Sociology Department, University of Georgia

Daniel Shank

(Curriculum Vitae) Mr. Daniel B. Shank received a B.A. in computer science from Harding University in 2003 and two masters from the University of Georgia: an M.S. in artificial intelligence in 2006 and an M.A. in sociology in 2008.  His sociology thesis addressed the differences in affect and justice attributed to human and computer actors after interaction.  For this thesis he conducted a social exchange experiment in the Laboratory for the Study of Social Interaction (LaSSI) where he is currently the Laboratory Manager.

His research interests include social psychology, group processes, emotions, justice, human-computer interaction, and mathematical sociology.  Mr. Shank specifically studies the behavioral, affective, emotional, and justice differences between human-technology and human-human interactions, and his dissertation’s working title is “Social Intelligent Technology: Interaction and Identity.”

Selected Honors, Awards, Grants

2009.  Southern Sociological Society Odum Graduate Paper Award Winner

2009.  American Sociological Association Social Psychology Section Graduate Paper Award Winner

Selected Publications

Shank, Daniel B. “Perceived Justice of Coercive Computers.” Under review: American Sociological Review.

Shank, Daniel B., Forthcoming.  “Trusting Technological Actors: A Theoretical Foundation” In Trust and Technology in a Ubiquitous Modern Environment: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives.  Eds. Dominika Latusek and Alexandra Gerbasi.  IGI Global.  Hershey, PA.

Robinson, Dawn T. and Daniel B. Shank. Forthcoming, 2009.  "Affect Control Theory."  In Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.  Sage Publications.  Thousand Oaks, CA.

Contact Information

Department of Sociology
402 Baldwin Hall
Athens, GA 30602-1611
706-542-2582 (office)
706-542-4320 (fax)
dbshank@uga.edu

 

University of Georgia Department of Sociology

Location:

113 Baldwin Hall Athens, GA 30602-1611

Phone:

706 542 2421

Fax:

706 542 4320

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