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Ricardo Gomez

CV Associate Professor
rgomez@uw.edu
Mary Gates Hall 370C
Phone: 206-685-1372 | Fax: 206-616-3152

Specializations

  • Information Technology in Developing Countries
  • Qualitative Methods
  • Technology and Social Change

Research Area

Biography

Dr. Ricardo Gomez specializes in the social impacts of communication technologies, especially in community development settings. He is also interested in qualitative research methods, and in group facilitation and process design. He seeks creative ways to communicate complex ideas and research results in everyday language. He has worked with private, public and non-profit sectors around the world, with a particular focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. Before joining the University of Washington he worked with Microsoft Community Affairs, and with the International Development Research Center in Canada. He holds an MA from Université du Québec à Montréal (1992) and a Ph.D. from Cornell University (1997).

Education

  • Ph D, Cornell University, 1997
  • MA, Université du Québec a Montreal, 1992

Awards

  • Latinx Faculty Recognition, 2019 - UW Latino Center for Health, 2019
  • Nomination: Lee Dirks for Best Paper Award - iConference, 2019
  • Nomination: UW Distinguished Teaching Award, 2020 - UW, 2019
  • Latinx Faculty Recognition, 2018 - UW Latino Center for Health, 2018
  • Nomination: UW Distinguished Teaching Award, 2019 - UW, 2018
  • Latinx Faculty Recognition, 2017 - UW Latino Center for Health, 2017
  • Nomination: UW Distinguished Teaching Award, 2018 - UW, 2017
  • PROF Award, 2016 - iSchool, 2016
  • Finalist: Most Interesting Preliminary Results Paper - iConference 2015, 2015
  • Nomination: Distinguished Teaching Award, 2016 - UW, 2015
  • Honorable Mention: Fearless Cards Poster - iConference 2013, 2013
  • Nomination: Undergraduate Research Mentor Award - UW, 2013
  • PROF Award, 2012 - iSchool, 2012

