#1440 - Rhiannon B. Kallis

Rhiannon B. Kallis, Ph.D. is an assistant professor who teaches strategic social media at the undergraduate and graduate level. Her research focuses on the impact social media have on romantic relationships. Rhiannon published a study called "Understanding the motivations for using Tinder." the study employed individual, in-depth interviews (N = 31) to understand the functions Tinder serves its users. Two themes emerged from the data to explain Tinder's functions: Entertainment and Connections.