Robert Kraut
University/Research Lab: Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Location: (Pittsburgh, PA)
Personal Research Web Page: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~kraut/
Keywords: Online communities, Social computing, Social impact of technology, HCI, CSCW, Health support groups
Location: (Pittsburgh, PA)
Personal Research Web Page: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~kraut/
Keywords: Online communities, Social computing, Social impact of technology, HCI, CSCW, Health support groups
Posted on: Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Broad Research Area: HCI / CSCW, Information Systems / Information Science, Social Computing / Social Informatics
Research Interests:
Online Communities:
How can one structure early experiences in online communities to lead new members to become committed and contribute?
Social impact of computing:
What kinds of social media use by what kind of people influence their psychological well-being and their social relationships.
Virtual organizations:
Groups are inherently different from individuals performing the same task because of a need to coordinate. How can one organize work online to improve coordination?
Health support groups:
How do people generate social support in online support groups and what is its impact?
