Hello and welcome to my website.
I am Aspen K.B. Omapang, a Filipino-American scholar. I trace my genealogy from the Visayas through agricultural migration to Kohala, Hawai’i Island.
👛 Current Role
I am a PhD Candidate at Cornell University in the Information Science department. There, I am advised by Drew Margolin, Steven Mana’oakamai Johnson, and Karen Levy. I am supported by both the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship and the Sloan Foundation’s Minority PhD Fellowship. Most recently, I was a sociotechnical systems intern at Intel Labs.
🤓 Research
- Indigenous ways of knowing.
- Native legibility to western government.
- Computational social science, ethnography, community-based research.
Most recent publication: Worlds Apart: Technology, Remote Work, and Equity
🦾 External and Community Roles
- Advisory Committee Member, ADVANCE Resource Coordination (ARC) Network External Advisory Committee
- President, Indigenous Graduate Student Association (IGSA) at Cornell University
- Mentor, Multi-Cultural Academic Council (MAC) Cornell University
- Graduate & Professional Coordinator, The Gender Equity Resource Center, Cornell University
🤘 Bonus Level
I am an avid writer. I write poetry, song lyrics, fiction (short stories and novels), and blog posts.
Alma Mater: Cornell University, Master of Information Science; American University, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
📬 Contact
aspen [at] infosci [dot] cornell [dot] edu
If you are a marginalized scholar and have questions about grad school, please reach out!
📆 Events
Upcoming
- I will be at the Sloan Institute on Teaching & Mentorship in New Orleans this fall.
Recent
- I was recently elected the president of the Indigenous Graduate Student Association at Cornell!
- I attended the ARC Network Equity in STEM Community Convening in Baltimore, MD this June.
