In Bits podcast @inbitspodcast.com The podcast that deconstructs our digital lives.
Hosted by @nicolafh.bsky.social and @drliam.bsky.social
investigate.games @ YSJ @investigatedot.bsky.social Investigating video games, board games and other types of play in the context of their history, production and socio-cultural value ๐พ
๐ http://investigate.games
โ๏ธ investigate.games@yorksj.ac.uk
๐ York St John University, UK
@emilysmithpsyc.bsky.social @emilysmithpsyc.bsky.social
Dr Rebecca Randles @becky-randles.bsky.social Lecturer in Psychology at Arden University | Research in Education, Cognition, Mental Health and the Armed Forces Community | Crocheter ๐งถ | Book Reader ๐
Views are my own.
ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social An ESRC-funded, ยฃ4 million research network building a research community focused on what a good digital society should look like and how we get there.
digitalgood.net
Sign up to our newsletter at: http://eepurl.com/idhmon
Games at Manchester Metropolitan University @manmetgames.bsky.social News & info from the BSc (Hons) Games Design and BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development programmes at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Manchester Games Network @gameopolismcr.bsky.social Advocating, championing and excellent networking for the Greater Manchester video games industry. Newsletter sign-up here: http://eepurl.com/bAIUZf
Manchester Game Centre @mangamecentre.bsky.social The official BlueSky account for the Manchester Game Centre
@ManMetUni. Email: mmgc@mmu.ac.uk. YouTube: http://bit.ly/MMGCyoutube
David A. Ellis @davidaellis.bsky.social Professor of Behavioural Science at the University of Bath, UK. Interests = people + technology. Part of the 65% who donโt own an air fryer. http://www.davidaellis.co.uk
Emily Godwin @emilygodwin.bsky.social Senior Research Associate @ University of Bristol Business School | PhD student @ University of Bath | Social scientist | Researching all things digital culture, specifically conspiracy theories
https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/emily-godwin
Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social Assistant Prof of Media Psychology in the Department of Communication Science at VU Amsterdam (๐ณ๐ฑ) researching media effects, digital well-being, attention, mental health. Open Science, Computational Methods
๐ฅ๏ธ https://dougaparry.com
๐ฟ๐ฆ From South Africa
Emma Barrett @crimepsychblog.bsky.social Prof of Psychology, Security and Trust in @criminologyuom.bsky.social University of Manchester UK. Research on tech and crime, also human performance in extreme environments. Posting occasionally about either or both.
Julius Klingelhoefer @klingelhoefer.bsky.social PhD candidate researching digital disconnection and how well-being is shaped by communication technology at home, at work, and in-between.
(He/him)
Website: https://klingelhoefer.github.io
Sonja Utz @sonja-utz.de
media psychologist | prof at @IWMTue
| interests: knowledge-related (effects of) social media use, ambient awareness, human-machine communication, algorithm acceptance
Adrian Meier @adrianmeier.bsky.social Professor @fau.de @fauwiso.bsky.social Social media effects | (Self-)regulation of tech | Mental health & well-being | AI & the workplace | Former Secretary of the ICA Communication & Technology division @icacat.bsky.social https://www.commsci.rw.fau.eu/
German Neubaum @germanneubaum.bsky.social Media Psychologist @UDE - Technology-Mediated Communication - Human-Technology-Interaction - Politics - Morality - Identity Formation - Algorithms - Online Networks
Giovanna Mascheroni @giovannamas.bsky.social Media sociologist researching digital media, data & AI in children's lives. Dog lover (Eng. Springer Spaniel) TwitterRefugee. Projects: http://www.eukidsonline.net/, https://yskills.eu/, https://datachildfutures.it/
Also on @giovannamas@aoir.social
Anna Freytag @annafreytag.bsky.social communication researcher @IJK in Hanover with interest in media psychology, health and environmental communication
Yotam Ophir, Ph.D. @ophiryotam.bsky.social Associate Professor of Communication at the University at Buffalo. Head of the Media Effects, Misinformation, and Extremism (MEME) lab.
