People are sharing more and more information about themselves and their lives with others, through an increasingly elaborate array of Internet applications and mobile technologies. Emilee Rader’s research focuses on understanding social processes that affect information sharing in user contributed content systems – people sharing files, blog posts, photos, tags, status updates, tweets, location information – without always being completely aware of who might be out there watching. Dr. Rader develops and tests theories and design principles that foster a better understanding of what it means to be "social" on the social web.

Beginning in Fall 2011, Emilee Rader will be an Assistant Professor and AT&T Scholar in the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media at Michigan State University. She received her PhD from the School of Information at the University of Michigan, and a Masters in Human Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Rader was a 2009-2010 recipient of the highly competitive Computing Innovation post-doctoral fellowship award from the Computing Research Association and the National Science Foundation. Before earning her PhD, she spent five years working with an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Motorola Labs, designing and evaluating next generation applications for mobile technologies. More information about Dr. Rader's research and professional experience can be found on her personal website, http://bierdoctor.com/