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Dr. Shamika La Shawn

Coding like my research depends on it

Going from learning to code on my own, to the classroom, to a boot camp, then back to the classroom but as a teacher, before settling on…

Apr 18

black background with green text of code in Python to check PDF text for words of interest from a list of words

Apr 18

Dr. Shamika Klassen, or How I Learned to be an Information Scientist and Love Technology

My journey from math camp to Ph. D. and how the twists and turns inform my positionality as a researcher.

Apr 17

Shamika Klassen close up with graduation regalia and African inspired jewelry

Apr 17

33 Questions from Computer Science Students about My Research — Answered

I was invited to share my research with CS folks who had a few questions…

Apr 16

Black to the Future intro slide with generative AI on left of Black woman surrounded by stained glass aesthetic. Title of talk: Information Science Research about Communication, Technology, and the Black Community. Shamika Klassen CU Boulder CS Colloquium Fall 2023

Apr 16

Black Women Own the Future of Tech

Reflections on blackcomputeHER 2023

May 22, 2023

May 22, 2023

The Stoop: Best New App for Black People in 2025

The design fiction entitled, “The Stoop: Speculation on Positive Futures of Black Digital Spaces” was written by myself and Dr. Casey…

Dec 19, 2022

The Stoop: Best New App for Black People in 2025

Dec 19, 2022

Why Tech Needs a Chaplain

A case for incorporating chaplaincy into both the tech industry and for people and organizations who use technology.

Oct 27, 2021

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Oct 27, 2021

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More than a Modern Day Green Book: Exploring the Online Community of Black Twitter

This blog post is a summary of the above paper about how people on Twitter who are familiar with Black Twitter are uplifted by the…

Sep 27, 2021

Sep 27, 2021

Dr. Shamika La Shawn

Dr. Shamika La Shawn

Information Scientist/User Experience Researcher committed to using my research to amplify the experiences of the marginalized. https://www.shamikalashawn.com

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