Project Investigators
Leanne Bowler, Associate Professor,
School of Information, Pratt Institute
Email | lbowler [at] pratt.edu
Website | https://leannebowler.info
Bio
Leanne Bowler is an Associate Professor at the School of Information, Pratt Institute, in New York City. Her research and teaching focuses on young peoples’ interactions with information and data, their technology practices, STEM learning, and how family, teachers, and out-of-school organizations such as libraries and museums can support young people’s competencies in a socio-technical world.
Amelia Acker, Assistant Professor,
School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
Email | aacker [at] ischool.utexas.edu
Website | http://www.ameliaacker.com/
Bio
Amelia Acker studies the emergence and standardization of new information objects and data traces communication networks. Currently, she is researching data cultures, information infrastructures and digital preservation contexts that support long term cultural memory and literacy. Amelia’s current research program addresses emerging digital traces and mobile computing cultures that are shaped by new data collection practices amongst different kinds of users, designers, technologists, and institutions. Her research has been funded by grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and has been published injournals such as the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST), Archival Science, and the Annals of the History of Computing.
Advisors
Seeta Peña Gangadharan, Assistant Professor,
Department of Media and Communications, The London School of Economics and Political Science
Email | S.P.Gangadharan [at] lse.ac.uk
Bio
Seeta Peña Gangadharan is an Assistant Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Program Fellow at New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI). Her work lies at the intersection of communication policy and social justice. She focuses on the nature of digital inequalities, data and discrimination, social dynamics of technology adoption, communication rights, and media justice.
Heidi Julien, Professor and Chair,
Department of Library & Information Studies, University at Buffalo
Email | heidijul@buffalo.edu
Bio
Heidi Julien is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Library & Information Studies at the University at Buffalo. She is the former director at the School of Library & Information Studies, University of Alabama. She has taught at the University of Alberta and Dalhousie University in Canada, and Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Her research and teaching interests focus on digital literacy and information behavior, as well as research methods. She has served as editor of the Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science (CJILS) and on the editorial board of Library & Information Science Research; currently she serves on the editorial board for CJILSand Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Dr. Julien is active in the Association for Information Science & Technology where she has served as chair of SIG USE, and she is a past member of the board of the Association for Library & Information Science Education.
Research Assistants from Pratt Institute who have worked on the project
Manuela Aronofsky, MSLIS Student,
School of Information, Pratt Institute
Bio
Manuela Aronofsky is completing her MSLIS at Pratt Institute (New York, NY) with an emphasis in Youth, Literacy and Outreach. She currently works as a middle school librarian in Brooklyn, and her professional interests include digital literacy; expanding inclusivity and cultural competency in the school library environment, and teaching the act of reading as a community-building experience.
Website: manuelaaronofsky.wordpress.com
Genevieve Milliken, MSLIS Student,
School of Information, Pratt Institute
Bio
Genevieve Milliken is a graduate student pursuing a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science (MSLIS) with Advanced Certificate in Digital Humanities at Pratt Institute’s School of Information. She holds a MA in Art History (2017) and BA in Art (2015) from Georgia State University. Her interests include digital humanities (DH), web archiving, data analysis, data librarianship, and GIS.
Research Assistants from the University of Pittsburgh who have worked on the project
Wei Jeng, PhD Student,
School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Bio
Wei Jeng’s research explores how people share information, data, and resources in the digital age. Her long-term research goal is to provide insights on improving research infrastructure for scholars in all disciplines, particularly social sciences, humanities and related scholarly communities.
Yu Chi, PhD Student,
School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Bio
Yu Chi’s research mainly focuses on human information behavior and web analytics. Especially, she is interested in how people obtain information and improve knowledge through online information seeking.
Kelsey O’Rourke, MLIS student,
School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Bio
Kelsey O’Rourke is seeking her Master in Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree at the University of Pittsburgh, specializing in information technology. Her interests also include data management and youth services in libraries.
Tess Wilson, MLIS student,
School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Bio
Tess Wilson earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Chatham University and is currently pursuing her MLIS at the University of Pittsburgh. She has worked with children in a variety of disciplines, including creative writing, theater, music, tinkering, and fine art.