Jacquelyn Burkell
Institution
THe University of Western Ontario
Department
Information and media studies
Position
Associate professor
City
London
Country
Canada
jburkell@uwo.ca
Information
Jacquelyn Burkell is an Associate professor and (Acting) Vice-President, Research, at the University of Western Ontario. She holds a PhD in Cognitive Science from the University of Western Ontario. This background, including a focus on behavioural decision-making, informs her research, which examines how technological mediation changes social interaction and information behaviour. She co-leads a working group on AI governance and policies in the Autonomy Through Cyberjustice Technologies SSHRC Partnership grant, where her research focuses on accountability (explanatory mechanisms) and algorithmic bias. She is a co-investigator on the eQuality project, conducting empirical examinations of attitudes toward and experiences of behavioural tracking.
