About The Group
The New Media and Society Group is a working group within the Department of Communication at Cornell University, comprised of scholars interested in considering new media technologies through a critical lens. Led by Professors Tarleton Gillespie and Lee Humphreys, the group meets on a regular basis throughout the semester. Each meeting is led by one scholar, presenting a current research project for feedback and discussion.
Current Scholars
Dima Epstein, PhD
Research: Policy- and gvernance-oriented research centers on the inner workings of domestic and international institutions that govern and influence emerging communication environments
Megan Halpern
Research: Science communication, the intersection of art and science, Mobile technologies and public engagement with science, interaction design
Caroline Jack
Research: Cultural history of communication technologies, especially financial reporting technologies; public communication of the societal roles of the corporate business enterprise and the stock market.
Tony Chung Li Liao
Research: Mobile Technology, Augmented Reality Applications, Open Source Software Communities
Elizabeth Newbury
Research: New media and society studies, online communities and the role of gender
Sandy Payette
Research: social impact of Web-based communication platforms (social and scientific); tensions between privacy and openness; tensions between digital "remembering" (preserving) vs. "forgetting" (deleting); issues related to data aggregation and information policy
Oya Yildirim Rieger, PhD
Past Scholars
Josh Braun, PhD and Assistant Professor in Quinnipiac University's School of Communications