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This page does not exist on most consulting firm websites. Its presence is the differentiator. No competitor in this space has a published research portfolio anchoring their consulting practice. The work you see here is not thought leadership content marketing. It is scholarship, produced with doctoral-level methodology and designed to withstand peer review.
When the Tool Becomes the Bridge: Introducing the Cognitive-Capital Mediation Framework
Benjamin James Royer, PhD. 2026.
Introduces a theoretical framework for understanding how AI tools mediate access to social, economic, and institutional capital for neurodivergent individuals. Anchored by empirical case study from the Signal and Noise memoir project. Positions AI accommodation within Putnam’s social capital theory.
Social Capital and the Neurodivergent Digital Commons
Benjamin James Royer, PhD. 2026.
Applies Putnam’s bridging and bonding capital framework to analyze a neurodivergent community platform. Examines how digital communities create social capital for populations historically excluded from institutional trust networks.
Hyperscale Data Center Siting and Social Capital Displacement
Benjamin James Royer, PhD. 2026.
Analyzes the social capital implications of hyperscale data center siting decisions across three U.S. states, with comparative analysis of infrastructure governance in Iran. Applies Putnam’s framework to examine how technology infrastructure deployment affects local trust networks.
The Semantic Proximity Framework
Benjamin James Royer, PhD. 2026.
Develops a novel analytical framework for evaluating consumer technology marketing claims by measuring the linguistic and contractual distance between marketing representations and actual product delivery.
Civic AI Accountability Standard: Policy Brief and Model Legislation
Benjamin James Royer, PhD. 2026.
A comprehensive policy framework adapting environmental impact review procedures to AI deployment in civic contexts. Includes the Algorithmic Civic Impact Review (ACIR), the Civic Technology Integrity Review (CTIR), and the full text of the Civic AI Accountability Act of 2026.
Signal and Noise
Benjamin James Royer, PhD. 2026.
A semi-fictional memoir documenting the lived experience of AI as cognitive accommodation for executive function challenges. Serves as the primary empirical case study for the Cognitive-Capital Mediation framework. Currently in production for hardcover publication.