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My thesis: The findings

10 October 201830 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I am well and truly into the thick of thesis season now! In fact, I have now added three chapters to my master thesis document. The new chapters are my findings chapters, one for each of my three research questions.

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My PhD Studies Publications

Accepted for publication: “Blurred reputations: Managing professional and private information online”

16 March 201830 May 2021 Frances Ryan

Last month, I was notified that a journal paper I wrote has been accepted for publication. The paper, “Blurred reputations: Managing professional and private information online”, was co-authored with my PhD supervisors, Peter Cruickshank, Professor Hazel Hall, and Alistair Lawson.

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Building identity online at #ASIST2017: A poster presentation

27 October 201729 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I am leaving for Washington, DC tomorrow morning to attend the 80th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIST), where I will be presenting some of my research in the form of an academic poster. The

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Workshop: Building your academic reputation online

13 June 201719 October 2021 Frances Ryan

Last week I delivered a half-day workshop at the Scottish Graduate School for Social Science’s Summer School. The workshop, “Building your academic reputation online”, was designed for PhD students at any stage of their studies. There were two primary goals

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Academics online: Presentation slides

10 May 201729 May 2021 Frances Ryan

Last week I spoke at the “Academics Online: Building your research profile in the digital age” workshop to be held at Edinburgh Napier University’s Craiglockhart Campus. The event was organised by Dr Ivana Rihova and  Dr Nathalia Tjandra, thanks to support from the Research and Innovation Office (RIO)

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Academics online: I have a reputation for the topic!

21 April 201728 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I have been invited to speak at the “Academics Online: Building your research profile in the digital age” workshop to be held at Edinburgh Napier University’s Craiglockhart Campus on 2 May 2017 (9.30 am – 3.30 pm). The event, hosted

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Public talk: Life in a digital fishbowl

19 August 20143 June 2021 Frances Ryan

I gave my first full-on public talk last night and am pretty excited about how it went. The talk, titled “Life in a digital fishbowl: Managing your reputation online”, was part of the 2014 Skeptics on the Fringe lineup in

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My PhD Studies Supervision and Mentorship

Finding some clarity: It’s about reputation (not privacy)

25 January 201423 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I’ve spent the past few weeks reading about privacy, identity, and reputation so that I can try to resolve a few questions I have about where I want to take my PhD research. My area of interest is reputation, but

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Meet Frances (She/Her)

I am Frances Ryan (She/Her), a university lecturer based in Central Scotland. My research focuses on information sharing and use in online environments, especially as it relates to everyday life and “lived” or real-world experiences.

This blog is about my academic life including research and teaching activities, conferences and events, publications, milestones of note, and more.

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