HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS:
(~$85,000 total)
Spring 2024: SFIS Outstanding Graduate Award
Fall 2022-2024: HASTAC Fellowship, $600
Summer 2023: SFIS Scholarship, $900
Fall 2020-2022: National Research Foundation National Research Traineeship in Citizen-Centered Smart Cities & Smart Living, $68,000
Fall 2021-Spring 2022: Anticipation Fellowship, $5,264
Spring 2019: Graduate College Fellowship, $5,000
Summer 2019: SFIS/Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes (CSPO) Fellowship, $5,000
Elma Hajric holds a Ph.D. in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology from Arizona State University. She was named an Outstanding Graduate Student Spring 2024 and received this esteemed award from the School for the Future of Innovation in Society. She also received certification from the National Science Foundation as a Trainee in Citizen-Centered Smart Cities and Smart Living. Elma is also a 2022-2024 cohort Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory (HASTAC) scholar.
Elma has published articles on topics such as AI regulation, GAO reports on 5G and commercial uses of facial recognition, collaborated on knowledge mobilizations, and presented research at organizations such as IEEE, AAG, and 4S.
Her work engages the fields of Critical Data Studies and Science and Technology Studies with a particular interest in sociotechnical imaginaries of smart cities and data justice from an intersectional feminist technoscience perspective.
Elma also holds a Master of Science and Technology Policy (MSTP) degree from the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University, where she garnered expertise in policy issues related to data privacy, data governance, biodata, surveillance, and digital rights.
She also earned a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs and German from Northern Arizona University, with a minor in global development and social justice.
Elma has 15+ years of interdisciplinary, diverse, and multi-sectoral experience, providing depth and practical understanding to her research. Working experiences include corporate, academic, NGO and governmental roles.