Frontiers in Online Community Research Symposium

The Brian Lamb School of Communication, the Methodology Center at Purdue, and the Community Data Science Collective are hosting a symposium on Frontiers in Online Community Research on Friday, September 13, from 10AM-1:30 PM in Stewart 310.

Online communities like Reddit, 4Chan, Wikipedia, and open source software communities have become important and controversial parts of our social and economic environment. These communities have spawned and supported political movements, created and disseminated misinformation and propaganda, and produced critical cultural and information resources.

This symposium will feature faculty and students from communication, sociology, and computer science who will discuss the current state of online community studies as well as present cutting-edge research and argue for visions of what the future of online community research could look like.

Keynote Address (12-1:30PM):

• Eshwar Chandrasekharan, Assistant Professor in the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. "Proactive Approaches to Promote Community Resilience and Foster Desirable Behavior Online"

Panelists and speakers (10AM-12PM):

• Aaron Shaw, Associate Professor of Communication, Northwestern University
• Benjamin Mako Hill, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Washington
• Diana Zulli, Associate Professor of Communciation, Purdue University
• Marcus Mann, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Purdue University
• Kaylea Champion, PhD, University of Washington
• Sohyeon Hwang, PhD, Northwestern University
• Carl Colglazier, PhD Candidate, Northwestern University

The keynote will include lunch. Please register using the link below to ensure we order enough food for everyone.

Register here: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9QUVSsTY2OpwEwS

This event is open to all interested faculty, students, and staff. We look forward to your participation in this exciting symposium.