Papers

Architecture diagram of LoRaX proxy server.

LoRaX: Repurposing LoRa as a Low Data Rate Messaging System to Extend Internet Boundaries

This paper prototypes the design of a novel network architecture that extends access to Internet services using multihop Low-powered Radio (LoRa) technology. We conducted a system performance evaluation and extended this with a trace-driven simulation and user study to examine its feasibility for bridging connectivity gaps.

Map of measurement campaign route in New Mexico.

A tale of three datasets: characterizing mobile broadband access in the U.S.

This paper examines mobile broadband performance data from a measurement campaign in Northern New Mexico. The paper makes a case for including mechanisms that validate ISP-reported FCC coverage data.

Mobile broadband measurement drone flies over Santa Clara Pueblo.

As a Squash Plant Grows: Social Textures of Sparse Internet Connectivity in Rural and Tribal Communities

This paper describes a participatory action research project between several academic institutions and the REDINet network in northern New Mexico. It theorizes the Full Circle Framework, which presents a methodology for responsible partnership with rural and tribal communities for technology capacity building projects.

Integrating Cultural Relevance into a Behavioral mHealth Intervention for Native American Youth

This paper presents findings from participatory design of an mHealth system for Native American youth. Published in CSCW 2021.

Issue networks that form around Debra Haaland and Yvette Herrell.

Complex, Contemporary, and Unconventional: Characterizing the Tweets of the #NativeVote Movement and Native American Candidates through the 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections

This paper examines Tweets by and about Native American political candidates during the US 2018 Midterm election cycle. It calls attention to the ways that Native American women candidates craft campaigns that help tie together community-focused issues to solidify connective action online.

Overview of network analysis methodologies.

#Indigenous: Tracking the Connective Actions of Native American Advocates on Twitter

This paper examines how Native American activists and institutions use Twitter to facilitate connective action during the US 2016 presidential primary election period. We used a mixed methods approach that combined network analysis with qualitative grounded theory analysis.