ESZTER HARGITTAI Communication Studies Department, Northwestern University, 2240 Campus Dr., Evanston, IL 60208 847-467-4681 * 847-467-1036 (fax) UNTIL JUNE 2007 please note that I am on leave and can be contacted at a different address. contact04cv @ eszter.com * http://www.eszter.com See:  Employment |  Education | Publications | Awards | Grants | Invited Talks | Presentations | Teaching | Service | ... EMPLOYMENT Northwestern University 2003-present. Assistant Professor, Communication Studies and Sociology 2004-present. Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (Stanford, California) 2006-07. Fellow Other Affiliations 2003-present. Visiting Research Collaborator. Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies. Princeton University. 2003. Post-Doctoral Fellow. Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies. Princeton University EDUCATION Princeton University Ph.D., Sociology. 2003. Dissertation: How Wide a Web? Inequalities in Accessing Information Online Winner of the National Communication Association's G.R.Miller Dissertation Award for 2004. Princeton University M.A., Sociology. 2000. General examinations in Communications, Economic Sociology, Social Networks Smith College B.A., Sociology. 1996. High departmental honors, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa Honors Thesis: The Internet and International Stratification. Additional course work at New York University, University of Geneva (Switzerland) and Cornell University ELTE Trefort Ágoston Gyakorló Iskola, Budapest, Hungary High school diploma 1992 (elective concentration: geography) PUBLICATIONS JOURNAL ARTICLES A23.  The Participation Divide: Content Creation and Sharing in the Digital Age. Eszter Hargittai and Gina Walejko. 2008. Information, Communication and Society. 11(2) March A22.  Cross-Ideological Discussions among Conservative and Liberal Bloggers Eszter Hargittai, Jason Gallo and Matthew Yale Kane 2008. Public Choice. A21.  Whose Space? Differences Among Users and Non-Users of Social Network Sites. Eszter Hargittai 2007. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 13(1), article 14. A20.  The Social, Political, Economic, and Cultural Dimensions of Search Engines: An Introduction Eszter Hargittai 2007. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 12(3), article 1. A19.  Cognitive Ability and Internet Use Among Older Adults Jeremy Freese, Salvador Rivas and Eszter Hargittai 2006. Poetics. 34(4):236-249. August-October. A18.  The Disability Divide in Internet Access and Use Kerry Dobransky and Eszter Hargittai 2006. Information, Communication and Society. 9(2):313-334. June. A17.  Differences in Actual and Perceived Online Skills: The Role of Gender. Eszter Hargittai and Steven Shafer 2006. Social Science Quarterly. 87(2):432-448. June. A16.  Hurdles to Information Seeking: Explaining Spelling and Typographical Mistakes in Users’ Online Search Behavior. Eszter Hargittai Journal of the Association of Information Systems 2006. Special issue on the Digital Divide edited by Sanjeev Dewan and Fred Riggins. February. A15.  Survey Measures of Web-Oriented Digital Literacy Eszter Hargittai 2005. Social Science Computer Review. 23(3):371-379. Fall. A14.  Do you "google"? Understanding Search Engine Popularity Beyond the Hype Eszter Hargittai 2004. First Monday. 9(3) A13.  Classifying and Coding Online Actions Eszter Hargittai 2004. Social Science Computer Review. 22(2):210-227. A12.  New Social Survey Perspectives on the Digital Divide John Robinson, Paul DiMaggio and Eszter Hargittai 2003. IT & Society. 1(5):1-22. Summer. A10.  Serving Citizens' Needs: Minimizing Online Hurdles to Accessing Government Information Eszter Hargittai 2003. IT & Society. 1(3)27-41. Winter. A09.  Beyond Logs and Surveys: In-Depth Measures of People's Online Skills Eszter Hargittai 2002. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 53(14):1239-1244. A08.  Second-Level Digital Divide: Differences in People's Online Skills Eszter Hargittai 2002. First Monday. 