Student, Faculty, Staff & Alumni Profiles

The students, faculty, staff and alumni of the College of Information Science (InfoSci) comprise a dynamic community.

Meet a few members of the InfoSci community who are shaping the future of information:

Turning Real-World Problems Into Research Questions: 9 Questions with Salena Torres Ashton, MSDS '24, PhD in Information '25

Oct. 20, 2023

Salena Torres Ashton joined the U of A PhD in Information program, where she'll also earn the MS in Data Science, after a diverse career as a historian and math teacher. A first-generation student, her research focuses on causal inference, machine learning and knowledge representation.