Sara Kiesler
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Sara Kiesler is the Hillman Professor of Computer Science
and Human Computer Interaction in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
. She was elected to the CHI Academy
in 2002, and was awarded CHI Lifetime Achievement Award, the most prestigious award by SIGCHI in 2009. She regularly serves on the ACM SIGCHI
, CSCW, and HRI
conference program committees. She is a past board member of the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Academy of Sciences
, a fellow of the American Psychological Association
and of the Association for Computing Machinery
, and a founding member of the American Psychological Society. She also is a director of the nonprofit research company, American Institutes for Research.
Dr. Kiesler has broad interests in the design and social impact of computing ranging from computer-mediated communication and computer-supported cooperative work to human-robot interaction. In her early studies with Lee Sproull and her colleagues and students, she examined how computer networking changed group dynamics and social interaction. Their influential 1992 book, Connections described the indirect, secondary effects of using email in organizations. Through field observations and experiments they demonstrated the influence of computer-mediated communication phenomena such as status equalization, personal connections and flaming. Research with Robert E. Kraut
from the 1990s showed that everyday use of the Internet increased users' depression and decreased their social connections. Later research showed that the psychological consequences of Internet use depend fundamentally how it is used: communication with friends and family online has positive psychological consequences, while communication with strangers has negative effects. Her current projects include studies of collaboration and virtual organization in science, research on how individuals and groups performing analysis use visualizations, and research in the cognitive and social aspects of human-robot interaction.
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and Human Computer Interaction in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
. She was elected to the CHI Academy
CHI Academy
The CHI Academy is a group of researchers honored by SIGCHI, the Special Interest Group in Computer–Human Interaction of the Association for Computing Machinery. Each year, 5–7 new members are elected for having made a significant, cumulative contributions to the development of thefield of...
in 2002, and was awarded CHI Lifetime Achievement Award, the most prestigious award by SIGCHI in 2009. She regularly serves on the ACM SIGCHI
SIGCHI
SIGCHI is the Special Interest Group on Computer–Human Interaction, one of the Association for Computing Machinery's special interest groups....
, CSCW, and HRI
HRI
HRI may refer to:* Harish-Chandra Research Institute* heme-regulated inhibitor kinase* Horticulture Research International* Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management* Huddersfield Royal Infirmary* Hull Royal Infirmary* Human Readable Interpretation...
conference program committees. She is a past board member of the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
, a fellow of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States. It is the world's largest association of psychologists with around 154,000 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. The APA...
and of the Association for Computing Machinery
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
, and a founding member of the American Psychological Society. She also is a director of the nonprofit research company, American Institutes for Research.
Dr. Kiesler has broad interests in the design and social impact of computing ranging from computer-mediated communication and computer-supported cooperative work to human-robot interaction. In her early studies with Lee Sproull and her colleagues and students, she examined how computer networking changed group dynamics and social interaction. Their influential 1992 book, Connections described the indirect, secondary effects of using email in organizations. Through field observations and experiments they demonstrated the influence of computer-mediated communication phenomena such as status equalization, personal connections and flaming. Research with Robert E. Kraut
Robert E. Kraut
Robert E. Kraut is an American social psychologist who studies human-computer interaction, online communities, internet use, group coordination, computers in organizations, and the role of visual elements in interpersonal communication...
from the 1990s showed that everyday use of the Internet increased users' depression and decreased their social connections. Later research showed that the psychological consequences of Internet use depend fundamentally how it is used: communication with friends and family online has positive psychological consequences, while communication with strangers has negative effects. Her current projects include studies of collaboration and virtual organization in science, research on how individuals and groups performing analysis use visualizations, and research in the cognitive and social aspects of human-robot interaction.