7(4). http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_4/hargittai A07.  The Social Implications of the Internet Paul DiMaggio, Eszter Hargittai, W. Russell Neuman and John Robinson) 2001. Annual Review of Sociology. 27:307-336. R01. Reprinted in The Academy and the Internet. Edited by M.Price and H.Nissenbaum.New York: Peter Lang. A06.  Defining a Global Geography [pdf] Eszter Hargitta and Miguel Angel Centeno 2001. American Behavioral Scientist. 10(44):1545-1560 A05.  Standing Before the Portals: Non-Profit Content in the Age of Commercial Gatekeepers Eszter Hargittai 2000. info 2(6):543-550. December. A04.  Open Portals or Closed Gates: Channeling Content on the World Wide Web Eszter Hargittai 2000. Poetics. 27(4) 233-254. A03.  Radio's Lessons for the Inernet Eszter Hargittai 2000. Communications of the ACM. 43(1):50-56 A02.  Weaving the Western Web: Explaining Differences in Internet Connectivity Among OECD Countries Eszter Hargittai 1999. Telecommunications Policy. 23(10/11):701-718. A01.  Phone Calls and Fax Machines: The Limits to Globalization [pdf] Hugh Louch, Eszter Hargittai and Miguel Angel Centeno) 1999. The Washington Quarterly. 22:2 83-100 BOOK CHAPTERS C10.  The Role of Expertise in Navigating Links of Influence Eszter Hargittai 2008. In The Hyperlinked Society. edited by Joseph Turow and Lokman Tsui. Ann Arbor, Michigan: The University of Michigan Press. C09.  A Framework for Studying Differences in People's Digital Media Uses Eszter Hargittai 2007. In Cyberworld Unlimited. Edited by Nadia Kutscher and Hans-Uwe Otto. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften/GWV Fachverlage GmbH. Pp. 121-137. C08.  Music, Mavens and Technology Steven J. Tepper, Eszter Hargittai and David Touve 2007. In Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America's Cultural Life. Edited by Bill Ivey and Steven Tepper. Routledge. C07.  Content Diversity Online: Myth or Reality? Eszter Hargittai 2007. In Media Diversity and Localism: Meanings and Metrics. Edited by Philip Napoli. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. C06.  Toward a Social Framework for Information Seeking Eszter Hargittai and Amanda Hinnant 2005. In New Directions in Human Information Behavior. Edited by Amanda Spink and Charles Cole. New York: Springer. C05.  Digital Inequality: From Unequal Access to Differentiated Use Paul DiMaggio, Eszter Hargittai, Coral Celeste and Steven Shafer 2004. In Social Inequality. Edited by Kathryn Neckerman. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2004. pp.355-400. C04. The Digital Divide and What To Do About It Eszter Hargittai 2003. The New Economy Handbook. Edited by D.C.Jones. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. C03.  The Changing Online Landscape: From Free-for-All to Commercial Gatekeeping Eszter Hargittai 2004. In Community Practice in the Network Society: Local Action/Global Interaction. Edited by P.Day and D.Schuler. Routledge C02.  Informed Web Surfing: The Social Context of User Sophistication Eszter Hargittai 2003. in Society Online: The Internet in Context Edited by P.Howard and S.Jones. Sage Publications. C01.  Untangling the Tangled Net: Symmetry and the Internet Eszter Hargittai 2002. in Symmetry 2000. Edited by I. Hargittai and T. Laurent. London: Portland Press Ltd. EDITED VOLUMES E01.  Mapping Globalization Edited by Eszter Hargittai and Miguel Angel Centeno 2001. Volume 10 Number 44. Special issue of the American Behavioral Scientist WORKING PAPERS W01. From Digital Divide to Digital Inequality Paul DiMaggio and Eszter Hargittai 2001. Working Paper #15. Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies. Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Princeton University. OTHER (RESEARCH NOTES, NEWSPAPER & MAGAZINE ARTICLES) O07. A Primer on Electronic Communication Eszter Hargittai 2006. Insider Higher Ed. November 28. O06. Found Eszter Hargittai 2005. QED Issue 1, December 2005 O05. Digital Inequality, Comment 3 on An Evolving Gender Digital Divide? Eszter Hargittai 2004. Oxford Internet Institute Internet Issue Brief No.2.3. August. O04. Life Beyond Google Eszter Hargittai 2004. BBC News. April 6. O03. Surviving the Job Market Eszter Hargittai 2003. Network News. (Sociologists for Women in Society). Spring. O02. Letter to the Editor Eszter Hargittai 2001. Technology Review. 