On Friday, April 7, 2017, the Social Media and Society Cluster presented a panel of social media-oriented research to the faculty, students, and prospective Ph.D. students of the School of Communication and Information (SC&I). The panel consisted of:

Organizer and Moderator: Dr. Mary Chayko, Chair, Social Media and Society Cluster (mary.chayko@rutgers.edu)

“Sensing, Understanding, and Shaping Human Behavior” – Dr. Vivek Singh (vivek.k.singh@rutgers.edu)

“Frites, Flags, and Faux Pas: Imagined Nationality in Social Media Expressions of Sympathy after the Brussels Attacks” – Dr. Susan Keith (susank@rutgers.edu)

“Rethinking Boundaries of Urban Ethnography and Communication” – Dr. Jeffrey Lane (jeffrey.lane@rutgers.edu)

“Social Information Seeking” – Dr. Chirag Shah (chirags@rutgers.edu)