Moira Burke is an American computer scientist working in the field of human-computer interaction. She currently works as a data scientist for

Facebook Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms, Meta. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andre ...

Education

Burke received her bachelor's degree from the

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a Public university, public research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1876, the university is organized into nine colleges and schools and offers 420 undergraduate and gra ...

in 2001 and her PhD from

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The institution was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, it became the Carnegie Institu ...

in 2011 under the supervision of

Robert E. Kraut Robert E. Kraut (born August 30, 1946) is an American social psychology, social psychologist who studies human-computer interaction, online communities, internet use, group coordination, computers in organizations, and the role of visual element ...

Research

While at Carnegie Mellon, Burke published a study which found that talking to close friends on Facebook was associated with improved well-being. In 2013, Burke and Kraut published a study which found that Facebook users who contacted close friends about job opportunities were more likely to find employment than were those who contacted acquaintances. In 2014, Burke and Kraut published a study which found that interaction with other users on Facebook increases closeness, regardless of how much effort this interaction takes. In 2020, Burke with two other Facebook researchers published a study examining how use of social media contributed to

social comparison bias Social comparison bias is a cognitive bias in which individuals exhibit feelings of dislike and competitiveness toward others perceived as superior in physical, social, or intellectual aspects. Social comparison bias is closely associated with socia ...

. The study found that teens experienced more social comparison than adults.

References

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