My research explores research-creation (RC), an approach that brings together creative and academic research practices, to conduct and share research. This Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funded project looks through the analytical lens of information practice, with specific focus on information sharing. I seek to understand how research constituents perceive and engage with RC modes and methods to generate new knowledge, negotiate academia, and conceptualize expertise.

As a Public Scholars awardee I hope to contribute to the ongoing exploration of re-imagining entrenched understandings of academic institutions and their relationships with communities, as well as exploring the processes of knowledge creation.

Research interests: Research-Creation, Information Sharing, Information Practice

Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Heather O’Brien

Kampen, A., and De Forest, H. (in press). Gathering Residue: A literature review of Art-based research in Library and Information Studies. Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies.

O’Brien, H., Roll, I., Kampen, A., Davoudi, N. (2022). Rethinking (Dis) engagement in human-computer interaction. Computers in Human Behavior, 128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107109

O’Brien, H., Morton, E., Kampen, A., Michalak, E., Barnes, S. (2020). Beyond clicks and downloads: A call for a more comprehensive approach to measuring mHealth app engagement BJPsychOpen. doi10.1192/bjo.2020.72