Career
Fiesler graduated from Georgia Tech with a PhD in Human-Centered Computing and a JD from Vanderbilt University. [1] While at Georgia Tech,Fiesler helped research into AO3,as a model of healthy online communities for women and other minorities. [3] She is among the founding members of the CU Boulder Information Science Department. [1] Fiesler is also known for her public communication work on TikTok around algorithmic justice,social media platforms and their policies,and ethical considerations in technology. [2] [4] [5] She has spoken about toxicity,parasocial interactions,and other topics,especially surrounding social media trends. [5] [6] Her TikToks have also covered IP and patent law in the context of social media and artificial intelligence. [7]
Fiesler received a grant in 2017 to research the ethics of social media studies,such as analyzing user's posts en masse without their permission (i.e. determining sexual orientation with facial recognition tools). [8] She has also researched social media migration,such as when users moved from LiveJournal to Tumblr. [9] [10]
In 2014,Fiesler went viral by calling out the introduction of a Computer Engineer Barbie as misogynistic due to the accompanying story and suggested her own story. [11] [12] [13] [14] Fiesler later provided expertise to Mattel during the development of new STEM-focused Barbies. [11] [12]
Fiesler has Type 1 diabetes. She has advocated for and helped research in relation to technology and diabetes,especially around insulin pump technology. [15]
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