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I grew up in Nevada, did my undergrad (in English!) at BYU in Utah. | I grew up in Nevada, did my undergrad (in English!) at BYU in Utah, and then worked as a practitioner of online collaboration. I was the product manager for a small [https://www.lingotek.com/ collaborative translation company] in Utah. I decided that I cared a lot more about understanding collaboration than designing software, and I came back to school. I did a Master's degree at Purdue, studying with [https://www.cla.purdue.edu/communication/directory/?p=Seungyoon_Lee Seungyoon Lee], and then worked on a PhD at Northwestern, as a member of CDSC. I'm now back at Purdue in the [https://www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/communication/ Brian Lamb School of Communication], this time as a faculty member. | ||
Most of my current research is focused around understanding how people decide where | Most of my current research is focused around understanding how people decide where to participate in online communities--why people start new communities, how community membership influences future behavior, and how communication structures relate to community outcomes. I'm particularly interested in how these decisions scale up into the social construction of understanding, knowledge, and opinion. More about my research is at my [http://www.jeremydfoote.com academic homepage]. | ||
Much of my spare time is spent with my family (my wife and I have 5 kids!). I love the Midwest but really miss hiking and skiing in the mountains and try to do both as much as possible. | Much of my spare time is spent with my family (my wife and I have 5 kids!) or with my [http://www.mormon.org church community]. I love the Midwest but really miss hiking and skiing in the mountains and try to do both as much as possible. | ||
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[[File:Elliew-butterfly.JPG|thumb|200px|Ellie at Turtle Bay.]] | [[File:Elliew-butterfly.JPG|thumb|200px|Ellie at Turtle Bay.]] | ||
A second year PhD student in the Communication Department at University of Washington. Has been formerly interested in cultural evolution in the digital age and have done work in the predictive validity of the GRE for PhD students entering the Communication discipline. Is currently researching hierarchical structures of peer production communities using a knowledge production lens. | |||
Before entering grad school she spent my free time with friends, playing video games and watching old tv shows. Now, she spend most of her free time reading books for fun and to fill knowledge gaps. On the weekends, you can find her trying new restaurants and exploring new places. | |||
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