My research focuses on human-information interaction, including task-based approaches to interactive information retrieval, including a focus on searching as learning, digital document genres, and online reading. Recent areas of interest include climate crisis sensemaking, generative AI search, scholarly communication, open data and misinformation.
Recent publications are available here.
Information on graduate supervision is available here.
Current and Ongoing Research Projects and Grants
- Search Engines and Society
- Informing Climate Action
- Supporting Transparent & Open Research Engagement & Exchange – SSHRC Partnership Development Grant – Making Research Accessible (Co-Investigator) (2018-2021)
- Sharing Science (with Isto Huvila)
Former Research Projects and Grants
- Contextual misinformation detection using Arabic social media – SSHRC (Co-Investigator) (2018-2021)
- Graphics, Animation and New Media – A Network Centre of Excellence (Network Investigator) http://www.grand-nce.ca (2010-2015)
- E-informing the public: a genre-based approach to information interaction in digital government – SSHRC (Principle Investigator) http://diigubc.ca/research/egovernment/ (2009-2013)
- Designing Digital Information Use Environments to support Academic Work – UBC Hampton Fund (Co-Investigator) (2010-2015)
- Systematic Review of Imposed Search Tasks (Co-Investigator) http://ils.unc.edu/searchtasks/ (2008-2012)
- Learning from our Students: Assessing student perceptions of information studies programs and the information professions – ALISE funded (Co-Investigator) http://www.diigubc.ca/projects/lfos/ (2008-2010)