Fatima Espinoza Vasquez

Fatima Espinoza Vasquez is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky. She holds a PhD (2016) and MS (2006) in Information Science from Syracuse University. Her research focuses on information precarity, marginalized communities' agency, sociotechnical infrastructure design, and digital health equity. She leads projects addressing Latinx community needs in Kentucky through participatory approaches.

Key research areas include:

• Information practices of marginalized groups
• Sociotechnical systems for crisis response
• Community-engaged technology design
• Latinx digital diaspora experiences

Recent projects include:

• Bridging Digital Health Divides (2025-2026)
• Co-Developing Latinx Community Infrastructure (2022-2024)
• Emergency Sociotechnical Infrastructure (2020)

Her work emphasizes participatory action research and has produced influential studies on Hurricane Maria response strategies and book ban resistance. She currently advises initiatives to address health inequities through community partnerships.