Andrea L. Kavanaugh
Senior Research Scientist
Associate Director
Center for Human-Computer Interaction
Department of Computer Science
Virginia Tech
email: kavan@vt.edu
Education
PhD, 1990 Environmental Design and Planning, Virginia Tech (VT): (Francis Ventre, Charles Goodsell, Charles Bostian, Paul Knox, Tim Luke, Bjorn Wellenius, Advisors) "The Role of Institutional Autonomy in Telecommunications Planning & Development: A Comparative Case Study."
MA, 1985 Communication, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania (George Gerbner, Advisor): "Star WARCs and New Systems: An Institutional Process and Decision Analysis of US International Satellite Policy Formation."
MA, 1980 International Administration, School for International Training: "The Role of Media and Islam in Iranian Revolutionary Movements: 1889-1979" (including six months of field research in Iran during the Iranian revolution 1978-79).
BA, 1973 English, Bates College, Senior Thesis "Literary Technique in Film: An Analysis of 'The Grapes of Wrath' novel and film."
Diplome Superieur d'Etudes Francaises and Diplome de Langue Francaise, 1972, Alliance Francaise, Paris (AY 1971-72).
Current Research Interests
Human-computer interaction; social computing; communication behavior and effects; development communication.
Academic and Professional Experience
2002-present: Senior Research Scientist and Associate Director, Center for Human Computer Interaction, Department of Computer Science, VT (programmatic development for interdisciplinary university-wide research center, research design and implementation, proposal development, supervision of research assistants, scholarly publication of research).
1993-2001: Director of Research, Blacksburg Electronic Village, VT (design, funding and implementation of interdisciplinary research on use and social impact of community computer networking; supervision of graduate students; research collaboration with faculty).
1997-99: Adjunct Faculty, Department of Communication Studies, VT (New Communication Technology; and International Communication).
1992 Instructor, Center for Programs in the Humanities, VT (break-out classes for undergraduate course: Science, Technology and the Humanities).
1989 Instructor, Communications Studies Program, Hollins College (undergraduate course: Introduction to Human Communication).
1985-87 Research Assistant, Communications Network Services, VT (research related to the use and impact of telecommunications technology and services for university environments, satellite communications, distance learning services and technology).
1984-85 Research Assistant, International Office, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), US Department of Commerce (research related to competition in satellite communications, US policy formation, and political and economic impact of private satellite systems.
1980-83 Assistant Director, National Committee for Internationalizing Education through Satellites; Middle East Center, University of Pennsylvania (administration of three-year, instructional technology project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the US Department of Education). Design, testing and evaluation of instructional technology model; transfer of skills and general knowledge using live, two-way satellite communications with university and telecommunications partners in the US, Latin America and the Middle East; collaboration with Penn faculty in language and area studies, education, and satellite engineering.
1973-77 Instructor and Assistant to the Director, French American Bilingual School, San Francisco (taught middle school American History and English as a Second Language; assisted the Director in all aspects of the daily administration of K-8 school system, including supervision of bilingual administrative staff, and serving as Acting Associate Director).
Research Grants
Preparing a Participatory Citizenry using Information and Communication Technology, Institute for Society, Culture and Environment, Interdisciplinary Research Group (ISCE), Virginia Tech, 7/1/08-12/31/08, $30,000, Co-PI.
Capturing Ephemeral Data from the Virginia Tech Tragedy: Toward managing emergency response from citizens. National Science Foundation, Small Grant for Exploratory Research (SGER), 2007-08, $126,873 (PI).
United States-European Digital Government Research Working Group: eParticipation and the Democracy Deficit, National Science Foundation, Digital Government Program; seed money through NSF (US team member).
US Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of PostSecondary Education (FIPSE) and the European Commission "A Translatlantic Dual-degree Program: Preparing Students for Success in the Flat World of the 21st Century" 2006-2010, $696,600. Western Illinois University, DePaul University, Linkoping University (Sweden) and Lyons University (France). (External Evaluator, $10,000).
National Science Foundation, Research and Education for Undergraduates (REU) "Hispanics in Digital Government: Creating a Pipeline" REU Supplement to NSF Digital Government, (IIS-0621382) 2006-07, $51,980 (PI).
National Science Foundation, Digital Government Program, "Modeling Online Participation in Local Governance" (IIS-0429274) 2004-08, $550,000 (PI).
National Science Foundation, Information Technology Research Program, "Interdisciplinary Views of the Blacksburg Electronic Village" (IIS-0800864) 2000-03, $458,166 (Senior Investigator).
