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Nicole Ellison

Nicole Ellison

Karl E Weick Collegiate Professor of Information and Professor of Information, School of Information Email: [email protected] Phone: 734/647-1430
Office: School of Information/3384 North Quad Faculty Role: Faculty Potential PhD Faculty Advisor: Yes Personal website

Biography

See my personal website for a list of my current projects and a list of publications. 

Areas of interest

Computer-mediated communication, mediated interpersonal interaction, self-presentation, use of social media in organizations, relationship initiation and maintenance in online contexts, virtual communities, social network sites, online dating sites, educational uses of new technologies, college access and social media 

Education

B.A. cum laude in English, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York City, NY. (February, 1991)

M.A., Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. (May, 1998).

Ph.D. Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. (December, 1999).

News

Quoted by Forbes. Professor Nicole Ellison. YouTube Has Allowed Music Video Featuring Myriam Fares To Be Edited To Remove Problematic Content.
Ellison: Should streaming services be allowed to edit content without explanation to users?

UMSI professor of information Nicole Ellison discusses the potential consequences of allowing companies like YouTube to edit offensive material out of their content.

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Democracy, Finsta and Online Harassment: Check out UMSI faculty Phd student publications. umsi.info/research
Democracy, Finsta and Online Harassment: UMSI Research Roundup

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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