Publications and Contributions

Presentations

  • Documenting the Undocumented: Privacy and Security Guidelines for Humanitarian Work with Migrants (2019)
    UW Change Seminar - Seattle, WA
  • "Sistema de Información Tseltal en Chiapas" Panel: Experiencias de diseño de un sistema de infrmación y evaluación Tseltal (2018)
    Universidad Iberoamericana - Mexico DF
  • DACA and Undocu Students (2017)
    iSchool Curriculum Transformation Project - Seattle, WA
  • Is there an end to this war? Reflections on the Peace Process in Colombia (2017)
    Horizon House - Seattle, WA
  • Practicing Humanities Now: Sanctuary Planet - a global sanctuary movement for the time of Trump (2017)
    Simpson Center for Humanities - Seattle, WA
  • Preserving and Promoting Cultural Identity in Chiapas, Mexico (2017)
    One Equal Heart Foundation Annual Dinner - Seattle, WA
  • Stories of Mi-Gra-Tion (2017)
    University of Puget Sound Library - Tacoma, WA
  • Fotohistorias: Participatory Photography and the Experience of Migration (2016)
    UW Libraries Research Commons - Seattle, WA
  • Stories of Migration and Actions for Justice (2016)
    UW Center for Human Rights Annual Symposium - Seattle, WA
  • Where do I come from? Reflections on the root causes of forced migration based on a participatory photography project. (2016)
    Global Migration Crisis and Human Rights - Seattle, WA
  • Fotohistorias: Participatory photography with immigrants (2014)
    Korean Student Visit - Seattle, WA
  • Information and Communication Technologies for Community Development: Engaged Scholarship Approaches (2013)
    Engaged Scholarship Consortium - Lubbock, TX
  • Public Access Computing: Challenges and Opportunities (2013)
    The Future of Public Access to the Internet, Telecommunications and Information Policy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin - Austin, TX
  • Research Questions, Paradigms and Methods In ICT For Development: Content Analysis of Selected ICTD Literature, 2000-2010 (2013)
    International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries - Ocho Rios, Jamaica
  • A Million Friends: Social implications of information and communication technologies for development (2012)
    Conceptualizing Development in Latin America, University of Washington, LACS - Seattle, WA
  • Access... and some more. Public Access Computing in Colombia (2012)
    III National Libraries Congress of Colombia, Ministry of Culture - Bogota, Colombia
  • Perceptions of Connectedness: public access computing and social inclusion in Colombia (2012)
    HICSS-45: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - Wailea, HI
  • Social Network Analysis of Public Access Computing: relationships as a critical benefit of libraries, telecenters and cybercaf?s in developing countries (2012)
    iConference 2012 - Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Technology and Social Change:What difference do information technologies make in developing countries? (2012)
    Advanced Academic Preparation Skills (AAPS), UW International Programs - Seattle, WA
  • The Changing Field of ICTD: Content analysis of research published in selected journals and conferences, 2000-2010 (2012)
    ICTD 2012 - Atlanta, GA
  • Acceso Pœblico a TICs en Colombia: Bibliotecas, Telecentros y Cibercaf?s (2011)
    Biblioteca Nacional - Bogota, Colombia
  • Cost and other barriers to public access computing in developing countries (2011)
    iConference 2011 - Seattle, WA
  • Gender and Public Access Computing: an international perspective (2011)
    HICSS 44: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - Koloa, HI
  • Impact of Public Access Computing in Colombia (2011)
    Internet Research 10, Association of Internet Researchers (AOIR) - Seattle, WA
  • Infomediaries and Performance of Public Access Computing Venues (2011)
    Internet Research 10, Association of Internet Researchers AOIR - Seattle, WA
  • Technology and Social Change: What difference do information and communication technologies make in developing countries? (2011)
    Advanced Academic Preparation Skills (AAPS), University of Washington International Programs - Seattle, WA
  • Community Engagement and Infomediaries: challenges facing libraries, telecentres and cybercaf?s in developing countries (2010)
    iConference 2010 - Champaign-Urbana, IL
  • Computers in Libraries and other Public Places: What difference do they make in developing countries? (2010)
    PLATO Lecture, Evergreen College - Olympia, WA
  • Evaluacion de Impactos: Como medir aspectos intangibles de la contribucion de las TIC al desarrollo (2010)
    Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Peru - Lima, Peru
  • ICT Evaluation: are we asking the right questions? (2010)
    International Development Informatics Association (IDIA) Conference 2010 - Cape Town, South Africa
  • Information Needs in Developing Countries: How Are They Being Served by Public Access Venues? (2010)
    AMCIS 2010 - Lima, Peru
  • Inviting Success: Lessons from Public Access Computing Experiences around the World (2010)
    iConference 2010 - Champaign-Urbana, IL
  • Keynote: What questions do we try to answer in Community Informatics? (2010)
    CIRN Conference 2010 - Prato, Italy
  • Public Access Computing in Latin America: taking stock of an international study (2010)
    AMCIS 2010 - Lima, Peru
  • Public Access ICT: A South-South comparative analysis of libraries, telecentres and cybercaf?s in South Africa and Brazil (2010)
    AMCIS 2010 - Lima, Peru
  • Public Access to Internet and Social Change: an experience in Carmen de Bolivar, Colombia (2010)
    CIRN Conference 2010 - Prato, Italy
  • An Assessment of Venues Providing Public Access to ICT: A Tale of 25 Countries (2009)
    HICSS 42 - Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (IEEE) - Waikoloa, HI
  • Free access to computers and the Internet at public libraries: International reflections on outcomes and methods (2009)
    Annual Meeting, ASIS&T - American Society for Information Science & Technology - Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • New challenges for libraries in the information age: A comparative study of ICT in public libraries in 25 countries (2009)
    CIRN Conference 2009: Empowering communities, Centre for Community Networking Research (CCNR) - Prato, Italy
  • Who uses ICT at Public Access Centers? Age, education, gender and income differences in users of public access to ICT in 25 developing countries (2009)
    ICIS - International Conference on Information Science, GlobDev SIG - Phoenix, AZ
  • Information needs and watering holes: public access to information and ICT in 25 countries (2008)
    CIRN Conference 2008: ICTs for Social Inclusion, CCRN - Centre for Community Networking Research - Prato, Italy
  • Landscape Study: Understanding Public Access to ICT in 25 Countries (2008)
    Final Report to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Seattle, WA
  • Libraries, Telecentres and Cybercafes: a study of public access venues around the world (2008)
    IFLA - International Federation of Library Associations - Quebec City, QC, Canada
  • The Quest for Intangibles (2008)
    CIRN Conference 2008: ICTs for Social Inclusion, CCNR - Centre for Community Networking Research - Prato, Italy
  • Siete Propuestas para un Desarrollo Equitativo con el uso de Tecnolog­ias de Informacion y Comunicacion (2002)
    XVIII Simposio Internacional de Computaci›n en la Educaci›n SOMECE - Zacatecas, Mexico
  • Reflexiones sobre el uso de las TIC para el desarrollo en Am?rica Latina y el Caribe (2001)
    Taller Latinoamericano de Internet WALC - Merida, Venezuela
  • Despues de la Luna de Miel: Una mirada cr­tica a la evaluacion de Telecentros (1999)
    Tecnolog­as de informaci›n en la sociedad. Uso e impacto presente y futuro - Aguascalientes, Mexico
  • Enchanted by telecentres: can they contribute to sustainable development in Latin America? (1999)
    New IT and Inequality, University of Maryland - College Park, MD
  • Computer-Mediated communication in Non-Governmental Organizations in Latin America (1997)
    International Seminar Culture, Communication and Power - New Delhi, India
  • Electronic Agora or Disneyland Democracy? A study of CMC use among NGOs in Colombia (1997)
    Parthenay III: European Conference on Democracy and Multimedia - Parthenay, France
  • Information society and civil society: Non-governmental organizations and computer-mediated communication in Latin America (1997)
    IFIP WG 9.2: Culture and Democracy Revisited in the Global Information Society - Corfu, Greece
  • Is There a Place For Civil Society In The Information Society? (1997)
    International Communications Association Conference: Communication in the Global Community - Montreal, QC, Canada
  • The emergence of a new paradigm in development communication (1997)
    International Seminar Culture, Communication and Power - New Delhi, India
  • Nuevas Tecnolog­as de Comunicacion y Democracia (1993)
    Foro Television Local y Democracia - Cali, Colombia