Josh Rochotte, MI, CSP-PO
@ohgoshimjosh.bsky.social
PhD Student studying Information Science @ Rutgers University. Digital Therapeutics, Human Centered Data Science, Computational Social Science, Geek Therapy, Disney, DnD - Clinical Trials AI/ Risk Detection Product Manager
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Predicting anxiety using Google and Youtube digital traces
Anxiety is a widespread and serious mental health issue that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and other stressors. In this study, we expl…
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Can the way you use particular media predict whether or not you are anxious? Our research finds that it is possible. I am so excited to share my first publication! Check out our labs recently published paper.
Add this to the list of fun side projects completed: Duality Dice Roller for Daggerheart gameplay. I also added all the other dice on another page so you can have a unified roller, and it incorporates modifiers, advantage, disadvantage and DC checks. Nerd dump over #daggerheart
June 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Add this to the list of fun side projects completed: Duality Dice Roller for Daggerheart gameplay. I also added all the other dice on another page so you can have a unified roller, and it incorporates modifiers, advantage, disadvantage and DC checks. Nerd dump over #daggerheart
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New commentary! "What we need to understand is exactly which kind of contents are more likely to make it difficult for young people to put their phone down and to control their behaviour." @karenlauram.bsky.social @mentalhealthoii.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk told @bbcnews.bsky.social. bit.ly/3WQmGG3
Doomscrolling: Is Gen Z addicted to short-form internet content
We are all guilty of scrolling through social media - so BBC South's Hannah Walsh wanted to find out why.
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February 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
New commentary! "What we need to understand is exactly which kind of contents are more likely to make it difficult for young people to put their phone down and to control their behaviour." @karenlauram.bsky.social @mentalhealthoii.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk told @bbcnews.bsky.social. bit.ly/3WQmGG3
Another social media? Why not?
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CTRL+ALT+Thrive | Josh Rochotte | Substack
I’m a storyteller, gamer, and lifelong learner who blends creativity and strategy to build exceptional products and empower others. I am also a PhD student researching how online communities can suppo...
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January 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Another social media? Why not?
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Calling all youth studies, media literacy PhD students: this might be up your alley. (And @lanalanalana.bsky.social is awesome!)
I am recruiting a post-doc to work with me at UVA on a project about youth (18-25) financial cultures, literacies, and well-being in the digital environment.
Please share widely!
Deadline is rolling.
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Please share widely!
Deadline is rolling.
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Thriving Youth in a Digital Environment (TYDE), University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Research at University of Virginia
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November 22, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Calling all youth studies, media literacy PhD students: this might be up your alley. (And @lanalanalana.bsky.social is awesome!)
Can the way you use particular media predict whether or not you are anxious? Our research finds that it is possible. I am so excited to share my first publication! Check out our labs recently published paper.
Predicting anxiety using Google and Youtube digital traces
Anxiety is a widespread and serious mental health issue that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and other stressors. In this study, we expl…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 25, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Can the way you use particular media predict whether or not you are anxious? Our research finds that it is possible. I am so excited to share my first publication! Check out our labs recently published paper.
I am pleased to report that my abstract "Predicting Anxiety Using YouTube and Google Digital Traces" was nominated for a poster presentation at the Rutgers Conference for Rising Stars in Graduate Research 2024 happening March 7th at the Rutgers University Busch Student Center MPR!
February 22, 2024 at 7:12 PM
I am pleased to report that my abstract "Predicting Anxiety Using YouTube and Google Digital Traces" was nominated for a poster presentation at the Rutgers Conference for Rising Stars in Graduate Research 2024 happening March 7th at the Rutgers University Busch Student Center MPR!
Revisions are in, and now we wait. This is a big first, and I sure hope things move swiftly! Time to start the next one 🤓
January 24, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Revisions are in, and now we wait. This is a big first, and I sure hope things move swiftly! Time to start the next one 🤓
RnR time! Let’s get this paper accepted!!
January 11, 2024 at 12:54 AM
RnR time! Let’s get this paper accepted!!
Cannot Wait to attend the first Ethical Games Conference on January 11-12, from 1pm to 7pm UTC/GMT! Super excited for this ACM Games event! If you want to join me and other scholars, developers and players, click the link below to sign up!
Ethical Games Conference 2024 (Jan 11-12, 1pm-7pm UTC, online)
Bringing together game academics to advance the debate on ethical design, development, and live operation of digital games.
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January 4, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Cannot Wait to attend the first Ethical Games Conference on January 11-12, from 1pm to 7pm UTC/GMT! Super excited for this ACM Games event! If you want to join me and other scholars, developers and players, click the link below to sign up!
Paper submitted, waiting to hear back, time to get cracking on the next project!
November 2, 2023 at 7:41 PM
Paper submitted, waiting to hear back, time to get cracking on the next project!
Munmun De Choudhury gave a fantastic talk in the Rutgers Computational Social Science Lab (csslab.rutgers.edu) speaker series! So excited to hear from someone doing awesome work in the field, and I got some great insights I can apply to my own work #CSS #mentalhealth
October 27, 2023 at 8:26 PM
Munmun De Choudhury gave a fantastic talk in the Rutgers Computational Social Science Lab (csslab.rutgers.edu) speaker series! So excited to hear from someone doing awesome work in the field, and I got some great insights I can apply to my own work #CSS #mentalhealth
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Validity, efficacy, and bias in computational mental health models: Munmun De Choudhury gives a fantastic talk in the Rutgers Computational Social Science Lab (csslab.rutgers.edu) speaker series #CSS #mentalhealth
October 27, 2023 at 5:41 PM
Validity, efficacy, and bias in computational mental health models: Munmun De Choudhury gives a fantastic talk in the Rutgers Computational Social Science Lab (csslab.rutgers.edu) speaker series #CSS #mentalhealth
Words cannot describe how cool this is! The first of hopefully many!
October 22, 2023 at 1:35 AM
Words cannot describe how cool this is! The first of hopefully many!
Do any other academics get excited about literature reviews? I am digging into Digital Therapeutics, and I am just loving every second of every paragraph. 
October 2, 2023 at 10:28 PM
Do any other academics get excited about literature reviews? I am digging into Digital Therapeutics, and I am just loving every second of every paragraph.