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Britney Craighead | Curriculum Vitae

Department of Communication 4414 Social Sciences & Media Studies

University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020

britney01@umail.ucsb.edu Education 2013  -­‐  present     University  of  California,  Santa  Barbara  

M.A.,  Communication  Emphasis:  media  communication,  cognitive  neuroscience,  video  game  addiction  Advisor:  René  Weber,  PhD,  MD  Committee  members:  W.  James  Potter  and  Daniel  Linz  

 2011       University  of  California,  Santa  Barbara  

B.A.,  Communication  Minor  in  Professional  Writing,  Multimedia  Communication  

Research

Research Affiliation

2013  –  present     University  of  California,  Santa  Barbara         Media  Neuroscience  Lab  

Publications

Huskey,  R.,  Adams,  A.,  Craighead,  B.,  &  Weber,  R.  (2014).  Evolution  Rules:  Can  Signaling  Theory  Predict  Aggressive  Behaviors  in  Video  Games?  In  A.  V.  Stavros  (Ed.),  Advances  in  Communications  and  Media  Research  (pp.  47–63).  Nova  Science  Publishers,  Inc.  

Works in Progress Craighead,  B.  Master’s  Thesis,  Topic:  Content  analysis  of  the  reward  structures  in  video  games.  

Defense:  summer  2015    Craighead,  B.,  Huskey,  R.,  &  Weber,  R.  (in  press).  Video  game  addiction:  What  can  we  learn  from  a  

media  neuroscience  perspective?  Argentinian  Journal  of  Behavioral  Sciences.    Huskey,  R.,  Craighead,  B.,  &  Weber,  R.  (in  press).  Evolutionary  approaches  to  media  processes  and  

effects.  In  P.  Roessler,  C.  Hoffner,  L.  van  Zoonen,  &  N.  Podschuweit  (Eds.),  The  international  encyclopedia  of  media  effects.  Hoboken,  NJ:  Wiley-­‐Blackwell.  

 Weber,  R.  Huskey,  R.,  &  Craighead,  B.  (in  press).  Flow  experiences  and  well-­‐being:  A  media  

neuroscience  perspective.  In  M.  B.  Oliver  &  L.  Reinecke  (Eds.),  Handbook  of  Media  Use  and  Well-­‐Being:  International  Perspectives  on  Theory  and  Research  on  Positive  Media  Effects.  New  York,  NY:  Routledge.  

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Conference Presentations  Craighead,  B.,  Huskey,  R.,  &  Weber,  R.  (2015,  November).  Flow  and  video  game  addiction:  A  media  

neuroscience  perspective.  National  Communication  Association,  Las  Vegas,  NV.   Craighead,  B.,  Huskey,  R.,  &  Weber,  R.  (2015,  May).  Video  game  addiction:  What  can  we  learn  from  a  

media  neuroscience  perspective?  International  Communication  Association,  San  Juan,  Puerto  Rico.  

 Huskey,  R.  Adams,  A,  Craighead,  B.  C.,  &  Weber,  R.    (2014,  November).  Evolution  and  motivations  for  

video  game  play,  National  Communication  Association,  Chicago,  IL.    Craighead,  B.,  Hargis,  C.,  Kim,  J.,  McCrea,  T.,  McNerney,  G.,  Werkheiser,  V.  (2011,  November).  The  

effectiveness  of  word  completion  tasks  as  a  measure  of  aggressive  cognition  (revised),  Stephen  A.  Smith  Award  for  Best  Group-­‐Authored  Student  Paper,  National  Communication  Association,  New  Orleans,  LA.  

 Craighead,  B.,  Hargis,  C.,  Kim,  J.,  McCrea,  T.,  McNerney,  G.,  Werkheiser,  V.  (2011,  February).  The  

effectiveness  of  word  completion  tasks  as  a  measure  of  aggressive  cognition,  Stephen  A.  Smith  Award  for  Best  Group-­‐Authored  Student  paper,  Top  Three  Paper  Award,  Undergraduate  Scholars  Research  Conference  at  the  Western  States  Communication  Association  Conference,  Monterey  Bay,  CA.  

Invited Lectures  Craighead,  B.,  &  Lonergan,  C.  (2015,  June).  Physiological  measures  in  communication  research:  fMRI.  

Invited  lecture  for  Communication  Research  Methods  course  with  Dr.  Dorothy  Mullin  (COMM  88)  at  the  University  of  California,  Santa  Barbara.    

 Craighead,  B.,  &  Ryan,  W.  (2014,  June).  Human  learning  and  probably  approximately  correct  

algorithms.  Invited  lecture  for  Special  Topics  in  Psychology  course  with  Dr.  Michael  Gazzaniga  (PSY  594MG)  at  the  University  of  California,  Santa  Barbara.  

Teaching Experience University  of  California,  Santa  Barbara  Teaching  Assistant    

 Communication  1:  Introduction  to  Communication    fall  2013,  winter  2014    Communication  87:  Statistical  Analysis  for  Communication    winter  2015    Communication  88:  Communication  Research  Methods    spring  2014,  fall  2014,  spring  2015    Interdisciplinary  Studies  95:  The  Modern  Research  University    summer  2014,  summer  2015  

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Honors & Awards 2011       University  Award  of  Distinction,  University  of  California,  Santa  Barbara  2011   Stephen  A.  Smith  Award  for  Best  Group-­‐Authored  Student  Paper  at  the  National  

Communication  Association  Conference    2011   Top  Three  Paper  Award  at  the  Western  States  Communication  Association’s  

Undergraduate  Scholars  Research  Conference  2010  –  2011     Dean’s  List  Honors,  University  of  California,  Santa  Barbara Professional Affiliations 2013  –  present     International  Communication  Association    2011  –  present     National  Communication  Association      Service to the Discipline 2014  –  present     International  Communication  Association,  Reviewer       Departmental & Campus Service        2015       Graduate  School  101,  UCSB  Residential  &  Community  Living,  Panelist   2015       Spring  Insight  Day,  Freshman  Summer  Start  Program  Info  Session,  Panelist    2015       Graduate  Student  Recruitment  Weekend,  Organizer         2014  -­‐  2015     First-­‐Year  Graduate  Student  Mentor  2014       Communication  Department  Career  Day,  Volunteer    2014       Spring  Insight  Day,  Volunteer    2014       Communication  Association  at  UCSB,  Panelist  2014       Lambda  Pi  Eta  Honors  Society,  Panelist