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Anna Lauren Hoffmann is an Associate Professor at the Information School at the University of Washington, where she co-founded and co-directs the iSchool's AfterLab. Her research explores the intersections of ethics, data, and technology, paying specific attention to issues of justice, injustice, and social organizing categories, particularly in relation to gender and race. She focuses on the ethical challenges faced by data professionals and computer scientists, including the impacts of pervasive surveillance technologies and machine learning. Hoffmann has published in various academic venues, including New Media & Society and JASIST. In addition to her academic work, she engages with public writing on technology and ethics in platforms like The Guardian and Slate. Prior to her role at the University of Washington, she held a postdoctoral position at UC Berkeley and earned her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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