Catherine D'Ignazio
Scholar

Catherine D'Ignazio

Google Scholar ID: yHJdpokAAAAJ
Associate Professor of Urban Science and Planning at MIT Dept of Urban Studies and Planning
Data feminismData LiteracyFeminist TechReproductive JusticeCivic Engagement
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
6,258
 
H-index
32
 
i10-index
49
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
50
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Co-author of Data Feminism (2020) with Lauren F. Klein; new book Counting Feminicide: Data Feminism in Action (MIT Press 2024); speaks at various international conferences and forums.
Research Experience
  • Director of the Data + Feminism Lab; co-leads the research and participatory design project Data Against Feminicide with Isadora Cruxên, Silvana Fumega, and Helena Suárez Val; makes public art & design projects, writes software code & research papers, teaches urban planning and computer science students, runs data storytelling workshops (often with Rahul Bhargava) and feminist hackathons.
Background
  • Data literacy, feminist tech, and civic art; Associate Professor of Urban Science and Planning at MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning; interested in creative ways to democratize data science, AI, and technology for social justice.
Miscellany
  • Board member of Indigenous Women Rising; a compulsive collaborator, joiner, and organizer.