Back row: Kristin Thomas, Cassi Saari, Eszter Hargittai, Heather Young, Yu-li Patrick Hsieh, George Bajalia Front row: Su Jung Kim, Stefanie Goliszewski, Julie Kliegman, Jenna Lebersfeld, Eden Litt and visiting scholar Kelly Page
Current Affiliates:
Faculty
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Eszter Hargittai Associate Professor Departments of Communication Studies and Sociology Faculty Associate, Institute for Policy Research Northwestern University |
Graduate Students
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Kristin Thomas (2007 – Present) Kristin is a Ph.D. student in the Media, Technology, and Society Program in the School of Communication at Northwestern University. Her research interests are focused on issues of credibility, identity, and culture in mediated contexts. |
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Yu-li Patrick Hsieh (2008 – Present) Yu-li (Patrick) is a Ph. D. student in the Media, Technology and Society program at Northwestern University. His research interests include the influences of information technology on social engagement, as well as its effects on social, psychological, and economic well-being. |
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Erin Flynn Klawitter
(2011 – Present) Erin is a Ph.D. student in the Media, Technology, and Society program at Northwestern University. Her research interests include digital inequality and the performance of identity online. |
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Eden Litt
(2010 – Present) Eden is a Ph.D. student in the Media, Technology, and Society program at Northwestern University studying the intersection of online skill, social media, and social inequality. She is the current Lab Manager for the Web Use Project. |
Undergraduate Research Assistants
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Jenna Lebersfeld (2009 – Present) Jenna is a senior in the School of Communication and the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. She is double majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Psychology and is interested in pursuing a career conducting research related to autism. In her spare time, she plays the trumpet and has participated in a variety of bands on campus, including the Northwestern University Marching Band, Concert Band, and Jazz Orchestra. |
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Madison Berry (2011 – Present) Madison is a sophomore in the School of Communications currently studying Radio/TV/Film, and she is interested in pursuing a career in television production. When not on film sets, studying, or in the lab, she enjoys horseback riding and digging up new TV shows from across the world. She received the Fellow Assistant Researcher Award (FARA) through the Communications Residential College for the 2011-2012 school year. |
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Jennifer Suh (2011 – Present) Jennifer is a sophomore majoring in Communication Studies and minoring in Business Institutions. On campus, she works as a staff writer for the Daily Northwestern. In her spare time, she enjoys watching films and going to concerts in Chicago. |
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Veronica Nieves (2011 – Present) Veronica is a junior majoring in Communication Studies and minoring in Sociology. She is a member of Alpha Chi Omega on campus and currently holds a position on the Exec Board as VP Education. When not busying herself with classes and Greek Life, you can find her keeping up with friends and family on Facebook or catching up on her favorite television shows. |
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Kristin Kim (2011 – Present) Kristin is a sophomore majoring in Communication Studies and double minoring in the Business Institutions Program and Sociology. Her research interests include online social networks, influences of information technology on interpersonal interactions, and macro-level phenomena of digital media consumption by audiences. In her spare time, Kristin is probably playing the guitar, shopping in the city, or dancing along the beach. |
Former Affiliates
Staff
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Daniel Hantman Research Associate, 2007 - 2008 Currently the Center Administrator, The Chicago Center for Jewish Studies |
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Éva Bognár Research Associate, 2007 Currently, Researcher at Central European University |
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Waleeta Canon Project Coordinator, 2006 - 2007 Currently, Media Researcher at Leonie Industries |
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Laurell Sims Project Coordinator, 2006 Currently, Youth Coordinator at Growing Power, Inc. in Chicago |
Graduate Students
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Heather Young
(2009 – 2011) Heather started at the Web Use Project as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in 2007 and was subsequently promoted to Lab Manager. After graduating with a B.S. in Radio/Television/Film in 2008, Heather became a graduate student in the Media, Technology, and Society program in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. |
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Cassidy Puckett (2009 – 2010) Cassidy Puckett is a Ph. D. student in Sociology at Northwestern University. Her research interests include methodological issues related to the study of digital inequality (i.e., construct and measurement validity), individual and social determinants of technological competency, and the effects of technological competency on social inequality. |
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Gina Walejko (2005 – 2010) Gina was the lead graduate research assistant on the MacArthur-funded Adolescents’ Internet Uses project. She used mixed methods to research how diverse populations of individuals use new media, including how college students use the Web. |
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Ericka Menchen Trevino 2008 – 2009 Lab Manager, 2008 – 2009 Ph.D. Student in the School of Communication at Northwestern University in the Media Technology and Society program. Her research interests include information seeking on the web, and the online news environment. |
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Chris Karr 2006 – 2009 |
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Jason Gallo 2004 - 2008 Project Coordinator, 2007 - 2008 Earned a PhD from the Media, Technology, and Society Program at Northwestern University in the summer of 2008. He currently works at the Science and Technology Policy Institute in Washington, DC. |
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Nicole Joseph 2008 Ph.D. student in the Media, Technology and Society program at Northwestern Univesrity |
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Lindsay Fullerton 2007 - 2008 Ph.D. student in the Media, Technology and Society program at Northwestern University |
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Soo Jeong An 2006 - 2007 Ph.D. student in the Media, Technology and Society program |
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Dan Li 2005 - 2007 Ph.D student in the Media, Technology, and Society Program at Northwestern University |
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Amanda Hinnant 2003 - 2006 Received her Ph.D. in Media, Technology and Society from Northwestern University in 2006 and since has been Assistant Professor at the Missouri School of Journalism. |
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Sean Zehnder 2004 – 2005 |
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Alyse Hubbard Muldoon 2001 while a graduate student at Princeton University |
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Nicole Esparza 2001 while a graduate student at Princeton University Received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Princeton University in 2007 and then spent two years as a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar at Harvard University. She is currently Assistant Professor at the School of Policy, Planning, and Development at the University of Southern California. |
Undergraduate Students
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Matt Baron (2011) Matt is a sophomore double majoring in Communication Studies and International Studies and minoring in Business Institutions. His research interests include social networks within virtual and offline worlds, human-computer interactions, and political communications. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, seeing live music, and wandering around big cities. |
