dougaparry.bsky.social
Assistant Prof of Media Psychology in the Department of Communication Science at VU Amsterdam (🇳🇱) researching media effects, digital well-being, attention, mental health. Open Science, Computational Methods 🖥️ https://dougaparry.com 🇿🇦 From South Africa
👤 Joined on 22 August 2023
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@dougaparry.bsky.socialReally useful conversation at our #AoIR2026 Meta Content Library roundtable – many thanks to my co-conspirators Jo(sephine) Lukito and Fabio Giglietto, and also to Yair from Meta for answering many curly questions. If you’d like to join our independent community of practice, ping me !
Show PostSuch a good practice! Random yapping for the win (and caffeinated beverages ofc)😊
Show PostIt’s raining, and I’ve been thinking about the importance of “off-places” at work, away from the desk. A spontaneous chat with a colleague on the way to the kiosk isn’t just enjoyable; it can also sharpen ideas. Blog post: nadjarupprechter.com/nadja-kiosk-...
Show PostPart of me (the part kept from polite academia) would love to spend 4-5 years devoted 100% doing the very best science I can to pit this fairly random hypothesis of secular change in metal health against the “it’s the phones/social web” and see how far I’d get…
Show PostReading this made me tear up, and that's really special because we Germans only get to tear up twice a year. Professor Peter Fonagy, Chair of the Independent Review into Mental Health Conditions, ADHD and Autism (2026), with his letter to a young person.
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