Academic & Industry Publications
My portfolio of academic, peer-reviewed publications span research on social media platforms, online multiplayer video games, and trust & safety.
research
Mindsets Matter: How Beliefs About Facebook Moderate the Association Between Time Spent on Social Media and Well-Being
Study of self-reported social media use, well-being, and perspectives on the impact of social media
Methods: international surveys, log data analysis
methods
How Well Do People Report Time Spent on Facebook? An Evaluation of Established Survey Questions with Recommendations
Study of self-reported social media use & well-being
Methods: international surveys, log data analysis
platforms
Upvote My News: The Practices of Peer Information Aggregation for Breaking News on reddit.com
Study of collaborative breaking news reporting on a social news platform
Methods: content analysis, ethnographic observation, computational analysis
platforms
Designing New Ways to Give Context to News Stories
Study of iterative authoritative information product development
Methods: international research, interviews, focus groups, concept testing, card sorting, eye tracking, surveys, experiments
platforms
Helping People Better Assess the Stories They See in News Feed with the Context Button
Study of iterative authoritative information product development
Methods: international research, interviews, focus groups, concept testing, card sorting, eye tracking, surveys, experiments
politics
Beyond Big Bird, Binders, and Bayonets: Humor and Visibility Among Connected Viewers of the 2012 US Presidential Debates
Study of election-related social media content quality trends & user-generated content production
Methods: computational analysis, content analysis, regression
platforms
The Role of Information Visibility in Network Gatekeeping: Information Aggregation on Reddit during Crisis Events
Study of collaborative breaking news reporting on a social news platform
Methods: content analysis, ethnographic observation, computational analysis
platforms
Jumping for Fun? Negotiating Mobility and the Geopolitics of Foursquare
Study of international users' debates around legitimate participation on location-based social media app
Methods: discourse analysis
culture
Producing Hatsune Miku: Concerts, Commercialization, and the Politics of Peer Production
Study of Japanese media subcultures & community politics
Methods: ethnographic participant observation, interviews, historical analysis
games
Ping to Win? Non-Verbal Communication and Team Performance in Competitive Online Multiplayer Games
Study of micro-communication features and impact on performance in an online multiplayer game
Methods: computational analysis, spatial analysis, regression
games
Do Men Advance Faster Than Women? Debunking the Gender Performance Gap in Two Massively Multiplayer Online Games
Study of gender-based differences in online multiplayer video game performance
Methods: computational analysis, regression
![[Dissertation] Upvoting the News: Breaking News Aggregation, Crowd Collaboration, and Algorithm-Driven Attention on reddit.com](/assets/img/portfolio/thumbnails/dissertation.png)
platforms
[Dissertation] Upvoting the News: Breaking News Aggregation, Crowd Collaboration, and Algorithm-Driven Attention on reddit.com
Study of collaborative breaking news reporting on a social news platform
Methods: content analysis, ethnographic observation, computational analysis
games
Uses of Multiple Characters in Online Games and Their Implications for Social Network Methods
Study of multiple-account use in an online multiplayer game
Methods: social network analysis, computational analysis
games
Virtual Team Networks: How Group Social Capital Affects Team Success in a Massively Multiplayer Online Game
Study of collaborative gameplay & social capital within online multiplayer games
Methods: social network analysis, computational analysis
platforms
Throwaway Accounts
Study of anonymity/pseudonymity user practices on reddit
Methods: computational analysis, survey, regression
platforms
Upvoting Sandy
Study of collaborative breaking news reporting on a social news platform
Methods: content analysis, ethnographic observation, computational analysis, regression
research
Technology Non-Use
Exploratory analysis of theory around technology non-use
Methods: literature review, theoretical analysis
games
Minecraft and User-Generated Content
Study of players of Minecraft & user-generated content practices
Methods: content analysis, interviews, ethnographic participant observation
culture
YOLO: Twitter and the Social Life of the Hashtag
Study of historical and empirical content trends related to internet memes on Twitter
Methods: computational analysis, text analysis, social network analysis
culture
Monkey Activism: Japanese Media Subcultures and Potential for Activism
Study of Japanese media subcultures & potential for activism in media production
Methods: content analysis, historical analysis, discourse analysis
research
Self-Harm & Risks for Teens on Social Media
Review study of social media platform features & policies related to self-harm
Methods: literature review, competitor analysis
platforms
Web Ecology - ChatRoulette
Study of emergent social media platform & anonymity
Methods: content analysis
platforms
Web Ecology - Influence
Study of Twitter messaging production & interaction trends
Methods: computational analysis, data visualization
platforms
Web Ecology - Iran
Study of Twitter data trends around the 2012 Iranian elections
Methods: computational analysis