Marco Dehnert Source Confirmed

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Assistant Professor of Communication and Technology

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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7 h-index 29 pubs 175 cited

Research Areas

Human-Machine Communication Human-AI Communication Social Impact of Technology Media Studies and Communication Behavioral and Psychological Studies Natural Language Processing Techniques

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Marco Dehnert is an Assistant Professor of Communication and Technology at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. His research agenda employs multi-method social science approaches to investigate human-machine communication, human-AI interaction, and the societal consequences of communication technologies. Dehnert's work has explored themes such as AI-based persuasion, the representation of neurodivergent and asexual individuals in relation to robots, and the implications of human-robot relationships for personhood. He has also examined the role of artificial intelligence chatbots in providing virtual social support and their potential impact on loneliness and anxiety management. His publications include analyses of ableism and control in virtual environments, the geographies of human-machine understanding, and qualitative data analysis methods.

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h-index: 7
Publications: 29
Citations: 175

Selected Publications

The Communicative Construction of Care: Evidence for Subjectively Reciprocal Relations Between Humans and Machines (2026) DOI
On-Demand Intimacy: The Sociotechnical Appeal of AI Companions (2026) DOI
Artificial intelligence chatbots as a source of virtual social support: Implications for loneliness and anxiety management (2025) DOI
The Depolarizing Effect of AI Chatbots: Effects of Interactive News on Belief Perseverance and Information Seeking (2025) DOI
What HMC Teaches Us About Authenticity (2024) DOI