Bianca C. Reisdorf, D.Phil.

Having obtained my MA (Diplom) in Sociology in Germany and my interdisciplinary D.Phil. in Information, Communication, and the Social Sciences at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, I locate my research at the intersection of social and computational sciences. While working in a bakery to fund my MA degree, I developed a strong interest in the topic of digital divides and inequalities when a 20-year-old apprentice, who also worked at that bakery, was surprised and shocked to hear that I sent applications through the internet. She wondered why I would choose such a complicated way of sending my applications instead of printing them and sending them in the "normal" mail. Almost 10 years later, we still find a large number of people offline or barely online--even in highly technologized countries like the US. My multi-disciplinary research projects investigate this subject from a variety of perspectives and use a range of different methods where appropriate. The ultimate goal is the formulation of policy recommendations that can change the status quo and contribute to digital equity and social justice outcomes.