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A. George Bajalia (2010 – 2011) George is a recent graduate from the School of Communication, majoring in Communication Studies and Mediterranean Culture and History. When not studying Mediterranean communicants, he can be found in the theatre, as an actor and director. |
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Stefanie Goliszewski (2010 – 2011) Stefanie is a recent graduate from the School of Communication, majoring in Communication Studies, minoring in Business Institutions, and pursuing a certificate in Integrated Marketing Communications. |
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Julie Kliegman (2010 – 2011) Julie is a junior double majoring in Journalism and Spanish. She received the Fellow Assistant Researcher Award for the 2010-2011 school year through the Communications Residential College. |
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Cassi Saari Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2008 – 2010 Lab Manager, 2009 – 2010 Cassi is a recent graduate in Environmental Sciences with a particular interest in conservation biology and natural resource management. She received the Fellow Assistant Researcher Award through the Communications Residential College for the 2008-2009 school year. |
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Olivia Curry Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2009 – 2010 Olivia is a senior majoring in Radio/TV/Film. She received the Fellow Assistant Researcher Award for the 2009-2010 school year through the Communications Residential College. |
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Katy Witmer Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2007 & 2010 Katy is a recent graduate who majored in Radio/Television/Film. |
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Andrew Glor Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2009 – 2010 Andrew Glor is a recent graduate from the School of Communication, majoring in Radio/TV/Film and Political Science. |
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Kat Wong Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2009 – 2010 Graduated in 2011 with a degree in Communication Studies and minoring in Psychology. |
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Ashley Hudson Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2007 – 2010 Graduate in 2011 double majoring in Journalism and Psychology. She received the Fellow Assistant Researcher Award (FARA) through the Communications Residential College for the 2007-2008 school year. |
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Yoon Hyung Choi Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2009 – 2010 Graduated in 2010 from the School of Communication with a major in Communication Studies with a Business Institutions Program minor. |
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Simon Han Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2009 Majoring in Communication Studies and minoring in Creative Writing (‘11) |
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Emily Hoffman Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2009 Graduated in 2010 from the School of Communication with a major in in Communication Studies and minor in English Literature. |
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Stephen Segura Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2009 Majoring in Philosophy and minoring in Computer Science at Princeton (‘11) |
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Jessica Diamond Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2007 – 2009 Graduated from Northwestern School of Communication in 2009 with a double major in Communication Studies and English |
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Jason Bornstein Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2008 - 2009 Graduated from Northwestern in 2009 with a major in communication studies and a minor in business institutions. His thesis was on the "Impact of Google on Information-Seeking Procceses." |
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Meggie Gallina Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2008 - 2009 Northwestern communication studies junior |
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Glen Hajost Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2008 Graduated from Northwestern in 2010 with a double major in Social Policy and Economics. |
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Amanda Yentz Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2008 Assistant Media Planner at Draftfcb |
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Katherine Murphy Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2008 Graduated from Northwestern in 2009 with a major in Communication Studies and a minor in Business Institutions. |
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Heather Young Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2007 Lab Manager, 2008 Ph.D. Student, Media, Technology and Society Program, Northwestern University, 2009 - Present Formerly: Research Assistant at Mark Paul Consulting, 2008-09 |
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Ashley Ayarza Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2007 - 2008 Graduated from Northwestern in 2009 with a double major in Radio/Television/Film and Art History. |
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Sydney Weiss Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2007 - 2008 Targeted Entertainment Marketing and Promotions at 42West |
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Alex Knell Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2007 - 2008 Interdisciplinary Studies in Film and Theater and English Creative Writing at Northwestern. |
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Kati Skelton Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2008 Graduated from Northwestern where she studied comparative literary studies and Spanish. |
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Adam Price Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2008 Graduated from Northwestern in 2008, majoring in Radio/Television/Film. |
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David Gonzales Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2008 |
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Jon Mindrum Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2008 Management Consulting intern at Accenture |
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Kathrina Manalac Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2004 - 2007 Fellow Assistant Research Award, 2004 - 2005 Associate Promotion Manager at Conde Nast Publications |
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Vanessa Pineda Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2005 - 2008 Fellow Assistant Researcher Award (FARA), 2005 - 2006 Communications Associate at Towers Perrin |
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Becky Freking Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2006 - 2007 Fellow Assistant Researcher Award, 2006 - 2007 Director of Speaking Services at Floyd Consulting |
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Viktor Domazet Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2007 Options trader with the Toji Trading Group in Chicago |
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David Spett Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2007 Center for American Progress in Washington, DC |
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Priscilla Vasquez Summer IPR Research Assistant, 2006 Research Assistant at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Research Institute |
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Ellen Duncan Undergraduate Research Assistant at Princeton, 2006 Columbia graduate student |
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Matthew Kane Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2005 Student at Columbia Law School |
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Jason Methner Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2004 Candidate for Masters Degree in Integrated Marketing Communication at Northwestern |
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Max Reback Undergraduate Research Assistant at Princeton (‘04) Student at University of Pennsylvania |
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Olivia Starr Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2003 - 2004 Graduate student at LBJ School of Public Affairs |
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Inna Barmash Undergraduate Research Assistant at Princeton (‘01) Corporate Department Associate at Ropes & Gray |
Others
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Tabbbey Walquist IMSA Student Inquiry and Research Affiliate, 2007 - 2008 |