Catherine D’Ignazio

Catherine D'Iganzio (Kanarinka) is a professor, artist and software developer who focuses on feminism and data literacy. She is the director of the Data + Feminism lab at MIT. D'Iganzio is best known for her hackthons, such as "Make the Breast Pump Not Suck"[1][2][3] and her book, Data Feminism.[4][5]

Personal life

D'Iganzio was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and grew up in North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, and Michigan.[6] Her father, Fred D'Ignazio, is an American author, educator, and television commentator. D'Iganzio received her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in International Relations from Tufts University. [7] She went on to receive a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Studio Art, Design and Theory from Maine College of Art and a Master of Science (M.S.) in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT in 2014 [7]

Work

D'Ignazio works as an Assistant Professor at MIT and has published several works in her field of study as well as an acclaimed book, Data Feminism.[4][5][8][9] She has organized several women’s health hackathons, including "Make the Breast Pump Not Suck," which has now been featured in the Philadelphia Museum of Art's exhibition, Designs for Different Futures.[10] She has also worked on news recommendation systems, and different types of data visualization.[11]

D'Ignazio started to work in software development and taught for seven years in the Digital + Media graduate program at Rhode Island School of Design.[12] She then moved on to work in the Journalism Department at Emerson College, as an Assistant Professor of Data Visualization and Civic Media.[12] Having years of experience as a professor, she then became an Assistant Professor of Urban Science and Planning in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT.[12] Catherine maintains this role today, and also acts as the Director of the Data + Feminism Lab.[12]

References
  1. Allers, Kimberly Seals. "MIT Shows How to 'Make the Breast Pump Not Suck' for Women of Color". Women's eNews. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  2. "'Make the breast pump not suck': how women are redesigning breastfeeding". the Guardian. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  3. Carleton, Amy (2018-05-04). "The Problems With Breastfeeding Go Way Beyond Breast Pumps". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  4. "'Data feminism' examines problems of bias and power that beset modern information". phys.org. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  5. Corbyn, Zoë (2020-03-21). "Catherine D'Ignazio: 'Data is never a raw, truthful input – and it is never neutral'". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  6. Catherine D'Ignazio
  7. D'Ignazio, Catherine. "Catherine D'Ignazio". LinkedIn.
  8. "The elephant in the server room". MIT News. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  9. "WIRED's 13 Must-Read Books for Spring". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  10. "Politics Has Failed Mothers. Can Design Help?". Metropolis. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  11. "Catherine D'Ignazio - Contributor profile". DataJournalism.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  12. "Catherine D'Ignazio | MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning". dusp.mit.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
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