School of Information Sciences

Togzhan Seilkhanova

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.

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.
 

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