104(7):15. September. O01. Expanding The Pipeline, Craw Database Aids Academic Recruiters. Joan Feigenbaum, Joseph O'Rourke and Eszter Hargittai 1994. Computing Research News. 6(4):3-4. September Approximately 20 articles in Magyar Hírlap, a national Hungarian daily newspaper, 1994. FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS AND AWARDS VISITING FELLOW, Institute for International Integration Studies, Trinity College Dublin, June, 2007 FELLOW, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, 2006/07 WORLD SCIENCE FORUM DELEGATE, National Science Foundation, Budapest, 2005 (member of U.S. delegation of twelve scientists) G.R. MILLER OUTSTANDING DISSERTATION AWARD, National Communication Association, 2004 SSRC SUMMER FELLOW, Digital Cultural Institutions Project, Culture, Creativity and Information Technology, Social Science Research Council, 2004 WILSON FELLOW, Fellowship of Woodrow Wilson Scholars, Princeton University, 2000-02 DAN DAVID PRIZE SCHOLARSHIP FOR RESEARCH ON INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY, Dan David Foundation and Tel Aviv University, 2002 SSRC SUMMER FELLOW, Program on Information Technology, International Cooperation and Global Security, Social Science Research Council, 2002 PEW INTERNET & AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT WRITING FELLOWSHIP, Pew Internet Project, 2002 CANDACE ROGERS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER, Eastern Sociological Society, 2001 BEST GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER PRIZE, American Sociological Association Section on Sociology and Computers, 2001 GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION SECOND PLACE. Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, The 28th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy, 2000 UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP, Princeton University, 1997-2000 SMITH ALUMNAE SCHOLARSHIP FOR GRADUATE STUDY, The Jean Fine Spahr Fellowship Fund of Smith College, 1996. SAMUEL BOWLES PRIZE FOR BEST SENIOR PAPER IN SOCIOLOGY, Smith College, 1996 JULIET EVANS NELSON AWARD FOR GENERAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE SMITH COMMUNITY AND DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO CAMPUS LIFE (nominated by peers), Smith College, 1996 RESEARCH AND TRAVEL GRANTS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT, 2007-08 THE JOHN D. AND CATHERINE T. MACARTHUR FOUNDATION GRANT, 2006-08 SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION INNOVATIONS FUND AWARD, Northwestern University, 2006-07 FELLOW ASSISTANT RESEARCHER AWARD, Northwestern University, 2006-07 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH GRANT, Northwestern University, 2006-2007 WISCONSIN LONGITUDINAL STUDY PILOT GRANT PROGRAM, Center for Demography of Health and Aging, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006 FELLOW ASSISTANT RESEARCHER AWARD, Northwestern University, 2005-2006 NORTHWESTERN INSTITUTE ON COMPLEX SYSTEMS PROJECT SEED GRANT, Northwestern University, 2004 SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION INNOVATIONS FUND AWARD, Northwestern University, 2004-2005 FELLOW ASSISTANT RESEARCHER AWARD, Northwestern University, 2004-2005 MARKLE FOUNDATION GRANT. "How Wide a Web? 'Second Level Digital Divide' in Internet Use." 2000. SUMMER FELLOWSHIP GRANT. The Graduate School, Princeton University. 2001. CENTER FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL POLICY STUDIES PROJECT GRANT. "How People Locate Content on the Web" (Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University). 2000-01. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY WOODROW WILSON FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM RESEARCH GRANT. 