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Associate Professor Jin Ha Lee
Associate Professor Jin Ha Lee researches sociotechnical information systems, including gaming.

The UW iSchool conducts meaningful and rigorous research examining the relationships between people, information and technology. Our research efforts are highly interdisciplinary, allowing us to respond to significant, real-world challenges and make a difference in the lives of individuals and communities. Ongoing work focuses in the following areas:

Data Science

Identifying, analyzing, visualizing and securing data to advance responsible data-driven decision making, innovation, policy, and social good. Fields of study include: machine learning; visualization; social networks; data curation; open data.

Digital Youth

Understanding, supporting and enhancing the interactions of youth with digital information and technology. Fields of study include: digital media and learning; STEM learning; child-computer interaction; information literacy.

Health and Well-Being

Finding, using and managing information to promote public health. Fields of study include: health informatics; Native health; assistive technology.

Human-Computer Interaction

Making technology easier to use and content more accessible. Fields of study include: user experience; design theory and methods; technology for social good.

Indigenous Knowledge

Studying the intersection of information, technology, and Native communities. Fields of study include: material culture; cultural heritage; museum studies.

Information and Society

Promoting digital inclusion and empowering people through access to information and its ethical use. Fields of study include: information policy; ethics; diversity and inclusion; critical information studies; technology and social change; information and communication technology for development.

Learning Sciences

Developing independent and smarter users and producers of information. Fields of study include: informal learning; digital literacy; museum studies.

Library and Information Science

Developing systems and services for the collection, organization, preservation, access, and use of information, and promotion of information literacy through instruction and expertise. Fields of study include: future of libraries; youth services; information literacy; data services; metadata.

Sociotechnical Information Systems

Leveraging information assets and systems to meet the strategic goals of organizations and needs of users. Fields of study include: information systems; design theory and methods; computer supported cooperative work; social media; gaming.

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Illustration of a light shining on documents shaped in the form of city buildings

Researchers shed light on city governments' data

Wednesday, January 18, 2023
The idea grew out of a disagreement. Eva Maxfield Brown was an undergraduate student six years ago at the Information School. She was paying close attention to a controversial issue before the Seattle City Council to allow a new NBA arena...
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Julius Cecilia

Informatics student inspired to improve health care

Monday, January 9, 2023
Julius Cecilia has found it hard to watch his sister, who has life-threatening food allergies, end up in the hospital repeatedly. He wanted to find a way to make life easier for her and for other people who suffer from similar...
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Feb 6
 
1:00-4:00PM

iSchool Career Fair 2023

Husky Union Building
Feb 13
 
12:00-1:00PM

MLIS Prospective Student Information Session

Zoom / Online
Feb 14
 
12:30-1:30PM

Women in Tech Workshop

Online
Feb 16
 
3:00-4:00PM

Informatics Program Overview for Current UW Seattle and Transfer Students

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