Lois Scheidt

Doctoral Candidate, ABD. Indiana University in Information Science specializing in Computer-Mediated Communication.

Dissertation Prospectus: Scholarly and producer perceptions of genre in adolescent weblogs (http://bit.ly/hs5YMG).

Dissertation Committee:

Susan Herring, Professor of Information Science, School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), Chair.
Mary L. Gray, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Culture
Ying Ding, Assistant Professor of Information Science, SLIS member.
Gary Ingersoll, Emeritus Professor of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, Outside Minor Representative (interdisciplinary minor in Adolescence);
Norman Denzin, Research Professor of Communications, Professor of Sociology, Professor of Cinema Studies, Professor of Criticism and Interpretive Theory (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), additional member.

I successfully defended my qualifying paper Diary Weblogs as Genre (http://bit.ly/f40rWv) on May 7, 2009.

Advisory committee:

Susan Herring, Professor of Information Science, School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), Chair.
John Paolillo, Associate Professor, SLIS and School of Informatics, SLIS Representative;
Gary Ingersoll, Emeritus Professor of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, Outside Minor Representative (interdisciplinary minor in Adolescence);
Norman Denzin, Research Professor of Communications, Professor of Sociology, Professor of Cinema Studies, Professor of Criticism and Interpretive Theory (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), additional member;
Eric Peterson, Professor Communication and Journalism (University of Maine) additional member.

M.I.S. Indiana University specializing in Human Computer Interaction. Awarded August 2001.

M.P.A. Indiana University specializing in Human Resources Management. Awarded May 1989.

B.S. Ball State University in Technical Theatre. Awarded May 1983.

Web Markup & Style Coding, Indiana University, completed June 7, 2012

Distance Learning Certification, Blackboard 9.1, IvyTech Community College, Bloomington IN, awarded August 21, 2011.

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Basic Course in Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research, completed June 29, 2010. Including optional modules:

Research with Children Module.
Internet Research, SBR Module.
IRB Members, Stage 1 Module.

Distance Learning Certification, Blackboard 8.0, IvyTech Community College, Bloomington IN, awarded May 7, 2010.

IvyTech Community College, Bloomington, Indiana. Adjunct Faculty. Computer Information Systems (May 2011 - present).

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Adjunct Faculty. School of Library and Information Science (January 2011 - present).

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Graduate Assistant. Faculty Council Office (January 2010 - May 2011).

IvyTech Community College, Bloomington, Indiana. Adjunct Instructor. School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, (January 2010-May 2010).

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Research Assistant. Sociology Department and Instructional Support Services, Campus Instructional Consulting, Visual Methods Project (December 2007 - March 2009).

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Columbus, Indiana. Adjunct Instructor. School of Informatics, (August 2006 - December 2006).

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, Indiana. Teaching Fellow. School of Informatics, (August 2005 - May 2006).

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, Indiana. Teaching Assistant. School of Informatics, (January 2005 - May 2005).

Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC), Columbus, Indiana. Adjunct Instructor. Communication Studies, (August 2003 - April 2004).

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Research Assistant, School of Library and Information Science (August 2001 - July 2004).

Oakland City College, Oakland City, Indiana. Adjunct Instructor. Adult Degree Program (Management Courses), (February 1994 - September 1994).

Awards

Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-40) Best Paper Nominee: Herring, S. C., Paolillo, J., Ramos-Vielba, I., Kouper, I., Wright, E., Stoerger, S., Scheidt, L. A., & Clark, B. (2007). Language networks on LiveJournal. In Proceedings of the Forty Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-40). Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Press.

Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-38) Best Paper Nominee: Herring, S. C., Kouper, I., Paolillo, J., Scheidt, L. A., Tyworth, M., Welsch, P., Wright, E., & Yu, N. (2005, January). Conversations in the blogosphere: A social network analysis "from the bottom up". Proceedings of the Thirty-eighth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-38). Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Press.

Edublog 2004 Best Research Based Blog Nominee (2004, December): Scheidt, L. A. Professional-Lurker: Comments by an academic in cyberspace.

Edublog 2004 Best Blogged Paper Award (2004, December 10): Herring, S. C., Scheidt, L. A., Bonus, S., & Wright, E. (2004, January). Bridging the gap: A genre analysis of weblogs. Proceedings of the Thirty-seventh Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-37). Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Press.

