personal information. photo ©2006 by brian swanson bio. i am an assistant professor at colorado state university in the despartment of journalism and technical communication. i received a ph.d. from the annenberg school for communication, and an m.s. in regional economics, both at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia. my research focuses on social interaction in online contexts, from virtual worlds and games, to facebook and online information-seeking. i pay special attention to identity and the self, especially gender. with training in labor economics and several years’ experience working in international advertising, i seek to combine economic, social, and semantic research to explore the nature of the barriers we confront and coping mechanisms we use as we navigate structures of society. family and friends. i live in fort collins with my partner nii, our daughter rowan, and two furry beasts, pip and no-name bob (a.k.a. gato). music. classical choral music, including solo work in compositions by bach, faure, schubert, handel, monteverdi, mozart, buxtehude, and others. currently i sing with the rocky mountain chamber singers, a small a capella group that performs a wide range of classical and popular music. favorite fiction. i am an avid fiction reader, especially of science-fiction and fantasy books by women. a list of my staple classics is here. notes on this website, including credits, acknowledgements, and comments. copyright ©2006-2011 | rosa mikeal martey