Assistant Project

Curriculum Vitae

Abhiyan Humane, PhD Candidate

School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin-

Madison

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Education

PhD - Mass Communication and Journalism (2005-present), University of

Wisconsin-Madison (expected date of Oct. 2010). Major: Mass Communication;

Minor: New Media; GPA 3.59/4

MA - Mass Communication and Journalism (2004), University of Wisconsin-

Madison; GPA 3.8/4

BA - Mass Communication and Journalism (2000), University of Pune, India

BE - Electronics Engineering (1999), VJTI, University of Mumbai, India

Research Interests

New Media

. Online behavior; online consumption and communication patterns

. Social networking, consumer informatics, technology trends

Public Opinion and Political Communication

. Socio-political attitudes; civil liberties, terrorism, science and

religion

. Election campaign coverage

Research Experience

College of Engineering, UW-Madison, Project Assistant (2009-10)

. Survey conceptualization and design, data collection and analysis;

Qualitative (Textual analysis, cloud mapping)

Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System, UW-Madison, Research

Assistant (2006-08)

. Investigated online behavior; participation and consumption, decision-

making strategies of individual users of an interactive health

communication technology system.

Analyzing Media Perspectives (AMP), UW-Madison, Research group leader (2004-

06)

. Successfully managed a research group for entire life-cycle of

research project; from study conceptualization, data collection and

analysis; utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods

Mass Communication Research Center (MCRC), UW -Madison, Research Assistant

(2002-04)

. Worked on research projects using surveys and experiments to

understand media consumption; effects on public opinion, political

behavior and social capital.

Professional Experience

Administrative Project Redesign -Research and Data Analysis Team, UW-

Madison, Project Assistant (2007-08)

. Responsible for gathering data and benchmarking information, and data

analysis to support the redesign and restructuring of UW's IT,

Business and Administrative processes.

International Institute, UW-Madison, Communications Project Assistant (2003-

05)

. Effectively managed the conceptual and strategic designing and

maintenance of the Institute's websites in terms of navigation,

architecture and content.

Educational Resource Development Center, UW-Medical School, Project

Assistant (2001-03)

. Benchmarked and analyzed the use of IT in higher education centers and

universities, made recommendations for hardware integration and

software solutions for data sharing and transfer.

Information Resources and Investment Services, India, Jr. Research

Associate (1999)

. Researched socio-cultural factors as antecedents for financial

investment

Ambedkar Center for Justice and Peace, Research Associate (2005-07)

The Asian Age, Mumbai India, City Correspondent (1999-00)

Teaching Experience: School of Journalism and Mass Communication, UW-

Madison

. Teaching Assistant for Prof. Greg Downey and Prof. Jack Mitchell

(Intro. to Mass Communication, J 201; Spring-2009, Fall-2006, Fall-

2005, Spring-2005)

Fellowships and Research Grants

. Graduate Research Grant ($800), UW-Madison (2007)

. Media Research Grant ($1000), International Communication Association

(ICA), (2007)

. Academic Research Grant ($1500), UW-Madison (2005-06)

. Graduate Research Fellowship ($1000), UW-Madison (2005-06)

. Operations Research Grant ($1000), UW-Madison (2004-05)

. Taraknath Das Foundation Research Grant ($3500), Columbia University,

NY (2005)

Awards

. Graduate Student Mentor Award, The Graduate School, UW-Madison (2008)

. Top Graduate Research Paper, Intl. Communication Association (ICA),

Germany (2006)

. Govt. of Maharashtra's Four Years Academic Scholarship (1994-1998)

Selected Manuscripts in Preparation and Conference Papers

. Online behavior: Exploring News Access and Dissemination patterns

online (2008). Abhiyan Humane. In preparation for Human-Computer

Interaction

. The Public Sphere Revisited: U.S. Newspapers' Coverage of the 2004

Presidential Election Campaign--Abhiyan Humane. Paper presented at ICA

(International Communication Association) Dresden, Germany, 2006

. Exploring the Dynamism of Campaign Coverage: New York Times coverage

of the 2004 Presidential Campaign. Paper presented at Association for

Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, August 3-6, 2006, San

Francisco

. The Media-Cosmopolitanism Nexus: The Effect of Perceived Influence on

Cosmopolitan Attitudes-- Abhiyan Humane. Paper presented at Midwest

Association of Public Opinion Research (MAPOR), Chicago, IL, 2005

. Exploring News Dissemination on the Internet--Abhiyan Humane. Paper

presented at AEJMC convention, Toronto, Canada, 2004

. News Framing of Civic Liberties Restrictions: Conditional Effects on

Security Concerns and Tolerance Judgments -- Abhiyan Humane. Paper

presented at AEJMC Convention, Kansas City, 2003

. Beyond Access: Digital divides, Internet Use and Gratifications

Gained --Abhiyan Humane. Paper presented at International

Communications Association, San Diego, 2003.

. Internet Use and Gratifications Gained: Rethinking the Digital Divide

-- Abhiyan Humane. Paper presented at the MAPOR Annual Conference,

Chicago, 2002.

Computer Literacy

. Platforms: Windows XP, 9x/NT, Macintosh

. Statistical Packages: SPSS, LISREL (Structural Equation Modeling),

HLM, DICTION

. Software Packages : Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office, Photoshop,

PageMaker

. DBMS: Microsoft Access, Excel

Languages

. English, Hindi, Marathi; capable to understand Urdu, Gujarati,

Punjabi, HTML

Organizational and Leadership Experience

. Teaching Assistant Association (AFT/WFT Local #3220), UW-Madison,

Bargaining and Organizing Committee, 2005-08

. Editor and Sub-editor (1999), 'Vritta Vidya,' University of Pune,

India

. Committee Chair for Student Election Commission (1996), VJTI,

University of Mumbai, India

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