Education Danah boyd

danah boyd in 2005, speaker @ digital identity conference in chicago.

boyd studied computer science @ brown university, worked andries van dam , wrote undergraduate thesis how 3-d computer systems used cues inherently sexist. pursued master s degree in sociable media judith donath @ mit media lab. worked new york-based activist organization v-day, first volunteer (starting in 2004) , paid staff (2007–2009). moved san francisco, met individuals involved in creating new friendster service. documented observing via blog, , grew career.

in 2008, boyd earned ph.d. @ uc berkeley school of information, advised peter lyman (1940–2007) , mizuko ito (aka mimi ito). dissertation, taken out of context: american teen sociality in networked publics, focused on use of large social networking sites such facebook , myspace u.s. teenagers, , blogged on boing boing.

during 2006–07 academic year, boyd fellow @ annenberg center communication @ university of southern california. long-time fellow @ berkman center internet & society @ harvard university, co-directed internet safety technical task force, , served on youth , media policy working group.