Lisa M. Given

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

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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