2000. SPENCER FOUNDATION MENTOR GRANT (PI: Professor Jennifer Hochschild, Politics, Princeton University) 1999. SUMMER FELLOWSHIP GRANT. The Graduate School, Princeton University. 1999. CENTER FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL POLICY STUDIES PROJECT GRANT. "Organization of Access to the Content of the World Wide Web". (Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University) 1998-99. COUNCIL ON REGIONAL STUDIES PRE-DISSERTATION RESEARCH GRANT,.Princeton University. 1998. TRAVEL GRANTS: Dean's Fund for Scholarly Travel, The Graduate School, Princeton University, 2000; Computer, Freedom, and Privacy 2000 Conference in Toronto, USENIX Association, 2000; First Comparativist Graduate Student Training Retreat at UCLA, 1999; Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni, 1998; The Internet Society, 1998; The Graduate School, New York University, 1997, Smith College Senior Thesis Grant, 1995 INVITED TALKS CHARACTERISTICS OF USE DIFFERENCES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR DEALING WITH DIGITAL INEQUALITY Cyberworld unlimited? Digital Inequality and New Spaces of Informal Education for Young People, University of Bielefeld, Germany, 2006 THE ROLE OF SKILL IN HOW AUDIENCES FIND NEWS AND INFORMATION Meeting on Participatory Media, The MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, 2005 BLOGGING AND POLITICAL POLARIZATION Workshop on The Power and Political Science of Blogs, Chicago, 2005 DIGITALLY TOGETHER YET WORLDS APART Conference on Cyber-Disciplinarity, Center for the Humanities, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 2005 REFINED MEASURES OF DIGITAL INEQUALITY Quello Center Telecommunication Management & Law, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2005 TO GOOGLE OR NOT TO GOOGLE: THE ROLE OF SKILL IN PEOPLE'S WEB USE Department of Communication Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2005 ONLINE INEQUALITIES: EXPLAINING DIFFERENCES IN PEOPLE'S ONLINE SKILLS Workshop on the Sociology and Cultures of Globalization, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2004 MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY Computer Science Department, Smith College, Northampton, MA, 2004 CONTENT DIVERSITY ONLINE: A PLURALITY OF VOICES OR CONCENTRATED ATTENTION? Social Science Research Council Digital Cultural Institutions Project, Santa Clara, CA, 2004 TRAITS OF THE EXPERT SEARCHER: EVIDENCE FROM USER STUDIES Yahoo!, Sunnyvale, CA, 2004 TO GOOGLE OR NOT TO GOOGLE: THE ROLE OF SKILL IN PEOPLE'S WEB USE Center for Excellence in Cancer Communication Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2004 IF GOOGLE IS GOD, WHAT ARE REFERENCE LIBRARIANS? Invited Panelist with Ed Valauskas, Illinois Library Association annual conference Reference Services Forum Luncheon, Chicago, IL, 2004 HOW PEOPLE FIND INFORMATION ONLINE: EVIDENCE FROM USER STUDIES Seminar Speaker, France Télécom, Paris, 2004 HOW DO PEOPLE SEARCH FOR JOBS ONLINE? EVIDENCE FROM USER STUDIES Invited Speaker, Conference on Online Recruitment, London School of Economics, London, 2004 INTERNET "GATEKEEPERS" IN ONLINE CONTENT CONSUMPTION Invited Speaker, Media Concentration and the Internet, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School, New York City, 2004 FREE SPEECH AND THE INTERNET Invited Speaker. Weinstein-Schneiderman Social Action Weekend. K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Congregation. Chicago, IL, 2004 DIGITALLY TOGETHER YET WORLDS APART Keynote Speaker, Center for Internet Studies Inaugural Conference, Tel Aviv University, 2003 WEB OF OPPORTUNITY OR WEB OF CONFUSION? DIFFERENCES IN PEOPLE'S ONLINE SKILLS Invited Speaker. St. Francis University, Loretto, PA, 2003 SEARCH AND YOU SHALL FIND? HOW PEOPLE LOCATE CONTENT ONLINE Invited Speaker. Webshop, University of Maryland, 2003 NAVIGATION STUDIES Invited Speaker. Webshop, University of Maryland, 2002 INTERNET INEQUALITIES: THE