The World Bank, InfoDev Program, Global Information and Communication Technologies Department, "ICT Center in Zahedan, Iran: Training & entrepreneurship for women and youth" 2002-2005, (Independent Evaluator).
US Department of Commerce, Public Telecommunications Facilities Program, "Building Broadband Networks for Rural Health & Education" (PTFP-510399231), 2001-02, $327,500 (PI).
US Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, "The Use and Social Impact of Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance upon Local Public and Nonprofit Sectors: An Assessment of Community Networks" (NTIA BAA 50-SBN-TOC-1033) 2000-2001, $100,000 (PI).
US Department of Commerce, Public Telecommunications Facilities Program, "Meeting Needs of Rural Health and Education: A Wireless Solution," (PTFP 510399231), 1999-2000, $75,237 (PI).
National Science Foundation, CISE, Network Infrastructure for Education Program, "Evaluation of the Impact of Computer Networking on K12 Education Reform" 1996-1999, $151,493 (Co- PI).
US Department of Commerce, Telecommunications Infrastructure and Information Assistance Program (TIIAP), "Building Community in Rural America: A Replicable Model for Community Networking" 1995-98, $266,710 (Co- Principal Investigator).
National Science Foundation, CISE, Network Infrastructure for Education Program, "Planning for Virtual Schools in an Electronic Village," 1994-1995, $99,825 (Co- Principal Investigator).
Council for Library Resources, "A Preliminary Evaluation of the Blacksburg Electronic Village," 1993, $9,665 (Co- Principal Investigator).
Awards and Fellowships
US Speaker and Specialist Grant, US Department of State, International Information Programs Office, $3000, July 2005.
Fulbright Research Fellowship, 1992. "The Social Control of Information Technology in North Africa," Field research (5 months) in Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria. (Original award for nine months, including Kuwait, reduced to five months due to Gulf War).
American Institute of Maghribi Studies, 1990. "A Resource Dependence Model of Telecommunications Decision-Making in North Africa," field research, Tunisia.
Cunningham Dissertation Fellowship, VT, 1987-88, "The Role of Institutional Autonomy in Telecommunications Decision-Making in Less Developed Countries."
American Institute of Maghribi Studies, 1987. Dissertation field research: North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia).
US Department of Education, National Defense Foreign Language (NDFL) Title VI Graduate Fellowship for Language and Area/International Studies (Farsi/Persian & Middle East), University of Pennsylvania, 1983-85.
Publications
Books
Turow, J. and Kavanaugh, A. (Eds.) 2003. The Wired Homestead: An MIT Press Sourcebook on the Internet and the family. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Cohill, A. and Kavanaugh, A. (Eds.) 1997, 2000 (revised edition). Community Networks: Lessons from Blacksburg, Virginia. Norwood, MA: Artech House.
Kavanaugh, A. 1998. The Social Control of Technology in North Africa: Information in the global economy. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Articles in Refereed Journals or Conference Proceedings
Tauro, C., Ahuja, S. Perez-Quinones, M., Kavanaugh, A. and Isenhour, P. 2008. Deliberation in the Wild: A visualization tool for blog discovery and citizen-to-citizen participation. Proceedings of the 2008 Digital Government Research Conference, (Montreal, Canada, May 18-21). New York: ACM Press.
Kavanaugh, A., Kim, B.J., Schmitz, J. and Perez-Quinones, M. (2008, in press). Net Gains in Political Participation: Secondary effects of the Internet on community. Information, Communication and Society, 11(7).
Kim, B. J., Kavanaugh, A. Perez-Quinones, M. 2007. Toward a model of political participation among young adults: the role of local groups and ICT use. Proceedings of ICEGOV 2007: Theory and practice of electronic governance, pp. 205-212. Macao, China, New York, NY: ACM Press.
Kavanaugh, A., Zin, T.T., Rosson, M.B., Carroll, J.M., Schmitz, J. and Kim, B.J. 2007. Local Groups Online: Political learning and participation. Journal of Computer Supported Cooperative Work. 16 (September): 375-395.
Kim, H. N., Kavanaugh, A. and Smith-Jackson, T. 2007. Implementation of Internet Technology for Local Government: Design guidelines. Proceedings of HICSS-40, Waikoloa, Hawaii, January 3-6, 2007.