Grants

Travel Award to the 8th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana IL (2012, May 16-19). Indiana University, School of Library and Information Science, $350.

Associate Faculty Professional Development Grant, IUPUI, Indianapolis, Indiana, $350 to attend the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2-5, 2007.

Future Faculty Teaching Fellowship (FFTF), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Fellowship was served as a faculty member of the School of Informatics, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN. $8000 per semester for academic year 2005-2006.

Digital Generations Conference Fee Waiver, (2004, May), London. $174.97 (£100 conversion as of May 15, 2004).

Women in Science Program (WISP) Grant, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (2003, December 23), $500 to attend the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-37).

Teaching Research Ethics Workshop, Poynter Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (2003, May 14-17), $300.

Travel Award to the Society for Research on Adolescents Bi-annual Conference, New Orleans (2002, April 11-14) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), $750.

Travel Award to the 2nd Association of Internet Researchers Conference, Minneapolis, MN (2001, October 10-14). Indiana University, School of Library and Information Science, $300.

Media Interviews

Interviewed and quoted in the Boston Globe, A window into their lives: For teenage girls, writing about their lives online is another way to stay connected with friends (http://bit.ly/gzHhWI) by Irene Sege, April 4, 2008.

Interviewed live on XM and ABC Radio's, the Satellite Sisters show, on teens, parents, and the internet, August 21, 2007.

Interviewed and quoted in the Back-to-school tips from Indiana University (http://bit.ly/dPwXuE), July 16, 2007.

Interviewed and quoted in the Bloomington Herald-Times, Girls gone wired: Teens take innermost thoughts online by Sarah Morin, July 7, 2005.

Publications

Book Chapters

Weems, M. E.; White, C. J.; McHatten, P. A.; Shelley, C.; Bond, T.; Brown, R. N.; Melina, L.; Scheidt, L. A.; Goode, J.; De Carteret, P.; & Wyatt, J. (2008). Heartbeats: Exploring the power of qualitative research expressed as Auto/Ethnograpic performance texts. In N. K. Denzin & M. D. Giardina (Eds.), Qualitative Inquiry and the Politics of Evidence (pp. 270-287). Walnut Creek CA: Left Coast Press.

Herring, S. C., Scheidt, L. A., Kouper, I., & Wright, E. (2006). A longitudinal content analysis of weblogs: 2003-2004. In Tremayne, M. (Ed.), Blogging, citizenship and the future of media. London: Routledge. http://tinyurl.com/2fujal7

Scheidt, L. A. (2006). Adolescent diary weblogs and the unseen audience. In Buckingham, D. and Willett, R. (Ed.), Digital generations: Children, young people and new media. London: Lawrence Erlbaum. http://tinyurl.com/26lodhl

Herring, S. C., Kouper, I., Scheidt, L. A., & Wright, E. (2004). Women and children last: The discourse construction of weblogs. In L. J. Gurak, S. Antonijevic, L. Johnson, C. Ratliff, & J. Reyman (Eds.), Into the blogosphere: Rhetoric, community, and culture of weblogs. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota. http://tinyurl.com/286xb2

Scheidt, L. A. & Wright, E. (2004). Common visual design elements of weblogs. In L. J. Gurak, S. Antonijevic, L. Johnson, C. Ratliff, & J. Reyman (Eds.), Into the blogosphere: Rhetoric, community, and culture of weblogs. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota. http://tinyurl.com/397w8zr.

Journal Articles

Weems, M. E.; White, C. J.; McHatten, P. A.; Shelley, C.; Bond, T.; Brown, R. N.; Melina, L.; Scheidt, L. A.; Goode, J.; De Carteret, P.; & Wyatt, J. (2009). Heartbeats: Exploring the power of qualitative research expressed as Auto/Ethnographic performance texts. Qualitative Inquiry, 15(5), 843-858.

