Overview
Background
Lemi Baruh (Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School for Communication, 2007) is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Communication and Arts at the University of Queensland. He is the co-founder of the Social Interaction and Media Lab at Koç University, Istanbul. His research spans various topics, including the effects of social media on interpersonal attraction, surveillance, online security, privacy in online environments, and the role of media in shaping public opinion. His recent work also investigates misinformation and conspiracy theories in the context of health communication, with a particular focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and the influence of news and social media on public perceptions and behaviors related to health.
Availability
- Dr Lemi Baruh is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Research interests
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Privacy calculus
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Comparative privacy research
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Misinformation and media literacy
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Social media affordances
Works
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2015
Book Chapter
Social media use during political crises: the case of the Gezi protests in Turkey
Baruh, Lemi and Watson, Hayley (2015). Social media use during political crises: the case of the Gezi protests in Turkey. The Routledge companion to social media and politics. (pp. 198-210) edited by Axel Bruns, Gunn Enli, Eli Skogerbø, Anders Olof Larsson and Christian Christensen. New York, NY, United States: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781315716299
2015
Journal Article
Rubbernecking effect of intimate information on Twitter: when getting attention works against interpersonal attraction
Baruh, Lemi and Cemalcilar, Zeynep (2015). Rubbernecking effect of intimate information on Twitter: when getting attention works against interpersonal attraction. CyberPsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, 18 (9), 506-513. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2015.0099
2015
Journal Article
Social media and citizen engagement in crises
Baruh, Lemi (2015). Social media and citizen engagement in crises. Interactions: Studies in Communication and Culture, 6 (2), 131-139. doi: 10.1386/iscc.6.2.131_2
2015
Journal Article
Citizen involvement in emergency reporting: a study on witnessing and citizen journalism
Bal, Haluk Mert and Baruh, Lemi (2015). Citizen involvement in emergency reporting: a study on witnessing and citizen journalism. Interactions: Studies in Communication and Culture, 6 (2), 213-231. doi: 10.1386/iscc.6.2.213_1
2015
Book Chapter
Trapped in my mobility: how a principle of "control over communicative interaction" can guide privacy by design in mobile ecosystems
Baruh, Lemi and Popescu, Mihaela (2015). Trapped in my mobility: how a principle of "control over communicative interaction" can guide privacy by design in mobile ecosystems. Standards and standardization: concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications. (pp. 1182-1203) Hershey, PA, United States: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8111-8.ch057
2014
Journal Article
It is more than personal: development and validation of a multidimensional privacy orientation scale
Baruh, Lemi and Cemalcılar, Zeynep (2014). It is more than personal: development and validation of a multidimensional privacy orientation scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 70, 165-170. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.06.042
2014
Book Chapter
Misuse of information technologies and reliability of information in new media during emergencies
Scifo, Salvatore, Baruh, Lemi and Watson, Hayley (2014). Misuse of information technologies and reliability of information in new media during emergencies. Encyclopedia of information science and technology. (pp. 4152-4161) Hershey, PA, United States: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch408
2014
Journal Article
Press-party parallelism and polarization of news media during an election campaign: the case of the 2011 Turkish elections
Carkoglu, Ali, Baruh, Lemi and Yildirim, Kerem (2014). Press-party parallelism and polarization of news media during an election campaign: the case of the 2011 Turkish elections. International Journal of Press / Politics, 19 (3), 295-317. doi: 10.1177/1940161214528994
2014
Conference Publication
Citizen (in)security?: social media, citizen journalism and crisis response
Watson, Hayley, Baruh, Lemi, Finn, Rachel L. and Scifo, Salvatore (2014). Citizen (in)security?: social media, citizen journalism and crisis response. ISCRAM2014: 11th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, University Park, PA, United States, 19 May 2014. University Park, PA, United States: The Pennsylvania State University.