Kim, B.J., Kavanaugh, A. and Hult, K. 2007. Local Community Groups and Internet Use. International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society, Vol. 2 (http://www.Technology-Journal.com, ISSN 1832-3669).
Kavanaugh, A., Zin, T.T., Carroll, J.M., Schmitz, J., Perez-Quinones, M. and Isenhour, P. 2006. When Opinion Leaders Blog: New forms of citizen interaction. Proceedings of the 2006 Digital Government Research Conference (San Diego, California, May 22-24). New York: ACM Press.
Kavanaugh, A. and Isenhour, P. 2006. Designing Technology for Local Citizen Deliberation. Journal of Community Informatics, 2 (2) http://www.ci-journal.net.
Kavanaugh, A., Carroll, J. M., Rosson, M. B., Zin, T. T., and Reese, D.D. 2005. Community networks: Where offline communities meet online. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 10 (4) http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol10/issue4/kavanaugh.html
Kavanaugh, A., Carroll, J.M., Rosson, M.B., Reese, D.D. & Zin, T.T. 2005. Participating in Civil Society: The case of networked communities. Interacting with Computers 17, 9-33.
Kavanaugh, A. Reese, D.D., Carroll, J.M., & Rosson, M.B. 2005. Weak Ties in Networked Communities, The Information Society 21 (2), 119-131. (reprint, see below: Communities and Technologies. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003.)
Kavanaugh, A. and Schmitz, J. 2004. Talking in Lists: The consequences of computer mediated communication on communities. Internet Research Annual, 1, 250-259.
Kavanaugh, A. Reese, D.D., Carroll, J.M., & Rosson, M.B. 2003. Weak Ties in Networked Communities, pp. 265-286. In M. Huysman, E. Wenger & V. Wulf (Eds). 2003. Communities and Technologies. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. Reprinted in 2005 in The Information Society 21 (2), 119-131.
Kavanaugh, A. and Patterson, S. 2001. The Impact of Community Computer Networks on Social Capital and Community Involvement. American Behavioral Scientist, 45 (3): 496-509.
Patterson, S., and Kavanaugh, A. 2001. Building a sustainable community network: An application of critical mass theory. Electronic Journal of Communication, 11 (2). Available at http://www.cios.org/getfile/patter_v11n201
Kavanaugh, A. 2000. Blacksburg: entrecroisement des reseaux sociaux et des reseaux informatiques. Societes: Revue des Sciences Humaines et Sociales, 68 (2), special issue 'Technoliens,' 95-97.
Casalegno, F. and Kavanaugh, A. 1998. Le Discours Communautaire: Autour de la communaute et des reseaux de telecommunications. Societes: Revue des Sciences Humaines et Sociales, 59 (1), special issue 'Technocommunautes,' 63-77.
Patterson, S. and Kavanaugh, A. 1994. "Rural Users' Expectations of the Information Superhighway." Media Information Australia, 74 (November) 57-61.
Kavanaugh, A. 1986. Star WARCs and New Systems: Analysis of U.S. international satellite policy formation. Telecommunications Policy (Summer): 93-105.
Kavanaugh, A. 1985. Who Determined U.S. Satellite Policy? Journal of Communication (June): 70-71.
Book Chapters (refereed or invited)
Kavanaugh, A., Perez-Quinones, M., Tedesco, J. and Sanders, W. (forthcoming) Toward a Virtual Town Square in the Era of Web 2.0. In Jeremy Hunsinger, Lisbeth Klastrup and Matthew Allen (Eds.) Handbook of Internet Research. Surrey, UK: Springer.
Ahuja, S., Perez-Quinones, M.A., Kavanaugh, A. (forthcoming). Rethinking local conversations on the web. In T. Davies and B. Noveck (Eds.), Online Deliberation: Design, Research and Practice. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Kavanaugh, A., Kim, H.N., Perez-Quinones, M., and Isenhour, P. 2007. Models of local government blogging: Design trade-offs in civic engagement. In C. Steinfield, B. Pentland, M. Ackerman, and N. Contractor (Eds.) Communities and Technologies 2008, pp. 419-438, East Lansing, MI, June 28-30. Surrey, UK: Springer.
Kavanaugh, A., Zin, T.T., Rosson, M.B., and Carroll, J.M. 2006. The impact of the Internet on local and distant social ties, pp. 217-236. In P. Purcell (Ed.) The Networked Neighborhood: The online community in context. Surrey, UK: Springer.
