The Expressive Space Lab
The Expressive Space Lab studies psychological and social processes in platform-based workspaces, with a focus on mental health, governance, and sustainable engagement in digital ecosystems.
We study how platform incentives, social evaluation, and monetization structures shape creator autonomy, identity, stress, and persistence. Our work includes theory development, literature synthesis, and methodologically transparent projects designed to produce publishable outputs over time.
Big ideas come from real world problems.
Research Areas
Social Technology and Well-Being
How creators regulate emotion, cope with stress, and maintain psychological health under algorithmic visibility and audience feedback.
AI-Mediated Communication
How creators and audiences communicate through AI tools, synthetic media, and recommendation systems, and how these tools influence trust, authenticity, and relational dynamics.Incentives, Misinformation, and Trust
How economic incentives, attention dynamics, and platform governance affect credibility, community norms, and perceived safety.
Collaboration inquiries are welcomed when there is topic fit and ethical readiness. Human-participant research is conducted only with appropriate oversight and approvals when required.
