Sarah Salman

she/her

Graduate Student, Department of Communication

About

Education

B.A., University of Michigan, Department of American Culture
M.A., University of Toronto iSchool, Information Science degree, Specializing in Culture and Technology

Interests

Social media studies, content creation, digital narrative, and gender and sexuality studies

Awards & Honors

Hilda Wilson Fellowship in Technology, Information, and Culture, University of Toronto Faculty of Information
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Culture & Technology, University of Toronto Faculty of Information

Contact Information

sjs456 [at] cornell.edu

Publications

Snyder, S. J. (2024). Always-on authenticity: Challenging the BeReal ideal of “being real”. Media, Culture & Society, 46(2), 404-413. https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437231209420
The Digital Inequality Lab.(2022). The Lag Manifesto. Afterimage, 49(1), 110–126. https://doi.org/10.1525/aft.2022.49.1.110
Snyder, S.J. (2023). What Lurks in AI’s Shadow: Separating Fact from Fiction. PopMatters. https://www.popmatters.com/artificial-intelligence-chatbot-anxiety

Sarah in the news

Students in bright blue shirts pose in comm department hallway

News

April 23, 2025

COMM Updates - 4/23/2025

Awards Congratulations to Department of Communication undergraduate student award winners. Together, they received more than $17,000 in awards! Edward L. Bernays Primus Inter Pares Award: Tess Lehrman Kenneth J. Bissett Communication Award...

Alumni pose in front of photo op with signs

News

December 18, 2024

COMM Updates - 12/18/2024

Conference Presentations Graduate student Emma Cox presented “Effects of Cohesion with Teammates on Division-I Student-Athletes’ Mental Health: An Application of the Human Need to Belong and Transactional Stress Frameworks” at the National...