2014
Book Chapter
Trapped in my mobility: how a principle of "control over communicative interaction" can guide privacy by design in mobile ecosystems
Baruh, Lemi and Popescu, Mihaela (2014). Trapped in my mobility: how a principle of "control over communicative interaction" can guide privacy by design in mobile ecosystems. Research and design innovations for mobile user experience. (pp. 223-244) edited by Kerem Rızvanoğlu and Görkem Çetin. Hershey, PA, United States: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4446-5.ch012
2014
Journal Article
When sharing less means more: how gender moderates the impact of quantity of information shared in a social network profile on profile viewers' intentions about socialization
Baruh, Lemi, Chisik, Yoram, Bisson, Christophe and Senova, Basak (2014). When sharing less means more: how gender moderates the impact of quantity of information shared in a social network profile on profile viewers' intentions about socialization. Communication Research Reports, 31 (3), 244-251. doi: 10.1080/08824096.2014.924302
2013
Journal Article
Captive but mobile: privacy concerns and remedies for the mobile environment
Popescu, Mihaela and Baruh, Lemi (2013). Captive but mobile: privacy concerns and remedies for the mobile environment. The Information Society, 29 (5), 272-286. doi: 10.1080/01972243.2013.825358
2012
Book Chapter
Pazarlama İletişimi, Tüketici Davranışı ve İkna Psikolojisi
Baruh, Lemi and Tuncel, Hakan (2012). Pazarlama İletişimi, Tüketici Davranışı ve İkna Psikolojisi. Psikoloji. (pp. 216-244) Eskisehir, Turkey: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları.
2011
Journal Article
Communicating Turkish- Islamic identity in the aftermath of the Gaza flotilla raid: Who is the "us" in "us" versus "them"
Baruh, Lemi and Popescu, Mihaela (2011). Communicating Turkish- Islamic identity in the aftermath of the Gaza flotilla raid: Who is the "us" in "us" versus "them". New Perspectives on Turkey, 45, 75-99. doi: 10.1017/s089663460000131x
2011
Book Chapter
Taking sides in a perpetual “War on Terror”
Baybars-Hawks, Banu and Baruh, Lemi (2011). Taking sides in a perpetual “War on Terror”. If it was not for terrorism: crisis, compromise, and elite discourse in the age of “War on Terror”. (pp. 1-10) edited by Banu Baybars-Hawks and Lemi Baruh. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2011
Book
If it was not for terrorism: crisis, compromise, and elite discourse in the age of “War on Terror”
Banu Baybars Hawks and Lemi Baruh eds. (2011). If it was not for terrorism: crisis, compromise, and elite discourse in the age of “War on Terror”. Newcastle, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2011
Book Chapter
Surveillance as news: mainstream newspapers’ coverage of privacy and surveillance in the post 9/11 age of "War on Terror"
Baruh, Lemi (2011). Surveillance as news: mainstream newspapers’ coverage of privacy and surveillance in the post 9/11 age of "War on Terror". If it was not for terrorism: crisis, compromise, and elite discourse in the age of “War on Terror”. (pp. 149-172) edited by Banu Baybars-Hawks and Lemi Baruh. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2010
Book Chapter
Introduction: reality of everyday politics
Park, Ji Hoon and Baruh, Lemi (2010). Introduction: reality of everyday politics. Reel politics: reality television as a platform for political discourse. (pp. 1-20) edited by Lemi Baruh and Ji Hoon Park. Newcastle, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2010
Book
Reel politics: reality television as a platform for political discourse
Lemi Baruh and Ji Hoon Park eds. (2010). Reel politics: reality television as a platform for political discourse. Newcastle, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2010
Book Chapter
Reality programming, “Undeserving Others” and the negotiation of the social value of privacy
Baruh, Lemi (2010). Reality programming, “Undeserving Others” and the negotiation of the social value of privacy. Reel politics: reality television as a platform for political discourse. (pp. 338-359) edited by Lemi Baruh and Ji Hoon Park. Newcastle, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Lemi Baruh is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The Influence of Algorithmic Digital Communication on Consumer Behavior: A Study of Social Identity and Engagement in Social Commerce
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jagadish Thaker
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Doctor Philosophy
The Influence of Algorithmic Digital Communication on Consumer Behavior: A Study of Social Identity and Engagement in Social Commerce
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jagadish Thaker
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Doctor Philosophy
Unmaking and Remaking of University-Led Community Service Towards Participatory Empowerment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elske van de Fliert
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring Omani Government¿s Communication Strategies in the Transition Towards Renewable Energy Business Models
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jagadish Thaker
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Doctor Philosophy
The Influence of Algorithmic Digital Communication on Consumer Behavior: A Study of Social Identity and Engagement in Social Commerce
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jagadish Thaker
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Doctor Philosophy
Effects of Media portrayals of Drag Performances on Public Perceptions of Gender Norms
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Pradip Thomas
Media
Enquiries
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- Media Psychology
- Misinformation
- Privacy
- Social Media
- Surveillance
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