ICR Distinguished Speaker Series: Nicole Ellison

The Institute of Communications Research will present a Distinguished Speaker Series this spring, showcasing some of the most renowned scholars in the fields of communication and media studies. 

"Reflecting Identity, Signaling Attention, Shaping Language: Examining Digital Social Practices"

Presented by Nicole Ellison, the Karl E. Weick Collegiate Professor of Information in the School of Information at the University of Michigan, and the Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 

This talk is co-sponsored by the School of Information Sciences.

About the Presenter

Nicole B. Ellison is the Karl E. Weick Collegiate Professor of Information in the School of Information at the University of Michigan and is currently the Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. She received her PhD in Communication Theory and Research from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication. Nicole's research has explored social and interpersonal aspects of online technologies and computer-mediated communication, including research on self-presentational strategies used by online dating participants; the role of social media in reshaping college access patterns for low-income and first-generation college students; and the ways in which users employ the communication affordances of Facebook to receive and give social and informational support to members of their network. This research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the National Academies of Science.