Ellen Simpson

Ellen Simpson, University of Colorado Boulder Information Science PhD student

Ellen Simpson is an American writer and scholar. She is known for her work as story editor and social media writer for the web series Carmilla. She has published several novels with Ylva Publishing and scholarly articles in the areas of human computer interaction (HCI), queer theory in HCI and the impact of sociotechnical systems on behavior and identity. Simpson is a lesbian.

Career

In 2014, Simpson developed the web series Carmilla with Jordan Hall for SmokeBomb Entertainment.

The series premiered on the Vervegirl (rebranded as 'KindaTV' as of January 2016) YouTube channel on August 19, 2014.U by Kotex is the executive producer of the web series. The series takes place at the fictional Silas University in Styria, Austria and is told through video journals (Vlogs) recorded by Laura, a first-year student. The first and second seasons each consist of 36 three to seven-minute episodes. A twelve-episode prequel mini-season, "season zero," was announced just after the release of the final episode of season 2. In 2016, the series won a Canadian Screen Award as well as Rockie Award for Branded Content at the Banff World Media Festival.

Simpson received their PhD from the department of Information Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, completed postdoctoral research with the Sloane Lab at the University of Virginia School of Data Science and is currently assistant professor of communication at the University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan campus.

References

  1. 1 2 Costa, Daniela. "Carmilla: a web series with bite". Daily Xtra. Archived from the original (2014-11-25) on 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  2. ↑ "Ellen Simpson". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
  3. 1 2 "easimpson2". University of Alaska Southeast. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
  4. ↑ Staff, CURVE (2020-09-06). "Author Interview: Ellen Simpson". CURVE. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  5. ↑ "Canadian Screen Awards - Academy". www.academy.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  6. ↑ Sam Gutelle (10 December 2014). "U By Kotex To Sponsor Another Season Of Vampire Web Series 'Carmilla'". Tubefilter.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Tampon Maker Finances Canadian Vampire Web Series. The Hollywood Reporter, October 17, 2014.
  8. ↑ ago, Regan Reid 3 days. "Banff '16: Rockie Award Program Competition winners announced". Retrieved 2016-06-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "Ellen Simpson". College of Media, Communication and Information. 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  10. ↑ "UVA Research Group Examining AI and Job Recruitment Expands". School of Data Science. Retrieved 2026-09-28.