Selected research on open source communities, participation, and governance.
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Hana Frluckaj, James Howison, Laura Dabbish, Nikki Stevens
A study of the experiences of trans contributors in OSS, exploring the paradoxical effects of radical visibility and openness on participation and governance.
Hana Frluckaj, Laura Dabbish, David Gray Widder, Huilian Sophie Qiu, James Herbsleb
A study of the career trajectories of men and women contributors, highlighting divergent motivations for entry and sustained participation in OSS.
Renee Li, Pavitthra Pandurangan, Hana Frluckaj, Laura Dabbish
A study of how open source communities on GitHub discuss, adopt, and invoke codes of conduct for governance, including the language, actors, and social dynamics that shape these conversations.
Hana Frluckaj, James Howison
From my dissertation, a study exploring OSS education: what motivates students, what challenges they face (particularly among underrepresented students), and how their OSS participation evolves past graduation.
Hana Frluckaj, James Howison
From my dissertation, an ongoing longitudinal panel study that follows 20 underrepresented OSS contributors to uncover insights into a sustainable OSS work-life balance.
Hana Frluckaj, Will Beason, Sherae Daniel, James Howison
A literature review of how axes of diversity shape the onboarding experience, retention, and trajectory of underrepresented contributors to open source software communities.