xia_du

Xiaotong
Du

Doctoral Student

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xd103@rutgers.edu
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Xiaotong (Xiao/shiau/) Du is a Ph.D. candidate who studies human information behaviors and human-computer interaction in everyday and crisis contexts. Her work aims to foster environmental sustainability, community resilience, and digital equity, with a particular interest in everyday food practices. Du’s research employs qualitative methods, visual research methodologies, and constructivist grounded theory to inform product design, informal education, and theory development in library and information science. She also serves as a Teaching Assistant Project Program Coordinator, working to enhance teaching and learning in higher education.

Education

Nanjing University Jinling College
B.S., Geographic Information Systems

Savannah College of Art and Design
M.A., Interactive Design

Savannah College of Art and Design
M.A., Design for Sustainability

Research

Du’s research aims to explore how people interact with information and information technologies to transition towards sustainable food consumption practices, secure food access during food insecurity crisis, and bridge the digital divide.

Selected Publications

Du, X. and Costello, K.L. (2025), "Information snowballing: information practices in the context of sustainable food practices", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 81 No. 2, pp. 469-490.

Du, X. (2022). Transitioning Towards Sustainability: The Information Practices of Sustainable Food Consumers. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 59(1), 675-677. 

Kim, S., Yao, W., & Du, X. (2022). Exploring Older Adults’ Adoption and Use of a Tablet Computer During COVID-19: Longitudinal Qualitative Study. JMIR aging, 5(1), e32957.

 

Du, X., Yao, W., & Kim, S. (2021). Lessons Learned from Supporting Low-income Older Adults to Use a Tablet PC in the Age of Digital Divide. Adjunct Publication of the 23rd International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 1-5). 

Du, X., & Kim, S. (2021). Exploring an Opportunity to Support Local Food Systems through Online Food Delivery Services with Live-Streaming Farms in China. Adjunct Publication of the 23rd International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 1-6).