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Jeremy P. Birnholtz
Department of Communication
Information Science Program
Cornell University
310 Kennedy Hall
jpb277 at cornell dot edu

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Education:
  • Ph. D. in Information, August 2005
    University of Michigan School of Information, Ann Arbor, MI
    Dissertation: "When Do Researchers Collaborate? Toward a Model of Collaboration Propensity in Science and Engineering Research" [Abstract] [PDF]
    Primary Advisor: Thomas A. Finholt
    Dissertation Committee:
    Michael D. Cohen, Paul N. Edwards, Jason Owen-Smith, Homer A. Neal

  • Master of Science in Information, May 2001
    University of Michigan School of Information, Ann Arbor, MI

  • Bachelor of Science in Radio/Television/Film, June 1996
    Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois


Recent Employment Awards and Fellowships
  • Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, 2004-05
  • First recipient of the University of Michigan School of Information Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, 2003-04.
  • ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 04) Doctoral Consortium, April 24-29, 2004.
  • University of Michigan Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies Discretionary Award, September, 2003.
  • 2003 University of Michigan Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies (ICOS) Doctoral Student/Faculty Small Grant for study of regenerative processes in seasonal organizations (with Michael D. Cohen).
  • 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 University of Michigan Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies Travel Award
  • 1996 Northwestern University Department of Radio TV Film Departmental Excellence Award


Journal Publications
  • Birnholtz, J.P. (forthcoming) "When Authorship Isn't Enough: Lessons from CERN on the Implications of Formal and Informal Credit Attribution in Collaboration," Journal of Electronic Publishing. [email for pre-print]
  • Birnholtz, J.P., (2007) "When Do Researchers Collaborate: Toward a Model of Collaboration Propensity," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 58 (14), 2226-2239. [Pre-Print] [Abstract/PDF]
  • Birnholtz, J.P., Cohen, M.D. and Hoch, S.V. (2007) "Organizational Character: On the Regeneration of Camp Poplar Grove," Organization Science 18 (2), pp. 315-332. [Abstract/PDF]
  • Birnholtz, J.P., and Horn D. B., (2007) "Shake, rattle and roles: Lessons from experimental earthquake engineering for incorporating remote users in large-scale e-science experiments," Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 12(2), article 17. [HTML]
  • Birnholtz, J.P. (2006) "What Does It Mean To Be An Author? The Intersection of Credit, Contribution and Collaboration in Science," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 57(13), pp. 1758-1770. [Pre-Print | Abstract/PDF ]
  • Birnholtz, J.P., Horn, D., Finholt, T., Bae, S. (2004) "The Effects of Cash, Electronic, and Paper Gift Certificates as Respondent Incentives for a Web-Based Survey of a Technologically Sophisticated Sample," Social Science Computer Review. 22(3), pp. 355-362. [PDF]


Full Papers in Peer-Reviewed Proceedings
  • Wu, M., Birnholtz, J.P., Baecker, R., Richards, B., Massimi, M. (2008) "Collaborating to Remember: A Distributed Cognition Account of Families Coping with Memory Impairments," to appear in the Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 08), Florence, Italy (22% acceptance rate) [Email for pre-print].
  • Ranjan, A., Birnholtz, J.P., Balakrishnan, R. (2008) "Improving Meeting Capture by Applying Television Production Principles with Audio and Motion Detection," to appear in the Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 08), Florence, Italy (22% acceptance rate) [Email for pre-print].
  • Birnholtz, J., Gutwin, C., Hawkey, K. (2007) "Privacy in the Open: How Attention Mediates Awareness and Privacy in Open-Plan Offices," Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Supporting Group Work (GROUP 07), November 4 - 7, Sanibel Island, FL, pp. 51-60. [Abstract/PDF]
  • Birnholtz, J.P., Grossman, T., Mak, C., Balakrishnan, R. (2007) "An Exploratory Study of Input Configuration and Group Process in a Negotiation Task Using a Large Display," Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 07), San Jose, CA, April 28 - May 3. [PDF]
  • Ranjan, A., Birnholtz, J.P., Balakrishnan, R. (2007) "Dynamic Shared Visual Spaces: Experimenting with Automatic Camera Control in a Remote Repair Task," Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 07), San Jose, CA, April 28 - May 3. [PDF]
  • Ranjan, A., Birnholtz, J.P., Balakrishnan, R. (2006) "An Exploratory Analysis of Partner Action and Camera Control in a Video-Mediated Collaborative Task," Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, November 4-8, Banff, Alberta (22% acceptance rate; nominated for Best Paper award). [PDF]
  • Birnholtz, J.P. (2006) "Back to School: Design Principles for Improving Webcast Interactivity From Face-to-Face Classroom Observation," Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS 06), State College, PA, June 26-28 (25% acceptance rate). [PDF]
  • Birnholtz, J.P., Finholt, T.A., Horn, D.B. and Bae, S.J (2005) "Grounding Needs: Achieving Common Ground Via Lightweight Chat in Large, Distributed Ad-Hoc Groups," Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 05), Portland, OR, April 2-7 (25% acceptance rate). [PDF]
  • Horn, D.B., Finholt, T.A., Motwani, D. and Birnholtz, J.P. (2004) "Six Degrees of Jonathan Grudin: An Analysis of the impact and character of CSCW research," Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Chicago, IL, November 6-10 (25% acceptance rate).[PDF]
  • Birnholtz, J., Bietz, M. (2003) "Data at Work: Supporting sharing in science and engineering," Proceedings the ACM Conference on Supporting Group Work (GROUP '03), Sanibel Island, FL, Nov 9 - 12 (30% acceptance rate). [PDF]


