Matthew Craig, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral research associate in the Information Integrity Institute in the College of Communication and Information at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a postgraduate research fellow with the Communication and Social Robotics (COMBOT) Labs. He received his PhD in Communication & Information from Kent State University’s College of Communication & Information and earned his M.A. in Communication and B.A. in Organizational Communication from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

As an interdisciplinary, human-computer interaction scholar, Craig’s research seeks to elucidate the connection between users’ understanding of AI-embedded systems and their information-seeking and privacy management behaviors. His research also applies communication theory to human-robot interaction contexts concerning affective computing. Craig’s work has been presented nationally and internationally at venues such as the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychological Association, International Communication Association, ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Nation Communication Association, and Central States Communication Association. Recent publications include articles in Telematics and Informatics, Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans, Communication Studies, Late-Breaking Reports in the ACM/IEEE International Conferences on Human-Robot Interaction, and book chapters in the SAGE Handbook of Human-Machine Communication, De Gruyter Handbook of Media Technology and Innovation, and De Gruyter Handbook of Robotics in Society and Culture.

Outside of academia, Craig was the coalition director for the Michigan Coalition for HIV Health and Safety, where he educated lawmakers about HIV and legislation to modernize Michigan’s HIV laws in Lansing, Michigan, and across the state. He is also a political consultant for political campaigns and organizations on matters related to strategic communication, including opposition research, disinformation, and emerging media and technology.