Time is always an important and challenging factor in a research project. Especially in a partnership that brings multiple people and organizations together, researchers need to be open and adaptable about when things happen, in what order, and for how long. Some contexts, however, have timelines of their own that cannot be ignored. In the […]

Throughout my training as a social scientist, I have returned to the question of how community activists use science and technology to address public problems. My projects have focused on do-it-yourself mesh networks in German refugee camps but also community archiving in the global anti-plastics movement. What connects these cases of civic technoscience are the […]

(As lead paints chip away, the chance for residential lead exposure increases. Photo PxFuel) Lead across the US  Lead contamination is one of the most pressing public health issues facing the US population today. Much of the incidents of lead exposure originate from historical manufacturing and construction. Prior to regulations in the 1970’s, homes were […]