University at Buffalo

Samuel Dodson (he/him/his)

Samuel Dodson

Assistant Professor

INFORMATION SCIENCE


Specialty/Research Focus

Information Science; Information Retrieval; Human Computer Interaction

Contact Information
Department of Information Science
University at Buffalo
524 Baldy Hall (North Campus)
Buffalo, NY 14260–1000
Phone: 716-645-1488
smdodson@buffalo.edu


Professional Summary:

For more information about my research and teaching, please visit my website.

Education and Training:
  • PhD, University of British Columbia, Library, Archival and Information Studies (2021)
  • MLIS, University of British Columbia, Library and Information Studies (2016)
  • BA, Lewis & Clark College, Computer Science and Psychology (2013)
Awards and Honors:
  • Impact Recognition Award; Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW); 2021-10-23;
Recent Publications:
Journal Article:
  • Chopra, A., Mo, M., Dodson, S., Beschastnikh, I., Fels, S., & Yoon, D. (2021). “@alex, this fixes #9”: Analysis of referencing patterns in pull request discussions. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 5(CSCW2), 385:1–25. https://doi.org/10.1145/3479529
Recent Presentations:
Conferences:
  • Dodson, S. (2023, November 8–11). Roots of inequality in informal information sources: Growing more inclusive practices on Stack Exchange [Paper presentation]. Society for the Social Studies of Science, Honolulu, HI, United States.;
  • Dodson, S. (in press). Building expertise with technical information in support of life-long development of computational literacies: A research project with MLIS students and instructors. Proceedings of the Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference.;
  • Dodson, S. (in press). Tracing information use over time: A comparative study of undergraduate engineers. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology.;
  • Dodson, S. (2022), A survey of undergraduate engineering students’ personal information management practices. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 59(1), 669–671. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.685;
  • Dodson, S., Sinnamon, L., & Kopak, R. (in press). Spontaneous learning environments: Manipulating readability and cohesion in support of Searching as Learning. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology.;
Recent Grants:
Grant:
  • Development of AI Analytics-Generation-Coaching Copilot Technology for Augmented Teachers’ Competency-Customized Education; Federal; South Korean Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation; Awarded; (07/01/2023-12/31/2025)
Recent Activities:
Editorial and Review:
  • Program Committee Member
    Joint Conference on Digital Libraries
    Association for Computing Machinery/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
    01/01/2023-12/31/2023
  • Program Committee Member
    Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval
    Association for Computing Machinery
    01/01/2021-12/31/2023

Contact Information

Department of Information Science
University at Buffalo
524 Baldy Hall (North Campus)
Buffalo, NY 14260–1000
Phone: 716-645-1488
smdodson@buffalo.edu