I am currently a Postdoctoral Scholar with the Digital Youth Project at the Institute for the Study of Social Change at the University of California, Berkeley.  My current research project entitled Living Digital examines how teenagers navigate digital technology and how new media has become a central part of contemporary teen culture.  I am also examining pro-eating disorder discussion groups online.  You can read preliminary findings from this research focusing on "online hangouts" on the Digital Youth website.

In the fall of 2008 I'll be joining the sociology faculty at Colorado College.

Appearances:

• Growing Up Online, Frontline documentary airing on PBS, January 22 at 9pm.
• "You're Just Another Fatty": Creating a Pro-Ana Subculture Online, Stories from the Field, Digital Youth Project.
• Homophobia in High School, Public Lecture, The Gender Equity Resource Center at UC Berkeley. April 22, 2008.  5-7pm.