John Laudun
Professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Laudun is a professor and researcher who for over two decades has studied how narrative shapes the creation and spread of information across social networks in academic, corporate, and military contexts. He blends deep humanities training—a Ph.D. in Folklore Studies—with practical program design for F500 firms and senior military/civilian leaders, bringing theory into actionable training on information advantage. His work has earned competitive honors (Javits Fellowship, MacArthur Scholarship) and visibility in major media, reflecting both scholarly rigor and public impact. Based in Lafayette, Louisiana, he publishes across academic and professional venues and has a rare interdisciplinary background that connects storytelling, social informatics, and national security practice.
13 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Folklore Studies, Ph.D., Folklore Studies at Indiana University BloomingtonMA, English, MA, English at Syracuse UniversityBA, English and Philosophy (dual degree, BA, English and Philosophy (dual degree at Louisiana State University
French, creoles and pidgins, french-based
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (24)
digital-humanities10
network-analysis10
linked-open-data10
data-mining10
data-management10
text-analysis10
api10
historian9
python9
wikimedia9
data-manipulation9
static-site9
ckan9
jekyll9
ruby8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
johnlaudun/portfolio
Dec 2018 - Aug 2023
Contributions:24 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 8 months
johnlaudun/tedtalks
May 2016 - Sep 2023
TED Talks
Contributions:2 PRs, 344 pushes, 3 branches in 7 years 4 months
tedcoderted-talksjava
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