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Looking for PhD students!

I am interested in finding new PhD students interested in work and technology, especially work and intelligent machines. You can find more information on the program here. Please get in touch if you have questions or are thinking about applying.

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Researchers turn to “citizen scientists” for help identifying gravitational waves

University of Alabama has a nice article about Gravity Spy.

Other popular press coverage: Citizen scientists join search for gravitational waves, Symmetry Magazine.

National Consortium for Data Science webinar: Humans, Machines, and the Future of Citizen Science:

I recently gave a webinar for the National Consortium for Data Science on Humans, Machines, and the Future of Citizen Science.

Gravity Spy is live!

The Gravity Spy system has gone live. A few stories about the launch:

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Keynote address at the Chais Conference 2016

On 16 February 2016, I gave a keynote address at the Chais Conference 2016 with the title "Citizen Science: Learning to effectively contribute in virtual organizations". A recording of the talk is available on YouTube if you don't see if below.

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Recent citizen science publications

Jastrzebski, S., Henderson, K., McKinnon-Crowley, J., & Crowston, K. (9999). Boundaries of data journalism in U.S. public radio newsrooms. Journalism. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849251324894

Grote, G., Parker, S., & Crowston, K. (9999). Taming artificial intelligence: A theory of control–accountability alignment among AI developers and users. Academy of Management Review. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2023.0117

McKinnon-Crowley, J., Lua, K., Crowston, K., & Henderson, K. (2026). Is this news? : How audiences recognize and evaluate emerging news genres in short-form video social media. Hawai’i International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS).

Bolici, F., Crowston, K., Varone, A., & Fudge, M. (2026). Rethinking programming skills in the age of generative AI. Hawai’i International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS).

Wang, S., McKinnon-Crowley, J., Long, T., Lua, K. L., Henderson, K., Crowston, K., Nickerson, J. V., Hansen, M., & Chilton, L. B. (2026). The role of human creativity in the presence of AI creativity tools at work: A case study on AI-driven content transformation in journalism. Hawai’i International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS).