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Alexandria Rayburn

PhD Student Email: arayburn@umich.edu
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Biography

I am doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan, School of Information (UMSI) advised by Dr. Ricky Punzalan and Dr. Andrea Thomer. I research topics related to computing in museums and knowledge infrastructures. Specifically, I study the labor practices of maintaining digital systems.

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Pronouns

she/her

Areas of interest

Museum Computing, Information Infrastructure, Data Curation

Honors and awards

2022 iConference Best Poster Award
2020 University of Michigan School of Information Merit Scholar
2019 Midwest Archives Conference Best Poster Award
2018 University of Michigan School of Information Wallace J.Bonk Scholarship
2018 University of Michigan School of Information Philip Berry Scholarship

Education

Master of Science and Information, University of Michigan
Graduate Certificate Museum Studies, University of Michigan
Bachelor of Arts, in Arts and Humanities, Michigan State University

News

Headshots of Alexandria Rayburn and Andrea Thomer. "iConference 2022, Best Poster Award, 'The Craft of Database Curation: Taking Cues from Quiltmaking,' UMSI logo."
Rayburn and Thomer bring home Best Poster award from iConference

Alexandria Rayburn and Andrea Thomer earn Best Poster award at the 2022 iConference.

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Headshots of Alexandria Rayburn and Andrea Thomer. "iConference 2022, Best Poster Award Finalists, 'The Craft of Database Curation: Taking Cues from Quiltmaking,' UMSI logo."
UMSI doctoral student finalist for Best Poster Award at iConference 2022

PhD student Alexandria Rayburn and Assistant Professor Andrea Thomer are finalists for Best Poster Award at the 2022 iConference. 

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