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Jeff Hemsley is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University. He is co-author of the book Going Viral (Polity Press, 2013 and winner of ASIS&T Best Science Books of 2014 Information award and selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2014), which explains what virality is, how it works technologically and socially, and draws out the implications of this process for social change. You can see Jeff talk about researching viral events on YouTube. You can also see his Benefunder Profile.
He is a founding member of the Behavior, Information, Technology and Society Laboratory (BITS lab) here at the Syracuse iSchool.
Jeff earned his Ph.D. from the University of Washington’s Information School, where he was a founding member of the Social Media Lab at the University of Washington. The lab received RAPID and INSPIRE awards from NSF, an Amazon Web Services in Education research grant award, and a gift from Microsoft Research. His research has appeared in journals like Policy & Internet, American Behavioral Scientist and the Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce.
Currently, Jeff teaches Information Visualization to amazing, dedicated and creative graduate students at the iSchool!
Research Interests
My research is about understanding how people are using social media, how their use influences the flow of information, and how information mediates user’s interaction online. I draw on theories and concepts like information gatekeeping, personal influence, status, presentation of self, social capital and viral events. I use exploratory data analysis (data visualization techniques), inferential statistics, social network analysis and content analysis to answer my questions.
Education
Information Science, Ph.D., University of Washington
Award Date: Aug 10 2014
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Net Zero Retrofit Campus Living Lab
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
1/15/21 → 1/15/24
Project: Research project
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Collaboration Capacity: A Framework for Measuring Data-Intensive Biomedical Research
Department of Health & Human Services
1/1/20 → 12/31/22
Project: Research project
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Cyberinfrastructure-Enabled Collaboration Networks: Their Impact and Policy Implications
9/1/16 → 8/31/18
Project: Research project
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Super-amplifiers! The role of Twitter extended party networks in political elections
Yoon, N., Hemsley, J., Smith, A., Simpson, E. & Eakins, J., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Policy and Internet.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The structural shift and collaboration capacity in GenBank Networks: A longitudinal study
Qin, J., Hemsley, J. & Bratt, S. E., Apr 12 2022, In: Quantitative Science Studies. 3, 1, p. 174-193 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Memetics as informational difference: offering an information-centric conception of memes
Smith, A. O. & Hemsley, J., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Documentation.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Not the Bots You Are Looking For: Patterns and Effects of Orchestrated Interventions in the U.S. and German Elections
Boichak, O., Hemsley, J., Jackson, S., Tromble, R. & Tanupabrungsun, S., 2021, In: International Journal of Communication. 15, p. 814-839 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Political Messaging Over Time: A Comparison of US Presidential Candidate Facebook Posts and Tweets in 2016 and 2020
Stromer-Galley, J., Rossini, P., Hemsley, J., Bolden, S. E. & McKernan, B., Dec 2021, In: Social Media and Society. 7, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Press and Media
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NYSERDA ENERGY TO LEAD GRANT TO SUPPORT NET-ZERO ENERGY LIVING LAB ON SOUTH CAMPUS
Jeff Hemsley, Bess Krietemeyer, Bing Dong & Jason Dedrick
6/8/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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KNIGHT FOUNDATION FUNDS RESEARCH ON PAID POLITICAL ADS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Jeff Hemsley & Jennifer Stromer-Galley
1/8/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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The Internet Made ‘Fake News’ a Thing—Then Made It Nothing
2/26/17 → 12/19/19
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Social media giants are restricting research vital to journalism
7/11/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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ILLUMINATING 2018' RECEIVES CONTINUING TOW CENTER JOURNALISM PROJECT FUNDING
Jeff Hemsley & Jennifer Stromer-Galley
10/4/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment