Professional Resume | Curriculum Vitae | Research portfolio

My primary research interest lies in psychological effects of new media technology. My research advisor is Dr. S. Shyam Sundar. I am affiliated with the Media Effects Research Group (MERG) at PennState and have also served as the Media Effects Research Lab (MERL) coordinator for two years.

I have mainly focused on the importance of user centered research ideas and have strived to understand individual differences in today's new media users. I also find the concept of 'content tailoring' really interesting and so I have conducted a few studies on customization features on myYahoo! and Google News. My research agenda also includes a few projects that differentiate between customization (a user initiated tailoring activity and personalization (a machine initiated tailoring activity). I have also worked a little bit with physiological data. One of the studies I conducted looked at physiological effects of video game play on enjoyment.

Along with a few conference papers, I have also published an encyclopedia entry with Shyam on Human-Computer Interaction which I've been studying for a while.

Here is a copy of my Professional Resume and my Curriculum Vitae . (Needs Adobe Reader).

My research portfolio contains details about some of the projects I've been involved in.

Please send me an email if you would like to see more information about my papers or have any comments.