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Research News

'Throwaway' social profiles may have a place on some platforms, with some topicsWhen ‘what’s on your mind’ is tragic, not happy – sharing sad news on social mediaDesigning social technology for rural areasU-M's Iffy Quotient shows steady drop of questionable information on social media, partners with NewsGuard for better dataMatrimonial website profiles show Indians more open to intercaste marriage

Faculty and Research Associates

Mark Ackerman

Mark Ackerman

George Herbert Mead Collegiate Professor of Human-Computer Interaction, Professor of Information, School of Information and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering
Eytan Adar

Eytan Adar

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

Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information
Robin Brewer

Robin Brewer

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

Ceren Budak

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

Yan Chen

Daniel Kahneman Collegiate Professor of Information, Professor of Information, School of Information and Research Professor, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
Ron Eglash

Ron Eglash

Professor of Information, School of Information and Professor of Art and Design, Penny W Stamps School of Art and Design
Nicole Ellison

Nicole Ellison

Karl E Weick Collegiate Professor of Information and Professor of Information, School of Information
Oliver Haimson

Oliver Haimson

Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information
Libby Hemphill

Libby Hemphill

Associate Professor of Information, School of Information and Research Associate Professor, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, Institute for Social Research
David Jurgens

David Jurgens

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

Erin Krupka

Associate Professor of Information, School of Information
Cliff Lampe

Clifford Lampe

Professor of Information, School of Information
Walter Lasecki

Walter Lasecki

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

Silvia Lindtner

Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information and Assistant Professor of Art and Design, Penny W Stamps School of Art and Design
Gabriella Marcu

Gabriela Marcu

Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information
Qiaozhu Mei

Qiaozhu Mei

Professor of Information, School of Information and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering
Mark Newman

Mark Newman

Professor of Information, School of Information and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering
Joyojeet Pal

Joyojeet Pal

Associate Professor of Information, School of Information
Sun Young Park

Sun Young Park

Assistant Professor of Art and Design, Penny W Stamps School of Art and Design and Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information
Casey Pierce

Casey Pierce

Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information
Paul Resnick

Paul Resnick

Michael D Cohen Collegiate Professor of Information, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs, Professor of Information and Interim Director of Health Informatics, School of Information
Lionel Robert

Lionel Robert

Associate Professor of Information, School of Information
Daniel Romero

Daniel Romero

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

Tanya Rosenblat

Professor of Information, School of Information and Professor of Economics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Christian Sandvig

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, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Professor of Art and Design, Penny W Stamps School of Art and Design
Sarita Yardi Schoenebeck

Sarita Yardi Schoenebeck

Associate Professor of Information, School of Information

PhD Students

Tawfiq Ammari
Aparna Ananthasubramaniam
Lindsay Blackwell
Minje Choi
Daniel Delmonaco
Connor Esterwood
Allegra Fonda-Bonardi
Jean Hardy
Joey Hsiao
Jane Im
Aarti Israni
Sangmi Kim
Hayden Le
Song Mi Lee
Linfeng Li
Liz Marquis
Carol Moser
Jiaxin Pei
Christopher Quarles
Ashwin Rajadesingan
Agrima Seth
Han Na Shin
Penny Trieu
Zhuofeng Wu
Shiyan Yan
Deahan Yu
Xinyan Zhao

Research Projects

LGBTQ people's disclosure and support seeking on social media when experiencing pregnancy loss
Researching and Improving New Online Spaces to Support Transgender Wellbeing
Drawing from Theories of Justice to Respond to Online Harassment
Systematic Comparative and Historical Analysis Framework for Social Movements
Collaborative Research: Measuring and Promoting the Quality of Online News Discussions