Social Media Lab

Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, the Social Media Lab is a multi- and interdisciplinary research laboratory at Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University . The lab studies how social media is changing the way people and organizations communicate, share information, conduct business and form communities online, and how these chan... ges impact society. The labs research seeks to advance the publics understanding of the benefits and pitfalls of social media adoption. The Social Media Lab was established in 2010 and is the first of its kind in North America. It is led by co-directors, Anatoliy Gruzd (PhD) Dir. of Research and Philip Mai (JD) Director of Business and Communications. The lab is internationally recognized and attracts a diverse range of outstanding multidisciplinary scholars from around the world each year. It is a leader in social media studies and is the convener of the annual International Conference on Social Media and Society ( #SMSociety ). Canada Research Chair | Royal Society of Canada College Member| Assoc. Professor School of Information Technology Management, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Canada MA, JD | Manager of Academic Communications University Relations, Ryerson University, Canada Director of the MLIS Program | Professor School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, USA Associate Professor College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Royal Roads University, Canada | Canadian Science Policy Fellow Environment and Climate Change, Government of Canada Associate Professor Department of Organizational Engineering, Business Administration and Statistics, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Associate Professor at the Communication and Linguistics Department at Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL/Brazil) and at the Post Graduate program of Communication and Information at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Read More. Senior Data Analyst Digital Inclusion Lab, Centre for International Digital Policy at Global Affairs Canada(GAC), Canada ...Read More