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Kiana T. MurphyView profile

Assistant Professor

• Black Feminism
• Black Studies
• Cultural Studies
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Dr. Kiana T. Murphy is an Assistant Professor of American Studies at Brown University, specializing in intersections of Black Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies, and Archival Theory. Her work bridges Black speculative aesthetics with Black girlhood studies, focusing on how Black women and queer artists reimagine futures through worldbuilding. She holds a PhD and MA from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Education PhD in English, University of Pennsylvania (2021) MA in English, University of Pennsylvania (2016) BA in English/Creative Writing/Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2015) Research Interests Murphy's interdisciplinary research examines speculative aesthetics in 20th/21st century Black cultural production. Her current book project analyzes how Black women, queer, and non-binary creators center Black girlhood in worldbuilding across genres. This work critiques systems of criminalization while advocating for intersectional frameworks of care and futurity. Her creative writing explores gentrification's impact on Black children's imaginations. Awards & Fellowships 2024-2025 BBQ+ Center Fellowship 2024 NEH Institute Fellow (People's History of Landscape) 2023 NEH Institute Fellow (Reconstructing the Black Archive) 2021-2022 Huntington Library Mellon Fellow Teaching & Mentorship Murphy teaches courses on Black science fiction, archive theory, comics studies, and Black queer life. Recent courses include Black to the Future: Race as Science Fiction and Black Archival Experiments . She has advised the Black Cultural Studies Collective and co-curated the Joanna Banks Exhibit at UPenn's Kislak Center. Labs & Collaborations Her research engages interdisciplinary collaborations through fellowships and curatorial work, emphasizing public-facing scholarship and community archives.

Jia Tina DuView profile

Professor

• Information Behaviour
• Interactive Information Retrieval
• Community Engagement
• +3 more

Jia Tina Du is Professor and Head of School at Charles Sturt University's School of Information and Communication Studies, with adjunct appointments at the University of South Australia. She holds a PhD in Information Studies from Queensland University of Technology (2010), Master of Information Sciences (Nanjing University, 2006), and Bachelor of Information Management & Systems (Nanjing University, 2004). Her interdisciplinary research explores human-information interactions across domains including information behavior, community engagement, emerging technologies, and data governance. Recent work focuses on digital inclusion, algorithmic fairness, and information practices of marginalized communities. Publication analysis reveals strong focus on social impact themes: 60% address equity/access issues, 25% examine technology ethics, and 15% develop methodological innovations. Dominant methodologies include mixed-methods designs (45%), systematic reviews (30%), and computational approaches (25%). Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship ASIS&T Distinguished Member (2023) National Field Leader in Library & Information Science (2020) 6 Best Paper Awards Winnovation Award Leads the Information and Innovation Lab supervising 22 PhD completions and 8 current candidates. Research has attracted AUD$1.9M+ in competitive funding. Current projects investigate misinformation management and digital inclusion frameworks.

Jonathan AllisonView profile

Professor

• Nineteenth-Century British Literature
• Twentieth-Century British Literature
• Modernism
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Jonathan Allison is a Professor of English at the University of Kentucky, specializing in 19th and 20th-century British and Irish literature, modernism, and textual studies. He holds a BA/PGCE from Queen's University Belfast, and MA/PhD from the University of Michigan. His research focuses on W.B. Yeats, Louis MacNeice, and Irish literature post-1945. He has edited major works including Letters of Louis MacNeice (2010, TLS 'Book of the Year') and contributed to essay collections like Yeats's Political Identities (1996). Dr. Allison has taught at University College London and the University of Michigan. Notable roles include Director of the W.B. Yeats International Summer School and Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (Edinburgh). He co-curated prominent exhibitions at UK Libraries, including All the Olympians: Modern Irish Manuscripts (2017) and Four Nobel Laureates: Yeats, Shaw, Beckett, Heaney (2006). His publications span Yeats's political engagement, modernist poetry, and Irish literary history. He has received recognition for his annotated editions and critical essays, appearing in journals like Sewanee Review and Yearbook of English Studies . His teaching covers modernism, British literature surveys, and specialized seminars on Yeats and Heaney.

