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Michaelanne Thomas is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan's School of Information. Her research draws from the fields of anthropology and Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), focusing on how individuals collaboratively design and access internet technologies within constrained contexts. With a background in sociocultural anthropology, her work emphasizes under-represented groups and investigates internet access in resource-constrained regions, the design of citizen-led information systems, and the role of these technologies in social change. Currently, she is exploring how people collaboratively innovate within the constraints imposed by ongoing crises, highlighting the emergence of sociotechnical systems in various contexts. Additionally, she has broad research interests in sociotechnical infrastructures, feminist theories, and science and technology studies (STS). Her areas of interest include Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), CSCW, Social Computing, ICTD, and ethnographic methods.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science