Herring, S. C., Scheidt, L. A., Wright, E., & Bonus, S. (2005). Weblogs as a bridging genre. Information, Technology, & People, 18(22), 142-171. http://tinyurl.com/2apfecq

Proceedings

Herring, S. C., Paolillo, J., Ramos-Vielba, I., Kouper, I., Wright, E., Stoerger, S., Scheidt, L. A., & Clark, B. (2007). Language networks on LiveJournal. In Proceedings of the Forty Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-40). Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Press. http://tinyurl.com/26b7jyq

Herring, S. C., Kouper, I., Paolillo, J., Scheidt, L. A., Tyworth, M., Welsch, P., Wright, E., & Yu, N. (2005). Conversations in the blogosphere: A social network analysis "from the bottom up". Proceedings of the Thirty-eighth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-38). Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Press. http://tinyurl.com/2uugwce

Herring, S. C., Scheidt, L. A., Bonus, S., & Wright, E. (2004, January). Bridging the gap: A genre analysis of weblogs. Proceedings of the Thirty-seventh Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-37). Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Press.

Other Publications

Scheidt, L. A. & Quinn, K. (2011, October 9) AIR-L and Community Building: The Impact of the 2009 Default Settings Change on Listserv Participation. Presented at the Association of Internet Researchers General Membership Meeting, Seattle WA. http://bit.ly/tGjEBL

Scheidt, L. A. (July/August 2010). Expert advice: A parent's guide to children's security online. Indiana University Alumni Magazine, 73, 1, 57.

Scheidt, L. A. (2009). Book Review: Jill Walker Rettberg, Blogging. New Media & Society, 11, 1262-1264. http://tinyurl.com/2982zfz

Herring, S. C. & Scheidt, L. A. (2006, February 10). Doing gender in Computer-Mediated Communication: The blogosphere. Presented at Cyberworld Unlimited, Bielefeld Germany. http://tinyurl.com/27xmww9

Scheidt, L. A. (2005, October 9). Teaching Hurricane Katrina. Presented at Internet Generations the meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers, Chicago, IL. http://tinyurl.com/352d5ko

2011

Scheidt, L. A. (2011, May 20). Multi-Method Design for the Study of Adolescents Online: The Human Subjects Process. Presented at Qualitative Inquiry and the Politics of Advocacy, The Seventh International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana, IL.

2009

Scheidt, L. A. (2009, October 17). Drilling down: A look at the digital ways bloggers tell their personal stories. Presented at the School of Library and Information Science Doctoral Research Forum, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. http://tinyurl.com/37x24xo

Scheidt, L. A. (2009, October 8). Genres of diary weblogs produced by adolescent males. Presented at the Internet: Critical meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers, Milwaukee, WI.

2008

Scheidt, L. A. (2008, May 16). Terms of service agreements and research design. Presented at Ethics, Evidence and Social Justice, The Fourth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana, IL. http://tinyurl.com/3ydj2ao

2007

Scheidt, L. A. (2007, October 20). Purposeful keyword searching: Using available tools to build an archive of adolescent blogs. Presented at Internet Research 8.0: Let's Play meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers, Vancouver, CA. http://tinyurl.com/3yu8qme

Herring, S. C., Paolillo, J., Ramos-Vielba, I., Kouper, I., Wright, E., Stoerger, S., Scheidt, L. A., & Clark, B. (2007). Language networks on LiveJournal. In Proceedings of the Forty Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-40). Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Press.

2006

Herring, S. C., Clark, B., Kouper, I., Paolillo, J., Ramos-Vielba, I., Scheidt, L. A., Stoerger, S., & Wright, E. (2006, April 28). Linguistic diversity and language networks on LiveJournal. Presented at Sunbelt XXVI the meeting of the International Sunbelt Social Network, International Network for Social Network Analysis, Vancouver, BC.

2005

Scheidt, L. A. (2005, November 20). The performativity of naming: Adolescent weblog names as a metaphor. Presented at The Health of the Discipline the meeting of National Communication Association (NCA), Boston, MA. http://tinyurl.com/2uyqjsu

Paolillo, J., Herring, S. C., Kouper, I., Mercure, S., Scheidt, L. A., Welsch, P., & Wright, E. (2005, October 8). Conversation and connectivity in the blogosphere. Presented at Internet Generations the meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers, Chicago, IL.

Scheidt, L. A. (2005, September 24). Creating conversation by pressing a link: Which invitations do third-parties accept? (Poster). Presented at the SLIS Ph.D. Conference, Bloomington, IN.

Herring, S. C., Kouper, I., Mercure, S., Paolillo, J., Scheidt, L. A., Welsch, P., & Wright, E. (2005, February 18). Social network dynamics in the blogosphere. Presented at Sunbelt XXV the meeting of the International Network for Social Network Analysis, Redondo Beach, CA.

