Fred Stutzman is a doctoral student, researcher and teaching fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science. Advised by Dr. Gary Marchionini, his dissertation looks at how people use social network sites for support during a life transition. He is also interested in the decisions people make when constructing their online identities. Fred studies quantitative methodologies at the Odum Institute for Research in Social Sciences.

Teaching: Online Social Networks, Spring 2010
Class Meetings: Tuesday, 6:15PM - 8:45PM, Manning 304
Office Hours: Tuesday, 4:30-6PM, and by appointment.

Contact information:
School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
216 Lenoir Drive
100 Manning Hall, CB #3360
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360
Fax: 919-962-8071  (vcard)
Email: fred@fredstutzman.com (PGP Key)
Upcoming Events

  • February 8-10: Participating in the panel "Get Off My e-Lawn: Mulching Youth and Technology" with Amy Bruckman, David Gurzick, Cliff Lampe and Sarita Yardi at CSCW 2010.
  • March 4: Guest Presentation, UNC Information Technology Services.
  • April 2: Presenting a CRADLE Seminar.
  • April 7: Guest Lecture, INLS 200 (Retrieving and Analyzing Information).
  • April 8: Guest Lecture, INLS 890 (Research Design).
  • April 10-15: Presenting "Friends Only: Examining a Privacy-Enhancing Behavior in Facebook" at CHI 2010.
  • April 29: Chairing the "Future of Social Networks" panel at FutureWeb 2010 (at WWW 2010).
  • May 24-26: Attending ICWSM 2010.