I’m a second-year Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan’s School of Information (UMSI), where I’m advised by Dr. Julie Hui. I explore the ways in which social media platforms may shape and be used for career development in a changing world of work. I mainly rely on interpretivist approaches to qualitative data, such as semi-structured interviews, surveys, and content analysis. My work is situated in the fields of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), and social psychology.
I’m currently affiliated with the iSchool Inclusion Institute (i3). I was previously affiliated with the Social Media Research Lab (SMRL), Marginality in Socio-technical Systems (MiSTS) lab, Community Research on Identity and Technology (CRIT) lab, and Anthropology of Technology Lab (ATL).
Current research
Social media and career possible selves
August 2022-present
As part of my doctoral research, my pre-candidacy milestone is focused on the ways in which social media content exposure may shape social media users’ career (identity) development. Using a possible selves theory lens, I investigate how observing others’ career experiences online may affect viewers’ ideas of what they may become, would like to become, and avoid.
Lettersmith
Jan 2023-present
Professional writing tools such as Lettersmith can be beneficial for aiding job seekers in their job search and application process. This research project is dedicated to understanding how to better support job seekers with their written communication skills and online self-presentation in the job search process.
Influencers and self-employment
Nov 2023-present
Statistics suggest that a growing number of children and young adults are interested in becoming influencers and engaging in other self-employed forms of work in creative industries. This project aims to understand the ways influencers may be relevant or impactful to people’s self-employment interests and journeys.
Recent publications
Roemmich, K., Corvite, S., Pyle, C., Karizat, N., Andalibi, N. (2024). Emotion AI Use in U.S. Mental Health Care: Potentially Unjust and Techno-Solutionist. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 8(CSCW1), 1-46.
[pdf] [link]Gardner, D., Corvite, S. (2023). First Impressions: Effects of Representation on Video Game Covers. (DiGRA, forthcoming).
[pre-print pdf]Corvite, S.*, Roemmich, K.*, Rosenberg, T., & Andalibi, N. (2022). Data Subjects’ Perspectives on Emotion Artificial Intelligence Use in the Workplace: A Relational Ethics Lens. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 7(CSCW1), 1-38.
[pdf] [link] (Received Best Paper award)Corvite, S., Zhang, B. Z., & Haimson, O. L. (2022). Social Media's Role During Identity Changes Related to Major Life Events. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 6(CSCW2), 1-22.
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About Shanley
I was born in Malolos, a city in the province of Bulacan in the Philippines, and raised in the south side of Chicago, Illinois. I completed my Bachelor of Science in Information at the University of Michigan’s School of Information (UMSI) with a focus on User Experience Design. I am now a Ph.D. Student at UMSI. When I’m not working on research, I’m at the gym, bothering my pet bunny, or at Target.
News
2024 CRA-WP Grad Cohort for Women
I have been selected to participate in the 2024 CRA-WP Grad Cohort for Women in Minneapolis, MN
Passed pre-candidacy milestone
On December 11, 2023, I successfully defended and passed my pre-candidacy milestone, the first milestone of my doctoral program 🎉
CSCW 2023
I will be attending in-person CSCW 2023 from October 14-18! A paper I co-first authored and received Best Paper Award will be presented by my co-author Kat Roemmich on Monday, October 16 during the AI Ethics session
Pre-candidacy proposal approved
On April 21, 2023, My pre-candidacy proposal was approved by my advisors! 📝 I will be conducting interviews throughout the summer to talk with social media users about their experiences with and perceptions of career-related social media content
CSCW 2022
I will be attending virtual CSCW 2022 on November 8, 9, and 11! A video recording of my first first-author paper (co-authored with Ben Zhang and Oliver Haimson) will be shown on Friday, the 11th
i3 2019 Concluding Institute
After a two-year break due to the pandemic, I will be returning to the iSchool Inclusion Institute (now at the University of Texas-Austin) for the 2019 cohort’s Concluding Institute from July 13-16, 2022! 💚
Graduated from UMSI with a BS in Information
I graduated from the University of Michigan’s School of Information with a Bachelor of Science in Information and a focus on User Experience (UX) design 🎓
Ph.D. offer accepted!
I accepted my offer to the Ph.D in Information program at the University of Michigan’s School of Information!