Clair Irwin
Doctoral Student
MS, Library and Information Science, Illinois
CAS, Library and Information Science, Illinois - "A Sociotechnical Framework and Resource Guide Collection for Supporting Youth with Type 1 Diabetes"
BA, English, Lipscomb University
Research focus
My research focus is the embodied information survival behavior of people with diabetes, especially as that behavior relates to the insulin crisis and insulin rationing. I discuss my own experiences of insulin rationing and engaging in healthcare advocacy to discuss the information mechanisms––communicative, reflexive, political, etc.––by which diabetics engage in constant survival.
Advisor
Publications & Papers
Irwin, C. E. (2020). Catching a Break: Accessibility, Empathy, and COVID-19. Qualitative Inquiry, 1.