Journal Articles and Published Proceedings

  • De., A., Cotter, K., Kanthawala, S., McAtee, H., Ritchart, A., & Kadur, G. (2025). Motivations and labor of creating algorithmic conspirituality content on TikTok. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACM HCI) Journal.

  • Britt, R. K., Boman, C., Ritchart, A., & VanDyke, M. S. (2025). Ripple effects of mapping environmental health tweets: Influences on public health. Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2025. Track: Information Technology in Healthcare, Social Media and Healthcare Technology. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstreams/11ba00c9-3682-4b41-9f19-bb2f21ba52d6/download

  • Britt, R. K., Boman, C. D., Ritchart, A., Britt, B. C., & VanDyke, M. S. (2024). Network Analysis of Water Contamination Discourse on Social Media Platforms. Water, 16(23), 3406. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16233406 

  • Britt, R. K., Boman, C., Ritchart, A., & VanDyke, M. S. (2024). Charting water sanitation concerns within vulnerable communities and international contexts on X. Journal of Risk Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2024.2423192

  • Britt, R. K., & Ritchart, A. A. (2024). Qualitative inquiry revealing Native Americans’ perspectives on health campaign message strategies on organ donation willingness and promotion. The Qualitative Report, 29(6). https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2024.5825

  • Cotter, K., Ritchart, A., Kanthawala, S., De., A., Foyle, K. & Watson, T.X. (2024). If you’re reading this, it’s meant for you: The algorithmic imaginary of algorithmic conspirituality. Convergence, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565241258949

  • Ritchart, A. A., Britt, R., K., Kanthawala, S., Jannat, K. T., & Jones, N. (2024). Reporting during the COVID eras: Media attention and news framing through a large-scale computational analysis. In: Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Nominated for best paper out of the Mediated Conversation minitrack. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/106715

  • Ritchart, A. A.,  & Britt, R. K. (2024). Pro-social framing and sentiment in U.S. broadcast networks’ Instagram posts about the COVID-19 vaccine. In: Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/106846

  • Kanthawala, S., Cotter, K., Ritchart, A., De, A., McAtee, H., Yun, C., & DeCook, J. (2023). Algorithmic conspirituality: Explicating its emergence, dimensions, and persuasibility. New Media & Society, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448231217425 

  • Hicks-Goldston, C., & Ritchart, A. (2019). The new digital divide: Disinformation and media literacy in the US. Media Literacy and Academic Research, 2(1), 49-60. https://www.mlar.sk/mlar-vol-2-no-1-2019/

Select Conference Presentations

  • Davis, B. C., Cotter, K., Kanthawala, S., Liu, Y., De, A., Ritchart, A., & McAtee, H. (2025, September). Modelling of faith: Imaginaries of godbots. [Panel presentation]. 4S 2025, Seattle, WA.

  • Kanthawala, S., Ritchart, A., McAtee, H., De, A., & Cotter, K. (2024, October). My FYP, my identity: The role of algorithmic conspirituality in identity shaping. [Paper presentation]. AoIR 2024, Sheffield, UK.

  • Britt, R. K., Boman, C. D., Ritchart, A., Britt, B., & VanDyke, M. S. (2024, June). Communication 'shocks' in water contamination discourse: A network analysis on social media activity. [Paper presentation]. 74th Annual ICA Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.

  • Ritchart, A. & Martin, K. (2024, April). It’s giving credibility: Reliability of credibility scales for health information consumption on prosumer video platforms. [Poster presentation]. Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, Lexington, KY.

  • Britt, R. K., Ritchart, A. A., & Kanthawala, S. (2023, November). The state of mind and the state of tweets: A computational and linguistic analysis of messages from mental health organizations. [Paper presentation]. National Communication Association in National Harbor, MD.

  • Nichols, T. S., Ritchart, A. A., Bernhardt, J., & Morris, J.R.. (2023, November). Critical conversations: Disabilities and Higher Education – Teaching the Freedom to Ask. [Panel presentation]. National Communication Association, National Harbor, MD.

  • Kanthawala, S., Cotter, K., Ritchart, A. A., De., A., McAtee, H., Yun, C., & DeCook, J. (2023, May 25-27). Algorithmic conspirituality: Explicating its emergence, dimensions, and persuasibility. [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 2023: Reclaiming Authenticity in Communication, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Top paper Communication & Technology Division

  • Ritchart, A. A. (2023, March 2-4). Gaming the midterms: Exploring 2022 midterm election news game schema. [Research-in-progress presentation]. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium, Murfreesboro, TN.

  • Ritchart, A. A., Bernhardt, J., Morris, J.R., & Nichols, T. S. (2022, November). Critical conversations: Exploring the legacy and impact of communication and disability issues. [Panel presentation]. National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.

  • Ritchart, A. A., Jones, J.J., Nichols, T.S., & Morris, J. R. (2022, October). Critical conversations: A snapshot of public memory, political communication, polarization, and social media. [Roundtable presentation]. Popular Culture Association of the South, New Orleans, LA.

  • Ritchart, A. A. (2022, March). Framing the COVID-19 vaccine: A content analysis of U.S. broadcast Media’s Instagram posts. [Paper presentation]. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Midwinter, Norman, OK.