Togzhan Seilkhanova
Doctoral Student
PhD, Information Sciences, Illinois (in progress)
MFA, Media Arts Production, University at Buffalo (SUNY)
BA, Economics, KIMEP University (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Research focus
I study political economy of information, how information is transformed by social/economic/political forces to create a “climate of opinion,” and how ideological and political beliefs impact information behavior.
Courses currently teaching
Advisor
Publications & Papers
Seilkhanova, T., Ledford, T. D., & Schneider, J. (2024). COVID-19 information spaces, boundaries, and information sharing: An interview study. Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 29(2), 525–545. https://doi.org/10.47989/ir292845
Gallagher, J. R., Avgoustopoulos, R. E., Hamilton, A., & Seilkhanova, T. (2024). The challenges and writing practices of communicating artificial intelligence and machine learning in an era of hype. AI & Society. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-024-02049-0
How to Introduce a Culture Without Talking About It, or Why Mockumentary Works. MFA Thesis. State University of New York at Buffalo ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2020. 27995032.
Presentations
Seilkhanova, T., & Schneider, J. (2023, November 15). How Knowledge Intermediaries Gather and Make Sense of COVID-19 Information: An Interview Study (n=16) [Poster presentation]. iSchool Research Showcase.
Schneider, J., & Seilkhanova, T. (2023, October 7). How Knowledge Intermediaries Gather and Make Sense of COVID-19 Information: An Interview Study [Presentation]. ASIS&T Annual Meeting Workshop: The Evolving Nature of the Human Side of Information Research – sponsored by SIG-USE.
Seilkhanova, T., & Schneider, J. (2023, February 3). COVID-19 information journey: Brokering scientific and technical knowledge to the public, how can public libraries promote a healthy information ecosystem [Presentation]. Healthier Information Ecosystems Paper Development Workshop.