Miriam E. Sweeney, Ph.D.
Associate Director and Associate Professor
School of Library and Information Studies
The University of Alabama
mesweeney1 [at] ua [dot] edu
I am a critical digital media and information scholar who studies interface design, anthropomorphic interfaces (e.g. chatbots and digital assistants), voice interfaces, artificial intelligence (AI) , and big data infrastructures through the lenses of race, gender, and sexuality.
My current book project (co-author, Andrea Guzman) about voice assistants (Polity Press) offers a critical treatment of voice assistants, surveillance capitalism, and issues of data, design, ethics, and the future of voice as a ubiquitous interface.
If you are interested in my research, collaboration opportunities, or would like to inquire about my availability for a speaking opportunity, please reach out!