In addition to our peer-reviewed publications, the PERVADE team regularly publishes commentary via other channels. Below we include a subset of these articles and videos.
In late 2024, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) posted a request for public comments on Ethical Guidelines for Research Using Pervasive Data.
The PERVADE team prepared detailed responses to several of the questions included in the request. You can read the team’s response here.
Casey Fiesler has long posted short-form videos on ethics and has more than 100k followers on Tiktok. You can find here videos here.
Casey also posts videos about ethics to her Youtube account, Professor Casey Fiesler.
Back in 2017, the PERVADE team wrote a response to a NY Times oped by Cathy O’Neil, which bemoaned the lack of academic attention to educating lawmakers and holding tech companies responsible for biased systems. We argued that we are not asleep at the wheel; rather, important work was being conducted on ethics in technology, but that research faces numerous challenges from the tech sector and funders. Read “We’re Awake — But We’re Not At the Wheel” on Medium.
Podcast Appearances
Michael Zimmer appeared on the The Internet is Crack in September 2025.
YouTube: Your Data Their Data: A Discussion with Dr. Michael Zimmer
Katie Shilton appeared on The Data Slice Podcast in August 2025.
YouTube: Ethics at the Center: Dr. Katie Shilton on Building Responsible Tech
Casey Fiesler appeared on in HanselMinutes Podcast in May 2024.
YouTube: Ethics, AI, and Human-centered Computing with Dr. Casey Fiesler
Katie Shilton and Jessica Vitak appeared on JCMC: The Discussion Section in June 2023.
YouTube: Jessica Vitak and Katie Shilton on Data Ethics for Researchers, IRBs, and Journal Reviewers
Jessica Vitak appeared on Spartie Lab with Robby Ratan in April 2023.
YouTube: Discussion with Dr. Jessica Vitak about Data Ethics, Privacy, and Algorithmic Bias
Panels & Talks
Michael Zimmer gave a talk at a Center for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP) webinar in September 2024.
YouTube: Data Ethics and Digital Mental Health Interventions: Opportunities and Gaps
Six members of the PERVADE team spoke at UC-Irvine in February 2018.
YouTube: Pervasive Data Ethics for Computational Research – PERVADE Project Team