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Dr. Sara Vannini is a Lecturer in Information Management and Information Systems at the University of Sheffield's School of Information, Journalism and Communication. She holds a MA from the University of Bologna and a PhD from the University of Lugano. Her career includes postdoctoral research at the University of Washington and roles in interdisciplinary research groups like TASCHA. Her research focuses on critical technology studies, migration-related ICT challenges, data privacy, and participatory methodologies.
Education: MA in Latin American Literatures (Bologna), PhD in Communication Sciences (Lugano).
Research expertise spans information ethics, social appropriation of technologies, and the intersection of migration with digital tools. She leads the Information Systems Research Group and has advised on humanitarian data security frameworks for vulnerable populations.
Key contributions include guidelines for data privacy in migrant aid (2020), intersectional data science methodologies (2023), and decolonial LIS frameworks (2022). Her work emphasizes ethical technology design and marginalized communities' agency.
Teaching includes modules on digital media, information systems, and library sciences. She collaborates on projects like the Derbyshire Digital Inclusion Network study and advocacy for web archiving activist materials.