SECOND-LEVEL DIGITAL DIVIDE IN PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO USE THE WEB Workshop on Infrastructure: Technological, Human, and Intersection Between the Two, Northwestern University, 2002 'GUESS YOU CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE: HOW USERS SUCCEED AND FAIL IN FINDING CONTENT ONLINE Guest Lecturer, Human-Computer Interaction Lab, University of Maryland, College Park, 2001 THE INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL DIVIDE Invited Speaker, Webshop, University of Maryland, 2001 USERS' WEB NAVIGATION SKILLS Invited Speaker, Webshop, University of Maryland, 2001 HOW WIDE A WEB? DIFFERENCES IN PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO LOCATE CONTENT ONLINE Guest Speaker, Human-Computer Interaction Research Group, AT&T Research, Florham Park, 2001 WHEN OLD MEDIA WERE NEW - HISTORICAL LESSONS FOR THE STUDY OF THE INTERNET Cultural Dynamics Conference, Princeton University, 2001 SECOND-LEVEL DIGITAL DIVIDE IN INTERNET USE Guest Speaker, Center for Democracy and Technology, Washington, DC, 2000 UNTANGLING THE TANGLED NET: SYMMETRY AND THE INTERNET Wenner-Gren Symposium on Symmetry 2000, Stockholm, 2000 CITIES AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Workshop on Cities in the Information Age, Urban Research Initiative, Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service New York University, 1999 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ACTUAL AND PERCEIVED ONLINE SKILLS International Communication Association annual meetings, New York City, NY, 2005 THE ONLINE SKILL DIVIDE: HOW SEARCH ENGINE USE INFLUENCES WHAT MATERIAL PEOPLE ACCESS ON THE WEB International Communication Association annual meetings, New York City, NY, 2005 NEW DIMENSIONS OF THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: DIFFERENCES IN YOUNG ADULTS' USE OF THE INTERNET (with Amanda Hinnant) International Communication Association annual meetings, New York City, NY, 2005 MAPPING THE POLITICAL BLOGOSPHERE MeshForum, Chicago, IL, 2005 ANALYZING LARGE-SCALE POLITICAL CONVERSATIONS (with Jason Gallo and Sean Zehnder) Midwest Political Science Association annual meetings, Chicago, IL, 2005 NEW DIMENSIONS OF THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: DIFFERENCES IN YOUNG ADULTS' USE OF THE INTERNET (with Amanda Hinnant) General Online Research, Zurich, 2005 NEW DIMENSIONS OF THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: DIFFERENCES IN YOUNG ADULTS' USE OF THE INTERNET (with Amanda Hinnant) Eastern Sociological Society, Washington, DC, 2005 HAVE YOU TRIED THIS YET? HOW COLLEGE STUDENTS SAMPLE NEW MUSIC AND BOOKS (with Steven Tepper) Eastern Sociological Society, Washington, DC, 2005 PANELIST, CAN BLOGS INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY? Eastern Sociological Society, Washington, DC, 2005 PANELIST, MOVING FORWARD/LOOKING BACK: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE National Communication Association annual meetings, Chicago, 2004 EXPLAINING DIFFERENCES IN PEOPLE'S WEB-USE SKILLS National Communication Association annual meetings, Chicago, 2004 HOW USERS NAVIGATE ONLINE CONTENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR MAKING THE WEB ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Meetings, Atlanta, 2004 ONLINE INEQUALITIES: EXPLAINING DIFFERENCES IN PEOPLE'S WEB USE SKILLS MISRC/CRITO Symposium on the Digital Divide, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, 2004 WHAT MAKES AN EXPERT SEARCHER? EVIDENCE FROM USER STUDIES World Wide Web Conference 2004, New York City, 2004 ONLINE JOB SEARCHING: NEW INFORMATION ON METHODS AND SKILL Eastern Sociological Society, New York City, 2004 ALTERNATIVE SOCIOLOGICAL CAREERS: INTERDISCIPLINARY DEPARTMENTS Eastern Sociological Society, New York City, 2004 CONTENT DIVERSITY ONLINE Fordham/Ford Foundation meeting on Media Diversity, New York City, 2003 SEARCH AND YOU SHALL FIND? THE EFFECTS OF ONLINE COMMERCIAL INTERESTS ON PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO FIND CONTENT ON THE WEB Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Alexandria, VA, 2003 ONLINE GATEKEEPERS: MYTH OR REALITY? Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Arlington, VA, 2002 SECOND-LEVEL DIGITAL DIVIDE: DIFFERENCES IN PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO FIND INFORMATION ONLINE American Sociological Association, Chicago, 2002 THE NEW DIGITAL INEQUALITY: SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AMONG INTERNET USERS (with Paul DiMaggio) American Sociological Association, Chicago, 2002 INTERNET INEQUALITIES: DIFFERENCES IN PEOPLE'S ONLINE SKILLS Eastern Sociological Society, Boston, 2002 SOCIOLOGY, THE WEB AND HIGHER EDUCATION: HEALTHY SYNERGY OR THREE IS A CROWD? Eastern Sociological Society, Boston, 2002 BEYOND LOGS AND SURVEYS: IN-DEPTH MEASURES OF PEOPLE'S WEB USE SKILLS ASIST SIG USE Research Symposium 2001: Effective Methods for Studying Information Seeking and Use Washington, DC, 2001 SECOND-LEVEL DIGITAL DIVIDE IN INTERNET USE: MAPPING DIFFERENCES IN PEOPLE'S ONLINE SKILLS Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Arlington, VA, 2001 SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS AND PEOPLE'S LEVEL OF WEB USE International Network of Social Network Analysis, Budapest, 2001 WHEN OLD MEDIA WERE NEW - HISTORICAL LESSONS FOR THE STUDY OF THE INTERNET Cultural Dynamics Conference, Princeton University, 2001 WEB OF OPPORTUNITY OR WEB OF CONFUSION? DIFFERENCES IN HOW PEOPLE USE THE WORLD WIDE WEB Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meetings, Philadelphia, PA, 2001 HOW PEOPLE LOCATE CONTENT ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC), The 28th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy, Alexandria, VA, 2000 BEST STUDENT PAPERS: EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENCES IN INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AMONG OECD COUNTRIES TPRC, Alexandria, VA, 2000 PORTAL POWER: CHANNELING USER ATTENTION ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB American Sociological Association (ASA), Washington, DC, 2000 INEQUALITY IN ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET ASA, Washington, DC, 2000 SECOND-LEVEL DIGITAL DIVIDE IN INTERNET USE Guest Speaker, Center for Democracy and Technology, Washington, DC, 2000 OPEN PORTALS OR CLOSED GATES? CHANNELING CONTENT ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB International Communications Association, Acapulco, Mexico, 2000 OPEN PORTALS OR CLOSED GATES? THE IMPLICATIONS OF ONLINE COMMERCIAL GATEKEEPERS FOR A DIVERSE CULTURAL SPHERE IN CYBERSPACE Shaping the Network Society: The Future of the Public Sphere in Cyberspace, Seattle, 2000 ACCESS AND INEQUALITY ON THE INTERNET American Association of Public Opinion Research, Portland, OR, 2000 CITIES AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Workshop on Cities in the Information Age, Urban Research Initiative, Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service New York University, 1999 OPEN PORTALS OR CLOSED GATES? CHANNELING CONTENT ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, Princeton University, 1999 WEAVING THE WESTERN WEB - EXPLAINING DIFFERENCES IN INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AMONG OECD COUNTRIES First International Graduate Student Retreat for Comparative Research, Los Angeles, 1999 NETWORK MEASURES OF COMMUNICATION XIX International Sunbelt Social Network Conference, Charleston, SC, 1999 THE PROS AND CONS OF IMPLEMENTING THE INTERNET IN COLLEGE TEACHING American Sociological Association, San Francisco, 1998 WHO CALLS WHOM? GLOBALIZATION IN INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS American Sociological Association, San Francisco, 1998 REINVENTING UNIVERSAL BROADCASTING? PARALLELS BETWEEN THE RADIO'S AND THE INTERNET'S EARLY YEARS Internet Society, Geneva, Switzerland, 1998 HOLES IN THE NET: THE INTERNET AND INTERNATIONAL STRATIFICATION Internet Society, Geneva, Switzerland, 1998 THE PROS AND CONS OF