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About Me
About Me
I'm currently a PhD candidate at Washington University in St. Louis in the Division of Computational and Data Sciences. I graduated from Coe College (Cedar Rapids, IA) in May 2019 with a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics. My undergraduate thesis, Rent-Seeking Behavior and Regulation: A Cournot Model of Regulatory Capture, focused on modeling competition in markets where agents may have incentive to encourage regulation. Currently, I am working with Dr. William Yeoh, where I am studying models of opinion dynamics and the trade-offs social media platforms face between monetization and their role in increasing levels of polarization.
Research Interests
Research Interests
My current research interests include polarization on social media platforms. Specifically, I am interested the role social media platforms play in increasing political polarization through their goals to increase monetization. Can we determine what this trade-off looks like, and, if so, can we use algorithmic filtering to mitigate polarization while maintaining certain monetization goals?
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching Assistantships
Teaching Assistantships
Washington University Department of Computer Science (2023): Analysis of Network Data
Washington University Department of Political Science (2022): Quantitative Political Methodologies II
Coe College Economics Department (2018-2019): Principles of Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Divergent Economic Growth
Coe College Mathematics Department (2017-2019): Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III, Linear Algebra, Foundations of Advanced Math
Presentations
Presentations
Algorithmic Filtering, Out-Group Stereotype, and Polarization on Social Media: AI at the Canyon, May 2024
Algorithmic Filtering, Out-Group Stereotype, and Polarization on Social Media: The 23rd International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, May 2024
Algorithmic Filtering, Out-Group Stereotype, and Polarization on Social Media: Washington University DCDS Seminar, February 2024
Effects of Affective Polarization on Ideological Polarization due to Algorithmic Filtering: The 24th International Workshop on Multi-Agent-Based Simulation, May 2023
Impact of Simple Algorithmic Filtering Strategies on Polarization in Social Networks due to Filter Bubbles: Preliminary Results: The 13th Workshop on Optimization and Learning in Multiagent Systems, May 2022
Rent-Seeking Behavior and Regulation: A Cournot Model of Regulatory Capture: Coe College Research Symposium, April 2019
A Cournot Model of Regulatory Capture: Spellman Research Symposium, October 2018
Minimal Fault-Free Tilings on Packed Rectangular Boards with Uniform Rectangular Blocks: Coe College Research Symposium, April 2018
Minimal Fault-Free Tilings on Packed Rectangular Boards with Uniform Rectangular Blocks: Midwest Undergraduate Mathematics Symposium, March 2018
Minimal Fault-Free Tilings on Packed Rectangular Boards with Uniform Rectangular Blocks: Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics, January 2018
The Effect of COMESA on Economic Integration: Spellman Research Symposium, January 2018
Combinatorial Game Theory and Infinite GSG Values: Midwest Undergraduate Mathematics Symposium, April 2017
Contact Me
Contact Me
Email: jmspringsteen@wustl.edu
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