Samuel Reiji Mayworm
Research Areas: Social Computing, Social Media, Online Communities, Trans Technologies, Content Moderation, Algorithmic Bias, Folk Theorization
Education
Master of Science in Information, University of Michigan School of Information, Ann Arbor, MI, (Aug. 2020 - May 2022)
- Library Science, Archives, and Digital Preservation
Bachelor of Arts in Social Relations and Policy, Michigan State University β James Madison College, East Lansing, MI, (Aug. 2013 - May 2017)
Publications
Published Peer-Reviewed Works
Samuel Mayworm, Kendra Albert, and Oliver L. Haimson. 2024. Misgendered During Moderation: How Trans Bodies Make Visible Cisnormative Content Moderation Policies and Enforcement on Social Media Platforms. In Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, & Transparency (FAccT). https://doi.org/10.1145/3630106.3658907.
Hibby Thach, Samuel Mayworm, Michaelanne Thomas, and Oliver L. Haimson. 2024. Trans-Centered Moderation: Trans Technology Creators and Centering Transness in Platform and Community Governance. In Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, & Transparency (FAccT). https://doi.org/10.1145/3630106.3658909.
Samuel Mayworm, Michael Ann DeVito, Daniel Delmonaco, Hibby Thach, and Oliver L. Haimson. 2024. Content Moderation Folk Theories and Perceptions of Platform Spirit Among Marginalized Social Media Users. ACM Transactions on Social Computing 7, 1: 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1145/3632741.
Samuel Mayworm, Shannon Li, Hibby Thach, Daniel Delmonaco, Christian Paneda, Andrea Wegner, and Oliver L. Haimson. 2024. The Online Identity Help Center: Designing and Developing a Content Moderation Policy Resource for Marginalized Social Media Users. Proceedings of the ACM Human Computer Interaction (PACM HCI) CSCW [Computer-Supported Cooperative & Social Computing] https://doi.org/10.1145/3637406.
Daniel Delmonaco, Samuel Mayworm, Josh Guberman, Hibby Thach, Aurelia Augusta, and Oliver L. Haimson. 2024. βWhat are you doing, TikTok?β: How Marginalized Social Media Users Perceive, Theorize, and βProveβ Shadowbanning. Proceedings of the ACM Human Computer Interaction (PACM HCI) CSCW [Computer-Supported Cooperative & Social Computing] https://doi.org/10.1145/3637431.
Hibby Thach, Samuel Mayworm, Daniel Delmonaco, and Oliver L. Haimson. 2022. (In)Visible Moderation: A Digital Ethnography of Marginalized Users and Content Moderation on Twitch and Reddit. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221109804.
Conference Presentations
Content Moderation Folk Theories and Perceptions of Platform Spirit Among Marginalized Social Media Users
The 27th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW 2024)
San Jose, Costa Rica
The Online Identity Help Center: Designing and Developing a Content Moderation Policy Resource for Marginalized Social Media Users
The 27th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW 2024)
San Jose, Costa Rica
Taking Stock: Collections Assessment at the Bentley Historical Library
Michigan Archival Association Annual Conference
Grand Rapids, MI
Honors and Awards
Rackham Merit Fellowship
University of Michigan
University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) Achievement Fellowship
University of Michigan
Professional Experience
Research Associate
University of Michigan School of Information (CRIT Lab)
June 2021 - Aug. 2024
Project Manager
University of Michigan School of Information (CRIT Lab)
Jan. 2023 - Aug. 2024
Youth Services Specialist
Newaygo Area District Library
Dec. 2017 - July 2020
Past Client Projects
Statewide Library Digitization Survey
Library of Michigan
Jan. 2022 β April 2022
Newsprint Archiving
Toledo Lucas County Public Library
Jan. 2022 β April 2022
Collections and Metadata Assessment
University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library
Aug. 2021 β Dec. 2021
Organizational Consulting
Michigan Ability Partners
Aug. 2020 β Dec. 2020