Understanding behavior in an increasingly visible world.
These projects explore how information shapes what people know, infer, and do across organizations, online communities, and digital platforms.
How Social Signals Shape Expertise Perceptions on GitHub
Research Question:
How do visible social connections influence people’s evaluations and collaboration in distributed online systems?
Methods:
Large-scale behavioral digital trace data, negative binomial models with cluster-robust standard errors
Key Findings:
Visibility and informational value operate through distinct mechanisms
Skills:
Google Big Query, GLM in R, translating behavioral data into actionable insights