This talk by Dr. Karen Fisher is today at 12:00 in CSE 203 (Paul G. Allen Building - CSE1).
On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 10:37 AM Samia Ibtasam <sam...@cs.washington.edu> wrote: > Please join us for Change Seminar next Tuesday (Feb 19) at noon in CSE 203 > for a talk by iSchool Professor Dr. Karen Fisher. > > *Who:* Karen Fisher - Professor, iSchool; Adjunct Professor, Communication > *What:* Humanitarian Research by Conflict Zones > *When:* Tuesday, Feb 19, 12-1pm > *Where:* CSE 203 > > *Abstract:* > In this talk, iSchool Professor Karen Fisher outlines the main principles > for carrying out Humanitarian Research by conflict zones guided by the > mantra of “People First,” Data Second.” Based on her experiences as an > embedded field researcher since 2014 with UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) in the > Middle East, she shares the sensitivities of working in settings with > people displaced by conflict, the commitments required of researchers, and > opportunities for supporting resilience. > > *Bio:* > Dr. Karen Fisher (Professor, iSchool; Adjunct Professor, Communication) > has been an embedded field researcher since 2014 with UNHCR Jordan (UN > Refugee Agency) by the Syrian Border using design ethnography and other > methods in support of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 2030). With a > focus on resilience and gender, her research includes Syrian youth as ICT > wayfarers; a Za’atari Camp Life Book to preserve indigenous knowledge > through food, art and stories; a camp-wide library system; and the nuances > of place and time for Information Grounds. Karen received inaugural 2018 > Facebook Research Award "Data Science & Field Design Methods for Supporting > Crisis Informatics in Conflict Zones” (Co-PIs Kate Starbird, Reem Talhouk, > Jevin West & Eiad Yafi). Set in Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, the research > addresses many issues, including integration, repatriation, and refoulment. > In 2019 she is starting a new mission with CSE/DUB to co-design > accessibility fab labs. Karen is a Visiting Professor at the Open Lab, > Newcastle University, UK, as well as Abo Akademi University, Turku, > Finland, and Siegen University. > > Best, > Samia Ibtasam <http://samiaibtasam.com/> > Computer Science & Engineering > University of Washington > > -- Samia Ibtasam <http://samiaibtasam.com/> Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington
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