Joe Bayer @joebayer.bsky.social Associate Prof at Ohio State | tracking and thinking about how our tech habits are changing -- and (maybe) changing our minds
habits | social connection | social apps | mobile methods | JosephBayer.com
Jessica Taylor Piotrowski @jesstpiotrowski.bsky.social Professor of Communication in the Digital Society at University of Amsterdam | Youth & Media Scholar | ally ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ | โค๏ธ teaching, research, running, dark chocolate, & sunshine
Mental Health in the Digital Age @mentalhealthoii.bsky.social We are a research team led by Prof. Andrew Przybylski studying how the Internet, social media, & video games influence mental health. Lucky is our mascot. https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/projects/programme-on-adolescent-well-being-in-the-digital-age/
Matti Vuorre @matti.vuorre.com I am an assistant professor at Tilburg University's Department of Social Psychology.
I have a website at https://vuorre.com.
All posts are posts.
Netta Weinstein @nettaweinstein.bsky.social Always curious psychology prof, corgi lover, and aspiring banjo player.
Tobias Dienlin @tobiasdienlin.com Media Psychology & Communication | Privacy & Well-Being | Open Science & Slow Science | IKMZ & University of Zurich | https://tobiasdienlin.com
Christine Tomlinson, PhD @socstudygames.bsky.social Interdisciplinary researcher studying video games, players, and esports. Formerly @ Activision. Current Assistant Professor of Games and Esports.
Thorsten M. Erle @tmerle.bsky.social Assistant professor in social psychology at Tilburg University (https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/staff/t-m-erle)
Social Cognition ๐ง | Empathy ๐ | Perspective-Taking ๐ | Emoji ๐ค | Sustainability ๐ฑ
Nino Gugushvili @gugushvili.bsky.social Assistant professor at MaastrichtU | Human-AI interaction | Sci-Fi geek ๐ | She/Her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Manuel Ninaus @manuelninaus.bsky.social Ass.-Prof. @University of Graz ๐ฆ๐น; Head Digital Psychology Lab ๐ฎ๐ง ; digital technologies, game-based learning, learning analytics, emotions, games, neuroscience
Amy Orben @orbenamy.bsky.social tech + teens + better science @ http://digitalmentalhealth.group // Group Leader, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge // Fellow + Director of Studies, St. John's College // ๐ธ marcus ginns
Lukas Gunschera @lukasgunschera.com PhD Student at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge | Research on mental health, social media, and addiction.
lukasgunschera.com
Adrienne Wood @adriennewood.bsky.social Social Psychology. Emotion, interpersonal behavior, conversation, social networks. I'm a dabbler, so if you love poorly-made arts and crafts or amateur improv, I'm your gal! https://emotionbehavior.com (Opinions are my own, not my employer's)
Matt @mattwithaphd.bsky.social (He/Him) Australian VR and Psychology focused behavioural scientist who finally got his PhD. Disabled & Neurodivergent. Supporter of LBGTQIA+ & poly humans. Personal account and opinions are my own.
Karen L Mansfield @karenlauram.bsky.social ResearchScientist:
EmergingTechnologies, MentalHealth/Wellbeing/Learning,
MetaScience, ResearchIntegrity, MixedMethods.
SocialEquity, People&Planet, ActiveTravel, Sustainability.
FirstGen ImposterInAcademia
Ekaterina Hertog @katyahe.bsky.social Associate Professor of AI & Society
Oxford Internet Institute and Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford
Principal Investigator at DomesticAI (http://domesticai.oii.ox.ac.uk) project funded by ESRC
Mohsen Mosleh @mmosleh.bsky.social Prof @Oxford, Affiliate @MIT www.MohsenMosleh.com
Andrew Przybylski @shuhbillskee.bsky.social Father and Husband. Professor @oii.ox.ac.uk
David Grรผning @dgruning.bsky.social PhD at GESIS & Uni Heidelberg
Behavioral/personality science in the digital space @prosocialdesign.org & @one-sec.app.
