Brian C. Keegan

Brian C. Keegan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is also a director of the Colorado Laboratory for Users, Media, and Networks (COLUMN) and holds courtesy appointments in the Department of Computer Science, with affiliations at the ATLAS Institute, Institute for Behavioral Research, American Politics Research Lab, and REACH.

• PhD in Media, Technology and Society from Northwestern University
• S.B. in Mechanical Engineering and Science, Technology and Society from MIT

His research focuses on social computing, network science, and data science, with three primary areas: (1) high-tempo online collaborations, (2) governing information commons, and (3) public interest data science. He uses digital traces of social behavior to study how disruptions reveal collaborative social structures, primarily in platforms like Wikipedia, Reddit, and Twitter.

Recent articles explore virtual community governance, Cannabis sativa biology, decentralized social media, and peer-produced information dynamics.

Scientific accolades include Best Paper and Honorable Mention awards at top venues like ACM CSCW and AAAI ICWSM. Funding comes from the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Keegan advises on social media governance, online collaboration, and data science ethics, and collaborates with organizations like Steep Hill Labs, Leafly, and Colvin Run Networks.