Specializations
- Digital Skills & Impact of Mobile Technology for Illiterate Populations
- Community-Based Research
- Everyday Information Practices
Courses
- INFO 352 - Race, Gender, And Information
Biography
Charles Bugre is a PhD candidate at the University of Washington Information School. His research focuses on digital skills of persons with low-levels of literacy. His research provides crucial insights for comprehensive digital skills strategies across governments, NGOs and international organizations. He collaborates with public librarians to co-design services that are inclusive of under-served populations and empower their communities against problematic information. He also works with librarians to meet their community information needs and prepare for future community needs using the asset-based approach. Before coming to UW iSchool, Charles has worked as an academic librarian for over nine years and as a lecturer in Computer Science for over three years.
Education
- MS, Information Science, University of Washington, 2023
- MSC, Information Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, 2016
- BA, Information Studies & French, University of Ghana, 2010
Awards
- Husky 100 - University of Washington, 2026
- Senator of the Month - Graduate and Professional Student Senate, University of Washington, 2024
- Ottenberg-Winans Fellowship - UW African Studies Program, 2023
- TASCHA PhD Fellowship - UW iSchool Technology for Social Change, Information School (TASCHA), 2021
- Best Student in MSc IT - Sikkim Manipal University/Academic City College, 2017
- Overall Best Graduating Student - Sikkim Manipal University/Academic City College, 2017
Memberships
- Association for Information Science and Technology
Publications and Contributions
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Journal Article, Academic Journal“Sneak It In”: Information Literacy Instruction Related to Misinformation (2026)The Library Quarterly, 96(1), pp. 79-99, ISBN/ISSN: 0024-2519
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Journal Article, Academic Journal“Think out of the box”: Opportunities from COVID-19 for libraries. (2025)International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
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ReportDigital Skills Toolkit 2024 (2024)International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Publications, pp. 60, ISBN/ISSN: 978-92-61-39491-2
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Journal Article, Academic JournalCurbing fake news: A qualitative study of the readiness of academic librarians in Ghana (2023)International Information and Library Review, 55(1), pp. 1-14, ISBN/ISSN: 1057-2317
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Journal Article, Academic JournalMaking Ends Meet in a Pandemic: African Library Initiatives During <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 (2023)Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 60(1), pp. 895-898, ISBN/ISSN: 2373-9231
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Conference Short Paper
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Journal Article, Academic JournalHow Do Adult Digital Literacy Curricula Address Problematic Information? (2022)Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 59(1), pp. 627-629, ISBN/ISSN: 2373-9231
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Journal Article, Academic JournalAn evaluation of the library connectivity project through the lens of the digital inclusion model (2020)Information and Learning Sciences, 121(11/12), pp. 805-827, ISBN/ISSN: 2398-5348
Presentations
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Mission Viral: Co-Designing a Misinformation Education Game with West African Librarians
(2026)
Association for Information Science and Technology 2026 Annual Meeting - Bangkok, Thailand
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Decolonizing Education and Advancing Equity in Academic Spaces: Innovating Funding Models for Decolonial and Ethical Education Initiatives
(2025)
The Africa-US University Networks Conference - University of the Witwatersrand(Virtual)
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Making Ends Meet in a Pandemic: African Library Initiatives During COVID-19
(2023)
86th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science & Technology - London, United Kingdom
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How Does Adult Digital Literacy Curricula Address Problematic Information?
(2022)
2022 ASIS&T Annual Meeting - Pittsburgh, PA