Kavanaugh, A., Isenhour, P., Cooper, M., Carroll, J.M., Rosson, M.B., and Schmitz, J. 2005. Information technology in support of public deliberation, pp. 19-40. In P. van den Besselaar, G. de Michelis, J. Preece and C. Simone (Eds.). Communities and Technologies 2005, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Carroll, J.M., Rosson, M.B., Dunlap, D., Kavanaugh, A., Schafer, W., Snook J. and Isenhour, P. 2006. Social and civic participation in a community network, pp. 516-561. In R. Kraut, M. Brynin & S. Kiesler. (Eds.) Computers, Phones, and the Internet: Domesticating Information Technologies. New York: Oxford University Press.
Kavanaugh, A. 2004. North African Information Networks, pp. 287-302. In G. Madden and R. Cooper (Eds.) M-Business, E- Commerce and the Impact of Broadband on Regional Development. Heidelberg: Physica Verlag.
Kavanaugh, A. Reese, D.D., Carroll, J.M., & Rosson, M.B. 2003. Weak Ties in Networked Communities, pp. 265-286. In M. Huysman, E. Wenger & V. Wulf (Eds). 2003. Communities and Technologies. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. [see above: reprinted in 2005 in The Information Society 21 (2), 119-131.]
Kavanaugh, A. 2003. When Everyone is Wired: The Impact of the Internet on Families in Networked Communities, pp. 423-437. In J. Turow and A. Kavanaugh (eds.) The Wired Homestead: An MIT Press Sourcebook on the Internet and the Family. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Kavanaugh, A. 2003. The Regulation of Internet Services in North Africa. In G. Madden and S. Savage (Eds.) World Telecommunications Markets: The International Handbook on Telecommunications Economics, Volume 3. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Kavanaugh, A. & Patterson, S. 2002. The Impact of Community Computer Networks on Social Capital and Community Involvement in Blacksburg, pp. 325-344. In B. Wellman & C. Haythornthwaite (Eds.) The Internet and Everyday Life. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
Kavanaugh, A., Cohill, A. and Patterson, S. 2000. The Use and Impact of the Blacksburg Electronic Village, pp. 77-98. In A. Cohill and A. Kavanaugh (Eds.) Community Networks: Lessons from Blacksburg, Virginia. Revised edition. Norwood, MA: Artech House.
Kavanaugh, A. 1999. Telecommunications in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, pp. 13-38. In Eli Noam (ed.), Telecommunications in Africa, New York: Oxford University Press.
Kavanaugh, A. and Cohill, A.1997. Conducting Business in a Networked Community, pp. 149-158. In A. Cohill, and A. Kavanaugh (Eds.) Community Networks: Lessons from Blacksburg, Virginia. First edition. Norwood, MA: Artech House.
Ehrich, R. and A. Kavanaugh. 1997. Managing the Evolution of a Virtual School, pp. 89-116. In A. Cohill and A. Kavanaugh (Eds.) Community Networks: Lessons from Blacksburg, Virginia. Norwood, MA: Artech House.
Kavanaugh, A. 1994. Institutional Autonomy and Telecommunications Development in North Africa, pp. 83-112. In Clement Henry Moore (Ed). Maghreb et Maitrise Technologique, Tunis: University of Tunis.
Cowlan, B. and Kavanaugh, A. 1984. Methods of Distribution. In Robert Hilliard (Ed.) Television and Adult Education. Cambridge, MA: Halfred Schenkman Publishers.
Professional Presentations
Refereed Conference Papers
Tauro, C., Ahuja, S., Perez-Quinones, M., Kavanaugh, A. and Isenhour, P. 2008. Deliberation in the Wild: A visualization tool for blog discovery and citizen-to-citizen participation. Digital Government Research Conference. Montreal, May 18-21, 2008.
Kim, B. J., Kavanaugh, A., Perez-Quinones, M. 2007. Toward a model of political participation among young adults: the role of local groups and ICT use. ICEGOV 2007: Theory and practice of electronic governance. Macao, China, December 3-5, 2007.
Kavanaugh, A., Kim, H.N., Perez-Quinones, M., and Isenhour, P. 2007. Models of government blogging: Design trade-offs in civic engagement. Presented at 3rd International Conference on Communities and Technologies, East Lansing, MI, June 28-30, 2007).
Kavanaugh, A., Kim, B. J., Perez-Quinones, M. and Schmitz, J. 2006. Net Gains in Political Participation: Secondary Effects of the Internet on Community. Paper presented at the Tenth Anniversary International Symposium on Information, Communication and Society, University of York, September 20-22, 2006.
