Greenhow wins grant for youth and social media study
Postdoctoral associate Christine Greenhow (Curriculum and Instruction) has received a $250,000 grant from the Knight Foundation, in partnership with Seattle technology company NewsCloud, to study youth engagement with social media.
Christine and research team members will investigate how strategic applications in online social networking sites such as Facebook can engage youth in world events, build community, and generate real world impact. The research has been funded with a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
Results from the Youth and Social Media study will contribute insights on youth's digital literacy practices in social networking environments and how to deliver educational materials in innovative and promising ways.
Christine is this year's recipient of the University's Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award and the founding chair of the interdisciplinary Social Networks Research Collaborative, housed within the Institute for Advanced Studies.