User:Girish.l

I'm a social psychologist (Masters, PhD) with some experience in IT (employment, but no formal qualifications) and I try to combine those two disciplines in my work. I'm particularly interested in how social psychology and new technologies can be combined to create positive social outcomes. I've also worked to develop social scientific explanations for online phenomena including: online protest and activism, slacktivism, (de)radicalisation, peace building, flaming/trolling, and political polarisation.

Drawing on my own knowledge and background, and on the expertise of my colleagues, one of my goals is to create/supplement wikipedia content about online phenomena, and this could including about some of the projects I've worked on that I think might be interesting to a broader audience.

I think it's valuable to consider a range of theoretical, interdisciplinary, and cultural perspectives so I'll aim to include a diversity of references (but primarily reliable peer-reviewed material and, where possible, open access sources), and a consideration of different cultural contexts in the material I put up. But I'm sure the wiki community will keep me honest in that regard!