Welcome! This is Yuli Patrick Hsieh‘s personal website. I am a doctoral candidate in the Media, Technology & Society program, at Northwestern University’s School of Communication. You can find more information about my work and research interests on this site.

Participants Wanted

I will be recruiting potential survey participants from Northwestern University for a follow-up study.

Project Goal

The survey is to understand how people use technologies to stay in touch with their personal networks.

Participant Involvement

You will spend 35-45 minutes to answer a Web survey. You will receive $10 for completing it.

Your Help Appreciated

Please stay tuned and the SURVEY will be ready soon.  SURVEY

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