About Us

Celebrating Dr. Zhao's successful defense. Congratulations, Dr. Zhao!

Celebrating a successful dissertation defense!

Celebrating the national launch of TestDrive!

SML picnic at the park!

Getting feedback for TestDrive from youth.

Celebrating Shruti's dissertation, special thanks for Yoon, & first all remote semester

Members of the Cornell Social Media Lab are interested in social behavior and technology, the impact of communication technology on well-being, and developing interventions that encourage prosocial behaviors. Some of our ongoing projects include bystander interventions in social mediadigital literacycontent moderation in online communitiesmental health and social media, and self-disclosure and privacy on social media and with emerging technologies. Our group has been actively engaged in educational and public outreach efforts, most recently through the Social Media TestDrive Project, aimed at improving youth social media literacy skills.