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education
 Doctor of Philosophy in Human-Computer Interaction, expected May 2007
Dissertation Title: Residential Mobility, Technology & Social Ties (pdf)
Advisors: Professors Robert Kraut & Sara Kiesler
Human Computer Interaction Institute, School of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor of Art in Psychology and Art History, Magna Cum Laude, May 1999
University of Southern California
research interests
Role of information and communication technologies in daily life
Role of mediated communication in relationship initiation and maintenance
Use of information and communication technologies in emergency or disaster
Online communities, technology supported social play, urban computing
Social networks, mixed method research approaches
publications
Please see my publications here
teaching and courses instructed
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Organizational Communication (05-812)
Teaching Assistant for Robert Kraut, Fall 2005
Human Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Provided general assistance and taught six lectures for a mixed level undergraduate and graduate course on organizational communication, covering individual and group communication, self-presentation, group diversity and conflict, persuasion and social network analysis. The goal of this course was to teach theoretical concepts of group and organizational communication and help students apply them to real life problems. Developed course materials, lectures and assignments in the areas of group composition, diversity and conflict and social network analysis.
Applied Research Methods (05-816)
Co-Instructor with Sara Kiesler and Darren Gergle, Fall 2004
Human Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
One of three instructors for a Ph.D. level course on quantitative and qualitative research methods. The goal
of this course was to teach empirical research methods for evaluating the behavioral, cognitive, and social
aspects of technology. Developed course materials and lectures in the areas of descriptive and inferential
statistics, including: data types, mean comparisons, cross-tabs and correlations, chi square, ANOVA, linear
regression, repeated measures analysis, sequential data analysis techniques, multi-way contingency table
analysis, log-linear modeling, hierarchical linear modeling (HLMs), and evaluation of small group data. Gave 7 lectures, advised students, graded tests and assignments.
Web design & e-commerce Summer 1997 - Fall 1999
Instructor, 4 mini-semester sessions and 2 summer sessions
Information Technology Program, University of Southern California
Taught college-level introductory to courses at the Information Technology Program in the school of engineering. Topics included HTML/dHTML, JAVAscript, UNIX and PC web tools, basic concepts of design and usability. Created the curriculum and syllabuses for both courses. Gave lectures, advised students and graded assignments.
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research and work experience
Adapting to evacuation:
Using information technology for social support - research project
Human Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Graduate researcher, project leader
Working with Robert Kraut and Sara Kiesler
Spring 2006 - present
Residential mobility, technology & social ties - research project
Human Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Graduate researcher, project manager
Working with Robert Kraut (CMU) and Jonathon Cummings (Duke)
Summer 2003 - present
Residential mobility & technology use - research project
People & Practices Research Group, Intel Research
Research intern
Working with Scott Mainwaring & Ken Anderson
Summer 2004
HomeNet - research project
Human Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Graduate researcher
Working with Robert Kraut and Sara Kiesler
Fall 2001 - Fall 2004
Mammoth Mountain jr. ski team
Mammoth Mountain, Mammoth Lakes, CA
Department administrator, ski coach
Fall 1999 - Spring 2001
Information Technology Program (ITP)
University of Southern California
Course instructor - Web Publishing & e-commerce
Summer 1997 - Fall 1999
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE)
Los Angeles, California
Art history intern - funded by the Getty Foundation
Summer 1998
honors and awards
Springer Doctoral Consortium Award, 2006
CHI 2006 Doctoral Consortium travel & support grant
Microsoft Social Computing Symposium 2006 travel & support grant
National Science Foundation PhD Fellowship, 2002-2005
WebShop, University of Maryland, NSF travel & support grant, Summer 2002
Golden Key Honor Society Member 1999
Paul Getty Foundation Multicultural Internship grant, Summer 1998
Leadership scholarship, University of Southern California, 1995-1999
Laura Platt scholarship, University of Southern California, 1995-1999
Zonta Scholarship, 1995
professional service
Co-editor, special issue on Urban Computing, IEEEComputer, September 2006
Workshop organizer, CHI 2005, Portland, OR
Student volunteer, CSCW 2002, New Orleans, LA
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Reviewer:
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CHI Full papers, Short papers and Extended abstracts, 2003, 2005
AOIR 6.0 Extended abstracts and panels, 2005
CSCW Technical papers and Notes, 2004
Developmental Psychology, 2005
International Journal of Behaviour & Information Technology, 2005
Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 2004, 2005
Journal of New Media & Society, 2003, 2005
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2004
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Memberships:
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International Communication Association (ICA)
Association of Internet Researchers (AOIR)
International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA)
Communication & Information Technologies section, American Sociological Association (CITASA)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and ACM SIGCHI
Women@SCS
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