Short Papers/Notes in Peer-Reviewed Proceedings
  • Birnholtz, J.P., Mak, C., Greenberg, S., Baecker, R. (2008) "Attention By Proxy? Issues in Audience Awareness for Webcasts to Distributed Groups," to appear in the Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 08), Florence, Italy (Notes acceptance rate 18%) [email for pre-print].
  • Birnholtz, J.P, Gutwin, C., Ramos, G., Watson, M. (2008) "OpenMessenger: Gradual Initiation of Interaction for Distributed Workgroups," to appear in the Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 08), Florence, Italy (Notes acceptance rate 18%) [email for pre-print].


Book Chapters
  • Birnholtz, J.P., Cohen, M.D., Hoch, S.V. (forthcoming) "Is it the 'same'? Observing the regeneration of organizational character at Camp Poplar Grove," in Becker, M., Lazaric, N. (Eds.) Advancing Empirical Research on Organizational Routines. [email for pre-print]
  • Spencer, B.F. Jr., Butler, R., Ricker, K., Marcusiu, D., Finholt, T.A., Foster, I., Kesselman, C., Birnholtz, J.P. (2008, to appear) "NEESgrid: Lessons learned for future cyberinfrastructure development," in Olson, G.M., Zimmerman, A., and Bos, N. (Eds). Scientific Collaboration on the Internet, MIT Press. [email for pre-print]
  • Hofer, E., McKee, S., Birnholtz, J.P., Avery, P. (2008, to appear) "High Energy Physics," in Olson, G.M., Zimmerman, A., and Bos, N. (Eds). Scientific Collaboration on the Internet, MIT Press. [email for pre-print]
  • Birnholtz, J.P. and Finholt, T.A. (2007) "Cultural challenges to leadership in cyberinfrastructure development," in Weisband, S. (Ed). Leadership at a Distance: Research in Technologically Supported Work, Lawrence Erlbaum, pp. 195-208.
  • Finholt, T. and Birnholtz, J.P. (2006) "If we build it, will they come? The cultural challenges of cyberinfrastructure development," in Bainbridge, W.S. and Roco, M.C. (Eds.) Managing Nano-Bio-Info-Cogno Innovations: Converging Technologies in Society, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 89-101. [Abstract/PDF]


Conference Presentations, Demonstrations and Posters
  • Birnholtz, J.P., Ranjan, A., Balakrishnan, R. (2008) "Error and Coupling: Extending Common Ground to Improve the Provision of Visual Information for Collaborative Tasks," to be presented at the Conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada, May 22-26.
  • Birnholtz, J., Ranjan, A., Balakrishnan, R., (2007) "Using Motion Tracking Data to Augment Video Recordings in Experimental Social Science Research," paper to be presented at the Third International Conference on E-Social Science, Ann Arbor, MI, October 7-9.
  • Baecker, R., Birnholtz, J., Causey, R., Laughton, S., Mak, C., Wolf, P. (2007) "Webcasting Made Interactive: Integrating Real-time Videoconferencing in Distributed Learning Spaces," paper to be presented at HCI International, Beijing, China, July 22-27.
  • Birnholtz, J.P., Ranjan, A., Balakrishnan, R. (2006). "Using Motion Tracking to Provide Dynamic Shared Visual Spaces in Collaboration Environments," Workshop on Advanced Collaborative Environments (WACE), Geneva, Switzerland, December 12-13.
  • Causey, R., Birnholtz, J.P., Baecker, R. (2006). "Increasing Awareness of Remote Audiences in Webcasts," demonstration to be presented at the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, November 4-8, Banff, Alberta.
  • Baecker, R.M., Baran, M., Birnholtz, J., Chan, C., Laszlo, J., Rankin, K., Schick, R., and Wolf, P. (2006). "Enhancing Interactivity in Webcasts using VoIP," Extended Abstracts of ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Montreal, April 22-27, pp. 235-238.
  • Birnholtz, J. (2005) "Factors Affecting Researchers' Intent to Collaborate," poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), Boston, MA, January 11-14.
  • Birnholtz, J. (2004) "Stickiness as a Component of Collaboration Readiness," paper presented as part of symposium on data sharing at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA, August 6-11.
  • Birnholtz, J. and Horn, D. (2004) "Shake, Rattle and Roles: Design Implications from Experimental Earthquake Engineering," paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, New Orleans, LA, August 6 - 11.
  • Finholt, T. and Birnholtz, J.P. (2004) "If we build it, will they come? The cultural challenges of cyberinfrastructure development," paper presented at the NBIC Convergence 2004 Workshop, New York, NY, February 25-27.
  • Birnholtz, J., Horn, D., Finholt, T., Bae, S. (2003) "The Effects of Cash, Electronic, and Paper Gift Certificates as Respondent Incentives for a Web-Based Survey of a Technologically Sophisticated Sample," interactive paper presented at the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Nashville, TN, May 15 - 18.
  • Birnholtz, J. and Finholt, T. (2002) "Understanding Working Knowledge in an Engineering Collaboratory," poster presented at the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, New Orleans, LA, November 16-20.
  • Birnholtz, J. (2002) "Organizational Communication: Tool Adoption and Diffusion," paper presented at the Conference on Computer-Supported Social Interaction, Oxford, OH, April 19-21.