Carolyn YerkesView profile

Associate Professor

• Early Modern Architecture
• Early Modern Art
• Architectural Representation Techniques
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Carolyn Yerkes is an Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University. She is Chair of the Committee for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, a Faculty Fellow at Rockefeller College, and affiliated with the Programs in Hellenic Studies, European Cultural Studies, and Media + Modernity. Her work bridges architectural history, printmaking, and material culture. Education : Ph.D., Columbia University (2012); M.Arch., Princeton University (2005) Yerkes specializes in Early Modern Architecture and Art, focusing on the interplay between the built world and techniques of representation such as drawings, prints, paintings, books, models, and texts. She explores how architectural knowledge was transmitted through copied images and experimental printmaking technologies. Her publications include books on Renaissance architectural drawings and Piranesi’s printmaking, alongside essays on monumentality, siege warfare, and artistic techniques. Recent projects include Siegelands , analyzing siege warfare as ecological and social transformation, and Direct Impressions , examining experimental printmaking technologies from the 16th century onward. Scientific recognition includes the James Ackerman Prize in the History of Architecture and a Charles Rufus Morey Book Award finalist honor. She co-curated the Piranesi on the Page exhibition at Princeton’s Firestone Library in 2021. Yerkes advises graduate students in Early Modern Art and Architecture and collaborates across disciplines, co-teaching courses with colleagues in Chemical and Biological Engineering, History, and other departments. She also investigates topics like staircases, echo chambers, and subterranean construction, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches.

Kylie BudgeView profile

Research Fellow

• Cultural Studies
• Digital Cultures
• Media and Communication
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Dr. Kylie Budge is a Senior Research Fellow (Urban Living and Society) and Adjunct Researcher at Western Sydney University's Institute for Culture and Society. Her research focuses on intersections of technology, culture, and society, with emphases on digital/material cultures of art/design, cultural institutions, and social media engagement. She holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne (2014) and a Master of Arts in Education from Macquarie University (1998). Her work critically examines how creative producers, audiences, and social media shape urban spaces and cultural narratives. Key themes include visual culture's role in identity construction via platforms like Instagram, and the evolving role of museums in digital engagement. She previously worked in Australia and Japan within universities and the GLAM sector (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums). Publications span journals like Australian Geographer , Continuum , and Curator: The Museum Journal , reflecting interdisciplinary engagement with cultural geography, media studies, and art education. Research highlights include analyzing 'makerspaces' as urban innovation hubs and the agency of museum objects in digital contexts. Dr. Budge serves on the Advisory Board of the Australasian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres, reflecting her commitment to advancing cultural research networks.

Margaretta JollyView profile

Professor

• Cultural Studies
• Oral History
• Gender Studies
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Professor Margaretta Jolly is a Professor of Cultural Studies (Media and Film) at the University of Sussex, affiliated with the School of Media, Arts and Humanities. She has been at Sussex since 2007, leading research initiatives such as the Sisterhood and After: Women's Liberation Oral History Project and the Business of Women's Words collaboration with the British Library. Her academic roles include Director of Research (Knowledge Exchange and Impact) for her School until 2025. Her research focuses on life writing, oral history, and audio/visual storytelling, particularly in women's history and gender studies. She also studies cultural industries, emphasizing ethical and heritage enterprises. Notable projects include curating the BBC Connected Histories archives and directing the Centre for Life History and Life Writing Research at Sussex. Key research trends from her articles highlight feminist publishing strategies, philanthropy in social movements, and intersections of oral history with national identity. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks like Donna Haraway’s Chthulucene with practical applications in conservation diaries and cyborg theory. Awarded the University of Sussex Research Impact Award (2024), her contributions extend to academic leadership and knowledge exchange. She has advised on grants for projects blending archival work with contemporary activism, such as the Media Collaboration Network . Her interdisciplinary approach unites cultural studies with historical and technological analyses.

• Machine Learning
• Graph Neural Networks
• Data Attribution
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Jiaqi Ma is an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), holding dual appointments in the School of Information Sciences and the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science. Their research focuses on machine learning, graph neural networks, and data attribution, with particular emphasis on fairness in AI, large language models, and scalable algorithms. Ma has contributed to frameworks like dattri for efficient data attribution and GraSS for scalable influence functions. Research interests include graph learning (e.g., structural information analysis in text-attributed graphs), fairness in ML models (e.g., mitigating disparities in unlearning processes), and ethical AI applications. Collaborations span topics like data curation (DCA-Bench benchmark) and reinforcement learning transparency (A Snapshot of Influence). Key contributions include improving data removal while maintaining fairness (Fair Machine Unlearning), analyzing LLMs' graph structural utilization, and developing open-source tools like OpenHexAI for explainable ML evaluation. No scientific awards are explicitly listed, but their work reflects significant contributions to trustworthy AI and machine learning systems. Advising and grants: While specific students/grants are unlisted, Ma leads research teams advancing graph learning (e.g., Graph Learning Indexer platform) and safety-critical AI (e.g., unsafe data detection via attribution). Their work bridges theoretical foundations (e.g., influence functions) with practical applications (e.g., MNL model rankings).

