class: center middle main-title section-title-6 # Putting everything out there as a researcher .class-info[ **Andrew Heiss** .light[ Andrew Young School of Policy Studies<br> Georgia State University ] **andhs.co/uga-everything** ] --- class: title title-inv-6 # Plan for today -- .box-5.medium.sp-after-half[Why care about an internet presence?] -- .box-3.medium.sp-after-half[Tell people you exist] -- .box-4.medium.sp-after-half[Show people who you are] -- .box-7.medium[Show people what you do] --- layout: false class: center middle section-title section-title-5 animated fadeIn # Why care about<br>an internet presence? --- class: title title-5 # It's nice to be known .box-inv-5.medium.sp-after-half[Reputation is crucial in academia] -- .center.float-left[.box-5.less-medium[Hiring] .box-5.less-medium[Promotion]] -- .center.float-left.sp-after[.box-5.less-medium[Networking] .box-5.less-medium[Citations]] -- .box-inv-5.large[Control the narrative<br>about yourself!] --- class: title title-5 # It's nice to have friends .box-inv-5.medium[Research is lonely and full of failure] -- .center.float-left[.box-5.less-medium[Grants] .box-5.less-medium[Journal articles]] -- .box-5.less-medium[Disappointing results] -- .center.float-left.sp-after[.box-5.less-medium[No/slow feedback] .box-5.less-medium[Luck]] -- .box-inv-5.medium[Work in public and build a community] --- layout: false class: center middle section-title section-title-3 animated fadeIn # Tell people you exist --- layout: true class: title title-3 --- # Search engine rankings .box-inv-3.medium[Algorithms determine your<br>rankings in search engines] -- .box-3[Make profiles on standard websites<br>to borrow those sites' reputations] --- # Use other peoples' websites -- .box-inv-3.medium[Google Scholar] -- .box-inv-3.medium[ORCID] -- .box-inv-3.medium[Institutional directory] -- .box-inv-3.medium[LinkedIn] --- # Link your profiles .box-inv-3.medium[List your different profiles on each site<br> to help the algorithm link them together] --- layout: false class: center middle section-title section-title-4 animated fadeIn # Show people who you are --- layout: true class: title title-4 --- # Show people who you are -- .box-inv-4.medium.sp-after[Your own website] -- .box-inv-4.medium[Social media] --- # Use your own website .box-inv-4.medium[Have a central place that is<br>all about you and what you do] -- .box-4[Control the narrative about you] -- .box-4[Point everything else here] --- # How and where? .box-inv-4.medium[A website is .smaller[(typically)] a set of<br>HTML files that lives on a<br>computer somewhere in the world] -- .box-4[Use someone else's server or your own] --- # Site creation + hosting .pull-left[ .box-inv-4[.medium[Google Sites]<br>.light.small[(free; limited design choices)]] .box-inv-4[.medium[Wix]<br>.light.small[(free/paid; ad-supported)]] .box-inv-4[.medium[Your institution]<br>.light.small[(free; unknown process for editing)]] ] .pull-right[ .box-inv-4[.medium[WordPress]<br>.light.small[(free/paid; more design options)]] .box-inv-4[.medium[Weebly]<br>.light.small[(free/paid; ad-supported)]] .box-inv-4[.medium[Squarespace]<br>.light.small[(free/paid; ad-supported)]] ] --- # More technical + more control .pull-left[ .box-inv-4[.medium[Netlify]<br>.light.small[(free; supply your own HTML)]] ] .pull-right[ .box-inv-4[.medium[GitHub Pages]<br>.light.small[(free; supply your own HTML)]] ] .center[ .box-inv-4[.medium[Self-hosted]<br>(like Digital Ocean)<br>.light.small[(cheap; total control; more complicated!)]] ] --- # Domain name .box-inv-4.medium[A domain name is an address<br>that points at a server] .box-4.sp-after[sites.google.com/yourname vs. yourname.com] -- .box-inv-4.sp-before[You can point a domain name at<br>pretty much any hosting option] .box-4[iwantmyname.com] --- # What should be there? .box-inv-4.medium[At minimum] -- .float-left.center[.box-4[About] .box-4[CV]] .float-left.center[.box-4[Research] .box-4[Teaching]] -- .box-inv-4.medium.sp-before[Other stuff] .float-left.center[.box-4[Blog] .box-4[/uses & /now]] --- # Social media .box-inv-4.medium[Have a presence on<br>social media] .box-4[Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, etc.] --- # What should I post? .pull-left[ .box-inv-4.medium[Strictly<br>professional] .box-4[Only advertise<br>your research] ] -- .pull-right[ .box-inv-4.medium[Personal +<br>professional] .box-4[Show