Sheila Afnan-Manns

Residential Faculty - Discovery Systems Lead

Office: LB 11 - Room: LB212

480-461-7669

[email protected]

Office Hours

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
		2:00 PM - 5:00 PM	2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
		By appointment	By appointment	By appointment

Please email me to make an appointment: [email protected]. I can meet you in the Library or virtually. You will also find me on the Reference Desk several hours per week.

Classes Taught

Spring 2027

IFS150	Social Media, Society, and Ourselves					3 Credits
Introduction to the role of social media in historical, social, cultural, and political contexts. Examine social media experience through the lens of creator and consumer. Analysis of the impact of social media on information and communication, including its influence on mental health, relationships, and identity formation. Prerequisites: None.
General Education Designations: Social and Behavioral Sciences [SCB]
Section	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Availability
12334		Online (On Your Time) Lecture	01/19/2027 – 03/12/2027			Closed
12334	Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified. Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0. Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning, teaching, and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or have an open license copyright that permits no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, retention, redistribution, and adaptation by others.

Degrees & Awards

Graduate Certificate, Digital Information Management, University of Arizona, Tucson
Master of Library & Information Science, University of California, Los Angeles
Master of Science, Nonprofit Management & Public Policy, The New School, New York City
Graduate School of Asian Studies, University of Hawaii @ Manoa, Honolulu
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, University of Washington, Seattle

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