Publications

Refereed Publications

Huffaker, D., Wang, J., Treem, J.,  Ahmad, M.A., Fullerton, L., Williams, D.,  Poole, M.S., Contractor, N. (2009). The Social Behaviors of Experts in Massive Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games.  Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering. Vancouver, Canada, August 29-31.  Download PDF

Calvert, S.L. Strouse, G.A., Strong, B.L., Huffaker, D.A., Lai, S. (2008). Preadolescent Girls’ and Boy’s Virtual MUD Play.  Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 30(3), pp.  250-26.  Abstract

Huffaker, D. (2008). Let Them Blog: Using Weblogs to Promote Literacy in K-12 Education. In Zaphiris, P. & Ang, C.E. (Eds.), Human Computer Interaction: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications. Hersey, PA: Information Science Reference, pp. 1484-1502. Download PDF

Huffaker, D. & Lai, J. (2007). Motivating Online Expertise-Sharing for Informal Learning: The Influence of Age and Tenure in Knowledge Organizations. Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT07), Niigata, Japan, July 18-20. Download PDF

Cramer, M., Zutty, D., Foucault, B., Huffaker, D., Derby, D. & Cassell, J. (2007). Everything in Moderation: The Effects of Adult Moderators in Online Youth Communities. In Steinfield, C.; Pentland, B.T.; Ackerman, M.; Contractor, N. (Eds.). Proceedings of Communities and Technologies 2007. Berlin: Springer. Download PDF

Cassell, J., Huffaker, D., Tversky, D. & Ferriman, K. (2006). The Language of Online Leadership: Gender and Youth Engagement on the Internet. Developmental Psychology, 42(3). Download PDF

Huffaker, D., Jorgensen, J., Iacobelli, F., Tepper, P. and Cassell, J. (2006). Computational Measures for Language Similarity across Time in Online Communities. Proceedings of the Analyzing Conversations in Text and Speech (ACTS) Workshop at HLT-NAACL 2006, New York City, June 8. Download PDF

Huffaker, D. and Calvert S.L. (2005). Gender, Identity and Language Use in Teenage Blogs. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 10(2). Go to Online Journal

Cassell, J., Huffaker, D., Ferriman, K. & Tversky, D. (2005). How to Win a World Election: Emergent Leadership in an International Online Community. In van den Besselaar, P., De Michelis, G., Preece, J. & Simone, C. (Eds.), Communities and Technologies 2005. Springer: Netherlands. Download PDF

Huffaker, D. (2004). The Educated Blogger: Using Weblogs to Promote Literacy in the Classroom. First Monday (9)6, 2004. Go to Online Journal

Huffaker, D. (2004). Spinning Yarns around a Digital Fire: Storytelling and Dialogue among Youth on the Internet. Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 1. Download PDF Originally published in First Monday (9)1. Go to Online Journal

Huffaker, D. A., & Calvert, S. L. (2003). The New Science of Learning: Active Learning, Metacognition, and Transfer of Knowledge in e-Learning Applications. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 29(3), 325-334. Download PDF

Huffaker, D. (2003). Reconnecting the Classroom: E-Learning Pedagogy in U.S. Public High Schools. Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 19(3), 356-370. Go to Online Journal

Refereed Conference Presentations

Wang, J., Huffaker, D., Treem, J., Fullerton, L., Ahmad, M.A., Williams, D., Poole, M.S., Contractor, N. (2009). Focused on the Prize: Characteristics of Experts in Virtual Worlds.  Presented to the Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association (ICA).  Chicago, IL, May 21-25, 2009.

Huffaker, D. (2009). The Social Capital of Online Leaders.  Presented to the 29th International SUNBELT Social Networks Conference.  San Diego, CA, March 10-15, 2009.  Nominated for the INSNA 2009 Microsoft Prize.

Ahmad, M.A., Huffaker, D., Wang, J., Treem, J., Fullerton, L., Poole, M.S., Contractor, N. (2009). Social & Collaboration Networks in Multiparty Online Games. Presented to the 29th International SUNBELT Social Networks Conference.  San Diego, CA, March 10-15, 2009.

Huffaker, D. (2008).  Communication Traits and Interaction Styles of Leaders in Online Communities. Presented to IBM TJ Watson HCI Symposium.  Hawthorne, NY, November 20-21.

Huffaker, D., Swaab, R. and Diermeier, D. (2008). The Language of Coalition Formation in Multiparty Online Negotiations. Presented to the International Communication Association (ICA) Conference. Montreal, Canada. May 22-26.

Huffaker, D. (2007). Leadership and Diffusion in Online Communities: Features of Language Use, Identity and Social Structure. Presented to the Doctoral Consortium at the 3rd International Conference e-Social Science 2007. Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 7-9.

Huffaker, D. (2006). Teen Blogs Exposed: The Private Lives of Teens Made Public. Presented to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in St. Louis, MO., February 16-19.

Master’s Thesis

Huffaker, D. (2004). Gender Similarities and Differences in Online Identity and Language Use among Teenage Bloggers. Master’s Thesis. Washington D.C.: Georgetown University. Department of Communication, Culture and Technology. Advisor: Sandra Calvert. Download PDF