Social networking among public managers
Informal collaboration among public managers on Second Life (see video on Collaboration 2.0)
Connecting to Congress: Diffusion of innovation among Members' websites
Social media adoption in Government
Social media policies and strategies in the public sector (for first results see p. 7 & 10)
Social media adoption among federal agencies and departments
Open innovation platforms in government
SeeClickFix.com case study
New media adoption in Congress
Social media in emergency response and crisis management
Wikis in the public sector (IBM research grant)
Social network analysis resource page at the Program on Networked Governance
Funding and Awards
Awarded
21. IBM Center for the Business of Government, Individual research stipend, Title: “A Manager’s guide for using Twitter in the public sector”, May-December 2011, $20,000
20. 2011 Summer Project Assistantship Award, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, $1,600
19. Maxwell School Dean’s Office Appleby-Mosher Fund, Research support, Summer 2011, $1,200
18. NSF IGERT proposal, awarded, Title: IGERT: S(iBriD) Soft Interfaces - Bridging the Divide in Graduate education, participant, amount requested: $2,956,679, 60 months, 2011-2016
17. NSF Advance grant, Scientific Advisor, Title: “The Inclusive Connective
Corridor: Social Networks and the ADVANCEment of Women STEM Faculty”, Summer
Salary, total amount awarded for project: 2010-2015, $3,399,058
16. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Title: “Global Health Advocacy and
Policy Project (GHAPP)”, Senior Researcher, Summer salary, total amount
awarded for project: $1,098,461, 2010-2013
15. EU 7th
framework, Ten: “Collaborative Production in eGovernment”, North America
Expert for “Government 2.0”, $5,000
14. INSCT, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, Faculty
research grant, Title: “Collaborative capacity building using social media
applications in emergency management”, 2010-2011, $5,000
13. IBM Center for the Business of Government, Individual research stipend,
Title: “Collaboration 2.0: A Manager’s guide for using and maintaining Wikis
in the public sector”, May-December 2010, $20,000
12. Campbell Public Affairs Institute, Maxwell School of Citizenship and
Public Affairs, Title: “Social media applications in the non-profit sector:
Transparency, participation and collaboration online”, Faculty Research
Grant, 2010-2011, $4,000
11. Campbell Public Affairs Institute, Maxwell School of Citizenship and
Public Affairs, Title: “Social media adoption in federal agencies and
departments”, Faculty External Funding Mini-Grant Program, 2010-2011, $1,500
10. Campbell Public Affairs Institute, Maxwell School of Citizenship and
Public Affairs, Title: “Participatory democracy using social media
applications in the public sector”, Summer faculty grant for research
assistance, 2009-2010, $1,500
9. PARCC Program for Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration,
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Title: “Collaborative
governance online: How municipalities are using the power of less on
SecondLife.com”, Faculty grant, $1,000, 2009-2010
8. 2011
Summer Project Assistantship Award, Maxwell School, Syracuse University,
$1,600
7. Maxwell School Dean’s Office Appleby-Mosher Fund, Title: “Transformative
effects of Web 2.0 applications in the public sector”, Summer assistance,
Summer 2009, $1,200
6. CTIP Center for Technology and Information Policy, Maxwell School of
Citizenship and Public Affairs, Faculty support grant for conference
expenses and data analysis software, 2009-2010, ~$3,000
5. APSA Volcker grant, Title: “Transformative effects of social media
applications in the public sector“, Residence fellowship, summer 2009
4. Minnowbrook III New Faculty Fellow (September 2008)
3. NSF postdoctoral fellowship, Program on Networked Governance, Harvard’s
Kennedy School of Government, 2005-2008
2. NSF doctoral fellowship, National Center for Digital Government,
Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, 2002-2005
1. Swiss National Science Foundation, Individual Research Stipend, $40,000,
2002-2004