Occasionally, research methods.
Alicia Gilbert @aliciagilbert.bsky.social PhD candidate communication science @ifpmainz.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social
digital disconnection | social media | self-regulation | well-being
Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) @aoir.bsky.social Researching the Internet is serious business. Mostly.
(We're mainly over on AoIR.social, our organisation Mastodon instance, which is open to all members.)
https://aoir.org/
https://aoir.social/@aoir
https://aoir.org/aoir2026/
Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, PhD @lluaces.bsky.social Mi gente Latino with my friends at the LGBT community. Associate Professor: Indiana University. Depression, psychotherapy research, technology, and data science. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ต๐ท Personal account.
https://medium.com/@lluaces
Timon Elmer @timonelmer.bsky.social ๐ Postdoc and SNSF Ambizione fellow @ University of Zรผrich
๐ Doing research on mental health, digital interventions and social processes
Dr Lucy Prodgers @lucyprodgers.bsky.social Lecturer in Psychological & Social Medicine | IBD & PsA patient | Research: chronic illness narratives & social media | Qual & arts-based methods | Views my own
Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social Prof @ Queen's University | Work: Extremist/social movements, religion and politics, diaspora politics, conspiracy theories, online communities, MENA, South Asia | Hip-Hop is Life ๐ค
TJ @handle.invalid PhD Candidate | Cyberpsychology.
Interests: Technology, Social Media, Online Aggression.
Black Lives Matter | Trans Lives Matter
Owen, DSc, PhD Student @theravenswood.bsky.social Cyber-Science and Cyberpsychology researcher specializing in security and human behavior in digital space. Also, a gaming and whisky enthusiast.
Stacy Thayer @stacythayer.bsky.social Professor of Cyberpsychology, Ph.D. & MBA., Tech Event Planner, former founder of SOURCE Conf, partner, mom of twins, LOTR fan, lover of video games, and lifelong learner
Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social Social scientist @yalesph.bsky.social studying why we get fooled online, and what to do about it. Author of Misguided. https://amzn.to/48zTs59
https://matthewfacciani.substack.com
www.matthewfacciani.com
https://matthewfacciani.github.io/tools/
David Rand @dgrand.bsky.social Prof at Cornell studying how human-AI dialogues can correct inaccurate beliefs, why people share falsehoods, and ways to reduce political polarization and promote cooperation. Computational social science + cognitive psychology.
https://www.DaveRand.org/
Sander van der Linden @profsanderlinden.bsky.social Professor of Social Psychology in Society at the University of Cambridge and Author of FOOLPROOF: Why We Fall for Misinformation and How to Build Immunity (2023) + The Psychology of Misinformation (2024). Bad News Game.
www.sandervanderlinden.com
Dr. Ashley Mattheis @draamattheis.bsky.social Lecturer in Digital Media and Culture at the University of Manchester. Researching gender, racism, and digital cultures of far-right, white supremacists, and male supremacist extremism. Views my own.
Sohan Dsouza @sohandsouza.info ๐ฅผ @MPIB-Berlin.bsky.social;
๐ computational social science, disinformation/polarization, crowdsourcing, OSINT;
๐ @MIT.edu @MediaLab.bsky.social, @DFRLab.bsky.social #DigitalSherlocks;
๐ London, England;
https://www.sohandsouza.info
Jade Davies (she/her) @jadedavies.bsky.social PhD researcher at @uomseed.bsky.social @uniofmanchester.bsky.social.
Interested in understanding and addressing disparities in mental health. Currently researching social media use and adolescent mental health. http://so-me-study.org.
