Communication and Technology Division
David Huffaker (Ph.D., Northwestern U) is the winner of the Herbert S. Dordick Dissertation Award from the Communication and Technology (CAT) Division of the International Communication Association (ICA). The title of the dissertation is “Dimensions of Leadership and Social Influence in Online Communities.” His dissertation study examined the communication behaviors of online leaders that ignite conversations and diffusing language, cochaired by Noshir Contractor (School of Communication at Northwestern University) and Daniel Diermeier (Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University). Huffaker is now a Research Fellow at the School of Information at University of Michigan, and a visiting scholar at the Department of Media, Communication and Culture at New York University.
This award honors the memory of Prof. Dordick by annually selecting the most outstanding dissertation on communication and technology produced in the previous year. The award will be presented at the Business Meeting of the CAT Division during the 2010 ICA conference in Singapore.
