Daniel Greene

Daniel Greene is an Associate Professor in the College of Information at the University of Maryland, and serves as Vice President of the campus chapter of the American Association of University Professors. His work focuses on the futures of work, privacy, surveillance, and organizational change through interpretive social science methodologies. He holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Maryland.

Research interests include technology and work dynamics, privacy governance, information institutions, race/gender inequality, and critical design ethics. His landmark book The Promise of Access (MIT Press, 2021) won the McGannon Book Award for its analysis of how poverty is framed through technological solutions like 'learn to code' initiatives. Current projects explore organizational exclusion via performance metrics and resistance strategies.

Publications span topics from gig economies to AI ethics in policing, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach bridging information studies, sociology of work, and critical theory. He maintains an active online presence at dmgreene.net and is not currently accepting Ph.D. students.