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Oliver Haimson

Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information and Assistant Professor of Digital Studies Institute, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Email: [email protected] Phone: 734/764-5876
Office: School of Information/3380 North Quad Faculty Role: Faculty Potential PhD Faculty Advisor: Yes Personal website News About Oliver Haimson

Biography

I am the author of Trans Technologies (MIT Press, 2025). I conduct social computing research focused on envisioning and designing trans technologies, social media content moderation and marginalized populations, and changing identities on social media during life transitions. I am a recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER award.

Pronouns

he/him

Areas of interest

social computing, human-computer interaction (HCI), trans technologies, content moderation, trans and LGBTQ+ health, identity transitions, social media

Honors & Awards

National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2020-2025

UMSI Award for Impact in Gender Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Information and Technology, 2020-2021

Education

PhD Information & Computer Science, University of California, Irvine

News about Oliver Haimson

Sena Kojah. PhD Student. Dialing it Back: Shadowbanning, Invisible Digital Labor, and how Marginalized Content Creators Attempt to Mitigate the Impacts of Opaque Platform Governance. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction.
First Paper Friday: Sena Kojah

Kojah’s paper explores the disproportionate impact of shadowbanning on social media platforms on content creators with marginalized identities. 

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Featured on Fox17. Assistant professor Oliver Haimson. Professor weighs in on Trump's proposed 'two genders' policy.
Haimson: Trump’s “two genders” policy could have “bad implications” for transgender women

UMSI assistant professor Oliver Haimson discusses the impact Trump’s executive order will have on LGBTQIA people. 

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