Jess Maddox @jessmaddox.bsky.social Social media professor + expert
Writing ANATOMY OF AN INTERNET SCANDAL + PARASOCIAL
Reppโd by Aevitas Creative Management
Thoughts mine
Dr. Rosanna Guadagno @rosannaeg.bsky.social Associate Professor, Persuasive Information Systems, University of Oulu, Finland
Social Psychologist
American living in Finland, Opinions my own
Author of "Psychological Processes in Social Media: Why We Click"
Malte Elson @malte.the100.ci Professor at @unibe.ch
Meta Science โธพ Science Trustworthiness Assessments โธพ Research Methods โธพ IT Security & Privacy โธพ Technology Effects โธพ Research Memes
https://the100.ci & @error.reviews
Sakshi Ghai @sakshighai.bsky.social Assistant Professor at London School of Economics @lsepbs.bsky.social
Hoping to diversify behavioral science. Interested in sample diversity, young populations & digital technology
Philipp Lorenz-Spreen @lorenzspreen.eurosky.social Heading the Computational Social Science group within SynoSys & ScaDS.AI at TU Dresden, where we study how online information environments impact public discourse and develop alternatives that benefit democracy.
CSS-Group: https://css-synosys.github.io/
Prosocial Design Network @prosocialdesign.bsky.social Bridging research and practice toward building healthy online spaces. prosocialdesign.org
Lia Uy-Tioco @luytioco.bsky.social Professor of Media Studies, CSUSM | PhD Cultural Studies, GMU | mobile phones, Philippine telecom industry, transnational intimacies, globalization, media & cultural studies ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ
Georgia Turner @georgiaturner.bsky.social She/her | email: gt342@cam.ac.uk | Postdoc http://orben.group | computational & cognitive approaches to study technology use | Views my own | Happy to chat about Masters or PhD applications/experiences, send me an email!
Jamie Madigan @jamiemadigan.bsky.social My book about the psychology of Dungeons & Dragons is out! See www.psychologyofdnd.com. I'm also the author of Getting Gamers: The Psychology of Video Games. I write and podcast at www.psychologyofgames.com
Ludmila Lupinacci @ludludlud.bsky.social Lecturer in Digital Media, University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social โจdigital tech & everyday life, experiences of liveness (whatever that means), scrolling nonsense, moods & vibes โจ ludmilalupinacci.com
Przemek Grabowicz ๐ต๐ฑ๐ช๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ช @przemyslslaw.bsky.social CS faculty at University College Dublin and the University of Massachusetts Amherst: responsible AI, social media, news media, computational social science, applied NLP, open-world AI
RTโ endorsement, RT=interesting read
More: https://przemyslslaw.github.io
Emily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social Scientist / PhD in Progress ๐๐ป
๐ UK ๐ฌ๐ง @CambridgeUniversity
๐ Gates-Cambridge Scholar
๐ง Studying psychology and brains
โ๏ธ hello@emilytowner.com
#psychology #neuroscience #development #learning #brain #adolescence
www.emilytowner.com
Stephanie Tobin @tobinsteph.bsky.social Social psychology and cyberpsychology research. QUT, Brisbane.
Technicolor Hedgewitch @drmq71.bsky.social Cyberpsychology. Digital pedagogy. Ethics. Developmental Psych. Kidmom. Dogmom. Prof. Writer. GenX Nerd.
Michelann.substack.com
๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ฆโโฌ๐ฉ๐งฟ๐ชฌ
Niklas Henderson @14henderson.bsky.social PhD, UEA | Game-based inoculation against misinformation | Game development lecturer @ NUA | Cyber | Seeking postdoc position!
๐Fine City of Norwich ๐ฐ
https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/niklas-henderson
linktr.ee/nhdisinfo
Caroline Dunford @carolinedunford.bsky.social Author: Euphemia Martins Mysteries and Hope Stapleford Adventures. Teaching Fellow. Research PG. MSc Forensic Psych. UK. Pro Europe.
Grainne Kirwan @kirwanpsych.bsky.social Psychologist, lecturer, author, AFOL, Trekkie, parent
Marc Tibber @marctibber.bsky.social Senior Clinical Psychologist & Lecturer in Clinical Psychology @UCL. Specialising in young people's mental health & social media. Scientific hippy.
