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