the world<br>who you are<br>.smaller[(part of that is research)]] ] --- # Why? .box-inv-4.medium[Boost your own work] .center[ <figure> <img src="img/twitter-citations.png" alt="Does Tweeting Improve Citations?" title="Does Tweeting Improve Citations?" width="60%"> </figure> ] ??? <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.065> --- # Why? .box-inv-4.medium[Build and participate in a community] -- .box-4[\#acwri] -- .box-4[\#rstats] -- .box-4[\#EpiTwitter] -- .center.float-left[.box-4[\#poliscicooks] .box-4[\#poliscibakes]] --- layout: false class: center middle section-title section-title-7 animated fadeIn # Show people what you do --- layout: true class: title title-7 --- # Show people what you do -- .box-inv-7.medium.sp-after[Your in-progress work] -- .box-inv-7.medium[Your finished work] --- layout: false .box-7.medium[How we normally think of our work and goals] .center[ <figure> <img src="img/normal-work.png" alt="How we normally think of our work" title="How we normally think of our work" width="100%"> </figure> ] ??? <http://varianceexplained.org/r/start-blog/> <https://rstudio.com/resources/rstudioconf-2019/the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of-public-work/> --- .box-7.medium[How we *should* think of our work and goals] .center[ <figure> <img src="img/public-work.png" alt="How we normally think of our work" title="How we normally think of our work" width="100%"> </figure> ] ??? <http://varianceexplained.org/r/start-blog/> <https://rstudio.com/resources/rstudioconf-2019/the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of-public-work/> --- layout: true class: title title-7 --- # Make your work available -- .box-inv-7.medium[Most journals allow you to<br>post preprints online] .box-7.sp-after[(pre-typeset and pre-edited versions)] -- .box-inv-7.medium[Consider posting<br>working papers too!] --- # Where? -- .box-inv-7.medium[~~Academia.edu & ResearchGate~~] -- .box-inv-7.medium.sp-after[Make it as easy as possible<br>to access your stuff!] -- .center.float-left[.box-7[Your own website] .box-7[Institutional repository]] .center.float-left[.box-7[SocArXiv] .box-7[Dropbox] .box-7[Google Drive]] --- # Radical transparency and public work -- .box-inv-7.medium[Go beyond just posting your research!] -- .box-inv-7[Work in public] .center[ <figure> <img src="img/public-work.png" alt="How we normally think of our work" title="How we normally think of our work" width="100%"> </figure> ] --- # (Easy-ish) ways to work in public -- .box-inv-7.less-medium[Play with (and blog about) data] .center.sp-after[ .small[[Example](https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2017/08/26/quickly-play-with-polity-iv-and-oecd-data-and-see-the-danger-of-us-democracy/)] .small[[Example](https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2018/12/28/tidytext-pos-arabic/)] ] -- .box-inv-7.less-medium[Play with (and blog about) methods] .center.sp-after[ .small[[Example](https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2020/12/01/ipw-binary-continuous/)] .small[[Example](https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2021/08/21/r2-euler/)] .small[[Example](https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2021/01/15/msm-gee-multilevel/)] ] -- .box-inv-7.less-medium[Teach concepts (to yourself, mostly!)] .center.sp-after[ .small[[Example](https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2019/01/29/diff-means-half-dozen-ways/)] .small[[Example](https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2021/12/01/multilevel-models-panel-data-guide/)] .small[[Example](https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2021/09/07/do-calculus-backdoors/)] ] --- # Consequences of working in public -- .box-inv-7.medium[Get quick feedback<br>.small[(and corrections)] from smarter people] -- .box-inv-7.medium[Find coauthors and publishing opportunities] -- .box-inv-7.medium[Create a reference for yourself] -- .box-inv-7.medium[Build your reputation as an expert] --- layout: false class: title title-6 # Control your internet presence! -- .box-3.medium[Tell people you exist] .box-inv-3.small.sp-after[List yourself on existing websites] -- .box-4.medium[Show people who you are] .box-inv-4.small.sp-after[Make your own website and use social media] -- .box-7.medium[Show people what you do] .box-inv-7.small[Show your in-progress and finished work]