Notes on contributors
Jenny L. Davis is a Lecturer in the School of Sociology at The Australian National University and co-editor of the Cyborgology blog. Her research spans social psychology and technology studies with a particular focus on status, stigma, and digital infrastructures. Her current work investigates the politics of design through the lens of technological affordances. Jenny is on twitter (@Jenny_L_Davis).
Jason A. Smith is a doctoral candidate in Public Sociology at George Mason University whose research centers on the areas of race and media. His dissertation examines the Federal Communications Commission and policy decisions regarding diversity for communities of color and women in the media landscape. Along with Bhoomi K. Thakore, he is a co-editor of the volume Race and Contention in Twenty-first Century US Media (Routledge, 2016). Previous research has appeared in the Journal of Black Studies, the International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics, Sociation Today, and Ethnic & Racial Studies. He is on twitter occasionally (@jasonsm55).
Barry Wellman is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the emeritus Chair of CITASA, and the emeritus North American Editor of ICS. He currently directs the NetLab Network and is a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Ryerson University. Wellman has published more than 300 articles, often coauthored with current and former students. His most recent book (with Lee Rainie) is Networked: The New Social Operating System.