I'm a Ph.D. student in the HCI Institute working with Bob Kraut. The "i" in my name is silent. And I really like Brussels sprouts.

Office: NSH 3607
Email: My first name at cmu.edu.

Personal websites: http://www.thoughtcrumbs.com and http://www.veggieburgh.com

Research interests:

• Language in online communities, particularly the way that newcomers talk and whether other people respond
• Computational linguistics and machine learning on natural language patterns
• Broadly: computer-mediated communication, social psychology, and computer-supported cooperative work
• Specific communities, including: Wikipedia, Facebook, Slashdot, Flickr, blogs, and health support groups

More detail about research and publication list . . .

The results of the online discussion group survey will be linked from this page when available.