Publications
Peer-Reviewed
Young, A., Gurzick, D., & Lutters, W. (2012). Exploring Infrastructure Assemblage in Volunteer Virtual Organizations, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) (in press). Austin, TX, USA: ACM Press.

Gurzick, D., White, K., Lutters, W., Landry, B., Drombowski, C., & Kim, J. (2011). Designing the Future of Collaborative Workplace Systems: Lessons Learned from a Comparison with Alternate Reality Games. Proceedings of the iConference. Seattle, WA, USA.

White, K., Gurzick, D., Lutters, W. (2009). Wiki Anxiety: Impediments to Implementing Wikis for IT Support Groups. ACM conference on Computer-Human Interaction for the Management of Information Technology (CHIMIT). Baltimore, MD, USA.

Gurzick, D., Lutters, W. (2009). Towards a Design Theory for Online Communities. ACM Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST). Malvern, PA, USA. (Received the Vinton G. Cerf Award for the best Student Authored paper)

Boot, L., Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., Gurzick, D., & Sullivan, C. (2009). The Fieldtrip Project: An Online Community Featuring Teen’s Cellcam Films Sparked Substantive Peer Discussion. Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, 1(4), 79-88.

Gurzick, D., White, K., Lutters, W., & Boot, L. (2009). A View from Mount Olympus: The Impact of Activity Tracking Tools on the Character and Practice of Moderation. ACM Conference on Supporting Groupwork (GROUP) (pp. 361-370) Sanibel Island, FL, USA.

Heckle, R., Lutters, W., & Gurzick, D. (2008). Network Authentication using Single Sign-On: The Challenge of Aligning Mental Models. ACM conference on Computer-Human Interaction for the Management of Information Technology (CHIMIT). San Diego, CA, USA.

Gurzick, D., Lutters, W., & Boot, L. (2008). Rethinking Recruitment for Adolescent Online Communities, Internet Research 9.0 (AoIR). Copenhagen, Denmark.

Gurzick, D., Ozok, A. A., & Morris, B. (2007). Online Communication & Baby Boomers: Current Use, Preferences, and Future Expectations, Americas Conference on Information systems (AMCIS). Keystone, CO, USA: AIS Press.

Gurzick, D., & Lutters, W. (2006). From the personal to the profound: Understanding the blog life cycle, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) (pp. 827-832). Montreal, Canada: ACM Press.

Refereed
Boot, L., Arnold, S., & Gurzick, D. (2011 - accepted, in press). Alternative Approaches to Representing Knowledge in the Human Environment. International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA 2011). Istanbul, Turkey.

Gurzick, D., Boot, L., Arnold, S., & Gurzick, M. (2011). Supporting a Shared Dialog on Healthcare Policy between Researchers, Practitioners, and the Lay Public: Creating the SpeakHealth Online Community. HCI International (HCII)(pp. 463-472). Orlando, FL, USA.

Gurzick, D. & White, K. (2009). Developers and Moderators: Observations in the Co-development of an Online Social Space. HCI International (HCII) (pp. 164-172). San Diego, CA, USA.

Boot, L., Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., Gurzick, D., & Sullivan, C. (2008). The Fieldtrip Project: Teens’ Cellcam Films Balanced Authenticity and Expertise to Spark Online Peer Discussions to Increase Engagement in Education. International Conference on Ubiquitous Learning, Chicago, IL, USA.

Gurzick, D. (2008). Designing Deeply Engaging Online Communities for Adolescents. Third International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST) (pp. 427-428). Atlanta, GA, USA.

Gurzick, D. & Ford, W. R. (2006). Using Pattern Reduction to Accommodate Variability of Expression in Natural Language Processing. Applied Voice Input Output Society (AVIOS).

Gurzick, D. & Ford, W. R. (2005). Managing Expression Variability in Natural Language Processing. Advanced Speech Technology Symposium, New York, NY, USA.

Ford, W. R. & Gurzick, D. (2005). Cutting Edge Techniques for Better Speech Analytics. SpeechTek Conference, New York, NY, USA.

Non-Peer-Reviewed (Technical Reports)
Gurzick, D. (2006). Creating an education based online community for teens. Baltimore, MD, USA.: Interactive Systems Research Center at UMBC.

Presentations
Refereed
Gurzick, D. (2010). Transforming CSCL in the Workplace by Supporting Online Personal Networks. Presentation given to the CSCL at Work Workshop at the ACM Conference on Supporting Groupwork (GROUP) Sanibel Island, FL, USA.

Gurzick, D., Landry, B., & White, K. (2010). Alternate Reality Games and Groupwork. Poster presented at the ACM Conference on Supporting Groupwork (GROUP) Sanibel Island, FL, USA.

Gurzick, D., Patterson, M., & Boot, L. (2010). Supporting Reflective Thinking by Adolescents on Educational Issues in a Media-Rich Online Community. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Adolescence (SRA), Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Gurzick, D. (2009). Transforming the IT Workplace by Realizing Personal Online Networks. Poster presented at the ACM Conference on Computer-Human Interaction for the Management of Information Technology (CHIMIT). Baltimore, MD, USA.

Gurzick, D., Lutters, W., & Boot, L. (2009). Preserving an Authentic Voice: Balancing the Amateur and the Professional in Teen Online Video Production. Presentation given at the Approaching ‘Amateur’ workshop at the ACM Conference on Supporting Groupwork (GROUP). Sanibel Island, FL, USA.

Baker, L., Sonnenschein, S., Sullivan, C., Boot, L., & Gurzick, D. (2009). Engaging Adolescents in Discussions About Their Education Through an Internet-Based Multimedia Community. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Denver, CO, USA.

