Evelyn Castro Cox (CHamoru), Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor with the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Oklahoma. She holds a BA in English from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She obtained an MLIS as well as a Graduate Certificate in Archival Studies in 2018 and a Ph.D. in Information Studies in 2025 all from the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Oklahoma. She is a wife and proud mother of two young men as well as a retired public-school teacher and coach who continues to work in education at multiple levels and in various capacities.
Evelyn is a 2016-2018 SAA Mosaic Program Fellow, a 2018 AAPB Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow, an EASP Scholar, a 2024 DFCAS Graduate Research Fellow, a 2024-2025 Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellow, a 2025 AAUW Fellow, and a 2026 Emergence Circle Fellow. Her dissertation research sought to gain a better understanding of archival recordkeeping infrastructure in an Indigenous context, examining where Indigenous and Western ontology, methodology, theory, and praxis is at play while also examining how Indigenous communities utilize technology in tandem with traditional ways of knowing for continued cultural perpetuation. Evelyn’s professional work centers around promoting and creating culturally conscious systems, protocols, praxis, programming and curriculum that highlights the importance of access, representation, relational accountability, ethical engagement, and reciprocal partnerships within institutional organizations. Her current work explores Artificial Intelligence in a cultural context and as it relates to Indigenous sovereignty, ethics, and governance.
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Her areas of interest are at the intersection of culture, technology, archives, information access, ethics, and representation, particularly around the use of technology for social, generational, and cultural transformation.
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