IMPLEMENTING THE INTERNET IN THE CLASSROOM, MAKING SENSE OF THE HYPE Internet Society, Geneva, Switzerland, 1998 THE INTERNET AND INTERNATIONAL STRATIFICATION American Sociological Association, Toronto, 1997 ADDITIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, International Networks Archive, Princeton University, since 1998 GRADUATE ASSISTANT, "The Social, Political and Cultural Impact of New Technologies," Principal Investigators: Paul DiMaggio, Princeton & John Robinson, UMaryland, 1998-2001 RESEARCH AFFILIATE, Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, Princeton University, 1997-2003 RESEARCH ASSISTANT to Paul Starr (data collection on the diffusion of radio and television technologies in the US, UK, France, and Britain), Princeton University, 1998 RESEARCH ASSISTANT to Charles Ricq, Centre d'Observation Européen des Régions, Geneva, Switzerland, 1996 DATA ANALYST, Computing Research Association, 1994 TEACHING EXPERIENCE UNDERGRADUATE Internet and Society Search in a Digital Age GRADUATE Social Implications of Communication and Information Technologies The Practice of Scholarship Introduction to Methods in Mass Communication Research DISSERTATION COMMITTEES Chair Amanda Hinnant, Media Technology and Society Committee Member Azzari Caillier Jarrett, Computer Science Elaine Yuan, Media Technology and Society GENERAL EXAMS SUPERVISED Information and Communication Technologies in Historical Comparative Perspective Health Information Seeking and Exposure OTHER WORKSHOP LEADER, Social Science Cluster, Assistants in Instruction Orientation Program, Princeton University, Fall, 2002 and Spring, 2003 PARTICIPANT, Master Class in Lecturing, Princeton University, 2001 INSTRUCTOR, Senior Thesis Writers' Group, Sociology Department, Princeton University, 2000/01 TEACHING ASSISTANT, New Technologies in Teaching and Research, Summer Graduate Seminar, Princeton University, 1999 PRECEPTOR (TA) for Communications, Culture, and Society (Sociology), Princeton University (Prof. Paul Starr), 1998 TEACHING ASSISTANT, Computer Literacy (Computer Science), Smith College (Prof. Joseph O'Rourke), 1993/4 LABORATORY ASSISTANT, Evaluating Information (Sociology), Smith College (Prof. Nancy Whittier), 1993/4 Co-organizer of TIPS (Teaching Initiative for Princeton Sociology Graduate Students), 2000-2002, Awarded the American Sociological Association Teaching Enhancement Grant (with Wendy Cadge and Nina Bandelj) SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUSTER DISCUSSION LEADER, Assistants in Instruction Teaching and Orientation Conference, Princeton University, 2002 PARTICIPANT, Master Class in Lecturing, McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning, Princeton University, 2001 GUEST LECTURER The Digital Divide, Mediated Communication (Communication Studies) Northwestern University (Prof. Jim Ettema), 2005 "The Digital Divide" Communication, Culture and Society (Sociology) Princeton University (Prof. Paul Starr), 2002 "Efficient Web Searching", Scholars in Schools Program, Princeton University (invited talks to high school students), Spring 2002 "The Social Aspects of Information Technologies" Computers and Computing (Computer Science) Princeton University (Prof. Perry Cook), 2002 "The Social Aspects of Information Technologies" The Wireless Revolution: Telecommunications for the 21st Century (Electrical Engineering) Princeton University (Prof. Vincent Poor), 2001 "The Social Aspects of Information Technologies" Computers In Our World (Computer Science) Princeton University (Prof. Brian Kernighan), 2000 "The Diffusion of Communication Technologies" The Wireless Revolution: Telecommunications for the 21st Century (Electrical Engineering) Princeton University (Prof. Vincent Poor), 2000 "Personal Identity in Computer-Mediated Environments The Social Basis of Individual Behavior (Sociology), Princeton University (Prof. Abigail Saguy), 2000 "Free Speech And The Internet" The Internet (Computer Science) Smith College (Prof. Joseph O'Rourke), 1998 