Gurzick, D., White, K., Lutters, W. & Boot, L. (2008). Examining moderator use of activity-tracking in a nascent online community for adolescents. Presentation given at the Annual meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). Washington, D.C., USA.

Gurzick, D. (2007). Managing a Web of Identity. Presentation given at the Public Practices, Social Software workshop at the Conference on Communities and Technologies, East Lansing, MI, USA.

Gurzick, D., Douglas, D. & Lutters, W. (2007). Designing for Discussion: Evaluating Media Provocation for an Early-Adolescent Online Community. Presentation given at the 29th USM Graduate Research Conference, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Gurzick, D. (2006). Improving word prediction with reality TV. Presentation given at the 28th USM Graduate Research Conference, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Gurzick, D. (2005). Are we bringing the water cooler to the desktop? Instant messaging at work. Presentation given at the 27th USM Graduate Research Conference, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Invited Presentations
Gurzick, D. (2011). Communication, Coordination, and Collective Action: Examining Strategies of Collaborative Problem Solving in Alternate Reality Games. New Social Media and Crisis Workshop, Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.

Gurzick, D. (2010). A Primer on CSCW and Collaborative Editing. Academic Coaching Alliance. George Washington University Hospital. Washington, D.C.

Gurzick, D. (2008). The science of advertising in online social networks. Keynote presentation to the annual meeting of the Greater Frederick Advertising Federation (GFAF). Frederick, MD, USA.

Lutters, W., Boot, L., & Gurzick, D. (2006). Media as an inter-generational bridge: A cross-disciplinary exploration. Education and the "Whole Child": An Interdisciplinary Workshop, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Non-Refereed
Douglas, D., Gurzick, D., & Lutters, W. (2007). Designing engaging online media for adolescents. Poster presented at the UMBC Summer Research Fest, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Kurlick, N., Gurzick, D., & Lutters, W. (2007). Analyzing the blog life cycle. Poster presented at the UMBC Summer Research Fest, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Dissertation
Gurzick, D. (2009). Designing deeply engaging online communities for adolescents, UMBC, 363 pages, (Doctoral dissertation). Available from Dissertations and Theses database (UMI No. 3389022).

Patents
Ford, W. R., Gurzick, D. & Newman, M., Surface Structure Generator. Published March 2007. Applicaton #:20070067155, Kind: A1, Class: 704009000.

Exhibits
Boot, L., Gurzick, D., Smallwood, E. & Lynch, S. (2010) Perception and the Art of Decision Making. National Academy of Sciences. A visualization/game installed on the National Mall, Washington, D.C. Oct. 24-26 for the Inaugural USA Science and Engineering Festival.

Workshops (organized)
Floyd, I., Gurzick, D., Sweeney, M., Haythornthwaite, C., Brock, A., Sawyer, S., & Goggins, S. (2009) Engaging Multidisciplinarity in Sociotechnical Internet Research: A hands-on workshop. Workshop held at Internet Research 10 (AoIR). Milwaukee, WI, USA.

Panels (as speaker)
Lampe, C., Gurzick, D., Yardi, S., Stutzman, F., & Bruckman, A. (2010) Get off my e-lawn! Mulching Youth and Technology. Panel held at the ACM Conference on Supporting Collaborative Work (CSCW). Savannah, GA, USA.

Book Chapters
Young, A., Gurzick, D., & Quan-Haase, A. (2010). Online multi-contextual analysis: (Re)connecting social network site users with their profile. In Ben Kei Daniel (Ed.) Handbook of Research on Methods and Techniques for Studying Virtual Communities: Paradigms and Phenomena. IGI Global.

Media Mentions
White, D. (2011). Hood College Students and Professors Find Many Uses for Free iPads. WHAG NBC Hagerstown: USA. Running time 2:02. (News cover story, aired multiple times.)

Ames, B. (2011). iPads touch Hood, in The Frederick News-Post. Frederick, MD.

Abell, J. (2011). Web Cam Beginnings. WBFF Fox 45 Baltimore: USA. p. 3:15. (News cover story, aired multiple times.)

Stewart, J. (2007). Blogging: Businesses gain free advertising and immediate feedback, in The Frederick News-Post. Frederick, MD.

Bishop, T. (2005). Selling the 'Holy Grail' of Artificial Intelligence, in The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. p. 1-2d. (cover story for the business section of the Sunday edition.)

Bishop, T. (2004). Hoping to be heard, in The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. p. 1a, 22-23a. (Front page cover story for Sunday edition.)

Honors & Awards
Selected to participate in the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) workshop on developing APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) for the digital humanities, 2011

Selected to participate in the NSF Summer Research Institute of the Consortium for the Science of Socio-technical Systems, 2010

Graduate School Teaching Excellence Award Nominee – I was nominated twice by my students for the highest teaching award given by the graduate school at Hood College in 2008, 2010

Received the Vinton G. Cerf Award for the best Student Authored paper for the paper, "Towards a Design Theory for Online Communities" at the 4th ACM DESRIST Conference in Malvern, PA, USA, 2009

Selected to participate in the Junior Faculty Mentoring Session and the Workshop on The Science of Socio-Technical Systems in iSchools at the iConference, 2009

Doctoral consortium participant – Third International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST), Atlanta, GA, 2008

Design research summer school – Selected to participate in the weeklong NSF Science of Design workshop held at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 2007

Mentored two students in the NSF Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program held at UMBC, 2006

Departmental Honors – Awarded to the top graduating student in Computer Science at Frostburg State University as voted by the faculty, 2000