Sawasdee Krab

Ben Chiewphasa (CHEW-pah-SAH; he/him/his) is the Social Sciences and Policy Librarian with Columbia University Libraries. He engages and collaborates with a diverse body of faculty and students through information literacy instruction, research support, and collection development across the School of International and Public Affairs and several social science departments. Additionally, Ben is a certified Carpentries Instructor and Instructor Trainer as well as an alum of the ARL Kaleidoscope Program. He previously had appointments at University of Notre Dame and University of Montana.

Ben publishes and presents on topics related to data literacy, government information dissemination and access, and diversity matters in academic libraries. He received his B.A. in Sociology/Anthropology and Geosciences from Denison University, M.A. in Anthropology (Cultural Heritage) from the University of Montana, and M.S. in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign.