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RESEARCH FELLOW
Professional Summary

•PhD in media theory, cultural studies, and communications

•Accomplished empirical researcher and prestigious grant recipient

•Experienced writer for diverse audiences, including white papers, policy primers, academic publications, and journalistic outlets like The Atlantic and Al Jazeera America 

•Excellent public speaker, instructor, and conference organizer

•Active collaborator and network builder

•Attuned to emerging technological trends

Experience
May 2016
to
August 2016
Research Fellow
January 2008
to
January 2009
University of Chicago Survey LabResearch Assistant
  • Conducted in-depth qualitative interviews and survey research.
  • Completed data entry, analyzed qualitative data, and used SPSS software.
  • Worked on several different projects for non-profit and academic clients, including the Vanderbilt Center for Nashville Studies.
January 2008
to
January 2009
ChicagoMarket Researcher
  • Conducted Internet, phone, and library research for various corporate clients.
  • Conducted phone interviews and completed survey research.
January 2006
to
January 2007
Kenyon College Davis House Data ProjectDatabase Manager/Archivist
  • Created an undergraduate class using archaeological materials.
  • Oversaw the archiving and scanning of archaeological files; created organizational protocols and used scanner software, as well as a relational database.
  • Managed several student workers and collaborated with college faculty, administrators, IT personnel, and other staff.
  • Wrote a 30-page manual detailing protocols for preservation of archaeological materials for further educational use.
Education
2016
Ph.DDepartment of Media, Culture, and Communication, New York University Wrote dissertation on the rise of digital estate planning and ways of managing digital remains Gained expertise in digital media, social networking websites, preservation and archival practices, computing histories, data mining, and predictive analytics Taught classes on the history of communication, media studies, and media and cultural analysis Organized multiple conferences and panels, presented and published papers, and appeared on Stanford University?s Raw Data podcast
2008
M.A
2006
Master of Arts: Social SciencesSocial Sciences University of Chicago ?? Wrote MA thesis on Facebook memorialization practices ?? Acquired expertise in numerous theoretical perspectives and empirical research methods
Kenyon CollegeB.A: Anthropology, HistoryGPA: Highest honors and distinctionAnthropology, History Highest honors and distinction
Publications
Kneese, T. ?Mourning the Commons: Crowdfunded Funerals and the Sharing Economy.? Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. Special issue on ?Networked Emotions: Interdisciplinary Perspectives to the Remediation of Loss Online.? (under review). Kneese, T. ?Mediating Mortality: Transtemporal Illness Blogs and Digital Care Work.? Death Rites,Memory, and Authority: The Anthropology of Death in the Early Twenty-First Century. Palgrave Macmillan Press. (under contract). Robles-Anderson, E., T. Kneese, E. Harmon, M. Mazmanian, and P. Sengers. ?Time-machine: Notes from the Field onTemporality and Computing.? First Monday. (under review). Kneese, T. (2016). ?Airport iPads are a New Way to Alienate Labor.? Al Jazeera America. Opinions. http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2016/1/airport-ipads-are-a-new-way-to-alienate-labor.html. Korn, J. U. and T. Kneese (2015). ?Guest Editors? Introduction: Feminist Approaches to Social Media Research: History, Activism, and Values.? Feminist Media Studies (15:4), 707-710. DOI: 10.1080/14680777.2015.1053713. Kneese, T., A. Rosenblat, and d. boyd. (2014). "Technologically Mediated Artisanal Production." Data & Society Working Paper, October 15. Kneese, T., A. Rosenblat, and d. boyd. (2014). ?Understanding Fair Labor Practices in a Networked Age.? Data & Society Working Paper, October 15. Rosenblat, A., T. Kneese, and d. boyd. (2014). ?Understanding Intelligent Systems.? Data & Society Working Paper, October 15. Rosenblat, A., T. Kneese, and d. boyd. (2014). ?Workplace Surveillance.? Data & Society Working Paper, October 15. Rosenblat, A., T. Kneese, and d.boyd (2014). ?Networked Employment Discrimination.? Data & Society Working Paper, October 15. Kneese, T. (2014). ?QR Codes for the Dead.? The Atlantic, http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/05/qr-codes-for-the-dead/370901/. Kneese, T. (2014). ?Death Stares.? The New Inquiry, http://thenewinquiry.com/essays/death-stares/. Rosenblat, A., T. Kneese, and d. boyd (2014). ?Algorithmic Accountability.? Data & Society Working Paper, The Social, Cultural & Ethical Dimensions of ?Big Data", March 17. Kneese, T., A. Rosenblat, and d. boyd. (2014). ?Data Supply Chains.? Data & Society Working Paper, The Social, Cultural & Ethical Dimensions of ?Big Data", March 17. Kneese, T., A. Rosenblat, and d. boyd (2014). ?Inequalities and Asymmetries.? Data & Society Working Paper, The Social, Cultural & Ethical Dimensions of ?Big Data", March 17. Rosenblat, A., T. Kneese, and d. boyd. (2014). ?Inferences and Connections.? Data & Society Working Paper, The Social, Cultural & Ethical Dimensions of ?Big Data", March 17. Rosenblat, A., T. Kneese, and d. boyd. (2014). ?Interpretation Gone Wrong.? Data & Society Working Paper, The Social, Cultural & Ethical Dimensions of ?Big Data", March 17. Rosenblat, A., T. Kneese, and d. boyd. (2014). ?Predicting Human Behavior.? Data & Society Working Paper, The Social, Cultural & Ethical Dimensions of ?Big Data", March 17. BOOK REVIEWS On the Existence of Digital Objects, review in Public Books, June 2016 (forthcoming) CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED TALKS Social Media and the Life Cycle,? Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Barcelona, Spain, September 2016. Digital Afterlives,? Raw Data podcast, Episode 9, Stanford University, March 2, 2016, https://soundcloud.com/rawdatapodcast/episode-9-the-digital-afterlife. Digital Afterlives and Care Work,? Crowdsourcing Care: Health, Debility, and Dying in a Digital Age symposium, University of Washington, February 19, 2016. Spiritual Machines: Transhumanist Temporalities and Startup Culture,? Humanism and Its Prefixes Conference, Department of Rhetoric, UC Berkeley, October 3-4, 2015. An Introduction to Digital Afterlives,? Introductory Symposium, Consortium for History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, Philadelphia, September 10, 2015. Mining the Dead: Predictive Analytics and the Afterlives of Social Data," with Xiaochang Li, Society for Cinema & Media Studies, Montreal, March 25-29, 2015. Transtemporal Illness Blogs and Digital Care Work,? Illness Narratives, Networked Subjects, Intimate Publics, Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, NYU, November 14, 2014. Coffins as Commons: Crowdfunded funerals, neoliberalism, and the gift economy,? Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 20-23, 2014. SNS Mourning Work as Affective Labor,? Feminist Approaches to Social Media Round Table, International Communication Association, Seattle, WA, May 22-26, 2014. Mining the Dead: Predictive Analytics and the Afterlives of Social Data,? with Xiaochang Li, Intel Science & Technology Center for Social Computing All-Hands Retreat, Atlanta, GA, May 19-21, 2014. SNS Mourning Work as Affective Labor,? Feminist Approaches to Social Media workshop, Console-ing Passions, Columbia, Missouri, April 10-12, 2014. Smart Headstones: The Digital Shrine as Public Space,? The Anthropology of Death: Social Change, Religion, and Syncretism, American Anthropological Association, Chicago, Illinois, November 20-24, 2013. 3D Printing as Futuristic Nostalgia,? co-authored with Kari Hensley, Cultural Studies Association, Columbia College, Chicago, May 23-26, 2013. Smart Headstones,? Intel Science & Technology Center for Social Computing All-Hands Retreat, University of California, Irvine, May 20-23, 2013. Pulling a Death Switch?: Digital Afterlives and the Death of Mourning,? Mass Mourning: Objects, Affects, Publics, American Anthropological Association, San Francisco, California, November 14-18, 2012. Recuperating the Promise of Digital Immortality,? Sociology Students Association Conference, The Graduate Center, CUNY, November 5, 2010. The Digital Afterlife: Personhood and Property in Facebook Memorialization,? Cultural Studies Association Conference, University of California, Berkeley, March 18-20, 2010. JOURNALS EDITED Feminist Media Studies (2015), 15:4, 707- 722, Commentary and Criticism, ?Feminist Approaches to Social Media,? co-edited with Jenny Ungbha Korn.
Skills
HTML and CSS Expert in PowerPoint/Keynote, MS Word, and Excel Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and WordPress Knowledge of SPSS and database software Expert knowledge of social media and automation trends, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • University of Chicago Survey Lab
  • Kenyon College Davis House Data Project

School Attended

  • Kenyon College

Job Titles Held:

  • Research Fellow
  • Research Assistant
  • Market Researcher
  • Database Manager/Archivist

Degrees

  • Ph.D
    M.A
    Master of Arts : Social Sciences
    B.A : Anthropology, History

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