From Academia to Social Media

1. Now, focusing in on one author published in the annual review of Psychology, I describe her presence in academia and social media. Ruth M.J. Byrne is an Ireland-based psychologist.

   
   

   1. What is the name of the author (from the academic journal) that you selected and which social media networks were you able to find her/him on?

   
   

   I was only able to find Ruth M.J. Byrne, author of “Counterfactual Thought”, on WordPress and LinkedIn. However she has been posted about on Twitter and YouTube.

   
   

   2. How would you describe the author's social media presence? What kinds of things are they talking about or sharing on social media? Write a brief description of what you learned about them through the listed social media feeds.

   
   

   She has a limited social media presence but her influence extends to many psychology related presences. Her idea of the “Rational Imagination” is widely discussed. The presence she does hold is demonstrated through the articles she publishes.

   
   

   3. Now return to the piece that this author published in the academic journal (from Blog Posts 6.5 & 6.6). How does their persona on social media differ from their persona in the pages of the academic journal? Be specific and cite details from both the journal and the social media posts you discovered.

   
   

   The persona reflected in the Annual Review of Psychology is similar to that reflected by social media: academic. She mainly presents herself in her field of study.

   
   

   In her article she describes the irregularities that “affect the role of semantic and pragmatic knowledge in modulating the representation of the facts upon which a counterfactual is based” (Annual Review of Psychology). The formality of her language, the organization of her article, and the presentation of her persona are similar to that represented on social media.