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, Poetics, 2008-2011 EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER, New Media and Society, 2006-present REVIEWER for American Sociological Review First Monday Gender and Society Imprints Information, Communication and Society International Journal of Internet Science Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication Journal of Medical Internet Research Journal of the Association of Information Systems New Media & Society Social Problems Sociological Perspectives Social Science Computer Review Social Science Quarterly Telecommunications Policy The Information Society The Sociological Quarterly Sociological Focus MIT Press Princeton University Press University of Michigan Press Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Dutch Social Science Research Council National Science Foundation PROGRAM COMMITTEE, Communication and Information Technology Section, American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, 2004 PROGRAM COMMITTEE, Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, 2003 WEB SITE USER GROUP, American Sociological Association, 2002-ongoing CHAIR, Graduate Student Paper Prize Committee, Sociology and Computers Section of the American Sociological Association, 2002 COUNCIL MEMBER, Sociology and Computers Section of the American Sociological Association, 2000-02 COMPUTER COMMITTEE, Eastern Sociological Society, 2002-03 AD HOC COMMITTEE TO RENAME AND REDEFINE, ASA Sociology and Computers Section, 2001 UNIVERSITY SERVICE AT NORTHWESTERN Domain Dinner Panelist, "What (and Where) is Truth in the Digital Age?", 2004 Faculty Fellow, Communications Residential College, Northwestern University, 2003-present AT PRINCETON CHAIR, Princeton University Graduate Student Government, 1999/2000 MEMBER, Executive Committee, Alumni Council, Princeton University, 2000-2001 MEMBER, Board of Governors, Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni, 1999/2000 MEMBER, Executive Committee, Council of the Princeton University Community, 1999/2000 PRESS SECRETARY, Graduate Student Union (former GSG), 1997-1999 MEMBER, Committee on Rights and Rules of the Council of the Princeton University Community, 1998/99, 2000/01 MEMBER, Review Committee for the Princeton University Information Technology Resources and Internet Access Guidelines, 2000-2001 GRADUATE FELLOW, Forbes College, Princeton University 2001-03 GRADUATE FELLOW, Center for Jewish Life, Princeton University, 2000-02 GRADUATE FELLOW, Wilson College, Princeton University, 1997-2000 DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE AT NORTHWESTERN MEMBER, Communication Studies Undergraduate Curriculum Review Committee, 2004-5 MEMBER, MTS Admissions Committee, 2004-ongoing MEMBER, School of Communication Committee on Freshmen Seminars, 2003-2004 AT PRINCETON ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE MEMBER, Graduate Program, Sociology Department, 1999, 2001 SENIOR COHORT REPRESENTATIVE, Graduate Student Advisory Committee, Sociology, 2001 DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE, Graduate Student Union, 1997-1999 STUDENT OFFICE SPACE COORDINATOR, Sociology Department, 1997-1999 OTHER SERVICE MEMBER, Governing Board, Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni, 2005-2008 ALUMNAE ADMISSIONS VOLUNTEER, Princeton Area Smith College Club, 1997-2002 WEBMASTER, Princeton Area Smith College Club, 1997-2002 WEBMASTER, Smith College Class of 1996, 1996-2001 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Sociological Association American Society for Information Science and Technology Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility Eastern Sociological Society International Communication Association National Communication Association Sociologists for Women in Society LANGUAGE SKILLS ENGLISH, HUNGARIAN - Bilingual FRENCH - Fluency GERMAN - Near Fluency Previous studies of RUSSIAN, JAPANESE and ITALIAN FOR MORE... 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