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Darren Gergle | |
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Born | December 2, 1972 |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | University of Michigan (B.F.A., B.A. 1995) University of Michigan (M.S.I., 2001) Carnegie Mellon University (Ph.D., 2006) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Human-Computer Interaction, Social computing |
Institutions | Northwestern University (2006– ) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert E. Kraut |
Darren Robert Gergle (born 2 December 1972)[1] is an American Professor in Communication Studies and Computer Science (by courtesy) at Northwestern University. He currently holds the AT&T Research Professorship in Communication at Northwestern University where he directs the Collaborative Technology Lab (CollabLab). The locus of his research centers on human-computer interaction and social computing. He focuses on the application of cognitive and social psychological theories to the design, development and evaluation of ground breaking communication technologies. His work is supported through grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, National Science Foundation, Google, Microsoft Research and Facebook.[2]