Kavanaugh, A., Isenhour, P., Godara, J., Cooper, M., Midha, A., and Randolph, W. 2005. Detecting and Facilitating Deliberation at the Local Level. Paper presented at 2nd International Conference on Online Deliberation, DIAC-2005, Stanford University, Palo Alto, May 19-22.
The Rise and Fall of Internet Use: Social Networks and Community Involvement. Association of Internet Researchers, Lawrence, Kansas, September 14-17, 2000.
Diffusion of the Internet in North Africa and the Middle East. International Communication Association, New Orleans, May 27-31, 1999.
Kavanaugh, A. and S. Patterson. 1998. Building Social Capital: The Role of Community Networks. National Communication Association, New York City, November 22-24.
The Social Control of Information Technology in North Africa. Middle East Studies Association, December 7-9, 1995.
Who's Driving? The Information Highway in North Africa. Presented (in French) at the Tunisian Association of Communication conference on 'Information Infrastructure in Africa', Tunis, March 15-18, 1995.
A Resource Dependence Model of Telecommunications Decision Making in Less Developed Countries. North African Studies Conference, University of London, sponsored by The Maghreb Review, October 22, 1991.
Arab Satellite System: Network Design Toward Cultural Convergence? Middle East Studies Association, Los Angeles, CA, November 1985.
Refereed Abstracts with subsequent conference papers
Kavanaugh, A. Long-term Sustainability of Tele-Centers: Comparing Model Cases. International Telecommunications Society Biennial Conference (ITS), Montreal, June 24-26, 2008.
Kavanaugh, A. Reese, D.D., and Perez-Quinones, M. 2007. Mobile Telephony Infrastructure and Devices: Affordable access and informal learning for low literacy groups. Proceedings of the 35th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Arlington, VA, September 28-30, 2007.
Kavanaugh, A., Zin, T.T., Perez-Quinones, M. and Kim, B.J. 2006. ICT Infrastructure for Citizen Interaction on Local Governance. International Telecommunications Society (ITS) Biennial Conference, Beijing, China, June 9-12, 2006.
Kavanaugh, A. and Zin, T.T. 2005. Local Groups Online: Formal and informal participation in civil society. Paper presented at the 2005 Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Arlington, VA, September 23-25.
Randolph, W. and Kavanaugh, A. 2005. Engaging Citizens in Online Politics: Technology tools in an online community. Association of Research on Nonprofit and Voluntary Associations (ARNOVA), Washington, D.C. November 17-20, 2005.
Kavanaugh, A. 2001. Civic Engagement among Community Network Users: Trend or Phase? Proceedings of the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Alexandria, VA. October 26-28.
Kavanaugh, A. 1999. The Impact of Community Networking: A Social Network Analysis Approach. Proceedings of the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Silver Springs, MD. September 27-29.
Kavanaugh, A. 1999. The Regulation of the Internet in North Africa. 1999. Proceedings of the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Silver Springs, MD. September 27-29.
Workshop Short Papers (refereed)
Tauro, C., Ahuja, S., Perez-Quinones,M., Isenhour, P., Ahuja, S. and Kavanaugh, A. 2008. Vizblog: A Visualization tool for blog discovery. Demonstration paper for Directions in Advanced Computing/Online Deliberation conference, (June 26-29, 2008, Berkeley, CA).
Ahuja, S., Perez-Quinones, M., Kavanaugh, A., Tauro, C., Kim, B.J. 2008. 2008. Colloki: Rethinking local conversations on the web. Exploratory paper for Directions in Advanced Computing/Online Deliberation conference, (June 26-29, 2008, Berkeley, CA).
Kavanaugh, A., Perez-Quinones, M., Tedesco, J., and Sanders, W. 2007. Participation on the Town Square in the Era of Web 2.0. White paper prepared for Workshop on Analyzing eParticipation in User Contributions, 7th Digital Government Conference, May 20-23, 2007, Philadelphia, PA.
Perez-Quinones, M., Kavanaugh, A., Tedesco, J. and Sanders, W. 2007. Designing Social Software for Political Participation by Young Adults. White paper prepared for Workshop on Public Practices, Social Software: Examining social practices in networked publics. Presented at 3rd International Conference on Communities and Technologies, East Lansing, MI, June 28-30, 2007.
