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Palen, Leysia A

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  • The current focus of the work of Professor Palen is on the area of “Crisis Informatics.” Palen and her colleagues have investigated computer-mediated communications (from social media and other social computing platforms) in multiple mass emergency and mass disruption events since 2005. Research advancements are in the areas of massive data collection, quantitative and qualitative analysis, socio-behavioral studies, and information and communication technology innovation for emergency response. Palen's focus is on disasters arising from severe weather events or other natural hazards. She also examines information behaviors in relation to public health issues, particularly as they pertain to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, climate change, and enviro-racial injustice.

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  • Human Computer Interaction, Social Computing, Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Emergency Management, Crisis Informatics, Social Informatics, Human-Centered Computing, Disasters, Organizing, Social Media, Information and Communication Technology

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  • ATLS 4606 - Critical Technical Practice
    Secondary Instructor - Fall 2018
    Surveys design theory and methods that can be used to question relationships between technology, culture, and the environment. Students will discuss readings and synthesize those readings through design exercises. The course will equip students with resources for thinking more critically and creatively about design and possible future human-technology relationships. Counts as Mastery in Information Science. Same as INFO 5606, INFO 4606, and ATLS 5606.
  • ATLS 5606 - Critical Technical Practice
    Secondary Instructor - Fall 2018
    Surveys design theory and methods that can be used to question relationships between technology, culture, and the environment. Students will discuss readings and synthesize those readings through design exercises. The course will equip students with resources for thinking more critically and creatively about design and possible future human-technology relationships. Same as INFO 5606, ATLS 4606 and INFO 4606.
  • CMCI 3000 - Special Topics in CMCI
    Secondary Instructor - Spring 2019
    Investigates special topics in media, communication and information at the upper-division level. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours on different topics.
  • CSCI 5919 - HCC Survey and Synthesis: Foundations and Trajectories
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2021 / Spring 2024
    Examines the interdisciplinary field of human-centered computing through a comprehensive content and historical survey. Considers new trajectories of inquiry and how the field merges with others. Social computing, is emphasized as a central topic. Students across disciplines will find the course foundational for understanding human-centered technology matters, including computer scientists, information scientists, social scientists, and business and media arts students. Same as INFO 5919.
  • INFO 1101 - Computation in Society
    Secondary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019
    Introduces students to modern information and communication technology, the basic principles of software and programming, the fundamental role of algorithms in modern society, computational reasoning, the major organizations in the information sector and fundamental interactions between humans and information technology. Appropriate for students with limited prior experience with computing. Fulfills the CMCI computing requirement.
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