Gordon A. Gow
Director, Media and Technology Studies, University of Alberta (Canada)
Contact: ggow@ualberta.ca
Dr. Gordon Gow is a Professor cross-appointed with Sociology and Media and Technology Studies and serves as Academic Director of Media and Technology Studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. His research focuses on the social impact of digital media and technology, with an emphasis on agricultural extension and education in the Global South. He has worked in this area for over a decade, leading an international partnership on technology stewardship and inclusive digital innovation for smallholder farmers through collaborative projects in Sri Lanka and the Caribbean region. Dr. Gow and his research team have developed a Technology Stewardship training program as part of an ongoing action research project to foster effective use of ICT in agricultural communities of practice. He recently co-edited Digital Communication for Agricultural and Rural Development (Routledge, 2024) with Dr. Ataharul Chowdhury from the University of Guelph. Dr. Gow bases his teaching and research on the Capabilities Approach to development, bridging theory and practice to foster diverse, inclusive pathways for digital literacy and sustainable technology use among agricultural extension practitioners.
