Liesel Sharabi
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STAUF A424 Tempe, AZ 85287-1205
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Mail code: 1205Campus: Tempe
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Dr. Liesel Sharabi studies how communication technologies are used in mate selection and relationship development. Her work uses advanced quantitative methods (e.g., multilevel modeling, structural equation modeling, machine learning) to understand the ways technology reveals and transforms basic principles of interpersonal communication. A primary goal of her research program is to better understand how people relate to each other online and what it means for their offline relationships.
She is especially interested in technology’s role in modern romance. Much of her research is on the topic of dating apps. She has written about matchmaking on dating apps and studied the trajectories of online relationships from meeting through marriage. She regularly advises, consults, and collaborates with dating app startups and has given expert testimony in legal cases involving dating app platforms. She is also interested in where relationships could be headed in the future. This has led to research on mixed-media relationships, the role of algorithms and AI in facilitating intimate relationships, and relationships in AR/VR. As part of her work on the latter, she is an invited scholar for Dreamscape Learn, where she conducts research on educational and relational applications of AR/VR.
She is Vice Chair of the Interpersonal Communication Division of the International Communication Association. She is also an associate editor for the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships in addition to sitting on multiple editorial boards. Her research has been published in dozens of edited volumes and peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, Communication Research, Communication Monographs, New Media & Society, and the Harvard Data Science Review.
She blogs about her research in "Dating in the Digital Age" for Psychology Today and has appeared in media outlets like The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Boston Globe, Time Magazine, the BBC, CNN, WIRED, and NPR. She received the 2022 Early Career Award from the Interpersonal Communication Division of the National Communication Association.
Dr. Sharabi directs the Relationships and Technology Lab and co-directs the Modern Love Collective at Arizona State University.
- Ph.D., Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Interpersonal Communication
- Communication Technologies
- Mate Selection and Relationship Initiation
- Human and Automated Matchmaking
- Multimodality and Modality Switching
- Dating Apps and Social Media
- Algorithms, AI, and Relationships
- Social Interactions in AR/VR
- Technology Use and Mental Health
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 310 | Comm Interpersnl Relationships |
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| COM 799 | Dissertation |
| COM 408 | Quant Data Analysis in Comm |
| COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| COM 508 | Quant Rsrch Methods in Comm |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 792 | Research |
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| COM 692 | Research |
| COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| COM 799 | Dissertation |
| COM 691 | Seminar |
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 799 | Dissertation |
| COM 799 | Dissertation |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 310 | Comm Interpersnl Relationships |
| COM 310 | Comm Interpersnl Relationships |
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| COM 799 | Dissertation |
| COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 792 | Research |
| COM 408 | Quant Research Meth in Comm |
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| COM 799 | Dissertation |
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 799 | Dissertation |
| COM 799 | Dissertation |
| COM 792 | Research |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 310 | Comm Interpersnl Relationships |
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| COM 792 | Research |
| COM 799 | Dissertation |
| COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| COM 691 | Seminar |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 792 | Research |
| COM 310 | Comm Interpersnl Relationships |
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| COM 792 | Research |
| COM 799 | Dissertation |
| COM 608 | Multivar Stat Anlys Data Comm |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 799 | Dissertation |
| COM 690 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 310 | Relational Communication |
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| COM 799 | Dissertation |
| COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 310 | Relational Communication |
| COM 408 | Quant Research Meth in Comm |
| COM 604 | Theory Construction in Comm |
| COM 792 | Research |
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 690 | Reading and Conference |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| COM 508 | Quant Rsrch Methods in Comm |
| COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| COM 792 | Research |
| COM 410 | Intrprsnl Com Thry & Resrch |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 310 | Relational Communication |
| COM 604 | Theory Construction in Comm |
| DSC 599 | Thesis |
| COM 310 | Relational Communication |
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 310 | Relational Communication |
| COM 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| COM 691 | Seminar |
| COM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| COM 493 | Honors Thesis |