Welcome
…to my website! I’m a sociologist, author, and distinguished teaching professor at Rutgers University’s School of Communication and Information, studying the impact of digital technology on our everyday lives, communities, relationships, and selves.
I give research talks and keynote addresses nationally and internationally, including in Serbia, Switzerland, Germany, England, Canada, and Puerto Rico. I’ve written several books: three editions of Superconnected (companion blog with teaching resources is at superconnectedblog.com), the Library Journal bestseller Portable Communities, Pioneers of Public Sociology, and Connecting (see the sidebars!).
I’ve also written many articles on technology and society, like this one on “What is 50 Years Spent on the Internet Worth to Humanity?” for NBC News Online and this one on “Building Relationships With Social Media” for New Jersey Business Magazine.
Teaching about “Selfies and Digital Culture” at the Rutgers Honors College – New Brunswick
You can hear me discuss my research and the Superconnected book on the digital New Books Network and on Magic 98.3 WMGQ’s program “@CentralJersey.”
In my spare time, I swim, hang out with family and friends, enjoy pop culture (sports, music, movies, TV), spend time at the Jersey shore, and read, preferably on the beach. But my somewhat secret passion is music-making and recording. I’m a singer and flutist and have joined with two of my best friends, Corey Dolgon and Jim Pennell, to express musically our hope for a more peaceful and just world. Our CD is displayed on the bottom left, and you can listen to four of our songs on the “Music” page.
Making music with my little band
Well, there’s more, of course, but this is enough for the home page. Click around the site, check out my scholarship (teaching, research, and talks), media appearances, music, and other fun stuff, and I’ll see you online!
