I am an assistant professor in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My research resides at the intersection of critical making and the development of equitable and inclusive STEM-rich learning spaces (e.g. makerspaces) in libraries. My research is funded by an NSF CAREER Award entitled, "Equity in the Making: Investigating Spatial Arrangements of Makerspaces and Their Impact on Diverse User Populations." I am the PI and Director for the Equity in the Making Lab.
My research focus extends to generative AI (GenAI), with an emphasis on how first-generation students of color use GenAI for academic help seeking. I am currently serving on the UNC Generative AI committee, where my role involved shaping guidance for faculty, researchers, and students in the use of generative AI tools. My contributions in GenAI have gained recognition through talks, podcasts, and opinion pieces.
I'm also a serial maker. I enjoy embedding circuits into things, additive and subtractive fabrication, dabbling with AI, digital world making, and more. I am also the co-founder of the University of Arizona's first makerspace, the iSpace (now CATalyst Studios) and the founder of the Women Techmakers Tucson Hackathon, the Southwest’s first hackathon centering participants from marginalized gender communities.
My research focus extends to generative AI (GenAI), with an emphasis on how first-generation students of color use GenAI for academic help seeking. I am currently serving on the UNC Generative AI committee, where my role involved shaping guidance for faculty, researchers, and students in the use of generative AI tools. My contributions in GenAI have gained recognition through talks, podcasts, and opinion pieces.
I'm also a serial maker. I enjoy embedding circuits into things, additive and subtractive fabrication, dabbling with AI, digital world making, and more. I am also the co-founder of the University of Arizona's first makerspace, the iSpace (now CATalyst Studios) and the founder of the Women Techmakers Tucson Hackathon, the Southwest’s first hackathon centering participants from marginalized gender communities.
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Partnership with Durham County Library: Making with Older Adults: "Research In Action & Equity in the Making: How the EITM Lab Promotes Inclusivity in Public Makerspaces"
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