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iSchool Inclusion Institute (i3): undergraduate research program preparing underrepresented students for graduate study and careers in the information sciences

Austin, TX
Joined September 2011
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Our poster was accepted to iConference 24 in Changchun, China. We've been meeting every Monday night online as a team since August and I'm so proud of the work these undergraduates are doing. @i3program #ischools
My @i3program undergraduate research team for the next year.
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I got to present a workshop on using intersectionality as a lens in our lives to a group of 25+ students at @i3program! It was exciting to combine my experiences from @PittTweet, replicate class exercises from @BerkeleyISchool, and lived experiences to share this important info.
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The Farewell lunch for our @i3program PhD Fellows (front row). They taught two week modules in Computational Thinking and Research Methods while living with us in the dorms. We’ll miss them as we wrap up next week.
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Dr Elliott Hauser @hauspoor presenting his work about Living and Working With Robots and discussing Convergent Research Informatics -What robots can teach us about Algorithms + Artificial Intelligence @i3program
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Our Assistant Director @eveikey leads the @i3program morning session "Unintended Consequences in Digital Health and Mental Health" - Students will examine sociocultural artefacts used for healthcare
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Our Phd Teaching fellows Arcadio Matos @thearcadio_ from @RutgersCommInfo and Laura Dozal from @UAZiSchool teach a two-week Computational Thinking Module to our @i3program students. Today they are learning R studio
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Dr. Rea Simons @rnsimons, @i3program Phd fellow from 2017, presenting "Designing Together: Representing our Diverse Community". They, along with other research mentors will be working with a team of students as they engage in their own research project throughout the year.
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@i3program students begin a 2-week research module with our Phd Teaching Fellows. We are thrilled to have Nisa Asgarali-Hoffman @iSchoolUMD + Reginald Gardner @UCI_Informatics - @HigherEd_Gaming and Nisa will be living and learning with us in the dorms
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Jonathan Valdez an i3 alum (2015) cognitive scientist and software engineer is teaching “Simplifying ‘Intelligent’ Systems to our @i3program students. A two day workshop. How do we program intelligence?
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Dr. David James teaching “The Kinship between Computer Science and Black Music” @i3program - he shows how to use Python to program Hip Hop beats. David was a Doctoral teaching fellow with us in 2014. We ❤️ this annual session!
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@MeganThreats teaching our @i3program students about Health Informatics, gamification in healthcare, and community-based research. Dr. Threats was a doctoral fellow in the i3 program in 2019 and continues to be involved as a mentor and faculty supporter!
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Thank you Dr. Angela Smith for providing the @i3program opening keynote address “Anti-racism in Design: Centering the Margins and Democratizing the Process”
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Phd students: The @i3program is seeking Phd teaching fellows 6/27 - 7/8 in Austin, Texas. Travel expenditures to/from Austin, stipend, and housing is provided. Join our network of 210 Alums & ~150 i3 Leaders in Academia & Industry across the country. i3-inclusion.org/phd-fellows…
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Very proud of Catherine Barwulor, who I first worked with as an undergraduate scholar at @i3program in 2016, presenting her first #CHI2021 paper that we coauthored with @allismcdon @eszter on how technology is used for sex work & digital discrimination against sex workers.
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I interview Elizabeth Eikey (@eveikey) of @UCSanDiego/@DesignLabUCSD/@i3program on her pathbreaking research on digital mental health, including the relationship between eating disorders & mobile apps, & her work making academic research inclusive for all. tinyurl.com/anomalous15/
Tomorrow, join us for our first Design@Large event of the quarter! To kick off this series, Dr. Lynette Yarger will discuss how #AI hiring platforms reinforce historic patterns of discrimination. More info here: bit.ly/AIHiringPlatforms
Resources recommended from the "Allyship and Mentorship of Diverse Information Science Faculty" panel with @africahands, @marisaelena1979, @michellekazmer, @DeniseEAgosto at #ASIST2020
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Exciting research presentation today by Shanley Corvite, Thomas Nguyen, and Noman Khan's @i3program team about underrepresentation of people of color on video game covers. It's so inspiring to see undergraduate researchers excel year after year in the i3 program!
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We're so glad to be a part of @i3program!
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Then we had an exciting presentation from @jennaburrell at @BerkeleyISchool which we’re really appreciative of! We’re so excited to work with Berkeley in the coming years!
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Firstly, we're looking back at this past year's EngagePitt @i3program campaign and seeing how it's helping keep the program free and accessible to all students!
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