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The study of social media involves interdisciplinary research that examines the creation, consumption, and impact of content on social networking platforms. Scholars in this field analyze patterns of communication, user behavior, the dissemination of information, and the social, cultural and political implications of social media interactions.

Quoted by Newsweek. Professor Cliff Lampe. Luigi Mangione resurfaces as symbol of anger against California insurers.

Lampe: Luigi Mangione posts speak to “broader societal dissatisfaction” against California insurers, corporate power

01/16/2025

UMSI professor Cliff Lampe says people are “rebuilding a sense of agency” through social media amid income inequality and a “perceived sense of lack of agency.” 

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Mark Ackerman

George Herbert Mead Collegiate Professor of Human-Computer Interaction, Professor of Information, School of Information, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Professor of Learning Health Sciences, Medical School

Nazanin Andalibi

Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information

Ejike Anusiem

Business Analyst, Annual Programs and Adjunct Lecturer in Information, School of Information

Kathryn Brewster

Research Fellow, School of Information and Lecturer I in Digital Studies Institute, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Matthew Bui

Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information

Paramveer Dhillon

Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information

Nicole Ellison

Karl E Weick Collegiate Professor of Information, Professor of Information, School of Information and Professor of Communication and Media, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Andrea Forte

Professor of Information and Dean, School of Information

Kishonna Gray

Professor of Information, School of Information

Oliver Haimson

Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information and Assistant Professor of Digital Studies Institute, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Libby Hemphill

Associate Professor of Information, School of Information, Research Associate Professor, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, Institute for Social Research and Associate Professor of the Digital Studies Institute, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Dhruv Jain

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information

David Jurgens

Associate Professor of Information, School of Information and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering

Cliff Lampe

Professor of Information and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Information

Qiaozhu Mei

Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, Professor of Information, School of Information and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering

Mustafa Naseem

Clinical Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information

Joyojeet Pal

Associate Professor of Information, School of Information

Chelsea Peterson-Salahuddin

Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information

Paul Resnick

Michael D Cohen Collegiate Professor of Information and Professor of Information, School of Information

Daniel Romero

Associate Professor of Information, School of Information, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Associate Professor of Complex Systems, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Christian Sandvig

H Marshall McLuhan Collegiate Professor of Digital Media, Professor of Information, School of Information, Faculty Associate, Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research, Professor of Communication and Media, Professor in the Digital Studies Institute, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Professor of Art and Design, Penny W Stamps School of Art and Design

Sarita Schoenebeck

Professor of Information, School of Information

Michaelanne Thomas

Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information

Megan Threats

Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information

Kentaro Toyama

W K Kellogg Professor of Community Information and Professor of Information, School of Information

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