Publications
Journal Articles
Gonzales, A.L. & Hancock, J.T. (in press). Mirror, mirror on my Facebook wall: Effects of Facebook exposure on self-esteem. Cyberpsychology, Behavior & Social Networking
Gonzales, A.L., Hancock, J.T., & Pennebaker, J.W. (2010). Language style matching as a predictor of social dynamics in small groups. Communication Research, 31, 3-19.
Gonzales, A.L. & Hancock, J.T. (2008). Identity shift in computer-mediated environments. Media Psychology, 11, 167-185.
Refereed and Archived Proceedings
Gonzales, A.L., Ng, T.Y., Zhao, O.J., & Gay, G.K. (in press). Turning text into music as a motivator of cathartic expressive writing. CHI 2010 Proceedings
Gonzales, A.L., Finley, T. & Duncan, S.P. (2009). (Perceived) interactivity: Does interactivity increase enjoyment and creative identity in artistic spaces? CHI 2009 Proceedings, 415-418.
Book Chapters & Manual Publications
Hancock, J.T. & Gonzales, A.L. (in press). To lie or not to lie: Technology and the pragmatics of deception. In Dieter Stein, Tuija Virtanen, and Susan Herring (Eds.) Handbook of Pragmatics of CMC. Berlin, Germany: Mouton de Gruyter.
Pennebaker, J.W. & Gonzales, A. L. (2009). Making history: Social and psychological processes underlying collective memory. In P. Boyer. and J.V Wertsch (Eds.) Memory in mind and culture (pp.171-193). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Pennebaker, J.W., Chung, C.K., Ireland, M., Gonzales, A. L., & Booth, R.J. (2007). The development and psychometric properties of LIWC 2007. Austin, TX: LIWC.net
Manuscripts Under Review
Hancock, J.T., Gill, A., Gonzales, A.L., Toma, C.L., & Woodworth, M. (under revision). Attending to the unattended: Disfluencies and discourse markers in deceptive communication. Journal of Language and Social Psychology
Gonzales, A.L., Zhao, O.J. & Ng, T.Y. (under revision). A Text-to-Music System Designed to Improve Health by Motivating Expressive Writing. International Journal of Human Computer Studies
Byrne, S. E., Gay, G.K., Pollack, J.P., Retelny, D., Gonzales, A.L., & Wansiink, B. (under review). “When I eat bad, my pet looks so sad”: An initial test of the persuasive effect of feedback from a mobile phone virtual pet on adolescents’ healthy breakfast intake. Journal of Health Communication
Manuscripts in Preparation
Gonzales, A.L. & Gillespie, T.L. (manuscript in preparation). The costs and benefits of public self-disclosures on the Internet.
Gonzales, A.L. & Falisi, A. (manuscript in preparation). Differences in racial attitudes & language following interactions in second life .
Convention Papers & Presentations
Gonzales, A.L., Falisi, A. & Hancock, J.T. (November, 2010). Decreasing racist attitudes through virtual play: Evidence of verbal perspective taking by white students when playing black avatars in second life chat. Paper to be presented at the 2010 annual convention of the National Communication Association. San Francisco, CA.
Byrne, S. E., Gay, G.K., Pollack, J.P., Retelny, D., Gonzales, A.L., & Wansiink, B. (2010, May). “When I eat bad, my pet looks so sad”: An initial test of the persuasive effect of feedback from a mobile phone virtual pet on adolescent’s healthy breakfast intake. Paper to be presented at the 2010 annual convention of the International Communication Association. Singapore
Chairs: Marlone D. Henderson & Matt L. Newman. Speakers: Molly E. Ireland, Amy L. Gonzales, Paul J. Taylor, Lauren E. Scissors. (2010, January). The two faces of verbal mimicry: Does linguistic synchrony predict positive or negative social outcomes? Symposium to be presented at the 2010 annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. Las Vegas, NV.
Gonzales, A.L. (2009, November). Effects of Exposure to Facebook on Self-Esteem: Mirror, mirror on my Facebook wall. Paper to be presented at the 2009 annual convention of the National Communication Association. Chicago, IL.
Gonzales, A.L. & Hancock, J.T. (2009, November). Changing Identity through Self-Presentation: The Effect of New Media on the Self-Perception Process. Paper to be presented at the 2009 annual convention of the National Communication Association. Chicago, IL.
Gonzales, A.L. (2009, May). Validation of an Inventory of Social Connectedness. Doctoral colloquium presentation at the 2009 annual Group conference. Sanibel Islands, FL.
Gonzales, A.L. & Hancock, J.T. (2009, May). Changing Identity through Self-Presentation: The Effect of New Media on the Self-Perception Process. Paper presented at the 2009 annual convention of the International Communication Association. Chicago, IL.
Gonzales, A.L., Pennebaker, J.W. & Hancock, J.T. (2008, May). Linguistic indicators of social dynamics in online and face-to-face groups. Paper presented to the 2008 annual convention of the International Communication Association. Montreal, Canada.
Gonzales, A.L. & Hancock, J.T. (2007, October). Self-concept change in online environments. Paper presented to the 2007 annual convention of the National Communication Association. Chicago, IL.
Hancock, J.T., Gill, A., Gonzales, A.L., Toma, C.L., Woodworth, M. (2005, July). Looking for Lies in all the wrong places. Paper presented to the 2005 annual convention of the Society for Text and Discourse. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Hardy, B. W., & Gonzales, A. L. (2005, May). The Internet and participatory capital: Exploring the relationships between specific uses of the Internet and involvement in social groups. Paper presented to the 2005 annual convention of the International Communication Association. New York, NY.