I have enjoyed the opportunity to weigh in on several issues related to social media, health, and well-being. Below are some of my media appearances and mentions of my work in the media. For interview and speaking engagement requests, please contact me at erin.vogel [at] ucsf.edu.
- News article at Metro UK (2019), What to do if you love your friend but hate their social media presence
- Interview on Millennial Conversations podcast (2018), Social Media Addiction
- UCSF Postdoc Slam Finals (2018), “Comparing and Despairing: How Social Media Affects Us and What We Can Do About It”:
- News article at Seattle Met (2018), How Instagram Has Changed Outdoor Spaces
- News article at Vice (2018), Experts Explain Why ‘Doin’ it for the Gram Makes Us Do Dumb Things
- News article at the New York Observer (2018), As Stories Replace Posts on Social Media, Users Feel Even More Pressure to Be Perfect
- News article at NBC Better (2018), Do You Have ‘Selfitis’? This Scale Will Tell You
- Interview on Old Cove Road podcast (2018), The State of Social Media
(starts at 13:20) - News article in Marie Claire (2018), I’m in Love with Myself: The Age of Digital Narcissism
- Interview in Salon Magazine (2018), A Psychology Researcher Explains How Social Media is Changing Us
- Post at Linked In (2017), Social Media Effects on Well-Being: Be Active and Yes, Post these Positive Self-Image Posts
- News article at NBC Better (2017), Does Getting Facebook ‘Likes’ Mean You Are Actually Liked?
- Post at Witted Roots (2017), 7 Signs that Social Comparison may be Ruining your Self-Worth
- Invited guest post at Open Forest (2017), Research Spotlight—Social Comparison, Social Media, and Self-Esteem
- News article at Psychology Today (2016), The Psychology of Social Media: Is Facebook Making You Depressed?
- News article at the Toledo Blade (2016), The Anti-Social Side of Social Media
- Post at Runners Connect (2016), Are your Online Sharing Habits Destroying your Confidence?
- Post at Thrive Global (2016), Trapped in the Downward Spiral of “Compare and Despair”
- News article at the American Psychological Association (2015), Research roundup: The impact of Facebook on psychosocial health
- News article at Psychology Today (2015), Facebook 101: Smart Social Media for College Students
- Post at Girls Gone Strong (2015), Cultivating Self-Trust: What it takes to get on your own side
- Post at New York Behavioral Health (2014), Social Media Use and Self-Esteem