Technical Reports
  • ATL-GEN-2003-002 "Opportunities for Use and Development of Collaborative Tools in ATLAS". [PDF]
  • Finholt, T., Wierba, E., Birnholtz, J., Hofer, E. (2002) NEESGrid User Requirements Document, report to the System Integration team of the National Science Foundation's George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering and Simulation.
  • Birnholtz, J., Finholt, T., Wierba, E. (2002) NEES Site Visit Summary Report, report to the System Integration team of the National Science Foundation's George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering and Simulation.


Panels and Workshops
  • Participant, "Secrets and Lies in Computer-Mediated Interaction: Theory, Methods and Design," workshop at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Florence, Italy, April 5-10, 2008.
  • Invited participant, "Research Directions for Social Computing," workshop at the ACM Conference on Supporting Group Work, Sanibel Island, FL, November 4, 2007.
  • Invited Participant, "Designing, Building and Evaluating Virtual Organizations," National Science Foundation workshop (invitation only), Arlington, VA, September 18-19, 2007.
  • Participant, Workshop on Usability Challenges for Cyberinfrastructure and e-Science, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Montreal, April 21-27, 2006.
  • Chair and organizer, "CSCW & Cyberinfrastructure: Opportunities and Challenges," panel discussion at the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Chicago, IL, November 6-10, 2004.
  • Chair and organizer, "Collaborating on Collaboration: How can we Leverage iSchool Multidisciplinarity to Improve the Study and Design of Communication and Collaboration Technologies," panel session at the 2nd Annual I-Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, October 15-17, 2006.


Invited Talks
  • "Attention in Distributed Collaboration," Information Science Colloquium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, October 10, 2007.
  • "Attention in Distributed Collaboration," Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA, June 11, 2007.
  • "Attention and Shared Focus in Collaborative Tasks: Two Experimental Studies," Electronic Visualization Lab, University of Illinois at Chicago, October 18, 2006.
  • "Toward Improving Support for Transitions Between States of Engagement," Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, October 5, 2006.
  • "Toward Improving Support for Transitions Between States of Engagement," University of Michigan, March 27, 2006.


Teaching and Related Work

Teaching Assistantships
  • Graduate Student Instructor, School of Info. 682 - User Interface Design, University of Michigan (Fall, 2003)
  • Graduate Student Instructor, School of Info. 502 - Choice and Learning, University of Michigan (Winter, 2003)
  • Technical Instructor, Radio/TV/Film D78 - Graduate level seminar in Advanced Post-Production, Northwestern University (Winter, 1996)
  • Technical Instructor, Radio/TV/Film A12 - Creative Processes in Sight and Sound, Northwestern University (Fall, 1995)
Guest Lectures
  • "Distributed Work," Technology and Society (Prof. Barry Wellman), University of Toronto, November 10, 2005.
  • "Human Behavior in Groups and Organizations," Computer Supported Cooperative Work (Prof. Saul Greenberg), University of Calgary, September 26, 2005.
  • "Human Behavior in Groups and Organizations," Computer Supported Cooperative Work (Prof. Ron Baecker), University of Toronto, September 20, 2005.
Related Work
  • On-site Program Coordinator, University of Michigan Physics Department Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland (Summer, 2004)
  • Instructor, "Graduate Students Teaching Other Graduate Students," session in University of Michigan orientation for Graduate Student Instructors (August, 2004; January, 2005)


Service
  • Co-Chair for Student Volunteers, 2006 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
  • Co-organizer, Dissertation Poster Session, University of Michigan Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies (ICOS), February 18, 2005.
  • President, School of Information Doctoral Student Organization (2002-03)
  • Doctoral and admissions committee member, School of Information (2002-03)
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer: ACM Transactions on Internet Technologies, Social Science Computer Review, Management Information Systems Quarterly, Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Interacting With Computers, ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (2004, 2006), ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008), ACM Conference on Supporting Group Work (2005).
  • Student Volunteer at ACM Conferences: CHI 2002 & 2003; CSCW 2002 & 2004
  • Student Organizer, Alliance for Community Technology Workshop on Application Service Providers and Small Non-Profits, Ann Arbor, MI, May, 2000.


Memberships
  • Association for Computing Machinery special interest group on Computer-Human Interaction
 
 
 
 
 
 



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