Dr. Megan Threats is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information. She is an interdisciplinary scholar with a background in library and information science and public health. Her research focuses on historically marginalized communities’ health information and technology practices, particularly on Black and LGBTQ communities. She investigates structural and social determinants of information and health inequities, particularly intersectional discrimination. She uses community-based methods to design information resources and technologies to reduce disparities and improve marginalized communities' health and well-being. Her research has been published in high-ranking peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology and the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Her research has received funding from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, and she is the recipient of a U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Early Career Research Development Grant. 

Pronouns

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Honors & Awards

IMLS Early Career Research Development Grant (2023-2026) 
University of Michigan NCID Anti-Racism Research & Community Impact Fellow (2023-2024) 
NIH LRP Award - NIMHD (2021-2023)

Education

Ph.D., Information Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.S., Library and Information Science, Syracuse University
B.A., Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, Michigan State University
B.A., Comparative Culture and Politics, Michigan State University