Herring, S. C., Kouper, I., Scheidt, L. A., & Wright, E. (2005, January 6). From the bottom up: A social network analysis of the "blogosphere". Presented at the Thirty-eighth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-38), Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island, HI. http://tinyurl.com/354gxdv

2004

Scheidt, L. A. (2004, September 21). Addressing the unseen: The audience envisioned for adolescent diary weblogs. Presented at Ubiquity, Association of Internet Researchers, University of Sussex at Brighton, Brighton UK. http://tinyurl.com/2ve8wvz

Wright, E. & Scheidt, L. A. (2004, September 18). Common visual design elements of weblogs. Presented at the SLIS Ph.D. Conference, Bloomington, IN.

Yu, N., Herring, S. C., Kouper, I., Paolillo, J., Scheidt, L. A., Tyworth, M., Welsch, P., & Wright, E. (2004, September 10). Visual analysis of weblog social networks (Poster). Presented at the InfoVis Open House, Bloomington, IN.

Scheidt, L. A. (2004, July 27). Adolescent diary blogs and the unseen audience. Presented at the Digital Generations: Children, Young People, and New Media, The Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media, Institute of Education, University of London, London UK. http://tinyurl.com/2wjp5ab

Scheidt, L. A. (2004, July 15). The adolescent diary blog and its external audience: Who are posts addressing? . Presented at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Mentee Workshop, Arlington, MD.

Scheidt, L. A. (2004, May 31). The adolescent diary blog and its audiences: An external focus. Presented at the meeting of the Console-ing Passions, The International Conference on Television, Audio, Video, New Media and Feminism, New Orleans. http://tinyurl.com/35pf2nv

Scheidt, L. A. (2004, May 29). Buxom girls and boys in baseball hats: Adolescent avatars in graphical chat spaces. Presented at the meeting of the 54th Annual Conference, International Communication Association, New Orleans. http://tinyurl.com/3ymrn9j

Scheidt, L. A. (2004, April 8). "Dear blog:" A look at adolescent diary blogs and their audiences. Presented at the meeting of the SW/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations, San Antonio, TX.

Herring, S. C., Scheidt, L. A., Bonus, S., & Wright, E. (2004, January 6). Updatability, interactivity, community: Blogs as bridging genre. Presented at Thirty-seventh Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-37), Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island Hawaii.

2003

Herring, S. C., Scheidt, L. A., Wright, E., & Bonus, S. (2003, October 16). Beyond the unusual: Weblogs as genre. Presented at Broadening the Band the meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers, Toronto, Ontario.

Scheidt, L. A. (2003, September 5). Does avatar use increase communicative events: Girls yes boys no. Presented at the New Research for New Media, Minneapolis, MN. http://tinyurl.com/2wyczv8

Scheidt, L. A. (2003, April 26). Brandon Carl Vedas, The first online suicide: Does the news media have it right? Presented at the Computer-Supported Interaction Conference, Oxford, OH.

2002

Scheidt, L. A. (2002, April 19). Managing the flamingo: Politeness in an adolescent chatroom. Presented at the Computer-Supported Interaction Conference, Oxford, OH.

2001

Scheidt, L. A. (2001, October 12). Adolescent avatars in graphical chat spaces. Presented at the InterConnections meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers, Minneapolis, MN.

2008

Scheidt, L. A. & Kouper, I. (Organizers). (2008, May 16). Applying and extending qualitative inquiry to internet research: Processes and techniques. Presented at Ethics, Evidence and Social Justice, The Fourth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana, IL.

2007

Scheidt, L. A. & Kouper, I. (Organizers). (2007, October 20). Stages of blog research: Designing methodologies, constructing samples, and dealing with human subjects issues. Presented at Internet Research 8.0: Let's Play meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers, Vancouver, CA.

Kouper, I. & Scheidt, L. A. (Organizers). (2007, October 20). Behind the scenes: Methods for studying genres, content and structure of blogs. Presented at Internet Research 8.0: Let's Play meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers, Vancouver, CA.

* indicates a new course developed.
** indicates a required/core course.
*** indicates a complete revision of a previously taught course.

Indiana University - Bloomington

IU S544. Gender and Computerization (3 credits)

Spring 2011 Final evaluations (unavailable at this time)

Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC)

I101. Introduction to Informatics** *** (4 credits).

