Past Lab Events

Thu, Apr 04
The Black Cyberfeminism Speakers Series with Dr. Dawn Johnson
Virtual Event
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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.
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)
Wed, May 03
VCU Giving Day 2023
Virtual Event
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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
Tue, Mar 14
NGO CSW67 Forum: Lab Fellow Kay Coghill to Speak
Virtual Event
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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.
Tue, Oct 04
Scraping, Mining, and Grabbing Things Off the Web
Online
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Oct 04, 2022, 7:51 PM
Online
W/ Pat Lockley, M.B.A.
Tue, Oct 04
Introduction to Sentiment Analysis
Online
Details
Oct 04, 2022, 7:50 PM
Online
W/ Micheal Pastore, M.S.
Sat, Jul 16
Introduction to Critical UX Research
RSVP
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Jul 16, 2022, 2:00 PM
RSVP
w/ Ashley Brewer, M.L.I.S.
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.
Sat, Aug 07
Digital Data Analysis using Excel
Online Event
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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.
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.
Sat, Jul 24
Using Tableau for Digital Data Research: Course One_Summer Workshop Series
Online Event
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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
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.