Adrian Ward

Asst professor @ UT-Austin. I explore how our social/technological worlds shape our decisions, and how we can live life better. I love jokes, dogs, and queso.

[Adrian Ward @adrianfward]

@LaurenGrewal I teach Consumer Behavior in a Digital World, which blends consumer psych, behavioral research, and tech/digital. We also have Amit Kumar’s Science of Good Business (heavy behavioral focus) and Julie Irwin’s Behavioral Econ.

[Texas McCombs @UTexasMcCombs]

💡 Big Ideas: Sharing articles on social media can lead us to believe we're experts on a topic, according to new research from Susan Broniarczyk, @adrianfward and Frank Zheng, Ph.D. Marketing '20. @myscp @risj_oxford
Read more: https://t.co/NkonZYHU4D

[Adrian Ward @adrianfward]

@kurtjgray @chris_bail Thanks, bud! And it only took me ten years!

[Adrian Ward @adrianfward]

@kurtjgray I am ONLY on Twitter for you and your tweets, Kurt. You’re welcome and I’m sorry.

[Adrian Ward @adrianfward]

@alexoimas Thanks I hate it

[Adrian Ward @adrianfward]

@TopeImade @UTexasMcCombs Congrats, Tope! I am amazed by your perseverance, and know you will (continue to) be a force for good in the world!

[Kurt Gray @kurtjgray]

Academics: I spent 7 years on this paper and it's lovely and I really really want it to be perfect and get accepted.
Also academics: I can't bear to look at this paper for even one more second, so let's just submit it and forget about it.

[Adrian Ward @adrianfward]

I spoke with @TimHerrera of the NY Times' Smarter Living section about my research on smartphones, cognitive performance, and why you should probably hide your phone when you’re trying to work. (Seriously.) https://t.co/nmG61lnADc

[Journal of Consumer Research @JCRNEWS]

Gap in Financial Literacy Widens for Couples the Longer the Relationship Lasts https://t.co/2kw0alnaHQ @UTAustin

[Jay Hartzell @JCHartzell]

New research from Assistant Professor Adrian Ward @adrianfward explains one reason why couples struggle so often with finances https://t.co/n6OxArVBcB #personalfinance @UTexasMcCombs

[Carey Morewedge @morewedge]

Digitized Behavior (6.7.2018): A one day conference on how #digitization is changing behavior and business in Boston at @BUQuestrom / preconference for #BDRM2018.

Speakers, registration, and information at: https://t.co/3ulDgTv39i

[Society for Personality and Social Psychology @SPSPnews]

Bright and early Friday morning (March 2nd) at #SPSP2018 - learn how technology is changing the human experience in “The Psychological Consequences of Technological Advances” @DunnHappyLab @adrianfward @jschroeder0527. Interested in this topic? Go to: https://t.co/qkeHIEzzyo

[Diana Tamir @DianaTamir]

Don't take a picture, it won't last longer. New work with @etemp17 @adrianfward @zakijam finds that using media to capture and share our experiences may prevent us from remembering those experiences https://t.co/nU2sEEjvZb

[Jamil Zaki @zakijam]

New lab paper: when people use technology to record and share experiences, they ironically remember those experiences less well.

Great to work with @etemp17, @DianaTamir, and @adrianfward!

paper: https://t.co/M7fagxxgkO

open materials: https://t.co/Y0x37IoXX1

[Harvard Business Review @HarvardBiz]

Customers Won’t Pay as Much for Digital Goods — and Research Explains Why https://t.co/KkQpWwZetF

[Adrian Ward @adrianfward]

Double wow! The latest video by @missmayim talks about our recent "brain drain" paper AND earlier research with Dan Wegner on the "Google effect." (So happy to contribute to the conversation about smarter smartphone use!) https://t.co/wY6wtmJEmN https://t.co/RJDWvMJKPo

[Mayim Bialik @missmayim]

A recent study said that the average person uses their phone every five mins..but I think I use mine about 5 times a minute! What happens to our brains when we use smart phones? Turns out: a lot. Check it out my neuroscientific phone-addicted take on it: https://t.co/gXaeRuuUnd

[Adrian Ward @adrianfward]

Wow! Our paper on smartphones and "brain drain" made the list! (I would've tweeted about it sooner, but I'm trying to stay away from my phone.) #smartphones #braindrain #attention https://t.co/PTDejH7UfO

[Altmetric @altmetric]

The Altmetric Top 100 2017 is here! Check out this year’s list of the most talked about articles. https://t.co/vfy3LUPCFt #altmetrictop100

[Lada Adamic @ladamic]

The tyranny of resale value: https://t.co/Db6vIjHLXt

[Jay Hartzell @JCHartzell]

.@PoetsandQuants makes the case for #WhyMcCombs and why Austin. Terrific feature of the @UTexasMBA class of 2019. https://t.co/WylhcVOH8a

[Adrian Ward @adrianfward]

How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds https://t.co/BqTGxsJhzk via @WSJ