Welcome

I am a PhD candidate in the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) at The Pennsylvania State University. My research focuses on sociological studies of work, technology and organization. An anthropologist of the workplace, I spend my time observing the specific routines, practices, and culture of people at work, the tools they use to help organize themselves and collaborate with others, and the broader processes by which work is organized.

For the next year, I am working and studying at Intel Corporation as part of my dissertation, where I am particularly interested in the socio-material dynamics of innovation - how new technologies come into being, how virtual work and the changing arrangements of space and place are reshaping the dynamics of innovation, and how the invention of new technologies simultaneously reinvents the organization and identity of its inventors.

For my other research interests, see my Research page. For everything else in life, see About Me or come find me riding the roads of Portland, running the skytop ridgeline, or climbing the mountain peeks of the Cascades.

News & Notes

JUNE 2010 (UPCOMING EVENTS): Will be attending CSST2010. Will also be going to AOM Annual Conference in August.

MAY 2010: I have been extended the opportunity to continue my work with Intel for an additional 6 months. Excellent news!

MAY2010: I attended FEI2010 May 3-5th as part of a doctoral travel scholarshop.

10APRIL2010 (CRAIGSLIST SCAM): If you received a notice from a craigslist post regarding a housing rental with my name (Phillip J Ayoub), this is a scam. It has been reported to both the police and home owners. Yes, it was too good to be true. Good of you to double check.