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Her research interests include gender and technology, feminist engagement with popular culture, and online information literacy tutorials.

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Gilley, J. Gender and technology awareness training in preservice teacher education. TECHTRENDS TECH TRENDS 46, 21–26 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02824156

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