Ashley Shea

she/her

Graduate Student, Department of Communication

About

Education

M.S., Library & Information Science, Syracuse University
B.S., Communication; Development Sociology, Cornell University

Interests

Critical information literacy, instruction interventions and behavioral change, global open knowledge networks, information discovery on social media

Contact Information

ald52 [at] cornell.edu

Ashley in the news

News

September 15, 2025

Moral appeals trump hate in tamping down online vitriol

In two recent papers, Cornell researchers identified seven distinct strategies commenters employ when objecting to content online, noting that reputational attacks are most common but that moral appeals are viewed more favorably.

Communication

Comm Grad students gather for a photo in the a park

News

September 12, 2025

COMM Updates - 9/12/2025

September 12, 2025 Welcome back to COMM Updates, the newsletter of the Department of Communication. New Faculty We are pleased to welcome Dr. Iveta Imre to our department as Senior Lecturer. Iveta is a former broadcast reporter who worked for...