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Katherine Walden serves as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame, with concurrent appointments in the Gender Studies Program and Department of Computer Science and Engineering (College of Engineering). Her institutional affiliations include the Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society, Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, and Notre Dame Technology Ethics Center (ND-TEC).
Her educational background comprises:
- Ph.D. in American Studies-Sport Studies, University of Iowa
- M.A. in Library and Information Science (with Certificate in Public Digital Humanities), University of Iowa
- Bachelor of Music in Musical Arts, Vanderbilt University
Walden's research investigates the intersection of sport and American culture through critical lenses of labor, race, ethnicity, gender, and globalization, with baseball as a primary case study. She employs digital humanities methodologies—including data analysis, visualization, and interactive mapping—to document Minor League Baseball labor conditions and historical power structures, while actively advocating for improved player welfare through policy engagement.
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Her collaborative work spans the Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society, Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, and ND-TEC, where she contributes to interdisciplinary initiatives examining data ethics, digital preservation, and technology's societal impacts.
