Social and Organizational Informatics (SOI) is a confederation of faculty and graduate students aimed at studying the ways in which social, cultural, political, economic, and organizational structures impact and are impacted by information technologies. We are a highly interdisciplinary team drawing from several academic fields, such as information science, business, philosophy, social sciences, planning, development studies, and sociology, to answer our questions.
Our research begins with the needs of people and communities. We seek to understand and potentially solve socio-technical problems. People lead our research, not technological opportunities. Our research is critical. Technologies advantage and disadvantage populations. Our research seeks to affect change. Our research begins with the assumption that technologies are not neutral tools. They are political, have unintended consequences, and carry embedded values. SOI develops both scientific understanding and practical tools to help communities and institutions.
Assistant Teaching Professor
Learning Analytics; Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL); Epistemic Agency
Associate Professor
Geographical information science; Visual analytics; Online democracy and deliberation
Assistant Professor
Critical Algorithm Studies; Algorithmic Literacy; Platform Governance
Associate Teaching Professor
Cybersecurity Education; Cybersecurity; Situation Awareness
Assistant Professor
Privacy and agency; Digital childhood/parenting; Datafication/data power
Assistant Professor
Feminist Science and Technology Studies; Critical Data Studies; Postcolonial Studies
Raymond G. Tronzo, MD Professor of Cybersecurity
Computer Security; Building Secure Software Systems; Secure Internet of Things
Professor
Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD); Social Informatics; Organizational Informatics
Professor of Practice
Strategic Deception; National Intelligence; National Security
Professor
Cognitive Modelling and learning; Cognitive Architecture; Human-Computer Interaction
Associate Dean for Research
Crisis Informatics; Social Data Analytics; Social Theories and Methods of Information
Assistant Professor
Human Factors; Cybersecurity and Privacy; Human Perception and Action
