Oliver Haimson

Oliver Haimson is an assistant professor in the University of Michigan School of Information. His research explores social media use during life transitions, transgender identities and experiences online and technological inclusion for marginalized communities. Haimson received the James Harvey Scholar award in 2018, covering his resident fees while providing him with a monthly stipend payment over three months.

Early Life and Education

Oliver Haimson is currently pursuing his PhD at University of California Irvine’s Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, conducting social computing research with an emphasis on transgender identity and technology use during life transitions. Additionally, Oliver was honored with both an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Award and Rob Kling Scholarship.

Mark Lester stars as orphan Oliver Twist in this movie adaptation starring Ron Moody as Fagin (Ron Moody). After fleeing from his workhouse home and reaching London, Oliver joins Fagin’s criminal gang of pickpockets led by Fagin (Ron Moody). A kind gentleman named Mr. Brownlow takes pity on him and offers him shelter, but Bill Sikes from Fagin wants him back.

DeBessonet downplayed the film’s darker moments — such as Nancy’s murder — citing how Dickens and Bart had already written enough grimness into their story without needing extra gothic sets or lighting effects to emphasize them.