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# Hi, I am an Associate Professor in the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin where I direct the Critical Data Studies Lab.

# My research is concerned with the emergence, standardization, and preservation of information. In particular, I study the ways data is represented and managed over time. Currently, I am researching people who build and maintain data technologies, data archives, and information infrastructures that support long-term cultural memory. This research is funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services, the National Science Foundation, Sloan Foundation and Ford Foundation.

# Before joining UT, I worked as an archivist and librarian in Los Angeles. When I’m home in Austin, you can find me biking, bouldering, or swimming around town.

Amelia Acker, PhD
aacker [at] ischool.utexas.edu