Social & Cultural Studies

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Morgan G. Ames

Morgan Ames

Assistant Adjunct Professor
Alumni (MIMS 2006)
Science and technology studies; computer-supported cooperative work and social computing; education; anthropology; youth technocultures; ideology and inequity; critical data science
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Jenna Burrell

Associate Professor
how marginalized communities adapt technology, algorithmic fairness and opacity, human control over algorithms, ethnography
Coye Cheshire

Coye Cheshire

Professor
Trust, social exchange, social psychology, and information exchange
Paul Duguid

Paul Duguid

Adjunct Professor
The concept of information; the history of information; the history of "technocracy"; critical information studies.

Recent Publications

An Examination of Language Use in Online Dating Profile
Jul 7, 2009

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Social & Cultural Studies news

Coye Cheshire
Coye Cheshire on How the Gamification of the Stock Market Can Hurt Inexperienced Traders
Feb 1, 2021
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‘Our Muslim Voices’ Scholars Receive Facebook Research Award
Jul 20, 2020

Prof. Salehi was awarded $100K from Facebook Research to study how Muslim Americans adopt counter-narratives online, empowering and giving voice to an often denigrated population.

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COVID Shines a Light on Virtual Education
Jul 7, 2020

The sudden need for distance education relates to ongoing research by Prof. Jenna Burrell, Anne Jonas, Prof. Morgan G. Ames, who explore inequality and digitization in educational spaces.

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More Than A Number: How Users Interpret Neighborhood ‘Scores’
Jun 22, 2020

Associate Professor Jenna Burrell and Ph.D. student Elizabeth Resor Receive Google Faculty Award.

Hany Farid
Hany Farid: Google Is Not Cracking Down on the Most Dangerous Drug in America
Jun 11, 2020
Xiao Qiang
Xiao Qiang on the Chinese Response to George Floyd Protests
Jun 3, 2020
Hany Farid
All’s Clear for Deepfakes? Think Again.
May 11, 2020

Despite growing sentiments that deepfakes are the “dog that never barked,” Hany Farid believes the worst is yet to come.

Aditya Parameswaran
Aditya Parameswaran Builds App to Track the Impact of Distancing Measures
May 1, 2020
Hany Farid
Hany Farid Fights Back Against Coronavirus Misinformation
Apr 16, 2020

Prof. Farid: “Coronavirus misinformation is going to get a lot of people killed.”

Josh Blumenstock
Joshua Blumenstock Addresses Housing Insecurity in the Wake of COVID-19
May 1, 2020

Professor Josh Blumenstock is leading a team that has received a grant to investigate and address eviction spikes and displacement risks related to COVID-19.

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