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Madelyn Sanfilippo

Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research empirically explores governance of sociotechnical systems and practically supports decision-making in, management of, and participation in a diverse public sphere. Using mixed-methods, including computational social science approaches and institutional analysis, she addresses research questions about: participation and legitimacy; social justice issues; privacy; and differences between policies or regulations and sociotechnical practices. Her most recent book Governing Privacy in Knowledge Commons was published by Cambridge University Press in 2021.

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Everyday Misinformation: Research and Real Life

by Madelyn Sanfilippo, Melissa G. Ocepek April 2, 2025 0

Lessons from research on the governance of misinformation in everyday life apply widely to individual and community experiences.... Read more.

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Governing Misinformation

by Madelyn Sanfilippo, Awa Zhu, Shengnan Yang November 14, 2024 0

This translation of the authors' recent ARIST review, “Sociotechnical Governance of Misinformation,” highlights the urgency and importance of empirical research... Read more.

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Toward Ethical Use of Generative AI in AP Courses

by Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou, Madelyn Sanfilippo, Allison Sinnott November 9, 2023 0

The emergence of generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) has sparked heated discussions around their ethical usage. The stakes are higher when it comes to... Read more.

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Mental Health and Title IX: Challenging Privacy and Transparency

by Madelyn Sanfilippo, Shriya Srikanth May 4, 2022 0

How transparent are universities about mental health resources and student privacy relative to Title IX? What are best practices for information dissemination relative... Read more.

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GKC-CI: A Unifying Framework For Contextual Norms and Information Governance

by Yan Shvartzshnaider, Madelyn Sanfilippo, Noah Apthorpe April 8, 2022 0

Designing technology that is attuned to ethical privacy considerations is a multifaceted challenge that requires a detailed understanding of the interplay between... Read more.