I will be giving my first book talk on Wednesday, February 18th at 11:00am (EST) at the Quello Center at Michigan State University, where I am a Research Fellow. The book will be published in June 2026 by the University of California Press. Here is the link to the event on the Quello Center’s website….
Mobile Media & Communication Article Now Open Access
In 2023, my article titled “‘It’s one of the most important things we carry for us’: How mobile hotspots support people experiencing homelessness” was published in a special issue of Mobile Media & Communication. The article featured findings from my study of the Boston Public Library’s hotspot lending program, which is still continuing today. I’m thrilled…
Book Listed in Spring UC Press Catalog
I was excited to see my book listed in the new Spring 2026 catalog from University of California Press. Particularly since there are so many amazing authors and books listed, including from Scott Kurashige, Mona Sloane, Burcu Baykurt, Jenny Davis and Apryl Williams and more . . .
Elected to iSchools Board of Directors
I look forward to serving as one of three North American region members of the iSchools Organization Board of Directors, where I will serve a two year appointment beginning in January 2026. The iSchool at Illinois wrote up this nice announcement about my new role. The news item includes the following excerpt below, which includes…
Book Flyer Available at UC Press
The flyer for my book is now available for download at UC Press!
Digital Equity Ecosystems Book Cover
The University of California Press has been absolutely wonderful to work with in designing the cover for my new book, titled Digital Equity Ecosystems: How Community Coalitions Reduce Inequality and Strengthen Democracy. Many thanks to Vanessa Rhinesmith for helping to inform the design, which is represented in this final version below! The image in the…
Book Approved for Publication!
I’m super excited to announce that my book, Digital Equity Ecosystems: How Community Coalitions Reduce Inequality and Strengthen Democracy was officially approved for publication by the editorial committee of the University of California Press! Update (9/13/25): Here is the descriptive text for the book: Digital Equity Ecosystems introduces readers to the groundswell of community coalitions…
New Article in Journal of Information Policy
Thrilled to have another journal article published this year, titled “Beyond Access and Infrastructure: Evaluating the Impact of Local Contexts on Digital Equity Strategies Through the Lens of the Digital Opportunities Compass.” The article was co-authored with my wonderful colleagues Dr. Pierrette Renée Dagg, Dr. Megan Knittel, and Joon Oh revised from an earlier version…
“The Ability to Pay for Broadband” Now Open Access
I am thrilled to announce that our 2019 paper, titled “The Ability to Pay for Broadband” (Rhinesmith, Reisdorf, & Bishop) is now open open access in Communication Research and Practice. As I described in a previous post after the article was published, “In our recent paper, published in a special issue of Communications Research and…
New Article in Journal of Participatory Research Methods
I’m absolutely thrilled to share the news that Sangha Kang-Le and I have a new peer-reviewed article that’s just been published in the Journal of Participatory Research Methods. The article, titled “Understanding the Value of a Digital Equity Researcher-Practitioner Collaboration Using Participatory Action Research,” presents an in-depth analysis of the participatory approach we used to…