A Multidisciplinary Framework of Information Propagation Online / SpringerBriefs in Complexity (PDF)

Dr. Susannah B. F. Paletz is a Research Scientist and the Technical Director for Organizational Behavior and Performance at the University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language. She received her Ph.D. in social/personality psychology at the University of California, Berkeley (2003). She previously worked for NASA Ames Research Center as a research psychologist and at the University of Pittsburgh as a postdoctoral and research associate. In addition to studying issues of teamwork, innovation, and culture, she applies psychological concepts to applied problems within aerospace, science and technology, and defense domains. She has authored over 25 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and over 30 additional technical reports.
Ms. Brooke E. Auxier is a PhD candidate (expected graduation, 2019) in the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is also the director of social journalism and audience engagement for Merrill College's non-profit news organization, Capital News Service, and an instructor in the School of Information Studies at Maryland. She has worked social media strategy and data analytics with companies like Apple, Marriott, and Discovery Communications. As a researcher, she is focused on how users interact and engage with information in social media environments. Her dissertation work focused on examining how users determine the trustworthiness and credibility of information- and news-sharers in social media spaces.
Dr. Ewa M. Golonka holds a PhD in Russian Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition from Bryn Mawr College (2000). She is currently an Associate Research Scientist at the University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL), where for the past fourteen years she has worked on over a dozen multi-disciplinary research projects. She has been a Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI on four Department of Defense-funded interdisciplinary projects ($4.5 million total). She