Education
Ph.D, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, expected May 2020
School of Information
Advisor: Nicole Ellison
B.A, summa cum laude, Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA, May 2015
Psychology (honors); French minor
Research Interests
Social network sites; self-presentation and impression management on social media; interpersonal relationships on social media; psychological effects of social media usage;
Journal Publication
Ellison, N., Blackwell, L., Lampe, C., & Triệu, P. (in press). “The question exists, but you don’t exist with it”: Strategic anonymity in the social lives of adolescents. Social Media + Society.
Conference Presentations
Triệu, P., Bayer, J., Ellison, N., Schoenebeck, S., & Falk, E. (2017, May). Who Likes to Be Reachable? Availability Preferences, Tie Strength, and Perceptions of Social Capital. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, San Diego, CA, USA. (Top Paper Award)
Bayer, J., Triệu, P., Ellison, N., Schoenebeck, S., & Falk, E. (2017, May). Rejection Sensitivity Widens the Affect Gap between Strong and Weak Ties. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, San Diego, CA, USA.
Triệu, P., Ellison, N., Zhao, X., & Lampe, C. (2016, October). Return on Investment?: Navigating Social Media Use in the Communication Channel Ecology. Paper presented at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Houston, TX.
Triệu, P. (2016, June). Modes of Instagram’s Usage and Levels of Narcissism. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Fukuoka, Japan.
Ellison, N., Blackwell, L., Triệu, P., Lampe, C., & Morioka, T. (2016, June). Anonymous Online Interaction and its Benefits for Adolescents. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Fukuoka, Japan.
Panel
Triệu, P. (2017, May). An Intervention for Identity Shift: Unpacking the Challenges and Discrepancies of a CMC Theory and its Future. Panel at the meeting of the International Communication Association, San Diego, CA, USA. With Caleb Carr (chair), Dian de Vries, Megan French, Amy Gonzales, Jeff Hancock, & Sophie Waterloo
Workshop Paper
Triệu, P. (2017). Enterprise Social Media and Network Cultivations. Presented at the Theory Transfer? Social Theory and CSCW Research Workshop at the Conference for Computer Supported Cooperative Work 2017, Portland, OR.
Teaching Experiences
Graduate Student Instructor; SI 110: Introduction to Information (Winter 2017); University of Michigan School of Information; professor: Dr. Cliff Lampe
Graduate Student Instructor; SI 110: Introduction to Information (Fall 2016); University of Michigan School of Information; professor: Dr. Mark Newman
Research Grants, Honors, & Awards
Grants
2017 Interational Communication Association Travel Grant
2016 Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant
2016 & 2017 Rackham Conference Travel Grant
2016 & 2017 UMSI PhD Travel Grant
2014 Psi Chi Honor Society in Psychology Summer Research Grant
2014 Randolph’s Innovative Student Experience Grant
2013 & 2014 Randolph College Summer Research Grant
Honors & Awards
2017 Rackham Summer Award ($8,000)
2017 International Association Conference’s Top Paper Award
2015 Phi Beta Kappa
2013 & 2015 National Collegiate Conference Association Best Conference Paper
2011 – 2015 Randolph College Academic Scholarship
2014 Outstanding Academic Achievement in Psychology
2015 Prix de Civilisation Française
2014 & 2015 Prix de l’Alliance Française
Services
PhD Representative; University of Michigan School of Information Diversity Committee 2016 – 2017
Reviewer; International Communication Association Conference 2017
Coordinator; Social Media Research Lab
