Ben Chiewphasa (he/him)
Social Sciences & Policy Librarian
- Science, Engineering, & Social Sciences Libraries
Areas of Expertise
- Anthropology, Cultural
- Political Science
- School of International and Public Affairs
- Sociology
Professional Resources
Websites
About
Ben Chiewphasa thrives on building connections with students and faculty across the social sciences through teaching, research support, and collection development. He holds a B.A. in Sociology/Anthropology and Geosciences from Denison University, an M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Montana, and an M.S. in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Selected Publications
Chiewphasa, B. B. (Ed.). (2026). Data literacy: Navigating the shift from hype to reality [Special issue]. Library Trends, 74(3).
Chiewphasa, B. B. (2026). Introduction to data literacy: Navigating the shift from hype to reality. Library Trends, 74(3), 387-391.
Chiewphasa, B. B. & Sisk, M. L. (2022). Leveraging critical information literacy to develop social justice-minded data literacy competencies. Journal of Critical Digital Librarianship, 2(1), 40-64.
Shearer, J. J. & Chiewphasa, B. B. (2022). Radical re-imagination: Centering a BIPOC library workforce in an asset-based autoethnography. Reference Services Review, 50(1), 113-126.
Chiewphasa, B. B. & Moeller, A. K. (2021). Reflections from transitioning Carpentries workshops online. Journal of eScience Librarianship, 10(4), e1217.
Chiewphasa, B. (2020). Kaboom! Volcano hazards mitigation as government information. DttP: Documents to the People, 48(3), 18-24.