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Jeffrey Hall is a Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas. He studies how to elevate positive online experiences through meaningful social interaction and relationships.

 


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Everyday Better

Are Our Phones Making Us Lonelier?

Jeffrey Hall joins Leah Smart to discuss the toxic relationships we have with our phones.

Oct 28, 2024
Yale University Press

Loneliness and Screens: Causes and Consequences

Jeffrey Hall writes about the loneliness epidemic and how to address its core.

Jun 7, 2024
She Persisted

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FRIENDSHIP: Forming Connections in the Social Media Era feat. Jeffery Hall

Jeffrey Hall discusses friendship and loneliness among young people.

Apr 15, 2024
Wall Street Journal

What Gen Z Will Lose if They Don’t Have Friendships at Work

Jeffrey Hall discusses research around making friendships in the workplace.

Mar 7, 2024
TIME

How to Use Apps to Actually Make Friends

Jeffrey Hall discusses making friends online.

Mar 6, 2024
SSRN

Effects of Negativity Type and Active Involvement on the Likelihood of Responding to Negativity in Stream Live Chats

RSM Visiting Scholar Jeffrey Hall studies whether chat negativity and the degree to which live chat rule sets encourage active (vs. passive) involvement influence participants’…

Sep 8, 2023

Events

Apr 24, 2024 @ 12:30 PM

Harvard x Creators: Making Evidence-Based Public Health Information Viral

RSM Speaker Series, April 24

Amanda Yarnell and Kate Speer discuss the Center for Health Communication‘s efforts with Jeff Hall...

Mar 28, 2024 @ 1:00 PM

Social Media and Well-Being in Context

The purpose of this discussion is to identify what we know and don’t know about how context influences the way social media is used and its effects on well-being.