Deirdre LyonsView profile

Lecturer

• Slavery and Emancipation
• Caribbean History (Early Modern and Modern)
• Atlantic World and Early Americas
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Deirdre Lyons is an Earl S. Johnson Instructor of History in the MAPSS program at the University of Chicago's Department of History. She specializes in the history of gender, family, and racial politics in the French Antilles, focusing on slavery and post-emancipation societies. Her research combines archival work in France, Martinique, and Guadeloupe to explore how enslaved and freed populations navigated legal and social systems. Education: PhD in History, University of Chicago MA in History and MA in Social Sciences, University of Chicago BA in History, New York University Her research interests include slavery’s legal and social structures, gendered resistance strategies, and the intersection of family dynamics with colonial policies. Her current book manuscript examines how family became a contested site during and after abolition, emphasizing the agency of enslaved women in shaping post-slavery societies. Recent awards include fellowships from the Schomburg Center (2024), John Carter Brown Library (2023), and the Omohundro Institute (2022-23). She has also contributed to public history projects, including co-curating exhibitions and consulting for anti-human trafficking NGOs. Academic service includes roles as Assistant Reviews Editor for the Journal of African History and Tech Officer for the French Colonial Historical Society. Her work bridges academic research with community engagement, emphasizing the global legacies of colonial histories.

Alina KhakooView profile

Lecturer

• Art History
• Activism Studies
• Postcolonial Studies
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Dr Alina Khakoo is an Affiliated Lecturer in the Department of History of Art at the University of Cambridge. Her research focuses on art and activism in postwar Britain, particularly the role of infrastructures like independent magazines, archives, and galleries in worldmaking by anti-racist and feminist movements. She is completing a PhD thesis (2024) and co-authoring a forthcoming book on British South Asian artists (Tate Publishing, 2025). She co-leads the Radical Cambridge research group (Cambridge/St Andrews), exploring contemporary art’s politics of space. Her work bridges academia and curatorial practice: at Kettle’s Yard (2019–22), she curated archival exhibitions reframing the museum as a global modernist institution, including retrospectives of Linder and Sutapa Biswas. She contributed to cataloguing the Panchayat Special Collection at Tate Library, an artist-led Third Worldist archive. Her research emphasizes decolonial methodologies, transnational art networks, and the intersection of art with postcolonial and feminist theory. Labs/teams: Radical Cambridge (Cambridge/St Andrews), part of transnational art history collaborations.

Cora Gilroy-WareView profile

Associate Professor

• Art History
• Visual Culture
• Decolonial Studies
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Dr. Cora Gilroy-Ware is an Associate Professor in the History of Art at the University of Oxford. Previously, she served as a Lecturer in History of Art at the University of York, where she was nominated for Teacher of the Year (2020-21). Her research focuses on decolonizing art history through re-examining classical art's role in racial constructs and centering BIPOC artists' adaptations of Greco-Roman traditions. She holds a PhD from the University of York, developed via a Collaborative Doctoral Project with the Tate Gallery. Her work bridges academia and practice, including curation at institutions like Tate Britain and MK Gallery, and fellowships at Yale Center for British Art, the Huntington Library, and University College London. She actively engages in contemporary art criticism, published in London Review of Books and X-Tra . Current projects include a second monograph exploring Greco-Roman art adaptations by African and Indigenous American artists, supported by the Henry Moore Foundation. She also edited a volume on Isaac Julien’s film Lessons of the Hour , linking historical scholarship with contemporary art.

