OLUBUKOLA AKANBI

Research Associate

Olubukola plays a key role in survey research design, survey testing, data reviews, and compilation and interpretation of data. She uses her research skills to better understand users’ information behavior and needs, as well as users’ information seeking motivations and goals. 

Prior to joining Art & Science Group, Olubukola worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at design labs, namely Usability and Whimsy labs, at the University of Baltimore. During her time there, she worked as a mixed methods researcher in the information technology space. She also served as an adjunct instructor at the University of Baltimore while pursuing her doctorate in Information and Interaction Design.

Education

  • B.S. Library and Information Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

  • M.S. Information Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa

  • D.S. Information and Interaction Design, University of Baltimore