R. Epstein

Attitudes and Perceptions Toward COVID-19 Digital Surveillance: Survey of Young Adults in the United States (Preprint)

Pankaj Agarwal, Lauren Maytin, Jason Maytin, 2020 .

The Answer Bot Effect (ABE): A powerful new form of influence made possible by intelligent personal assistants and search engines

R. Mohr, V. Lee, R. Epstein, 2022, PLoS ONE.

Estimates of Non-Heterosexual Prevalence: The Roles of Anonymity and Privacy in Survey Methodology

Ronald E. Robertson, Felix W. Tran, Lauren N. Lewark, 2017, Archives of Sexual Behavior.

The surprising power of a click requirement: How click requirements and warnings affect users’ willingness to disclose personal information

R. Epstein, Vanessa R Zankich, Vanessa R. Zankich, 2022, PloS one.

Is everyone a mix of straight and gay? A social pressure theory of sexual orientation, with supporting data from a large global sample

Hongyu Wang, R. Epstein, Vanessa R Zankich, 2023, Frontiers in psychology.

What would happen if twitter sent consequential messages to only a strategically important subset of users? A quantification of the Targeted Messaging Effect (TME)

R. Epstein, Hongyu Wang, Christina Tyagi, 2023, PloS one.

How a Daily Regimen of Operant Conditioning Might Explain the Power of the Search Engine Manipulation Effect (SEME)

R. Epstein, Vanessa R. Zankich, Michael Lothringer, 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal.

The YouTube Manipulation Effect (YME): A Quantification of the Impact that the Ordering of YouTube Videos Can Have on Opinions and Voting Preferences

R. Epstein, Alex Flores, 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal.