Dr. Libby Hemphill and Dr. Stephanie Teasley of the University of Michigan, School of Information invite you to be a part of a research study that examines the experiences and preferences of post doctoral researchers (postdocs). The purpose of the study is to understand the kinds of experiences postdocs have and to design better...
Read more →On August 13, I successfully defended my dissertation. Today, I submitted my final, approved version to University of Michigan’s institutional repository. That version won’t be available until after I receive my degree in December, but you’re welcome to read a nearly identical version of my complete dissertation. Dissertation Abstract In our efforts to understand...
Read more →People keep asking me what I’m working on now that I’ve defended my dissertation and moved to Arizona State. The answer is, “research!” More specifically, I’m working on a research project to understand and improve the experience of joining a virtual organization. My colleagues, Erik Johnston and Stephanie Teasley, and I are studying post...
Read more →I’ve come across a gem of a book introduction, and I’m writing to recommend that you read it. Yes, all of you. The introduction is from the book Strategic Procurement in Construction by Andrew Cox and Mike Townsend, published in 1998. The shelves of bookstores are crowded with advice for practitioners and business owners...
Read more →Andrew Begel and I had a very productive summer. We conducted 95 interviews with 26 people, and spent 7 days onsite observing new remote employees. We’ll be presenting a poster titled, “How will you see my greatness if you can’t see me?” at CSCW in November. The poster session is Monday night, Nov. 11....
Read more →I’m lucky to be the kind of researcher I am. I get to observe and interview people who do really cool work and to learn about what they do. A couple years ago I learned how vaccines for Black Plague get made. My dissertation lets me learn about how bridges (real ones, not just...
Read more →Ok, so now I’ve done some reading, and I have dusted some of the luster off the academia-business divide. (It’s Friday; I wrote another proposal draft yesterday; I’ll be unpredictable today.) I’m reading Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant for Team Collaboration and Social Software, 2007″ report. I got it from Socialtext, but I’m not sure how. ...
Read more →SI has a rockin’ alternative spring break program for MSI students. One way money gets raised for ASB is through an all-school Penny War in early February. This year, the Faculty, Staff, and Doctoral Students team came on strong in the last two days to completely dominate the Penny War. We were a dismal...
Read more →Here’s a summary of the other research I do (or want to do) that’s not my dissertation. This was originally a 2-page research statement submitted to some people with money to burn. Research Summary – Communities and Technologies At the broadest level, my research is about communities and technology. My research enriches our understanding...
Read more →I have a meeting tomorrow with a leader of a product group at a Silicon Valley-based household name. On the itinerary, I’m described as “a PhD student who has worked on use of social media and etc. by science and engineering research groups”. I’ve been asked to come up with a 3-5 minute introduction...
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