Projects
The Community Research, Equity, and Design (CReEd) Lab, directed by Dr. Sheena Erete, is currently working on several AI-related projects spanning across information science topics such as minoritized groups, community development, and learning environments:
Community-based AI Learning Counterspaces
We aim to build awareness around Artificial Intelligence and its social implications and impact on communities, along with fostering technical skills, creative outlets, and civic engagement sensitivities using AI tools. We situate our work in communities at the site…
Black Women, Artificial Intelligence, and the Workplace
In this project, we seek to understand the growing and complex relationship between Black women and artificial intelligence tools in the workplace. This qualitative study aims to understand the professional relationships between Black Women and artificial intelligence tools…
AI Tools Usage among Nonprofit Organizations in Public Service Provision
This project is still in its exploratory phase, but we are curious about the use or non-use of nonprofit organizations of AI tools that may support their processes. By presenting current tools and linking them to work-related processes and understanding nonprofits’ perspectives…
