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 Maria Garrido
Research Associate
migarrid@u.washington.edu
Tel: 206.685.0812
My blog: e-Inclusion in Central and Eastern Europe
Courses:
TC 505: Computer Mediated Communication - Spring 07
Maria Garrido is a research associate for the Center of Internet Studies at the University of Washington. Her research explores the role of information technology in fostering economic development in low-income communities in Latin America. She has published research on how grassroots organizations make use of information technology as a tool to mobilize civil society and to create networks of solidarity to work towards social change.
Her doctoral dissertation explores the role of social movements' networks and their impact in economic and social development in the context of Latin America. In particular, she draws upon the experiences of the Zapatista Movement in Chiapas, Mexico, to illustrate the way in which the actors that formed the Zapatista solidarity network are collaborating and working together with the movement's members to improve the lives of the indigenous communities in the region. She earned her Bachelor's degree in International Relations at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, a Masters in International Relations at the University of Chicago, and a PhD in Communications at the University of Washington.
Publications
(2008) West, M., Garrido., M. “Bridging the e-Skills Gap in Central and Eastern Europe: The Growth of e-Skills and Employability Initiatives in the Newly Expanded European Union.” Center for Information and Society, Working Paper Series. March 2008
(2007) Garrido, M., Coward, C, & Gordon, A. “ICT Training for Disadvantaged Populations: The importance of tailoring to the local context”. Center for Information & Society, Working Paper Series. June 2007
(2007) Sullivan, J., Garrido, M, Dridi, K., Coward, C., Gordon, A. “ICT training and employability: Integrated service delivery in United States workforce development networks.” Center for Information & Society, Working Paper Series. June 2007.
(2006) Garrido, Maria & Roman, Raul. “Women Appropriating Information and Communication Technologies for Social change in Latin America ”. In Hafkin & Huyer (eds.) “ Cinderella or Cyberella: Empowering Women in the Knowledge Society ”. Kumarian Press: Connecticut
(2004) Garrido, Maria. “A comparative analysis of ICT for development evaluation frameworks”. Discussion Paper. Center for Internet Studies, University of Washington .
(2003) Badshah, Akhtar; Khan, Sarbuland & Garrido, Maria (editors) “Connected for Development — Information Kiosks and Sustainability”. United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force (UN ICTTF) Book Series No. 4. United Nations New York : NY.
(2003) Garrido, Maria & Halavais, Alexander. “Mapping Networks of Support for the Zapatista Movement: Applying Social Network Analysis to Study Contemporary Social Movements” In McCaughey & Ayers (eds.) Cyberactivism: Critical Practices and Theories of Online Activism. Routledge: London
Conference Papers
(2005) “Corporations, NGOs and IT Training: Blending private and nonprofit approached to achieving socio-economic outcomes” . Chris Coward, Raul Roman, Maria Garrido, Beth Kolko, and Andy Gordon. World Forum on Information Society - World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Tunis , Tunisia . November 2005.
(2004) “Connected for Development — Information Kiosks and Sustainability”. Akhtar Badshah, Sarbuland Khan and Maria Garrido (editors). Fourth Baramati Initiative on ICT and development. Baramati , India February 2004.
(2003) “Connected for Development — Information Kiosks and Sustainability”. Akhtar Badshah, Sarbuland Khan and Maria Garrido (editors). World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS). Geneva , Switzerland . December 2003.
(2003) “Showcasing ICT for development projects in Latin America ”. Moderator for case study discussion. Digital Diaspora for Latin America and the Caribbean . UN ICT Task Force, New York , NY . September 2003.
(2003) “Mapping Indymedia: A Comparative Analysis of Independent Media Center (IMC) Sub-Networks” Maria Garrido & Victor Pickard. International Communications Association. San Diego , CA. May 2003.
(2002) “The Indymedia Network: Using technology of abundance to become media”. Victor Pickard, Maria Garrido and Meghan Dougherty. Interconnections 3.0 Association for Internet Researchers. Maastricht , NL. October 2002.
(2001) “Mapping Networks of Support for the Zapatista Movement ”. Maria Garrido and Alexander Halavais. Interconnections 2.0 Association for Internet Researchers. Minneapolis , MN . October 2001.
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