Coronavirus Information
As we work together to battle the coronavirus, we will continue to offer safe and secure online sessions . Even though our physical office is closed, in accordance with the guidelines recommended by CDC, we are working remotely and continuing to provide student, staff, and faculty assistance. We can be reached Monday-Friday 9am-4pm Mountain Standard Time at 520-621-3565 or by email – please refer to the iSchool Directory. Please allow up to 24 hours response time. Faculty and Adjuncts will respond as their schedules permit.
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Catherine Brooks
iSchool Director and Associate Professor
Founder, Center for Digital Society and Data Studies
Catherine Brooks (PhD, University of California) is an Associate Professor and the iSchool's Director. She is also the founding Director of the Center for Digital Society and Data Studies.
Her primary research interest focuses on day-to-day language use in social contexts. She is most interested in the instructional or social uses of communication technologies, the varied opportunities for the co-construction of knowledge, relationships, and identities, as well as new possibilities for science communication. Her research works across disciplinary boundaries and draws on a variety of academic traditions and methodologies. She teaches courses that focus on social media, information policy issues, and human encounters with new technologies. Alongside her scholarly work, she has published in outlets such as Scientific American and Wired.
Brooks is currently working with international partners (18 total universities and organizations around the globe) on a large ESRC project, "Ways of being in a digital age: A systematic review" led by Liverpool's Institute of Cultural Capital.