Taylor Hardwick @darthtayrah.bsky.social Postdoc @RMIT on gender, games and kidsโ play cultures ๐พ
Freeplay board๐คDiGRAA board โญ๏ธ silly little guy ๐ค she/her ๐ฟ
Jean Burgess @jeanburgess.bsky.social Communication and media professor researching the internet, platforms & automation in society via cultural studies & digital methods. Brisbane/Sunshine Coast hinterland.๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐๐
Stine Liv Johansen @stineliv.bsky.social Associate Professor at Aarhus University, Denmark. Studying children and young people in digital environments. Specific focus on intersections between children+youth, media, and disability.
Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social Research Fellow | University of Oxford | Magdalen College.
Head of Oxford EDGE Lab | @edgelab.bsky.social.
Clinical Psychologist | Public Health | Statistics | Dynamic Modelling.
I study how people transition into and recover from mental disorders.
Nora Skjerdingstad @noraskjerdingstad.bsky.social PhD(DPhil) student | University of Oxford | Department of Experimental Psychology | Social anxiety in CYP | Social media | Quant
Tara Marshall @taramarshall.bsky.social Social psychologist interested in relationships, culture, and social media. Associate professor at McMaster University ๐จ๐ฆ She/her.
Tom Van Daele @handle.invalid all things #DigitalMentalHealth - #ThomasMore, #KULeuven, #QueensUniversityBelfast & #EFPA epsychology.be & digitalmentalhealth.be
John Towse @jntowse.bsky.social Cognitive science, research rigour, interesting interdisciplinary spaces (gambling harm, behavioural science in security, metascience)
Work: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1183-5508
Preferably outdoors in the NW of England.
DMs disabled.
Dr Heather Shaw @hshawberry.bsky.social Lecturer in Psychology & Behavioural Analytics at Lancaster Uni ๐Researching behaviour biometrics, digital ethics, mobile sensing & the science of situations. Yarn crafts, cute animals & film photography might also make an appearance.
Stephen Schueller @stephenschueller.bsky.social Professor of Psychology and Informatics, University of California, Irvine.
Clinical psychologist, mental health services researcher, implementation scientist, Lakers fan and Swiftie.
Follow me for my views on digital mental health!
Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer @jenndsn.bsky.social dev soc neuro professor @uoregon โข studying the changing bodies, brains, & social worlds of adolescents โข National Scientific Council on Adolescence โข she/her
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek @kathyhirshpasek.bsky.social Developmental psychologist translating the science of how kids learn for parents, educators, & policymakers. Loves tennis and vegan ice cream. Find me at Brookings Institution and Temple University.
Monika Neff Lind @monikanlind.bsky.social I'm a clinical psychologist, birder, artist, and hooper ๐ Here's all my best work: https://linktr.ee/MonikaNLind
Amanda Ferguson @amandaferg.bsky.social Postdoc @mrccbu @cambridge_uni || JRF @DarwinCollege || prev clinical psych @UofT || studying emotions, mental health, and tech use in teens || she/her ๐
Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social Professor of Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience at Cambridge, FBA FMedSci FRS. Adolescent brain development. Views my own. Book: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1784161349
Matthew B. Janรฉ @matthewbjane.bsky.social PhD student at UConn | matthewbjane.com
Alison Gopnik @alisongopnik.bsky.social Cognitive scientist, philosopher, and psychologist at Berkeley, author of The Scientist in the Crib, The Philosophical Baby and The Gardener and the Carpenter and grandmother of six.
Jessica Ringrose @jessicaringrose.bsky.social Prof University College London, UK. Canadian Feminist Sociologist studying youth, social media, digital activism, tech facilitated harms and educational interventions
New books: Teens, Social Media, & Image Based Abuse; and Postdigital Intimacies
Dr. Desmond Upton Patton @dupatton.bsky.social 31st PIK University Professor at UPenn| SAFElab and PCIIT Founding Director| Studying Gun violence, AI Ethics, Youth and Mental Health, Grief, Social Media and Joy.