Andrew Przybylski

Andrew K. Przybylski is a Professor of Human Behaviour and Technology at the University
of Oxford. Professor Przybylski investigates how online social media and video game
platforms shape human motivation and influence the health and well-being of their users.

Professor Przybylski has published more than 100 peer reviewed academic and conference
papers which have been cited more than 20,000 times in the past decade. He is a frequent
commentator on the effects of internet-based technology on our lives and works closely with
national and global policymakers to empower users and independent scientists to address the
most pressing questions of health and human development in the digital age.

Professor Przybylski’s research, commentary, and contributions are regularly featured in The
Guardian, The New York Times, Wired Magazine, The Washington Post, The Financial
Times, The Week, and international outlets including the BBC World Service and PRI’s The
World.

In acknowledgement of his scientific and policy achievements, he was recently appointed as
an Honorary Professor at The Educational University of Hong Kong’s Centre for
Psychosocial Health where he is working to build mutually beneficial relationships between
the students and faculty of both institutions.

His undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degrees were earned at the University of
Rochester in the United States.

Areas of Interest for Doctoral Supervision
Digital well-being, online platform data donation, online trace data, online victimisation,
social media, video games and mental health.

Research Interests
Human motivation, mental health, open science, meta science