My areas of specialization are science and technology studies, digital media theory, and environmental communication. I am currently a Senior Business Architect with Atlassian. Previously, I was the Head of Influencer Growth Services at rewardStyle, an influencer marketing software company. I am also a part-time lecturer at the School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD).
I received my PhD from George Mason University’s Cultural Studies program in May 2018. My research focuses on science and technology studies (STS) and environmental communication. I draw concepts from scholars in both fields to improve the way people use data to make decisions.
I completed an edited volume, and two co-editors entitled Research Methods for the Digital Humanities (Palgrave Macmillan) in late 2018. My contribution to this volume is a step-by-step guide to the digital content analysis of newspaper articles that allows a researcher to locate relevant actors within a loosely structured corpus of text.
I am currently working on an article that reviews algorithmic communication frames environmental discussion on Instagram and a book on ethics in digital marketing.
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/3dad1cd5-ebad-4db0-abcb-fd051defb87d/Rheams_CV_2020.pdf