Presentations and Demonstrations (refereed or invited)
Perez-Quinones, M., Kavanaugh, A., Isenhour, P., Murthy, U., Godara, J., Lee, S. and Fabian, A. 2007. Vizblog: A discovery tool for the blogsphere. (Poster and system demonstration) Proceedings of the 8th Annual Digital Government Conference, pp. 314-315 (Philadelphia, PA, May 20-23, 2007).
Kavanaugh, A. 2005. "Community Development in the Information Society," International Telecommunications Society regional conference, Ponteverde, Spain. Invited plenary session, July 20-22, 2005.
Kavanaugh, A. 2004. "Models for Community Networking in Developing Countries" National Science Foundation Workshop, Dakka, Bangladesh, May 23-26, 2004.
Kavanaugh, A. 2003. "Modeling Diffusion of Computer Networking in North Africa" International Telecommunications Society regional conference, Perth, Australia, June 22-24, 2003.
Kavanaugh, A. and Schmitz, J. 2002. "What Difference does Community Networking Make? A Comparative Case Study" Panel on Community and Technology, National Communication Association, New Orleans, November 21-23, 2002.
Kavanaugh, A. 2001. Community Computer Networks: Best Practice and Lessons Learned. Panel presentation at the International Communication Association conference, San Francisco, May 23-24, 2001.
Kavanaugh, A. 2001. Community Computer Networking and Development Communication (World Bank workshop with Everett Rogers), sponsored by the Office of Development Communication, The World Bank, December 6, 2001.
Kavanaugh, A. 2001. The Use and Social Impact of Information Technology on the Non-Profit and Public Sectors: Comparative case study of community computer networks. US Department of Commerce, conference on Networks for People, December 6-7, 2001.
Kavanaugh, A. 1999. "Education via Wireless Internet: the role of satellite communications" for the NGO conference in conjunction with the third United Nations conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE 99), Vienna, July 19-30, 1999.
Kavanaugh, A. 1997. "The Use and Impact of the Internet among Businesses in a Networked Community." Wireless Communications Conference, sponsored by the Center for Wireless Technology, VT, Roanoke, VA, October 23, 1997.
Kavanaugh, A. 1996. "Social Capital in Community Networks: Preliminary Evidence" presentation for the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), December 15-18, 1996.
Kavanaugh, A. 1990. "The Role of Institutional Autonomy in Telecommunications Sector Development: A Comparative Case Study" invited paper presented (in French) at Maghreb et Maitrise Technologique Conference sponsored by the American Institute of Maghribi Studies, Tunis, June 4-6, 1990.
Kavanaugh, A. 1983. "The Use of Satellites for International Education," presentation for the annual congress of the International Aeronautical Federation, Budapest, October 19, 1983.
Kavanaugh, A. 1982. "Outer Space and Environmental Studies: A Model for Internationalizing Education via Satellite" presented at NGO conference in association with the United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE 82) Vienna, August 5-8, 1982.
Invited Talks and Invitation-only Roundtables
United States-European Union Atlantis Program Conference (meeting of funded project directors and participants) March 18-20, 2007, Brussels, Belgium. Working meetings and workshops with collaborators and other funded project teams in US-EU Atlantis Program. Funded by US Department of Education and the European Commission.
Planning Retreat for Research Program on Online Communities (invitation only), sponsored by the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California, April 3-5, 2005.
"Learning in Communities" Workshop, led by John M. Carroll (with support from the National Science Foundation) School of Information Sciences & Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, College Park, PA. August 15-17, 2005.
"IT and the States Planning Workshop" Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences. Washington, D.C. July 15-16, 2004.
"The Digital Divide: Research review and recommendations" (Roundtable). Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences. December 7, 2001.
"Digital Democracy" presentation for the National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board. Workshop on "Digital Democracy: Exploring the Promise of Information Technology in Promoting Participation in the Political Process." June 1-2, 2000.
"Data Collection on the Digital Divide" panel presentation for the National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board. Workshop on "Exploring the Digital Divide: Charting the Terrain of Technology Access and Opportunity." May 1-2, 2000.
"The Effect of Computer Networking on Families in Rural Virginia " conference on 'The Family and the Internet', sponsored by the Public Policy Center of the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. May 4, 1999.
"Information Technology and Knowledge for International Development: The American Experience." (Roundtable) The World Bank, Benton Foundation and US Department of Commerce, June 25, 1999.
"The Role of the Internet in K-12 Education Reform." Guest Speaker Series, full day workshop, Spring Branch Independent School District. Houston, Texas, February 16, 1999.
