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R. KELLY GARRETT
Assistant Professor
School of Communication | Ohio State University

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication at the Ohio State University.  My research concerns online political communication, online news, and the ways in which citizens and activists use new technologies to shape their engagement with contentious political topics.

Before joining the faculty at OSU, I served for two years as a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations (CRITO) at the University of California, Irvine.  My work at CRITO focused on the role of information and communication technologies in the work environment and in local politics. 

I completed my Ph.D. at the University of Michigan School of Information in June 2005.  My dissertation examines whether individuals are using the control afforded by the Internet to limit their exposure to information supporting viewpoints other than their own.  The work received the NCA's G.R. Miller Outstanding dissertation award, runner-up status in the ICA's Dordick Dissertation award, and honorable mention in a university-wide distinguished dissertation competition in 2006.  My committee was chaired by Paul Resnick; the other members of the committee included Paul N. Edwards, W. Russell Neuman (University of Michigan, Communication Studies), and Bruce Bimber (UC Santa Barbara, Communication and Political Science).

My complete CV is available here.

Recent and selected publications

Garrett, R. K. (Forthcoming). Politically motivated reinforcement seeking: Reframing the selective exposure debate. Journal of Communication.

Garrett, R. K. (2009). Echo chambers online?: Politically motivated selective exposure among Internet news users. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 14(2), pp. 265-285.

Garrett, R. K. and Danziger, J. N. (2008). Disaffection or expected outcomes:  Understanding personal Internet use during work.  Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 11(3), pp. 287-292.

Garrett, R. K., & Danziger, J. N. (2008). On cyberslacking:  Workplace status and personal Internet use at work. CyberPsychology & Behavior , 11(3), pp. 287-292.

Garrett, R. K., & Danziger, J. N. (2007). IM = Interruption Management?: Instant Messaging and disruption in the workplace [Electronic Version]. Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 13, article 2.

R. K. Garrett (2006). "Protest in an information society: a review of literature on social movements and new ICTs [PDF]." Information, Communication, and Society, 9(2), pp. 202-224.

R. Kelly Garrett, Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, 154 N. Ovall Mall, 3080 Derby Hall, Columbus, OH 43221
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