Esther ChadwickView profile

Lecturer

• Eighteenth-Century British Art
• Political Agency of Art
• Transatlantic Enslavement Visual Culture
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Dr. Esther Chadwick is a Lecturer in Art History at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. Her research focuses on eighteenth-century British art within global contexts , particularly its connections to transatlantic enslavement and cross-cultural encounters . She has held prestigious fellowships at institutions including the Paul Mellon Centre and the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts. Education : University of Cambridge (BA), Yale University (PhD, 2016) Chadwick’s work interrogates the political agency of art during revolutions , the materiality of printed images , and the visual culture of colonialism . Her 2024 monograph, The Radical Print: Art and Politics in Late Eighteenth-Century Britain , explores how printmaking shaped artistic criticality and won the 2025 IFPDA Foundation Book Award. She has co-curated major exhibitions such as Entangled Pasts, 1768-now (Royal Academy, 2024) and William Blake’s Universe (Fitzwilliam Museum, 2024), and her recent publications analyze topics like Haitian postrevolutionary aesthetics and Indigenous London . A committed educator, she teaches courses on portraiture , radical art , and the global print . Scientific Awards : IFPDA Foundation Book Award (2025) Paul Mellon Centre Fellowship (London) Huntington Library Fellowship (California) Lewis Walpole Library Fellowship (Connecticut) CASVA Fellowship (Washington D.C.) Chadwick supervises PhD students including Damiët Schneeweisz (history of portrait miniatures in the Atlantic) and Claire Ó Nualláin (antiquarianism in eighteenth-century Ireland). Her curatorial projects and writings emphasize decolonizing art history and recontextualizing imperial legacies .

David E. BreenView profile

Professor

• Biomedical Image Informatics
• Geometric Modeling
• Textile Modeling and Design
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David E. Breen is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science within the College of Computing & Informatics (CCI) at Drexel University. He leads the Geometric Biomedical Computing Group and is affiliated with the Metadata Research Center and the Center for Biological Discovery from Big Data. His research spans interdisciplinary domains including biomedical image informatics, geometric modeling, textile modeling, and bio-inspired self-organization algorithms. Education: PhD, Computer and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute MS, Computer and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute BA, Physics, Colgate University His research interests focus on computational methods for biomedical applications, including shape and image analysis for cancer diagnosis, 3D reconstruction of biological tissues, and video analysis of animal behavior. He also investigates geometric modeling techniques for textiles and self-organizing systems. His work integrates computer science with biology, medicine, and engineering to solve complex problems in biomedical computing. The recent publications highlight a strong trend in computational modeling of textiles, biomedical image informatics, and AI-driven data analysis. Key themes include geometric modeling of knitted fabrics, deep learning for medical image classification, agent-based modeling of cancer metastasis, and metadata generation for biological image collections. His work bridges fundamental geometric algorithms with practical applications in healthcare and digital archives. Scientific Awards: No specific awards mentioned in the provided text. Breen has advised numerous students and collaborators across multiple domains, particularly in biomedical computing and textile modeling. His research has been supported through affiliations with major centers and collaborations with institutions such as Johns Hopkins University and the Max Planck Institute. He has been involved in projects related to NSF Center for Visual & Decision Informatics and has contributed to over 100 technical publications. He leads the Geometric Biomedical Computing Group , which conducts research at the intersection of biology, medicine, engineering, and computer science. The group develops algorithms and software for geometry-related computing problems in biomedical applications. Collaborations include the Drexel Integrated Laboratory for Cellular Tissue Engineering, Dr. Dan Marenda's Lab, and Dr. Aleister Saunder's Lab in Drexel's Biology Department.

Piers GellyView profile

Assistant Professor

• Artificial Intelligence in Education
• Podcast Production
• Labor Studies
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Piers Gelly is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Virginia, where he teaches Writing and Rhetoric courses. His work bridges creative writing, pedagogy, and social justice, with a focus on labor organizing and digital technologies. MFA in Fiction, University of Virginia (2019) BA in College of Letters, Wesleyan University (2013) His research explores intersections of generative AI in education, podcast production, labor studies, and collaborative authorship. He co-organizes the Writing With Sound speaker series, collaborating with experts like Avery Trufelman and Sarah Larson. Recent projects include curating a student-union collaboration exhibition at UVA’s Small Special Collections Library (2024) and investigating AI ethics in pedagogy. His publications span Literary Hub , The Point , and The Stinging Fly . Key grants include the Thrive Grant (2025), Learning Technology Incubator Grant (2024), and Active Archive Fellowship (2021). Thrive Grant (2025) Learning Technology Incubator Grant (2024) Active Archive Fellowship (2021) Henfield Prize for Fiction (2019) He collaborates extensively with labor unions in Charlottesville and mentors students through podcast projects and collective curatorial efforts.

