Lisa M. Given

(MENAFN- The Conversation)

• Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University

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My research explores individuals' information behaviours, including people's experiences of technology, including social media and artificial intelligence. I also conduct research on societal impact and the strategies researchers use to engage with the public, across disciplines. As a methodologist, my work examines researchers' practices with social research methods and how the public engages with research tools (e.g., questionnaire design; interview methods).

At a broad level, my work is interdisciplinary and explores how people use information to make decisions in their work and personal lives. I have studied a range of topics including students' experiences, consumer behaviour, health-related information needs, collaborative work, translation of research results into practice, misinformation, and many other topics where people use technologies to access the information they need to solve daily problems.

Experience

• 2022–present Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
• 2026–present Distinguished Professor of Information Sciences, RMIT University
• 2024–present Director, Centre for Human-AI Information Environments, RMIT University
• 2022–2025 Professor of Information Sciences, RMIT University
• 2017–2022 Professor of Information Science, Swinburne University of Technology
• 2017–2021 Dean, Research and Development, Swinburne University of Technology
• 2011–2017 Professor of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University
• 2000–2011 Professor, University of Alberta

Education

• 2001 University of Western Ontario (Canada), PhD

Professional Memberships

• Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

Honours

Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia & Fellow of the Association for Information Science and Technology

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