Sean A. Munson
I have a passion for design that supports sociability and healthier communities. I'm particularly interested in topics of social capital, trust, political engagement, and community.
My current research focuses on using social software to support positive behavior changes, including behaviors that people are conciously trying to alter and behavior changes that would help achieve a societal goal, even if individuals are not actively trying to make these changes.
I am currently a PhD candidate at the School of Information, University of Michigan and a member of the Michigan Interactive and Social Computing group. My adviser is Paul Resnick.
My research is funded by NSF grant IIS-0916099 and a Yahoo Key Technical Challenge Grant.