Leysia Palen
Distinguished Professor • Founding Chair, Department of Information Science • Associate Chair for Faculty Affairs
DLC 170A
leysia.palen@colorado.edu
303-492-3902

DLC 170A

Leysia Palen in the news

A midjourney prompted image of a woman without a working phone near a burning house
How Fires, Floods and Hurricanes Create Deadly Pockets of Information Isolation

Sept. 12, 2023

Leysia Palen, distinguished professor in the Department of Computer Science and founding chair of the Department of Information Science, gives insight into disaster communications for Scientific American.

Leysia Palen
Leysia Palen recognized as rare 'distinguished professor' by CU system 

Jan. 2, 2023

Leysia Palen, professor in the Department of Computer Science and the founding chair of the Department of Information Science (2015-19), has been recognized as a distinguished professor, the highest recognition given by the University of Colorado system. Palen reflects on her path, the future and the power of collaboration.

An aerial photo of Hurricane Sandy washing away a pier in New Jersey
Professors address crisis informatics challenges in 'Science' article

July 14, 2016

When disaster strikes, those affected often turn to social media to request aid, offer assistance, or share other information in real time. In recent years, data scientists have begun analyzing millions of Facebook posts and tweets in order to study the collective response before, during and after a crisis. In...