EmmaSpiroAdjunct Assistant Professor(206) 616-7395espiro@uw.edu CV (134.23 KB)MGH 310COffice Hours: By appointmentFields of Interest Big Data Computational Methods Natural Disasters Population Quantitative Methods Social Networks Statistics Background and ExperienceSummaryPh.D., Sociology, University of California, Irvine, 2013M.A., Mathematical Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Irvine, 2011B.A., Applied Mathematics, Pomona College, 2007B.A., Science, Technology, and Society, Pomona College, 2007Affiliated Departments: Arts & SciencesSocial SciencesCenter for Statistics & the Social Sciences Research Research Advised: Graduate Dissertations Kim, Lanu. 2018. "The Impact of Technology on Work Practices." Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Cesare, Nina. 2017. "United We Tweet?: A Quantitative Analysis of Racial Differences in Twitter Use." Ph.D. Dissertation. Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Courses TaughtAdditional Courses INFX 573 Data Science I: Theoretical Foundations INFX 576 Social Network Analysis IMT 570 Analytic Methods for Information Professionals HCDE 596 Directed Research Group: Tracking the Online Spread of Misinformation after Disaster Events - Co-taught with Dr. Kate Starbird (UW, HCDE) SOC 800 Doctoral Dissertation SOC 600 Independent Study SOC 495 Honors Senior Thesis in Sociology INSC 599 Independent Study in Information Science INFO 495 Informatics Internship Share: Print PDF