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SOCIOLOGY FACULTY Anderson, Cynthia Anderson, Leon Brown, Michelle Castellano, Ursula De Angelis, Joseph Henderson, Debra A. Hoffman, Bruce Li, Jieli Mattley, Christine Scanlan, Stephen J. Shelly, Robert Thorne, Deborah Tickamyer, Ann Vander Ven, Thomas Welser, Howard T. PART TIME FACULTY Burmeister, Larry Hall, Aileen Hatch, Laurie Russell VISITING FACULTY Skladany, Michael Wehrman, Michael AFFILIATED FACULTY Weston, Joan EMERITUS FACULTY Kuhre, Bruce Myers, Lena Schwartz, Martin Shamblin, Don Thio, Alex		Howard T. (Ted) Welser Assistant Professor Ph.D.: University of Washington, 2006 Contact Information: Phone: (740) 597-2722 Office: Bentley Annex 027 E-mail: welser@ohio.edu Areas of Specialization: Computer Mediated Interaction, Methods, Social Networks, Social Psychology, Theory Curriculum Vitae
Courses Taught: Soc 101: Introduction to Sociology Soc 351: Elementary Research Techniques Soc 419/519: Group Processes Selected Publications: Gleave, Eric, Howard T. Welser, Marc Smith, and Thomas Lento. (Forthcoming in 2009). “A conceptual and operational definition of social roles in online community.” In Proceedings of the 42nd Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS), January 5-8. Computer Society Press. Welser, H. T., Lento, T, Smith, M. A. Gleave, E., & Himelboim, I. (2008). “A picture is worth a thousand questions: visualization techniques for discovery in computer mediated interaction.” Nicholas Jankowski (Ed.), e-Research: Transformations in Scholarly Practice. (ch.10). London: Routledge. [Pre-print] Lento, Thomas, Eric Gleave, Marc Smith, and Howard T. Welser. 2008. “Some users pack a Wallop: Measuring the impact of core users on the participation of others in online social systems.” ICWSM ‘08, April 1-2, 2008, Seattle, WA, USA. [Paper; Poster] Welser, H. T, Smith, M. A. Gleave, E., & Fisher., D. (2008). “Distilling digital traces: Computational social science approaches to studying the internet.” In N. Fielding, R. L. Lee and G. Grant (Eds.), Handbook of online research methods. (pp 116-140). London: Sage Publications. [Pre-print] Kiser, Edgar and Howard T. Welser. 2007. “The Microfoundations of analytic narratives.” Sociologica: The Italian Journal of Sociology on line. Issue: 3. Welser, Howard T., Eric Gleave, Danyel Fisher, and Marc Smith. 2007. “Visualizing the Signatures of Social Roles in Online Discussion Groups.” The Journal of Social Structure. 8(2). Welser, Howard T., Eric Gleave, and Deborah Vaughan. 2007. “Cultural Evolution, Disproportionate Prior Exposure and the Problem of Cooperation.” Rationality and Society. 19(2): 171-202. Lento, Thomas, Howard T. Welser, Lei Gu, and Marc Smith. 2006. “The Ties that Blog: Examining the Relationship between Social Ties and Continued Participation in the WallopWeblogging System” WWW Third Annual Workshop on the Weblogging Ecosystem, Edinburgh, Ireland. Turner, Tammara, Marc Smith, Danyel Fisher and Howard T. Welser. 2005. “Picturing Usenet: Mapping Computer-Mediated Collective Action.” Journal of Computer Mediated-Communication. 10 (4).

SOCIOLOGY FACULTY

Anderson, Cynthia

Anderson, Leon

PART TIME FACULTY

Hatch, Laurie Russell

VISITING FACULTY

AFFILIATED FACULTY

EMERITUS FACULTY

Howard T. (Ted) Welser

Assistant Professor
Ph.D.: University of Washington, 2006

Contact Information:
Phone: (740) 597-2722
Office: Bentley Annex 027
E-mail: welser@ohio.edu

Areas of Specialization:
Computer Mediated Interaction, Methods, Social Networks, Social Psychology, Theory

Curriculum Vitae

Courses Taught:
Soc 101: Introduction to Sociology
Soc 351: Elementary Research Techniques
Soc 419/519: Group Processes

Selected Publications:
Gleave, Eric, Howard T. Welser, Marc Smith, and Thomas Lento. (Forthcoming in 2009). “A conceptual and operational definition of social roles in online community.” In Proceedings of the 42nd Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS), January 5-8. Computer Society Press.

Welser, H. T., Lento, T, Smith, M. A. Gleave, E., & Himelboim, I. (2008). “A picture is worth a thousand questions: visualization techniques for discovery in computer mediated interaction.” Nicholas Jankowski (Ed.), e-Research: Transformations in Scholarly Practice. (ch.10). London: Routledge. [Pre-print]

Lento, Thomas, Eric Gleave, Marc Smith, and Howard T. Welser. 2008. “Some users pack a Wallop: Measuring the impact of core users on the participation of others in online social systems.” ICWSM ‘08, April 1-2, 2008, Seattle, WA, USA. [Paper; Poster]

Welser, H. T, Smith, M. A. Gleave, E., & Fisher., D. (2008). “Distilling digital traces: Computational social science approaches to studying the internet.” In N. Fielding, R. L. Lee and G. Grant (Eds.), Handbook of online research methods. (pp 116-140). London: Sage Publications. [Pre-print]

Kiser, Edgar and Howard T. Welser. 2007. “The Microfoundations of analytic narratives.” Sociologica: The Italian Journal of Sociology on line. Issue: 3.

Welser, Howard T., Eric Gleave, Danyel Fisher, and Marc Smith. 2007. “Visualizing the Signatures of Social Roles in Online Discussion Groups.” The Journal of Social Structure. 8(2).

Welser, Howard T., Eric Gleave, and Deborah Vaughan. 2007. “Cultural Evolution, Disproportionate Prior Exposure and the Problem of Cooperation.” Rationality and Society. 19(2): 171-202.

Lento, Thomas, Howard T. Welser, Lei Gu, and Marc Smith. 2006. “The Ties that Blog: Examining the Relationship between Social Ties and Continued Participation in the WallopWeblogging System” WWW Third Annual Workshop on the Weblogging Ecosystem, Edinburgh, Ireland.

Turner, Tammara, Marc Smith, Danyel Fisher and Howard T. Welser. 2005. “Picturing Usenet: Mapping Computer-Mediated Collective Action.” Journal of Computer Mediated-Communication. 10 (4).