Current Research Review

Dr. Katz's enduring research interest has been to understand how the interplay between technology and social processes affects interpersonal power, organizational structures and the creation of cultural meaning.

Research Agenda

• Social aspects and consequences of the Internet
• Mobile communication in public space and private relationships
• The way the telephone fits in popular culture
• Distributed information environments and nomadic users
• Symbolism, style, fashion, luxury and value-sensitive design

Research Projects

• Center for Mobile Communication Studies
• RWJF Project- Rightsmoke.com
• The Syntopia Project

Conferences

• Mobile Communication and the Network Society
• Machines That Become Us
• Perpetual Contact