Keith Hampton

Keith N. Hampton (born 1973) is professor of media and information at Michigan State University. His research interests focus on the relationship between information and communication technology, such as the Internet, social networks, and community democratic engagement, social isolation, and participation in the urban environment.[1]

Hampton received his PhD from the Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, and has been a faculty member at MIT, the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and Rutgers University.

Recent research explores such subjects as social interaction in public spaces,[2] the role of technology in social isolation,[3] and the role of the Internet in neighborhood interactions and relationships.[4]

  1. ^ "Paul Messaris, Ph.D." upenn.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
  2. ^ Keith N. Hampton and Neeti Gupta, "Community and social interaction in the wireless city: wi-fi use in public and semi-public spaces." New Media & Society 10, 6 (Dec., 2008):831-850
  3. ^ "Social Isolation and New Technology". Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech. 4 November 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  4. ^ Keith Hampton and Barry Wellman, "Neighboring in Netville: How the Internet Supports Community and Social Capital in a Wired Suburb." City and Community2, 4 (Dec., 2003):277-311