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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For leadership, technical innovation, and identification of social trends with the adoption of computers and robots in work and society.
  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2010 - ACM Fellow For contributions to Human Computer Interaction.
  • 1979 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Sara Kiesler is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research spans several fields within the social sciences, with a particular concentration in sociology and political science, human-computer interaction, statistical and nonlinear physics, and communication.

The main topics covered in their work include information systems theories and implementation, focus groups and qualitative methods, innovative human-technology interaction, opinion dynamics and social influence, misinformation and its impacts, as well as social media and politics.

They have published research in several notable venues, including:

  • Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
  • Small Group Research

Among recent papers, they have authored:

  • "Tensions in Representing Behavioral Data in an Electronic Health Record" (2021), published in Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
  • "Challenges for Research on Groups in Cyberspace" (2025), published in Small Group Research

Sara Kiesler frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Gabriela Marcu and Anind K. Dey.

The awards they have received include:

  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2019) for leadership, technical innovation, and identification of social trends with the adoption of computers and robots in work and society
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2018)
  • ACM Fellow (2010) for contributions to Human Computer Interaction
  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association (1979)

Best Publications

  • Internet paradox: A social technology that reduces social involvement and psychological well-being?

    Robert Kraut;Michael Patterson;Vicki Lundmark;Sara Kiesler

  • Social psychological aspects of computer-mediated communication

    Sara Kiesler;Jane Siegel;Timothy W. McGuire

  • Reducing social context cues: electronic mail in organizational communication

    Lee Sproull;Sara Kiesler

  • Connections: New Ways of Working in the Networked Organization

    Lee S. Sproull;Sara Kiesler

  • Internet Paradox Revisited

    Robert Kraut;Sara Kiesler;Bonka Boneva;Jonathon N. Cummings

  • The kindness of strangers: The usefulness of electronic weak ties for technical advice.

    David Constant;Lee Sproull;Sara Kiesler

  • Group processes in computer-mediated communication☆

    Jane Siegel;Vitaly Dubrovsky;Sara Kiesler;Timothy W McGuire

  • Managerial Response to Changing Environments: Perspectives on Problem Sensing from Social Cognition.

    Sara Kiesler;Lee Sproull

  • What's Mine Is Ours, or Is It? A Study of Attitudes about Information Sharing

    David Constant;Sara Kiesler;Lee Sproull

  • The equalization phenomenon: status effects in computer-mediated and face-to-face decision-making groups

    Vitaly J. Dubrovsky;Sara Kiesler;Beheruz N. Sethna

  • Group decision making and communication technology

    Sara Kiesler;Lee Sproull

  • A Meta-Analytic Study of Social Desirability Distortion in Computer- Administered Questionnaires, Traditional Questionnaires, and Interviews

    Wendy L. Richman;Sara Kiesler;Suzanne Weisband;Fritz Drasgow

  • Response Effects in the Electronic Survey

    Sara Kiesler;Lee S. Sproull

  • Collaborative Research across Disciplinary and Organizational Boundaries

    Jonathon N. Cummings;Sara Kiesler

  • Matching robot appearance and behavior to tasks to improve human-robot cooperation

    J. Goetz;S. Kiesler;A. Powers

  • Applying Common Identity and Bond Theory to Design of Online Communities

    Yuqing Ren;Robert Kraut;Sara Kiesler

  • Building Successful Online Communities: Evidence-Based Social Design

    Robert E. Kraut;Paul Resnick;Sara Kiesler;Yuqing Ren

  • The ideal elf: identity exploration in World of Warcraft.

    Katherine Bessière;A. Fleming Seay;Sara B. Kiesler

  • Building member attachment in online communities: applying theories of group identity and interpersonal bonds

    Yuqing Ren;F. Maxwell Harper;Sara Drenner;Loren Terveen

  • Community Effort in Online Groups: Who Does the Work and Why?

    Brian Butler;Lee Sproull;Sara Kiesler;Robert Kraut

  • Evaluation of the Performance of Women as a Function of Their Sex, Achievement, and Personal History.

    Gail I. Pheterson;Sara B. Kiesler;Philip A. Goldberg

  • Connections: New Ways of Working in the Networked Organization.

    Lotte Bailyn;Lee Sproull;Sara Kiesler

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. Kraut
Robert E. Kraut Carnegie Mellon University
Lee Sproull
Lee Sproull New York University
Susan R. Fussell
Susan R. Fussell Cornell University
Pamela J. Hinds
Pamela J. Hinds Stanford University
Jodi Forlizzi
Jodi Forlizzi Carnegie Mellon University
Laura Dabbish
Laura Dabbish Carnegie Mellon University
Jessica K. Hodgins
Jessica K. Hodgins Carnegie Mellon University
Anind K. Dey
Anind K. Dey University of Washington
John Riedl
John Riedl University of Minnesota
Paul Resnick
Paul Resnick University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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