I am an Assistant Professor of Social Research and Public Policy at NYU Abu Dhabi. I received a PhD in Information Science at Cornell University, where I was very fortunate to be advised by Michael W. Macy.
My general areas of interest are computational social science and human-centered data science. I am particularly interested in applying computational techniques to understand the social and social psychological mechanisms that underlie how people construct meaning and consequently pursue action through cultural consumption/production activities. The core areas that I am currently focusing on are (1) the relationships between one's cultural tastes and their social structure and (2) the role of social media —defined broadly as technologies that facilitate social behavior among people— in localized social contexts. My research is deeply informed by insights from sociology and social computing.
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