Jeff Hemsley
Interim Dean at Syracuse University School of Information Studies
City of Syracuse, New York, United States
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Top SchoolJeff Hemsley is a Professor at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies with over a decade of research and teaching experience focused on social media, information theory, and data visualization. He co-authored Going Viral, an award-winning book that examines the technological and social mechanics of virality and its implications for social change. His academic leadership includes serving as Interim Dean and building research capacity as a co-founder of the University of Washington Social Media Lab, which secured substantial NSF and industry funding. Trained as a PhD information scientist with a background in statistical economics and computer science, he blends rigorous quantitative analysis with practical tech experience from earlier QA engineering roles. Beyond academia he has a creative side as a published fiction writer, reflecting a rare combination of scholarly rigor and narrative understanding of online phenomena.
11 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Information Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Information Sciences at University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Information Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Information Science at University of Washington, Information SchoolBA Statistical Economics minor in Math, BA Statistical Economics minor in Math at California State University - East BayAA Computer Science with an Emphasis in Math, AA Computer Science with an Emphasis in Math at Las Positas College
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Github Skills (22)
google-scholar9
social-media9
python8
instagram7
r-package7
maps6
apply6
design-patterns6
matrix6
datetime6
r6
citation5
image-manipulation5
metadata5
image-processing4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jhemsley/Syr-SM-Collection-Toolkit
Jan 2015 - Feb 2015
Contributions:2 commits, 2 pushes in 1 month
jhemsley/shared
Jul 2021 - Aug 2021
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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