"Is Public Education in our Future?" (Panel presentation with Steven Hodas) annual conference of the Public Education Network, Washington, D.C., November 16-17, 1998.
"Workable Mechanisms for Meeting Community Needs" for conference on 'Society and Information Infrastructure: The Next Generation' sponsored by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, US Department of Commerce. December 8-9, 1998.
"The Role of Networking in Governance and Civic Engagement" invited panelist for annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration (Regions III/IV) entitled Next Work: Public Administration in the 21st Century, June 25-26, 1998.
"The Internet in North Africa and Iran." Guest Speaker Series, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University, February 13, 1998.
"Pushing the Envelope: Connecting parents, teachers and children in educational collaboration." Guest speaker, Institute for Educational Dialogue Series. Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) of Nassau County, Long Island, NY. January 15, 1998
"Longitudinal Trends in a Networked Community." Faculty Seminar Series, Department of Communication Studies, VT, December 5, 1997.
Kavanaugh, A. and S. Laughon. "The Internet Style of Learning vs. Traditional Learning Styles: Findings of a National Science Foundation Study" conference of the Virginia Education Association (District 1), Abingdon, VA, October 7, 1997.
Panel Chair and Discussant, "International Perspectives on the Impact of Communication Technologies" International Communications Association, May 25, 1996.
"Evaluating the Use and Impact of Networking on K-12 Education Reform," research presentation for National Science Foundation sponsored conference entitled "Enhancing Instruction in Science, Mathematics and Technology," Roanoke, VA, March 11, 1996.
"Assessing Your Investment in the Internet," luncheon address to the Virginia Municipal League, Roanoke, VA, October 21, 1996.
"Lofty Visions, Lessons Learned: The Role of Universities in Community Networking." EDUCOM annual meeting, University of Pennsylvania, October 11-12, 1996.
"The Impact of the Telecommunication Reform Act of 1996." Panel sponsored by the VT Center for the Study of Science in Society, Blacksburg, VA, April 2, 1996.
"The Internet in the Arab World." US State Department conference sponsored by the Peace Corps, United States Information Service, Washington, D.C., March 2, 1996.
"Community Networking: Lessons from Experience" Virginia Tech Choices and Challenges 10th annual forum, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Blacksburg, VA, March 30, 1995.
"The Use of Fiber Optic Technology in Education" for conference entitled "The Road to the Future: A Ninth District Telecommunications Conference" sponsored by Congressman Rick Boucher, Blacksburg, VA, July 18, 1994.
"Improved Techniques for Information Use and Access." Invited presentation on the Blacksburg Electronic Village to the National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., August 15, 1993.
"The Social Impact of Mass Media in Less Developed Countries," guest lecture (in French) sponsored by the US State Department, United States Information Service. School of Journalism, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco, April 21, 1992.
"The Role of Telecommunications in Economic Development," guest lecture (in French), sponsored by the US State Department, United States Information Service. School of Information Sciences, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco, April 23, 1992.
Book Reviews
Calabrese, Andrew and Jean-Claude Burgelman (eds.). 1999. Communication, Citizenship, and Social Policy: Rethinking the limits of the welfare state. Laham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Reviewed in Journal of Communication, 2000 (Spring) Vol. 51, No. 1.
Hudson, Heather E. 1996. Global Connections: Telecommunications Infrastructure and Policy. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, Mahwah: N.J: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Reviewed in Journal of International Communication 1999, Vol 6, No. 1 (June).
Mody, B., J. M. Bauer, J. D. Straubhaar (eds.). 1995. Telecommunications Politics: Ownership and Control of the Information Highway in Developing Countries. Mahwah: N.J: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Reviewed in Journal of International Communication 1999, Vol. 6, No. 1 (June).
William Kingston, 1984. The Political Economy of Innovation, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. Reviewed in Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, vol. 6, no. 2 (1988): 241.
Grant Reports
Kavanaugh, A., Isenhour, P. Perez-Quinones, M. and Dunlap, D. 2004-05, 2006-07, 2007-08. Modeling Online Participation in Local Government (IIS-0429274). Annual and Final reports for the National Science Foundation, Digital Government Program.
Kavanaugh, A., Schmitz, J. and Patterson, S. 2002. The Use and Social Impact of Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance upon Local Public and Nonprofit Sectors: An Assessment of Community Networks. Final Grant Report, US Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA #50-SBN-TOC-1033), 1999-2001.
