Past Lab Events

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  Thu, Apr 04

  The Black Cyberfeminism Speakers Series with Dr. Dawn Johnson / 

  Virtual Event

  Details

  Apr 04, 2024, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM EDT

  Virtual Event

  The Digital Sociology Lab is proud to present the Black Cyberfeminism series! Our guest, Dr. Dawn Johnson will discuss her work on Black feminism in digital spaces and social justice as well as her approaches to pedagogy in the classroom with Digital Sociology Lab fellow, Amaya McNeal.
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  Wed, Feb 21

  Conversations with Digital Sociologists: Disinformation, Gendered Radical Recruitment Strategies, and MLMs / 

  Online (Free)

  Details

  Feb 21, 2024, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM EST

  Online (Free)
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  Wed, May 03

  VCU Giving Day 2023 / 

  Virtual Event

  Details

  May 03, 2023, 12:00 AM – 11:59 PM

  Virtual Event

  Support the Digital Social Lab during VCU's 24-hour fundraising event. https://givingday.vcu.edu/o/virginia-commonwealth-university/i/giving-day-2023/s/the-digital-sociology-lab-training-students-for-life-changing-careers-in-digital-data-research-kym6m-xgn
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  Tue, Mar 14

  NGO CSW67 Forum: Lab Fellow Kay Coghill to Speak / 

  Virtual Event

  Details

  Mar 14, 2023, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM EDT

  Virtual Event

  Lab Fellow Kay Coghill is to speak about their research "Investigating Digital Misogynoir and How Black Women Create Harm Reduction on Twitter" at the NGO CSW67 Forum. This an a free event external to the Digital Sociology Lab.
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  Tue, Oct 04

  Scraping, Mining, and Grabbing Things Off the Web / 

  Online

  Details

  Oct 04, 2022, 7:51 PM

  Online

  W/ Pat Lockley, M.B.A.
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  Tue, Oct 04

  Introduction to Sentiment Analysis / 

  Online

  Details

  Oct 04, 2022, 7:50 PM

  Online

  W/ Micheal Pastore, M.S.
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  Sat, Jul 16

  Introduction to Critical UX Research / 

  RSVP

  Details

  Jul 16, 2022, 2:00 PM

  RSVP

  w/ Ashley Brewer, M.L.I.S.
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  Wed, Mar 30

  Black Cyberfeminism  / 

  Online

  Details

  Mar 30, 2022, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  Online

  In this discussion, led by Digital Sociology Lab fellow, Ka'lyn Coghill, we will talk about Dr. Gray's book, "Intersectional Tech: Black Users in Digital Gaming," gaming culture, and delve deep into Dr. Gray's scholarship.
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  Sat, Aug 07

  Digital Data Analysis using Excel / 

  Online Event

  Details

  Aug 07, 2021, 9:00 AM EDT

  Online Event

  Instructor: Stephanie Kennedy, PhD. Affiliation: Director of Research Dissemination for the Institute of Justice Research and Development at Florida State University Course Description: Basic Data Analysis with Excel.
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  Sat, Jul 31

  Introduction to working with API's / 

  Online Event

  Details

  Jul 31, 2021, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM EDT

  Online Event

  Instructor: Michael Pastore, Ph.D. Affiliation: Department of Sociology, Virginia Commonwealth University and U.S. Department of Defense This workshop will be focused on introducing students to working with data from social media platforms by interacting with their APIs.
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  Sat, Jul 24

  Using Tableau for Digital Data Research: Course One_Summer Workshop Series / 

  Online Event

  Details

  Jul 24, 2021, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM EDT

  Online Event

  Tableau is a data visualization software used by researchers and industry professionals. This course is designed for newcomers to Tableau with no prior experience. Dr. Knop will leverage Tableau’s library of resources to demonstrate best practices for data visualization and data storytelling. By
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  Wed, May 19

  Digital Sociology Lab Ribbon Cutting / 

  Online Via Zoom

  Details

  May 19, 2021, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT

  Online Via Zoom

  Join us to celebrate the start of something amazing. We're cutting the ribbon and officially opening the Digital Sociology Lab to the community.