Fall 2006 Final evaluations (http://tinyurl.com/2c8kclt).

I101. Introduction to Informatics** (4 credits).

Spring 2006 Final evaluations (http://tinyurl.com/25jwbap)

C180. Introduction to Interpersonal Communication* ** (3 credits).

Spring 2004 Midterm evaluations (http://tinyurl.com/2uaehwv) & Final evaluations (http://tinyurl.com/39xrde6)

R110. Fundamentals of Speech Communication* ** (3 credits).

Fall 2003 Midterm evaluations (http://tinyurl.com/29m5wnb) & Final evaluations (http://tinyurl.com/29tnx63)

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

I101. Introduction to Informatics** (4 credits).

Spring 2006 Final evaluations (http://tinyurl.com/23exvwm)

I101. Introduction to Informatics* ** (4 credits).

Fall 2005 Final evaluations (http://tinyurl.com/25gdg6e)

IvyTech Community College

CINS 101. Introduction to Microcomputers (3 credits)

Fall 2011 Final evaluations (unavailable at this time)

CINS 102. Information Systems Fundamentals (3 credits)

Fall 2011

Face-to-face Final evaluations (unavailable at this time)

Online Final evaluations (unavailable at this time)

Summer 2011 (Hybrid)

CINS 157. Web Site Development (3 credits)

Fall 2011 Final evaluations (unavailable at this time)

Summer 2011

CINS 257. Advanced Web Design* (3 credits)

Fall 2011 Final evaluations (unavailable at this time)

IVYT 107. Professional Presence (Hybrid 8 weeks) (1 credit)

Spring 2010

Session 2 (8-weeks) Final evaluations (http://tinyurl.com/2efr2x7)
Session 1 (8-weeks) Final evaluations (http://tinyurl.com/24fh68f)

IVYT 104. Critical Thinking (Hybrid 8 weeks) (1 credit)

Spring 2010

Session 1 (8-weeks) Final evaluations (http://tinyurl.com/23hxnmx)

Oakland City College

BUS 2xx. Introduction to Human Resources* ** (3 credits) [3 sections]

Master's
Committee Membership

Altom, T. (2006). The effect of think-aloud on timed performance in usability testing. Unpublished masters thesis, School of Informatics, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN.

University, Indiana University

2008. Served as a Mock Interviewer, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington IN.

2008. Panelist, Indiana University, School of Education Research Colloquium - Research trends in cyberspace with Human Subjects: From avatars and MySpace to Facebook...and beyond, Bloomington, IN (March 19, 2008).

2003-2012. Student Representative to the Bloomington Campus Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects.

School-level service, School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University (service home)

2001-2002. Webpage Coordinator, Doctoral Student Association.

2001. Coordinator, Doctoral Student Association.

School-level service, IUPUI

2005-2006. Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.

Service to the Profession

Acknowledgement for service to the organization in developing the new ethics statement.

2011 Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award 2011 (http://www.cccsir.com/award_cc.htm), Review Committee Member

2010 Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award 2010 (http://www.cccsir.org/award_cc.htm), Review Committee Member

2009-Present International Association of Qualitative Inquiry, Collaborating Sites Steering Committee Member

2005-2006. ASIST SIG Blogs, Wikis, Podcasting Blog, Co-editor

2004-2006. IRB Narratives Project, Ethics Working Committee, Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR), Data Collection Coordinator

2001-2004. "Adolescent's Online" Listserv, Founder and Moderator

Community Service

2005. Taught "Got Blog?" Workshop*, Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington, IN, (July 19, 2005). Contact = 1.5 hours, 10 adult students.

2005. Taught "Got Blog?" Workshop*, Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington, IN (July 6, 2005). Contact = 1.5 hours, 12 adolescent students.

2000-2002. Instructor, Senior Cybernet, Bloomington, IN.

Peer Review

Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI) Conference; Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Conference; Behavior and Information Technology (BIT); Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication (CATaC) Conference; Education, Communication, and Information (ECaI) ; Feminist Media Studies (FMS); Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS) Conference (various tracks); International Communication Association (ICA) Conference; Journal of Communication; Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JCMC); National Communication Association (NCA) Conference; New Media & Society (NMS); Sex Roles (SR); and Social Science Journal (SSJ)..

Curriculum Vitae

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