The Media Experiences and Social Selves (MESS) Lab is a group of researchers at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications, led by principal investigator (PI) Benjamin Johnson.
Autumn 2026 Meetings: Thursdays 14:00-15:00 in Weimer 3210
Current projects focus on: Information seeking for health and well-being, social media advertising cues, AI authorship disclosures, social misperceptions of peers on social media
Active lab members, Autumn 2026: Xinyi Zuo, Simona Rivero, Jason Nam, Aleks Masiulis, Hanzhi Wang, Rida Malik Mubeen, Sue Kim, Jocelin Huang, Kylie Smith