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Oluseyi Alaba
alaba (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.A., Diplomacy and World Affairs/Economics, Occidental College
Complexity, data mining, machine learning, information visualization, networks
Advisor: Evelyn Daniel
Nancy Baker
nancycbaker (at) mindspring (dot) com
Earl Bailey
earl (dot) bailey (at) gmail (dot) com
B.S., Mathematics Education, NC State University; M.S., Information Science, UNC-CHapel Hill
Robin Boltz
rbnboltz (at) touchnc (dot) net
B.A., Communications, High Point College; M.L.S., East Carolina University
School library media; reading encouragement, especially with nonfiction; boys and reading; librarian/teacher collaboration
Advisor: Evelyn Daniel
Heather L. M. Bowden
DigCCurr II Project Manager and Carolina Digital Curation Doctoral Fellow
hbowden (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu OR heather (at) longtermdata (dot) com
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B.F.A., Painting, New Mexico State University; M.S. Library and Information Science, Denver University
Digital curation and preservation, file format obsolescence/endangerment, system design, and motivation in social network activity.
Advisors: Helen Tibbo and Cal Lee
Michael Brown
DigCCurr II Research Fellow
brownmeb (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
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B.A., English, North Carolina State University
Research: Digital repositories (development and engagement), cultural heritage, communications
Advisor: Helen Tibbo
Liyu (Leo) Cao
lcao (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.S., Information Management & Technology, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University; M.S., Information, University of Michigan
Advisor: Paul Solomon
Sarah Carrier
scarrier (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.A., German/International Studies, M.S. Information Science, UNC-Chapel Hill
Lonelyss Charles
TRLN Doctoral Fellow
charlesl (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
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B.A., Fisk University; M.Ed., Tennessee State University; M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh
Global biomedical librarianship, medical cultural competency, indigenous pharmaceutical and medical knowledge
Advisor: Claudia Gollop
Alexandra (Alex) Chassanoff
achass (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
Research: Digital curation and preservation; evaluating metadata quality; building OAIS-compliant digital repositories
Advisor:
Songphan Choemprayong
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B.I.S. (Honors), Information Studies, Suranaree University of Technology (Thailand); M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh
Social/community informatics, information seeking behaviors, and information policy
Advisor: Barbara Moran
Laura Christopherson
llchrist (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.A. Drama, M.S.I.S. School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Natural language processing, knowledge representation, and lexicography, of the language used in electronic contexts such as chat, SMS, IM, forums, and online games
Advisor: Stephanie Haas
Lewis Church, Jr.
churchl (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.S. Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech); M.S. Applied Science, The College of William & Mary; Sc.M. Computer Science, Brown University
Parallel and distributed IR; analytic models of performance; machine learning and soft computing; optimal query processing strategies; computational complexity of IR algorithms
Advisor: Robert Losee
rclemens (at) unc (dot) edu
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B.A. Philosophy, Concord College; MLS, Texas Woman's University
Research: Information behavior and decision making during a personal crisis; affective and cognitive influences on information seeking; information seeking and avoidance as a coping / therapeutic activity; user education
Advisor: Helen Tibbo
kaitcost (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
Bachelor's degree from Vassar College; MLIS University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Research: digital archives and digital preservation
Advisors: Helen Tibbo and Cal Lee
ejcox (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
BA, Human Resource Development, Northeastern State University; MLIS, University of Iowa
Reading comprehension and the web, educational leadership & collaboration, children's and young adult literature and services, outreach to pre-service teachers.
Advisor: Sandra Hughes-Hassel
Amber Cushing
cushinga (at) emai (dot) unc (dot) edu
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A.B., History, Mount Holyoke College; MLS, Simmons College
Personal digital archiving, archives and identity/sense of self
Advisor: Cal Lee
Cheryl L. Davis
davic (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
TRLN Doctoral Fellow
B.A., English Language and Literature, Ohio Northern University; J.D., Ohio Northern University; M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Academic libraries, education for librarianship, scholarly communication and copyright issues
Advisor: Paul Solomon
Jed Dube
jdube (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.A. in Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A. in
Cinema Studies. New York University
Knowledge organization; domain analysis; film resources; information architecture; semantic web
Advisor: Jane Greenberg
Lorraine Eakin
lorraine (dot) eakin (at) unc (dot) edu
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B.A., Economics, University of California at Santa Cruz; M.A., Economics, California State University at Hayward
Digital libraries and digital preservation
Advisor: Cal Lee
Beth Ellington
elliv (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
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B.A. Chemistry and Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, M.B.A. Elon College, M.S.I.S. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Human Computer Interaction/User Centered Design and diffusion of technology
Advisor: Paul Solomon
Alice Etim
etim (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
M.Sc. Business Information Systems, Mississippi State University; Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Delta State University; B.Sc.
Management Studies, University of Jos, Nigeria.
Information needs of the Base of the Pyramid (BOP) populations and using ICT to develop the BOP regions; mobile technology and other innovations that support e-services including e-business, e-education and e-health; human computer interaction (HCI).
