Abigail Curlew completed a BA in Social/Cultural Studies at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador. This introduced her to an interdisciplinary approach to the social sciences through a focus on anthropology, sociology and folklore. Her research focus is in new media, surveillance and social control. She is interested in pursuing these research interests over a variety of social media platforms such as Yik Yak and Tinder. She is currently a Phd student at Carleton University in the department of sociology.