DEAMA KHADER, PHD
Adjunct Professor
Department of Information Science
College of Information
University of North Texas
Email: deamakhader@gmail.com
Phone: (940) 536-9166
EDUCATION
PhD in Information Science | 2025
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Dissertation: “The Lasting Impact of Ephemera: Considerations of Art and Proximity in a Conflict Zone”
Committee: Dr. Brian O’Connor, Dr. Ana Roeschley, Dr. Suliman Hawamdeh, Dr. Irene Klaver, Dr. Laurie Bonnici, Dr. Jodi Kearns, Dr. Kay Baird Harris, Dr. Richard Anderson
Bachelor of Science in Information Science | 2018
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Concentration: Digital Content & Information Systems
Minors: Arabic, Art History
Summa Cum Laude
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Adjunct Professor | 2025–Present
Department of Information Science, University of North Texas
- INFO 5206 Information Retrieval Design
- INFO 5815 Topics in Digital Imaging
Course Revision | 2025
University Center for Learning Experimentation, Application and Research (CLEAR) Compliance, University of North Texas
- INFO 5206 Information Retrieval Design
Teaching Fellow | 2021–2025
Department of Information Science, University of North Texas
- INFO 5206 Information Retrieval Design
- INFO 5815 Topics in Digital Imaging
- ARBC 1010 Elementary Arabic
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
INFO 5815: Topics in Digital Imaging | Fall 2021–Present
University of North Texas | Graduate level
Course development, curriculum design, assessment
INFO 4206 / 5206: Information Retrieval Design | Fall 2021–Present
University of North Texas | Graduate and Undergraduate level
Course development, curriculum design, assessment
ARBC 1010: Elementary Arabic | Summer 2021
University of North Texas | Undergraduate level
Course development, curriculum design, assessment
Guest Lectures
Graduate Seminar on Metadata and Epidata | Scheduled for October 2025, University of Akron
Graduate Seminar on Cultural Heritage Stewardship | 2025, University of North Texas
Graduate Seminar on Cultural Heritage Stewardship | 2024, University of North Texas
Graduate Seminar on Philosophy of Aesthetics | 2024, University of North Texas
Undergraduate Seminar on Philosophy of Aesthetics | 2022, University of North Texas
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Curator and Research Fellow | 2025-present
Our Refugee Stories Archive, Denton, Texas
Curation of digital archives and exhibits, digital asset management
Studio Lead and Archivist | 2022-present
Ambreen Butt Art Studio, Southlake, Texas
Archival, curatorial, and documentation management of artist’s body of work; exhibition and outreach coordination; publications management
Registrar Intern | August-December 2023
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
Creation of exhibition checklists; digital asset management and creation in TMS (The Museum System)
STARTALK Curriculum Designer | March-July 2021
Department of World Languages, Literature, and Cultures, University of North Texas
Designed curriculum for an intensive critical language art course, crafted Arabic lectures including vocabulary and instruction for art projects
STARTALK Administrative Assistant | March-July 2021
Department of World Languages, Literature, and Cultures, University of North Texas
Administrative support for Dr. Caroline Najour, budgeting and management of program art supplies
Graduate Services Assistant | 2019–2020
Department of Information Science, University of North Texas
Administrative support for Dr. Jiangping Chen; Teaching assistance for INFO 4206, INFO 5206, INFO 5815
Research Assistant | 2016–2018
Visual Thinking Laboratory, University of North Texas
RESEARCH
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Khader, D. (Under Review). Threading memory: Women’s role in preserving community knowledge under erasure. Frontiers, A Journal of Women Studies, 47.3.
Khader, D. (2025). Cultivating lost gardens. Antennae: The Journal of Nature in Visual Culture, 67.
Khader, D. (2022). Terminally ill documents: The lasting impact of ephemera. Proceedings from the Document Academy, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.35492/docam/9/2/12
Video Publications
O’Connor, B., & Khader, D. (2017, November 20). Manchester heartbreak.
O’Connor, B., & Khader, D. (2017, March 29). Carpenter architecture.
Conference Presentations
Maternal Archives: Women as Keepers of Cultural Memory in Communities at Risk of Erasure. Panel presentation at For the Record: Preserving Memory, History, Archives, & Data in Changing Times. University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. Scheduled for October 2025. (With Ambreen Butt)
The Diffusion of New Ideas through Epidata and Proximity. Panel presentation at Bridging the Spectrum Symposium, The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, March 2024. (With Brian O’Connor, Laurie Bonicci, and Jodi Kearns)
Cultural Codes and Context Clues: Making Meaning of Street Art. Paper presentation at Multi-Disciplinary Information Research Symposium, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, December 2023.
Terminally Ill Documents. Paper presentation at Document Academy, Akron, Ohio, August 2022.
Street Art as a Document. Poster presentation at International Conference on Knowledge Management, Potsdam, Germany, June 2022. (With Malak Khader, Milly Njeri, Jeff Allen, and Brian O’Connor)
Street Art as Ephemeral Document: A Call for Research. Paper presentation at Multi-Disciplinary Information Research Symposium, Denton, Texas, May 2023.
Invited Talks
Palestinian Embroidery; Threads of Culture, Memory, and Resistance. Keynote Speaker for Archival Community Informatics: Archives Learning Lab Fall Colloquium, University of North Texas. September 2025.
CREATIVE WORKS
Artistic Work
Cover art commissioned for Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies | Issue 47.1, 2026
Cover art commissioned for Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies | Issue 47.3, 2026
AWARDS, HONORS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Phil and Lisa Turner Best Paper Award | 2025
Palestinian Art; Cultivating Lost Gardens
University of North Texas Great Grad Award | 2025
President’s List | Multiple semesters
Dean’s List | Multiple semesters
IS Excellence Scholarship | 2021, 2022
SERVICE
Professional Service
Conference Moderator | Multi-Disciplinary Information Research Symposium, University of North Texas Denton, Texas, December 2023
Conference Moderator | Multi-Disciplinary Information Research Symposium, University of North Texas Denton, Texas, April 2022
Journal Review | Journal of Information and Knowledge Management
University Service
President | 2019–2022
UNT Chapter of ASIS&T (Association for Information Science & Technology)
Membership & Communications Coordinator | 2019–2022
UNT Chapter of ASIS&T (Association for Information Science & Technology)
President | 2018
Arabic Language Association, University of North Texas
Vice President & Co-founder | 2017–2018
Students United for Palestine, University of North Texas
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Cultural heritage preservation and archiving
Documentation of ephemeral materials
Community-centered archival practices
Art and culture in conflict zones
Digital imaging and preservation
Critical archival theory
Postcolonial information studies
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Digital Preservation: Digital imaging, metadata standards, preservation workflows
Software Proficiencies: TMS (The Museum System) Collections, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, Dreamweaver)
Languages: English (native), Arabic (conversational)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T)