Supported by a
National Science Foundation
grant and the Department of Sociology at the University of
Maryland, the WebUse team has developed an annual workshop, or
"WebShop" where graduate students interested in the
intersection of technology and human behavior meet with
leading experts for two to three weeks of seminars,
discussion, and social activities that promote the production
of high quality research.
The WebShop is committed to promoting scientific research and
collegiality between young scholars to understand the
transformative effectboth positive and negativethat the
Internet has on human behavior and how the emerging persistent
behaviors enable and constrain activities, understanding,
knowledge, and culture.
This research project is headed by
Dr. John Robinson,
Dr. Alan Neustadtl, and
Dr. Meyer Kestnbaum, all at the
University of Maryland. Additional support and cooperation has come
from the University of California, Berkeley, The University of
Pennsylvania, Annenberg School, Princeton University, and Stanford
University. We also have two
advisory boards, one internal and one external to the University of
Maryland.
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Graduate WebShop Press Release |
Graduate WebShop: The Impact of the
Internet on Society, June 6-11, 2004
University of Maryland-College Park
Application deadline for best consideration: April 5, 2004
The Department of Sociology at the University of Maryland is
hosting the 4th annual graduate student workshop--or WebShop.
Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation,
20-30 leading scholars and experts who study the behavioral
aspects of information technology will discuss current issues
and research.
Student participants will receive up to $350 as a travel support
grant as well as room and board. Students will develop
original research projects as the basis for their thesis,
dissertation, or other publication.
Topics include, but are not limited to: Inequality/Digital
Divide, Public Access and Usage, Navigational Skills, Social
Networks, Time/Activity Displacement, and Social Capital
Implications. Please access the WebShop web page for the
latest information about the WebShop and the invited
participants.
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Ronald Anderson |
Peter Marsden |
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Ben
Bederson |
Steve Martin |
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James Beniger |
James
McConnaughey |
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Bruce Bimber |
Eric Meyer |
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Jeffery Boase |
Elizabeth
Miller |
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Henry Brady |
Gina
Neff |
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Ed Chi |
Norman Nie |
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Steve
Coffey |
Russell
Neuman |
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Jeffrey Cole |
Alan
Neustadtl |
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Catherine
Cramton |
Tom Piazza |
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Jonathan
Cummings |
Jennifer
Preece |
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Paul DiMaggio |
Vincent Price |
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Kathy Dykeman |
Lee Rainie |
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David Featherstonhaugh |
Mark
Rasch |
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James Flyzik |
Byron Reeves |
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Mark Forman |
Paul
Resnick |
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Jane Fountain |
Ronald Rice |
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William
Galston |
George Ritzer |
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Fred Gey |
John Robinson |
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Lawrence Greenberg |
Everett
Rogers |
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Alvin Hall |
Marc Rotenberg |
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Eszter
Hargittai |
Richard Russell |
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Paul Harwood |
Jeff Saperstein |
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Marti Hearst |
Jorge Schement |
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James Hendler |
Markus Schulz |
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Sunshine Hillygus |
Merill Shanks |
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John
Horrigan |
Ben
Shneiderman |
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Phil Howard |
David Silver |
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John Huffman |
Lee Sproull |
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Larry Irving |
David Stark |
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Shanto
Iyengar |
Horst Stipp |
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Brian Kahin |
Philip Stone |
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Meyer
Kestnbaum |
Elna Tymes |
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Sarah Kiesler |
Eric Uslaner |
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Jon Kleinberg |
Hal Varian |
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Rob Kling |
Michael Weiss |
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Peter Kollock |
Barry Wellman |
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Robert Kraut |
Ernest Wilson |
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Bart Landry |
Terry Winograd |
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Tim Lenoir |
Ray Wolfinger |
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Arthur Lupia |
Steve
Yonish |
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Robert
Manchin |
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Graduate WebShop
Department of Sociology
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742-1315
Phone: 301-405-6421
FAX: 301-314-6892
Email:
webuse@socy.umd.edu
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Inequality/Digital Divide
Public Access and Usage
Human Computer Interaction
Time/Activity Displacement
Social Networks
Social Capital Implications
Historical Perspectives
Internet Survey Analysis/Methods
Multivariate Analysis
Macro/Structural Issues
Qualitative Methods
Policy Issues
Online Communities
International Differences
Consumption Patterns
Privacy
Economics
Politics
Theory
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Room included
Travel & Stipend support grant
Work with leading experts
Career/professional socialization
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The University of Maryland, College Park is located within
10 miles of downtown Washington, DC and about 30 miles south
of Baltimore, MD |
An application is available HERE
To apply, simply:
Complete the short application form.
Develop a 1-page research plan, preferably based on the
publicly available data on our website to test your idea.
Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to
principles of scientific research.
Suggest an interesting and documentable connection between
Information Technology (IT) and human behavior.
Review narrative of prior WebShop.
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For Best Consideration Return Applications by: 4/5/2004
Review Begins Immediately
Awards Notification the Week of 4/27/04
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