The faculty and staff at the UW-Madison Information School engage in research, scholarly inquiry, and outreach projects at the intersection of people, information and data, and computing technologies. In keeping with the principle of the Wisconsin Idea, that academia should improve the lives of the people of the state, the region, and the world, iSchool work seeks to add to collective knowledge, productivity and innovation, and to the well-being of people, communities, and society.
iSchool faculty and staff collaborate with scholars from many fields to create and disseminate research about past, present, and future information users and uses, the processes and technologies vital for information management and use, and the economies, cultures, and policies that affect information and access to it.
As part of the larger School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences, iSchool researchers have access to research support and connections to foster innovation, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, and drive discovery on societal research challenges.
Cutting Edge Research At The Intersection Of Humanity & Information
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Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing
| Ian Hutchins | Scientific Portfolio Analysis, Bibliometrics, Science-of-Science |
| Corey B. Jackson | Human-centered computing, computer-supported cooperative work, and design epistemologies from fields such as organization studies, psychology, and education |
| Chaoqun Ni | Scholarly Communication, Science Policy, Scientometrics, Scholarly Data Analytics |
| Jacob Thebault-Spieker | HCI, social computing |
Bibliometrics, Scientometrics, or Science of Science
| Ian Hutchins | Scientific Portfolio Analysis, Bibliometrics, Science-of-Science |
| Chaoqun Ni | Scholarly Communication, Science Policy, Scientometrics, Scholarly Data Analytics |
Book History, Print Culture, or Publishing
| Greg Downey | History and geography of information and communication technology and labor |
| Kristin R. Eschenfelder | Data management, scholarly communications, information/data policy, science and technology studies |
| Jonathan Senchyne | Book history and print culture, American literary history, African American print culture, digital humanities, American Studies |
Human Centered Data Systems and Data Analytics
| Jacob Thebault-Spieker | HCI, social computing |
| Adam Rule | Human computer interaction, health informatics, human-centered data science |
History and Culture of Information, Digital Humanities
| Greg Downey | History and geography of information and communication technology and labor |
| Reginold Royston | New Media and innovation in the African Diaspora |
| Jonathan Senchyne | book history and print culture, American literary history, African American print culture, digital humanities, American Studies |
| Jacob Thebault-Spieker | HCI, social computing |
Health Informatics and Electronic Health Records
| Catherine Arnott Smith | Consumer health informatics, History of medicine |
| Adam Rule | Human computer interaction, health informatics, human-centered data science |
Human Computer Interaction, User Experience & Computer Supported Cooperative Work
| Corey B. Jackson | Human-centered computing, computer-supported cooperative work, and design epistemologies from fields such as organization studies, psychology, and education |
| Adam Rule | Human computer interaction, health informatics, human-centered data science |
| Jacob Thebault-Spieker | HCI, social computing |
Information Ethics, Policy, or Law
| Kristin R. Eschenfelder | Data management, scholarly communications, information/data policy, science and technology studies |
| Alan Rubel | Information ethics, policy, and law |
| Dorothea Salo | A/V digitization, digital preservation, research-data management, scholarly communication, information security, privacy |
| Clinton Castro | Data/information ethics, Policy or Law, Fair machine learning, Epistemology |
Information Practices, Literacies and Behaviors
| Kristin R. Eschenfelder | Data management, scholarly communications, information/data policy, science and technology studies |
| Kyung-Sun “Sunny” Kim | Information behavior, Information users, user-centered systems/services |
| Catherine Arnott Smith | Consumer health informatics, History of medicine |
| Rebekah Willett | Childhood studies, Media and Cultural Studies, Education, Girlhood Studies |
Libraries and Librarianship
| Kristin R. Eschenfelder | Data management, scholarly communications, information/data policy, science and technology studies |
| Kyung-Sun “Sunny” Kim | Information behavior, Information users, user-centered systems/services |
| Catherine Arnott Smith | Consumer health informatics, History of medicine |
| Rebekah Willett | Childhood studies, Media and Cultural Studies, Education, Girlhood Studies |
| DeAnza Williams | Multicultural representation in youth literature; library services for youth and teens; youth digital media practices; public libraries as informal learning centers. |
Race, Gender, or Indigeneity
| Corey B. Jackson | Human-centered computing, computer-supported cooperative work, and design epistemologies from fields such as organization studies, psychology, and education |
| Chaoqun Ni | Scholarly Communication, Science Policy, Scientometrics, Scholarly Data Analytics |
| Reginold Royston | New Media and innovation in the African Diaspora |
| Jonathan Senchyne | Book history and print culture, American literary history, African American print culture, digital humanities, American Studies |
| Jacob Thebault-Spieker | HCI, social computing |
| DeAnza Williams | Multicultural representation in youth literature; library services for youth and teens; youth digital media practices; public libraries as informal learning centers. |
| Rebekah Willett | Childhood studies, Media and Cultural Studies, Education, Girlhood Studies |
Security, Privacy, Credibility, or Disinformation
| Kristin R. Eschenfelder | Data management, scholarly communications, information/data policy, science and technology studies |
| Kyung-Sun “Sunny” Kim | Information behavior, Information users, user-centered systems/services |
| Dorothea Salo | A/V digitization, digital preservation, research-data management, scholarly communication, information security, privacy |
| Catherine Arnott Smith | Consumer health informatics, History of medicine |
| Alan Rubel | Information ethics, policy, and law |
| Emilee Rader | Human-centered data privacy, sociotechnical systems |
| Rick Wash | Cybersecurity, phishing, passwords |
Youth Media, Literature, and Culture
| Jonathan Senchyne | Book history and print culture, American literary history, African American print culture, digital humanities, American Studies |
| DeAnza Williams | Multicultural representation in youth literature; library services for youth and teens; youth digital media practices; public libraries as informal learning centers. |
| Rebekah Willett | Childhood studies, Media and Cultural Studies, Education, Girlhood Studies |