Dawn Walker is a PhD student at the Faculty of Information. Her research focuses on citizen participation in technology design practices, in particular for environmental monitoring and advocacy. She completed her Master’s of Information (2016) at the University of Toronto, where her research included using participatory techniques to improve how community maps create interest and increase participation in urban
agriculture initiatives. Dawn also hold an Honours Bachelor of Arts with Distinction in Philosophy and History (2009). As a research assistant with the DCI, she works out of the Systems Design Studio.
