Aloha kākou!
We are very happy to welcome Alexandria (Alli) Rayburn to the LIS faculty as Assistant Professor in Fall 2025! Alli is completing her PhD at the University of Michigan School of Information, where she also received her master’s degree in Information Science. Her dissertation title is Women in Museum Computing: Implementing Transformative Data Practices in Collection Work, and she conducts qualitative research on topics related to computing in museums and archives, such as the data practices and labor required to maintain digital technology in these spaces.
Prior to graduate school, Alli worked in cultural heritage museum collections, as well as an archivist, reference librarian, collections specialist and library conservation technician. She has published in Archival Science, Science, Technology and Human Values, Information and Culture. She will be teaching and developing courses in the archives pathway–and beyond!
Mahalo to everyone who participated in the faculty search process, and we look forward to having Alli join us in the Fall!