About the Work

I teach future librarians and other information professionals. I do research in a variety of areas with a strong focus on everyday and how people navigate complicated information spaces. I love teaching students that are going to go out into communities all across the world and help people. Academia can feel very isolated from a lot of the rest of the world, but teaching students who want to work to make the world a better place really makes me feel like I am making a difference by helping prepare them for really challenging and rewarding work. In my research life, I love that I get to explore what interests me and I find important and under researched. Recently, I co-edited a book on governance and misinformation in everyday life that both let me explore some of my personal interests in food misinformation while also bringing together scholars from all over the world. I love supporting students and early career scholars in designing their own research and helping them see why their perspective is so needed in information sciences.

How the iSchool Prepared Them

One of the most important things I learned was taught to my by James Howison in a required PhD course and that was to provide strong and clear warrants to all claims that I make. I was also very lucky to work under a PhD advisor who supported me as a whole, complicated, and imperfect person who desperately wanted to do things her own way. My time at UT was also filled with kindness and I have come to know that is sadly not always the case in grad school.

A Memorable iSchool Experience

My favorite iSchool memories are going to research talks and sharing with fellow students and faculty what projects we were working on and recent personal successes, like getting a journal article accepted.

Advice for Current Students