Posts appearing hear describe research that has been published by the Organizing and Communicating with Technology Research Lab. For a listing of published research see Keri Stephens’ ResearchGate Site that contains many full-text papers. We write these posts to summarize our research and provide a more accessible explanation of our findings. Our publications are often in academic journals, and while those are peer-reviewed and rigorously reported findings, sometimes a direct explanation can be helpful. We focus our research on technology, organizing, and people.
Youtube Envelope OCWT LAB Learn More Publications TED x Experience Keri Stephens 2019/02/02 Sharing Ideas Around the Power of Communication Keri Stephens gave a TEDx Talk on her team’s Hurricane Harvey Research that focused on calls for help made through social media. People who needed rescue during the 2017 Hurricane Read more…
Youtube Envelope OCWT LAB Learn More Publications ICA Mobile Communication Keri Stephens 2019/02/02 I’m honored and excited to be the incoming Vice-Chair of the Mobile Communication Interest Group of the International Communication Association. This group has been so supportive of my work and I look forward to joining the leadership Read more…
Youtube Envelope OCWT LAB Learn More Publications TEDxTalk Keri Stephens 2019/02/02 In the fall of 2018, I presented my first TEDxTalk in San Antonio, Texas. I presented data from our research study on Hurricane Harvey and how people posted calls for help on social media. It was an inspiring experience Read more…
Youtube Envelope OCWT LAB Learn More Publications New Media & Crisis Book Keri Stephens 2019/02/02 We are excited to share a new book, New Media in Times of Crisis, published by Routledge, that will be coming out in Summer of 2019. This is an edited book focused on how people Read more…
Youtube Envelope OCWT LAB Learn More Publications REALLY? Community Firedrill Keri Stephens 2019/02/02 This group of graduate (and an undergraduate) students at UT Austin are taking field-based research to a new level. We are working with Travis County and a neighborhood group to help them better understand what communication and Read more…