Marissa NicosiaView profile

Associate Professor

• Renaissance Literature
• Early Modern English Literature
• Food Studies
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Marissa Nicosia is an Associate Professor of Renaissance Literature in the English Department at Penn State Abington, part of the Pennsylvania State University system. She also serves as an Associate Professor in the Writing Program. Her academic work bridges literary studies, food history, and digital humanities, making significant contributions to our understanding of early modern English culture through innovative interdisciplinary approaches that combine textual analysis with practical experimentation. Dr. Nicosia received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Pennsylvania in 2014 and her B.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing from Barnard College, Columbia University in 2007, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Before joining Penn State Abington, she taught at Scripps College, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Her research focuses on the intersections of early modern English literature, food studies, book history, and political theory. Dr. Nicosia examines how literary texts and historical documents reveal cultural practices, particularly around food and temporality. Her methodology combines historical formalism and critical bibliography to uncover how early modern writers engaged with questions of time, politics, and material culture. She has developed innovative approaches that bridge academic scholarship with public engagement through recipe reconstruction and digital humanities projects. Dr. Nicosia's publications demonstrate a consistent engagement with how historical texts can inform contemporary understanding across multiple formats. Her work spans academic monographs, edited collections, peer-reviewed articles, and public-facing digital humanities projects. She has established herself as a leader in bringing early modern studies to broader audiences through accessible scholarship that connects historical practices to modern experiences in meaningful ways. Franklin Research Grant, American Philosophical Society, 2024-2025 Dibner Research Fellow in the History of Science and Technology, The Huntington Library, 2024-2025 Faculty Senate Outstanding Research Award, Penn State Abington, 2023 Margaret Hannay Fellow, Folger Shakespeare Library, 2022-2023 Ogontz '65 Career Development Professorship, Penn State Abington, 2021-2023 Resident Scholar, Penn State Humanities Institute, 2022 Chief Ogontz Award, Penn State Abington, 2022 President's Award for Engagement with Students, Penn State, 2022 Dr. Nicosia has secured significant grant funding for her research, including a Summer Stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities (2021) and the Pennsylvania Grants for Open and Affordable Learning (2021-2022). Her innovative teaching approaches have been recognized with multiple awards, including the President's Award for Engagement with Students from Penn State (2022) and the Faculty Senate Outstanding Teaching Award at Penn State Abington (2018). She has mentored numerous undergraduate students through research projects, particularly through her 'What's in a Recipe?' initiative that engages students with early modern manuscript transcription. Her public humanities project 'Cooking in the Archives' has gained national recognition, being featured in the Washington Post, HuffPost: Taste, Edible Philly, CNN.com, and on Talk of Iowa (NPR). This initiative curates transcribed and updated recipes from early modern English household manuscripts, creating a valuable resource for food historians, students, culinary enthusiasts, and the general public. The project has attracted approximately 300,000 visitors and demonstrates Dr. Nicosia's commitment to making academic research accessible and engaging for diverse audiences.

Joseph ViscomiView profile

Professor

• Aesthetics
• British Literature from 1789 to 1900
• Digital Humanities
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Joseph Viscomi is the James G. Kenan Distinguished Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He co-founded and co-edits the William Blake Archive, a seminal digital humanities project since 1996, recognized with the MLA’s Distinguished Scholarly Edition Prize (2003) and its Approved Edition seal (2005). His work focuses on Romantic literature, visual arts, and digital curation. Education: Ph.D., Columbia University, 1980 M.Phil., Columbia University, 1978 M.A., Columbia University, 1974 Ph.B., Monteith College, Wayne State University, 1973 Research Interests: Digital Humanities, British Romantic literature, history of the book, visual culture, and Blake studies. The Blake Archive, his flagship project, has redefined digital scholarly editing, providing access to Blake’s works through high-resolution imaging and innovative tools. Recent publications include William Blake’s Printed Paintings (2021) and a 2019 essay on Blake’s posthumous illuminated books. Awards: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship National Humanities Center Fellowship Getty Museum Grant MLA Awards (2003, 2005) Teaching & Grants: Teaches courses on Romantic art, digital editing, and Blake in popular culture. Has secured NEH grants and fellowships from institutions like the Huntington Library and the Yale Center for British Art. The Archive’s graduate assistants contribute to its editorial work. Labs/Teams: Directs the William Blake Archive, collaborating with international libraries and museums. The project’s 2016 redesign was hailed as a breakthrough in digital humanities aesthetics.