Stacey Wedlake

Research Scientist, Technology & Social Change Group

staceyaw@uw.edu

Gerberding Hall 054

Specializations

Digital Inclusion
Technology and Social Change

Research Areas

Biography

Stacey Wedlake is a Research Scientist with the Technology & Social Change Group at the University of Washington Information School. Her research focuses on how community organizations and public libraries address digital inequalities created by unjust economic, political, and social systems. She has a particular interest in community-centered approaches to technology access and digital literacy training with attention to how policy and funding influence these efforts. Before coming to the UW, she taught beginning computer skills as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mongolia and then to unemployed workers in the wake of the Great Recession. When not working, you can find her chasing after her two small children around Seattle parks. She holds degrees in Public Administration (MPA) and Library and Information Science (MLIS) from the University of Washington.

Education

MPA, University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, 2014
MLIS, University of Washington Information School, 2014
BA, Communication, Trinity University, 2005

Publications and Contributions

Conference Short Paper

A Digital Bridge: Increasing Digital Access to Low-Income Job Seekers and the Role of Community Organizations (2022)
iConference 2022 Authors: Yvette Iribe Ramirez, Stacey Wedlake
Conference Poster

Bridging the Digital Divide during and after COVID: Implementation of Digital Inclusion Program for Low-Income Job Seekers (2022)
Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management Authors: Kathleen Carson, Stacey Wedlake, Yvette Iribe Ramirez, Elodie Marlet, Matthew Houghton, David Keyes
Conference Paper

Creating a Digital Bridge: Lessons and Policy Implications from a Technology Access and Distribution Program for Low-income Job Seekers (2021)
TPRC49 (Policy Research Conference on Communications, Information and the Internet) Authors: Stacey Wedlake, Yvette Iribe Ramirez, Kathleen Carson, Chris Jowaisas, David Keyes, Matthew Houghton
Report

Digital Bridge: Providing digital access to low-income job seekers during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021)
Authors: Kathleen Carson, Stacey Wedlake, Matthew Houghton, Anisa Khoshbakhtian , David Keyes, Yvette Iribe Ramirez
Report

Digital Skills Assessments Guidebook (2020)
Authors: Stacey Wedlake, Allison Anderson, Chris Coward
Report

Technology access & education for refugee women in Seattle & King County (2020)
Authors: Negin Dahya, Maria Garrido, Katya Yefimova, Stacey Wedlake
Journal Article, Academic Journal

The Role of Libraries in Misinformation Programming: A Research Agenda (2020)
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science Authors: Jason Young, Brandyn Boyd, Katya Yefimova, Stacey Wedlake, Christopher Coward
Conference Paper

Digital Skill Sets for Diverse Users: A Comparison Framework for Curriculum and Competencies (2019)
TPRC47: Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy Authors: Stacey Wedlake, David Keyes, Karah Lothian
Research Report

Digital skill sets for diverse users: A comparison framework for curriculum and competencies (2019)
Authors: Stacey Wedlake, Karah Lothian, David Keyes, Christopher Coward
Instructor's Manual

Mobile Information Literacy Training – Nakuru, Kenya (2018)
Author: Stacey Wedlake

Presentations

“Help is really necessary”: Case study of a technology distribution program for unemployed workers (2021)
DIPRC2021: Digital Inclusion Policy And Research - Virtual
Creating a Digital Bridge: Lessons and Policy Implications from a Technology Access and Distribution Program for Low-income Job Seekers (2021)
TPRC2021: The Research Conference on Communications, Information, and Internet Policy. - Virtual
Data Care During Crisis: A Comparative analysis of COVID data infrastructure builders in India and the USA (2021)
Society for Social Studies of Science - virtual
Digital Inclusion During COVID-19 (2021)
Tech and Social Justice Workshop - Virtual
Digital skills framework for supporting adult education practitioners (2021)
EdTech Center: Distance Learning Strategy Session - online
Accelerating action through digital technologies: strengthening digital skills and capacities for human wellbeing (2020)
2020 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development - United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DESA/DSDG) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) - Virtual
Adult Literacy and Education: Strategies to Alleviate the Literacy Gap (2019)
Office of Family Assistance - Seattle, WA
Building Digital Workforce Skills at the Local Level (2019)
BroadbandUSA Practical Broadband Conversations Webinar - Online
Digital Equity and Inclusion in Seattle (2019)
Seattle Public University Information Studies Program - Seattle, WA
Digital Skill Sets for Diverse Users (2019)
Seattle Digital Equity Network - Seattle, WA
Digital Skill Sets for Diverse Users (2019)
BroadbandUSA: Digital Inclusion - Local and State Governments - Webinar
Kenyan public librarians’ role in mobile-centric information access (2018)
CHANGE Seminar - Seattle
Measuring City of Seattle’s Progress on Digital Equity (2018)
2018 Community Indicators Consortium Impact Summit: Community Indicators in Action - Minneapolis, MN
Mobile Information Literacy: Adaptable curriculum for smartphone users in Myanmar and Kenya (2018)
Mobile Learning Week - Paris, France