LINDSEY SCHWARTZ

PhD in Information Science, University of Washington – expected 2028

Masters in Library and Information Science, University of Washington – 2022

BA, Environmental Studies & Sociology – Oberlin College - 2014

Puget Sound Public Interest Technology Clinic, University of Washington Information School

Predoctoral Research Associate – August 2022 - August 2023
- My primary responsibilities were conducting independent research and supporting the growth of the clinic in its inaugural year. My main projects focused on collective action and dispute arbitration in platform labor, and data governance in human subject research settings.

University of Washington Information School

I held four Graduate Research Associate positions during my masters’ program:

BITS Lab (Building Institutions and Technologies Sustainably) – June 2021 — August 2022
- Assisted the Principal Investigator (PI) in two studies about policy protections for independent contractors working for ridehail and third-party delivery service platforms in the Seattle area
Technology and Social Change Group (TASCHA) – June - September 2021
- Assisted two research scientists in user-centered design of an open data platform for public library staff
Open Data Literacy Project – November 2020 - June 2021
- Assisted in summative evaluation of a four-year grant project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
LIS Forward – January - December 2022
- Conducted desk research on trends in library science programs using American Library Association program accreditation reports
- Supported project leads in coordination of a summit of 20 faculty representatives from seven U.S. Information Schools

Evening & Weekend Supervisor, Penn Museum Library – October 2019 - September 2020

Information Services Student Assistant, Suzzallo and Allen Libraries – September - December 2021

Grading Assistant, LIS 545: Introduction to Data Curation, University of Washington Information School – January - March 2022

Peer-reviewed

Brown, E. M., Schwartz, L., Huang, R.L., & Weber, N. (2023). Soft-Search: Two Datasets to Study the Identification and Production of Research Software. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2302.14177 | Accepted by Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL)
Schwartz, L., & Weber, N. (2023). Asymmetric by Design: How and Why Labor Policy Impacts Gig Workers. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/mh29a | In review with Information, Communication, & Society

Lightly peer-reviewed

Lindsey Schwartz and Nic Weber. “Sustaining Experimental Policy through Research Coalition Building: Where Public Interest Advocates Can Matter Most.” | Position paper for Who Has an Interest in “Public Interest Technology”?: Critical Questions for Working with Local Governments & Impacted Communities Workshop at CSCW ’22

Non peer-reviewed

Schwartz, L., Weber, N., & Brown, E. M. (2023, July 14). Deactivation with and without Representation: The Role of Dispute Arbitration for Seattle Rideshare Drivers. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/w6z8e

Between Essential and Expendable: Seattle Gig Workers’ Experiences of Precarity Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
- University of Washington iSchool Capstone — May 2022
  - Recipient of Capstone Research Award — Awarded from over 150 submissions to the project that best examines a significant research question related to people, information, and technology
- iConference Student Symposium (online) — March 2022
- University of Washington Libraries Scholars’ Studio (online) — November 2021

Peer Advisor, MLIS Program – University of Washington Information School – June 2021 — June 2022