Kavanaugh, A. "Planning for the Education and Health Needs of Rural Appalachia: A Wireless Solution," Final grant report, US Department of Commerce, Public Telecommunications Facilities Program, October 1999-September 2000.
Kavanaugh, A. and J. Burton. (1999) "The Role of Computer Networking in K-12 Education Reform" Final Grant Report, National Science Foundation.
Kavanaugh, A. and Cohill, A. "Building Community in Rural America: A Replicable Model for Networking." US Department of Commerce, Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program. Quarterly and final grant reports (1995-1998).
Dodl, N., R. Ehrich, D. Hix and A. Kavanaugh. (1996) "Planning for Virtual Schools in Electronic Villages." Final grant report, National Science Foundation.
Patterson, S., A. Bishop and A. Kavanaugh. (1993) "Evaluation of the Blacksburg Electronic Village Pilot Group of Users." Final grant report, Council on Library Resources.
Other Articles in Print
Kavanaugh, A. 2003. Community Networks and Civic Engagement: A social network approach. The Good Society 11 (3), 17-24.
Kavanaugh, A. 1999. Continued Control: Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria, special issue "The Global Village? How New Media are Transforming the Middle East." Middle East Insight. Vol. XIV, No. 2 (March-April): 56-57, 78.
Kavanaugh, A. 1995. A Cheval! The Information Superhighway in North Africa. Tunisian Scientific Magazine 9, (1&2): 10-15.
Kavanaugh, A. 1992. Le Role de l'Autonomie de l'Institution dans l'Approvisionnement des Telecommunications: Une etude comparative de cas. Communications et Informatique 40 (February, part 1): 30-35, and 41 (April, part 2).
Kavanaugh, A. 1986. Survey Analysis of University Telecommunications Systems. Business Communication Review. (November): 9-12.
Kavanaugh, A. 1985. Making Way for the New Order. Chronicle of International Communication VI , 7 (1): 7-9.
Kavanaugh, A. 1983. NCIES Language and Culture Learning Model, Association of Departments of Foreign Languages Bulletin (Fall).
Kavanaugh, A. 1982. Be There Now: Learning Languages by Satellite. Satellite Communications , 6, (7): 54-58.
Professional Organizations and Service
| Board of Directors: | Digital Government Society of North America (DGSNA), 2008-2009 |
| Board of Directors: | International Telecommunications Society (ITS), 2002-2008 |
| Chair: | Web Communications Committee, DG Society, 2007-08 |
| Co-Chair: | Marketing & Promotions Committee, ITS, 2006-08 |
| Member: | Web Development Committee, ITS, 2006-08 |
| Member: | Program Committee, DIAC conference, June 26-28, 2008 |
| Editor: | ABET Accreditation Report, VT CS Department, 2006-08 |
| Member: |
| | Association for Computing Machinery |
| | Association of Internet Researchers |
| | Digital Government Society of North America |
| | Computing Professionals for Social Responsibility |
| | International Communication Association |
Referee: Reviews for proposals, journal articles, book chapters and conference papers
- Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing (DIAC) 2008
- Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, '06, 07
- Journal of Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 1998, 2000, 2006
- Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 2005, 06, 07
- National Research Initiative, Cooperative Research Extension, Education and Service, US Department of Agriculture, May 2004 (Proposals).
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration, US Department of Commerce, Technology Opportunities Program, 1994-96, 2002-03 (Proposals).
- The Internet Encyclopedia. Hossein Bidgoli (Ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2004.
- Communities and Technologies, Amsterdam, September 2003 (conference).
- Transactions of Computer-Human Interaction (ToCHI), 2002, 2003.
- The Information Society, 2002, 2005. 2007, 2008
- Broadcast and Electronic Arts, 2001.
- Electronic Journal of Communication, 2000.
- International Communication Association, 1996, 2000 (conference papers).
Graduate Student Advisory Committees (Co-Chair unless noted):
2007-present Sziu-Chia Lu, Computer Science, PhD
2006-present B. Joon Kim, Public Administration & Policy, PhD
2007-present Shahtab Wahid, Computer Science, PhD (member)
2006-2008 Candida Tauro, Computer Science, MS
2004-2006 Jaideep Godara, Industrial & Systems Engineering, MS
2005-2007 Jon Howarth, Computer Science, PhD (member)
2002-2007: Jamika Burge, Computer Science, PhD (member)
2005-2006 Alain Fabian, Computer Science, MS (member)
2001-2005: Jason Snook, Computer Science, MS, PhD
Languages: French (good); Persian/Farsi (fair)
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