Camryn "Cam" Burkins is a second-year student in the joint Library and Information Science (iSchool) and History degree programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After receiving their B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, Cam worked in development services in Dallas, TX, for two years before pivoting to tech communications and the Bay Area. While in the Bay, Cam developed an interest in cultural informatics and algorithmic bias, prompting their application to the iSchool. In their joint programs, Cam is investigating the legacy of Black-American people post-Great Migration and how new technology enables old forms of violence, influencing individual perception of reality and collective lived experience. Cam's advisor is Erik McDuffie.