Samuel Hardman Taylor
Associate Professor
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About
Samuel Hardman Taylor studies interpersonal and psychological processes in social media, A.I., mobile phones, and other communication technologies. His research focuses on the effects of communication technologies on personal relationships and mental health. He is also interested in human-computer interaction, emphasizing designing new technologies to support social connections, intimacy, and well-being. Sam has worked with interdisciplinary teams to build new tools for social media analytics to advance social science research.
Dr. Taylor is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois Chicago. He collaborates with graduate and undergraduate students in the Chicago Social Media Lab and is affiliated faculty in the UIC Department of Psychology. Sam earned his PhD in Communication at Cornell University. He is from rural Utah and is a first-generation college student.
Education
PhD, Cornell University, Communication