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Casey Fiesler | |
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Academic background | |
Education | Georgia Institute of Technology (PhD) Vanderbilt University (JD) |
Doctoral advisor | Amy S. Bruckman |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Colorado Boulder |
Website | https://caseyfiesler.com/ |
Casey Fiesler is an American associate professor at University of Colorado Boulder who studies technology policy,internet law and policy,and public communication. [1] [2]
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 provide research into AO3,as a model for 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 policy,and ethical considerations around technology. [2] [4] [5] She has spoken previously about toxicity,parasocial interactions,and other user behaviors on social media,especially with regards to many social media trends. [5] [6] Her TikToks have also provided education around IP and patent law,especially with regards to modern social media and artificial intelligence. [7]
Fiesler received a grant in 2017,to do research centered around ethics when running studies on social media,such as analyzing user's posts en masse without their permission (i.e. determining sexual orientation with facial recognition tools). [8] She has also done research around social media migration,such as when users moved from LiveJournal to Tumblr. [9] [10]
In 2014,Fiesler called out the introduction of a Computer Engineer Barbie as misogynistic due to the accompanying story and suggested her own story,which received viral attention. [11] [12] [13] [14] Fiesler has gone on to help provide expertise to Barbie's company,Mattel,when creating new STEM-focused Barbies. [11] [12]
Fiesler has Type 1 diabetes. She has done advocacy and research regarding technology and diabetes,especially around insulin pump technology. [15]
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