Social & Cultural Studies

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Morgan Ames

Assistant Professor of Practice
Alumni (MIMS 2006)

Science and technology studies; computer-supported cooperative work and social computing; education; anthropology; youth technocultures; ideology and inequity; critical data science

Jenna Burrell

Adjunct Professor

how systematically excluded communities adapt technology, algorithmic fairness and transparency, human control over algorithms, ethnography

Coye Cheshire

Professor

Trust, social exchange, social psychology, and information exchange

Recent Publications

Social Operational Information, Competence, and Participation in Online Collective Action

Apr 1, 2010

Evaluating Shared Access: Social Equality and the Circulation of the Mobile Phones in Rural Uganda

Jan 20, 2010

Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media

Nov 30, 2009

Groundbreaking new book reports on a three-year ethnographic investigation of young people's use of digital technology. Twenty-three different case studies reveal the intricate dynamics of youth's social and recreational use of digital media.

Order, Coordination and Uncertainty

Oct 15, 2009

Americans Reject Tailored Advertising and Three Activities that Enable It

Sep 26, 2009

Trust and Reputation: Introduction

Sep 1, 2009

Assessing Trustworthiness in Providers of Online Goods and Services

Sep 1, 2009

An Examination of Language Use in Online Dating Profile

Jul 7, 2009

Social & Cultural Studies news

I School Ph.D. Students Honored with NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Apr 18, 2022

Two I School Ph.D. students, Liza Gak and Seyi Olojo, have been offered the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award. Ph.D. student Tonya Nguyen received an honorable mention.

Andrew Reddie Weighs In on Belarusian Cyber Attacks in the Context of the Russia-Ukraine Situation.

Jan 25, 2022

Coye Cheshire Discusses Social Norms Around 24/7 Digital Availability with the BBC

Feb 8, 2022

Is There a Tech Cold War with China? Shazeda Ahmed Says No, Elaborates

Nov 13, 2021

Morgan Ames on the “Tech-Lash” Phenomenon

Aug 20, 2021

New Elective Examines Antiracism in Technology

Aug 17, 2021

The School of Information is offering a new class this semester, Antiracism in Technology, open to all I School students.

Coye Cheshire on How the Gamification of the Stock Market Can Hurt Inexperienced Traders

Feb 1, 2021

‘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.

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.