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Dmitri Williams

Professor of Communication Professor

University of Southern California

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School of Communication and Journalism

Dmitri Williams is currently serving as a School Of Communication And Journalism Professor of Communication Professor at University of Southern California.

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University of Southern California

Professor of Communication Professor

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communication social media behavioral sciences social sciences psychology online gaming mass communication human-computer interaction human behavior human-ai interaction game studies artificial intelligence media studies player experience scholarly communication communication research game theory human-machine interaction social capital computer-mediated communication wargaming social psychology human performance digital mediums cyberpsychology online game popular medium group process internet economics human interaction body image internet science virtual communities virtual world narrative screen medium information technology behavioral research behavioral decision making information society group communication group interaction small group research men's studies self-report studies human error manmachine interaction behavior analysis video game addiction network evolution psychosocial well-being online gaming community cultural heritage speech communication information management information development human robot interaction machine learning research network scale-up method user perception information warfare audience reception voice recognition human communication online era online games third places stereotypical gamer profile problematic internet use mmo players gender roles online gamers connecting internet unpacking time online offline perceptions virtual cultivation social computing digital culture computational social science social informatics online information social influence digital society technology popular culture

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Human Subjects Research in the Age of Generative AI: Opportunities and Challenges of Applying Llm-Simulated Data to Hci Studies. (2025)

human-computer interactionmultidisciplinary aihci studiesgenerative aicomputational intelligenceintelligent user interfacesmachine intelligencebehavioral scienceshuman-ai interactionartificial intelligencecognitive sciencehuman subjects researchgenerative studies

Striking While the Iron is Hot: Exploring the Impact of Issue Ownership and Issue Salience on Donations to Political Organizations in the 2020 Us Presidential Election. The International Journal of Press/Politics (2025)

electionspoliticsus presidential electionpolitical agendaspublic policypolitical sciencecorporate political activityissue salienceissue ownershippolitical studiespolitical analysispolitical psychologypolitical competitionpolitical communicationpolitical behaviorpolitical process

STRIVE: Socio-Behavioral Taxonomy Representation for Interactive Virtual Environments. (2025)

Alexander J BisbergEmily ChenMarlon TwymanDmitri WilliamsEmilio Ferrara

human-computer interactionsocial computingsocio-behavioral taxonomy representationimmersive technologiesbehavioral sciencesinteractive virtual environments

The Virtual Census 2.0: A Continued Investigation on the Representations of Gender, Race, and Age in Videogames. New Media & Society (2025)

gender identityhuman-computer interactionvideo game developmentethnic studiesracesociologygame analyticssocial simulationgender studiesdigital mediumscontinued investigationvirtual charactersocial sciencesgender diversityvirtual census 2.0game studiesvirtual realityonline gaming

Understanding Social Interaction and Relationships in and Through Online Video Games. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication (2025)

human-computer interactionhuman relationsapplied social psychologysocial computinginteraction designperformance studiesonline video gamesgame designinterpersonal relationshipssocial interactiondigital mediumssocial relationsinterpersonal communicationcommunicationgame studiesonline gaming

Playing Through the Pandemic: Gaming Usage as a Buffer During Covid-19. Games and Culture (2024)

Dmitri WilliamsMingxuan LiuSukyoung ChoiNicholas BowmanSonia Jawaid Shaikh

game theorygaming usagecovid-19wargamingsocial mediagame designcultureplayer experiencegame studiespopular culturebuffer managementonline gaming

Quantifying Networked Influence: How Much Do Disinformation Spreaders’ Networks Drive Their Public Engagement Outcomes?. Social Media + Society (2024)

Aimei YangDmitri Williams

social mediasocial influencepublic engagement outcomesdisinformation spreadersnetworked influencecommunication

Seeing Eye to Eye With Robots: An Experimental Study Predicting Trust in Social Robots for Domestic Use. (2024)

Katrin FischerAnna-Maria VelentzaGale LucasDmitri Williams

social robotstrustroboticsbehavioral sciencesdomestic useexperimental studysocial roboticssocial behavior

Sympathy for the Devil: Serial Mediation Models for Toxicity, Community and Retention. Media and Communication (2024)

Mingxuan LiuJack Lipei TangDmitri Williams

communication researchserial mediation modelsmedia studiescommunication

With Great Power Comes Great Accountability: Network Positions, Victimization, Perpetration, and Victim-Perpetrator Overlap in an Online Multiplayer Game. New Media & Society (2024)

game theoryglobal networkssocial computinggreat accountabilityonline multiplayer gamegreat powercommunicationvictimisationcyber conflictnetwork gamesgame confrontationsocial sciencesconflict resolutiononline gaming

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Dmitri Williams

Professor of Communication Professor

University of Southern California

Affiliations

School of Communication and Journalism

Dmitri Williams is currently serving as a School Of Communication And Journalism Professor of Communication Professor at University of Southern California.

Honors

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Experiences

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Dmitri Williams

University of Southern California

Professor of Communication Professor

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Human Subjects Research in the Age of Generative AI: Opportunities and Challenges of Applying Llm-Simulated Data to Hci Studies. (2025)

STRIVE: Socio-Behavioral Taxonomy Representation for Interactive Virtual Environments. (2025)

Alexander J BisbergEmily ChenMarlon TwymanDmitri WilliamsEmilio Ferrara

human-computer interactionsocial computingsocio-behavioral taxonomy representationimmersive technologiesbehavioral sciencesinteractive virtual environments

The Virtual Census 2.0: A Continued Investigation on the Representations of Gender, Race, and Age in Videogames. New Media & Society (2025)

Understanding Social Interaction and Relationships in and Through Online Video Games. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication (2025)

Playing Through the Pandemic: Gaming Usage as a Buffer During Covid-19. Games and Culture (2024)

Dmitri WilliamsMingxuan LiuSukyoung ChoiNicholas BowmanSonia Jawaid Shaikh

game theorygaming usagecovid-19wargamingsocial mediagame designcultureplayer experiencegame studiespopular culturebuffer managementonline gaming

Quantifying Networked Influence: How Much Do Disinformation Spreaders’ Networks Drive Their Public Engagement Outcomes?. Social Media + Society (2024)

Aimei YangDmitri Williams

social mediasocial influencepublic engagement outcomesdisinformation spreadersnetworked influencecommunication

Seeing Eye to Eye With Robots: An Experimental Study Predicting Trust in Social Robots for Domestic Use. (2024)

Katrin FischerAnna-Maria VelentzaGale LucasDmitri Williams

social robotstrustroboticsbehavioral sciencesdomestic useexperimental studysocial roboticssocial behavior

Sympathy for the Devil: Serial Mediation Models for Toxicity, Community and Retention. Media and Communication (2024)

Mingxuan LiuJack Lipei TangDmitri Williams

communication researchserial mediation modelsmedia studiescommunication

With Great Power Comes Great Accountability: Network Positions, Victimization, Perpetration, and Victim-Perpetrator Overlap in an Online Multiplayer Game. New Media & Society (2024)

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