Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University

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Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media

TISM Graduate Assistants

Doctoral Student Assistants

Tor Bjornrud
Year in program: 1
Classes assisting in:  TC361
Research projects: collaboration online (supervisor: Cliff Lampe)



Caleb Carr
Year in program: 3
Classes assisting in: TC100, TC201
Research projects: relationship development in online social networks (supervisor: Joseph Walther)


Tithi Chattopadhyay
Year in program: 1
Classes assisting in: 
Research projects: economics of malware (supervisor: Johannes Bauer)


Han Ei Chew
Year in program: 2
Classes assisting in:  TC110
Research projects: rural broadband adoption (supervisor: Robert LaRose)
Julia Crouse
Year in program: 1
Classes assisting in:  TC100, TC375
Research projects:



Juhee Kang
Year in program: 2
Classes assisting in: 
Research projects: ICT for development (supervisor: Kurt DeMaagd)
Sang Yup Lee
Year in program: 1
Classes assisting in: 
Research projects: impact of new media environment on local news (supervisor: Steve Lacy)

Jih-Hsuan Lin
Year in program: 3
Classes assisting in:  TC100
Research projects: exercise games and health (supervisor: Wei Peng)
Bree Holtz
Year in program: 3
Classes assisting in: 
Research projects: telehealth technologies (supervisor: Pam Whitten)


Chandon Sarkar
Year in program: 1
Classes assisting in:  TC331
Research projects: online communities (supervisor: Cliff Lampe)

Woohyun Shim
Year in program: 3
Classes assisting in: 
Research projects: collective action in industry e-commerce standards (supervisor: Charles Steinfield)


Andrew Smock
Year in program: 3
Classes assisting in: TC110
Research projects: rural youth and community (supervisors: Pam Whitten and Charles Steinfield)
Yan Song
Year in program: 1
Classes assisting in:  TC100
Research projects:
collective action in industry e-commerce standards (supervisor: Charles Steinfield)


Jessica Vitak
Year in program: 2
Classes assisting in:
Research projects: collaboration in online communities (supervisors: Nicole Ellison and Cliff Lampe)
Christina Wirth
Year in program: 3
Classes assisting in: 
Research projects:  telehealth technologies (supervisor: Pam Whitten)


Yvette Wohn
Year in program: 1
Classes assisting in: 
Research projects: collaboration in online communities (supervisors: Nicole Ellison and Cliff Lampe)
Elif Yilmaz
Year in program: 2
Classes assisting in:  TC201 and TC376
Research projects:




Seungyun Yook
Year in program: 2
Classes assisting in:  TC300 and TC365
Research projects:economics of malware (supervisor: Johannes Bauer)
Jun Zhang
Year in program: 4
Classes assisting in: 
Thesis: mobile communication policy (thesis supervisor: Steve Wildman)


Paul Zube
Year in program: 4
Classes assisting in: 
Research projects: new media and local news (supervisor: Steve Wildman)

Masters Students Assistants

Gyoung Kim
Year in program: 2
Classes assisting in: 
Research assistant in the MIND Lab (supervisor: Frank Biocca)


Pete Johnston
Year in program: 2
Classes assisting in: TC242, TC243
Research projects:

Chris Hamrick
Year in program: 1
Classes assisting in: 
Research projects: online communities (supervisor: Cliff Lampe)
Jon Whiting
Year in program: 2
Classes assisting in: TC100, TC343
Research projects: