Publications
Peer-reviewed research, conference presentations, and scholarly contributions advancing the intersection of cybersecurity, cyberpsychology, and digital wellness.
Featured Research
Mindfulness as a Service (MaaS) 2.0: Evolving the Framework for Digital Emotional Literacy in K-5 Populations
M.C. Davis
This paper presents the evolution of the Mindfulness as a Service (MaaS) framework, extending its application to K-5 digital emotional literacy. Building on interoceptive awareness research and digital bonding theory, MaaS 2.0 introduces a structured pedagogical approach for helping young learners develop somatic awareness of their digital experiences, recognize emotional responses to technology, and build healthy digital engagement patterns from the earliest stages of technology interaction.
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Digital Bonding Patterns: Five Attachment Styles in Human-Technology Relationships
M.C. Davis
Examines how technology mediates human relationships, social bonding, and attachment patterns. Proposes a five-style taxonomy of digital bonding that parallels and extends traditional attachment theory into the domain of human-technology interaction.
Download PDFThe Creative Hollowing: How AI-Mediated Content Production Reshapes Creative Identity
M.C. Davis
Investigates the psychological impact of AI-assisted creative workflows on human creative identity, examining how the delegation of creative labor to AI systems affects self-concept, intrinsic motivation, and the phenomenology of creative experience.
Download PDFSatisficing in the Scroll: How Good-Enough Decision-Making Shapes Digital Consumption Patterns
M.C. Davis
Applies Herbert Simon's satisficing framework to digital consumption behavior, exploring how users employ good-enough decision heuristics when navigating infinite scroll environments and how these patterns shape attention, engagement, and digital well-being.
Download PDFInside Voice, Outside Voice: Interoceptive Awareness as a Mechanism for Digital Emotional Literacy in K-5 Populations
M.C. Davis
Conference submission exploring how somatic awareness training can improve digital decision-making in school-age children, using the Inside Voice/Outside Voice pedagogical framework.
Download PDFInteroceptive Awareness as a Mechanism for Digital Emotional Literacy: A Theory-Development Study
M.C. Davis
Dissertation summary presenting the theoretical foundation for using interoceptive awareness as a mechanism for developing digital emotional literacy, with implications for educational technology design and digital wellness interventions.
Download PDFCapitol Technology University Doctoral Dissertation
M.C. Davis
Comprehensive doctoral research on the organizational and psychological factors that influence cybersecurity behavior in enterprise environments, bridging technical security with human-centered design.
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