I’m happy to share that I recently received the PhD Dissertation of the Year award at my alma mater, University of Southern California (Rossier School of Education). The school was gracious enough to pay for my trip back to SoCal, where I attended the commencement ceremonies and received the award. My dissertation examined the use of social network sites by high school youths, and I’m excited to potentially share my work as it comes out in various venues in the near future.