My research
Social media platforms can shape how people perceive the world around them and can influence their learning, behaviors, and decisions. In a changing world of work, social media can contribute to how users make sense of different career trajectories and decide on potential career paths. My present research focuses on how social media may shape and be used for people’s career development processes and the role of identity and self-concept in that process. I take an interpretivist approach to qualitative data collected through qualitative methods, including interviews and surveys.
Research areas
human-computer interaction (HCI); computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW); computer-mediated communication (CMC); communication and media studies; social computing; social psychology
Research keywords
social media; user-generated content; new/digital media; media effects; career aspirations; career preparation; career development; social media influencers; content creators; information seeking; job seeking; identity
Why research?
My passion for learning and spreading knowledge sparked when I joined my high school’s first-ever Robotics team in 2015. Learn about my experiences in Robotics here. My first formal research experience began in 2018 through the University of Michigan’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) with a project under the School of Information. I learned more about what research is, why it’s important, and how I can make an impact through it. Since then, I’ve been part of different research projects throughout my time as an undergraduate which has led me to pursue a Ph.D. in Information Science.
Learn more about all the research projects I’ve had the honor to work on below!