Advisor: Dr. Evelyn Daniel
Xiangyu Fan
xyfan (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.S., Environmental Science, Fudan University; M.S. Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University; M.S. Environmental Science, UNC-Chapel Hill
Jackson Fox
jfox (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
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B.S., Computer Science, University of Colorado at Boulder; M.S.I.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Human-Computer Interaction, Design, Collaboration, Project Management
Advisor: Gary Marchionini
Sheryl Grant
sherylgrant (at) gmail (dot) com
MSLS School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research: intersection of social networking, libraries, civics learning, and information literacy skills
Advisor:
Mike Graves
gravm (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
Metadata Research Center - Dryad Repository
B.A., Music and B.A., Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder; M.S.L.S, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research: knowledge organization and the Semantic Web
Advisor:
Carolyn Hank
TRLN Doctoral Fellow
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B.A., Psychology, Antioch College; M.L.I.S., Kent State University
Digital repositories (development and engagement), scholarly communication, intellectual property rights, social networking
Advisor: Helen Tibbo
Dana Hanson-Baldauf
hansonda (at) unc (dot) edu
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BS Education, University of Kansas; MS Education, University of Kansas
K-12 learning and instruction, school library initiatives, integrative curriculum technology, everyday information practices of individuals with developmental disabilities
Advisors: Sandra Hughes-Hassell
B.S., Business; M.S., Database Management Systems, North Carolina Central University
Data mining, human computer interaction, information seeking/needs, information literacy and instruction
Advisor: Diane Kelly
M. Lovetta James
lovetta_james (at) med (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.S., Computer Science, Pace University; M.A., Public Communications, Forham University; M.S. Instructional Technology, Georgia State University
Advisor: Barbara Wildemuth
Julia Kampov-Polevoi
jkampov (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.S.I.S., Information Science, UNC-Chapel Hill
Advisor: Deborah Barreau
Mary Wilkins Jordan
wilkinsj (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.A., Psychology, B.S., Political Science, Quincy University; J.D., Case Western Reserve University; M.L.I.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Public library administration, leadership training and development, and international library practices
Advisor: Evelyn Daniel
Weimao Ke
wke (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
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B.E., Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology; M.I.S., Indiana University Bloomington.
Information retrieval, machine learning, multi-agent modeling / simulation, human computer interaction, information visualization, digital libraries.
Advisor: Javed Mostafa and Paul Solomon
Lauren E. Kearns
lkearns@unch.unc.edu
BSN - Nursing, University of Illinois; MSN-Nursing/Healthcare Systems & Informatics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Development and use of standardized terminologies for clinical software applications; healthcare informatics; asynchronous learning (web-based education); systems analysis and administration
Advisor: Stephanie Haas
Jacob Kramer-Duffield
jkd (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
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B.A., politics, Oberlin College
Identity formation and maintenance, social software, effects of technology on social structures and interpersonal relationships
Advisor: Deborah Barreau and Paul Jones
Elisabeth Leonard
elisabeth (at) elisabethleonard (dot) com
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BA in German and Management from Salem College; MLS UNC Chapel Hill, MBA, Wake Forest University
Innovation, marketing, professional development for staff and librarians, pedagogy
Advisor: Claudia Gollup
Jeffery Loo
jloo (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
homepage
B.Sc. Chemistry, Simon Fraser University; M.L.I.S., University of British Columbia; M.Sc. Chemoinformatics, University of Sheffield
Medical librarianship, medical informatics, consumer health
Advisor: Claudia Gollop
Laura Haak Marcial
marcial (at) unc (dot) edu
Graduate coursework in public health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.A., History, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Kingston University, London, England
Broad interest in health and medical informatics, in both developed and developing environments.
Advisor: Brad Hemminger
English and Philosophy, Lenoir Rhyne College; LIS, University of South Carolina
Information organization, metadata, user perspectives for information management, data & system interoperability
Advisor: Jane Greenberg
Chad Morgan
TRLN Doctoral Fellow
B.A., History, University of Florida; M.A., Ph.D. History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitization of primary sources
Advisor: Claudia Gollop and Joanne Gard Marshall
Xi Niu
xiniu (at) unc (dot) edu
B.S., M.S., Tsinghua University, China
Information seeking behavior, empirical research methods
Advisor: Brad Hemminger
Jung Sun Oh
ohjs (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.A., Library and Information Science, Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea); M.A., Library and Information Science, Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea)
Digital libraries; human-computer interaction
Advisor: Barbara Wildemuth
Sanghee Oh
shoh (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
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B.A., Library and Information Science, Seoul Women's University, Korea; M.L.I.S., University of California at Los Angeles
Information seeking behavior, web searching and browsing behavior, user-centered system design and development, human-computer interaction, personal health records, digital libraries
Advisor: Deborah Barreau and Barbara Wildemuth
Ericka Patillo
patillo (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.A., Music History, Old Dominion University; M.S. Library Science, UNC-Chapel Hill
Carol Perryman
TRLN Doctoral Fellow
cp1757@gmail.com
B.A., Business Management, Friends University; M.S., Library and Information Science, University of Illinois
Evidence-based library and information practices, librarian information behaviors (research page)
Advisor: Joanne Gard Marshall
Martha Preddie
preddie (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.A., Sociology, M.B.A., University of the West Indies; M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Information needs/seeking behavior, health information, health literacy and user education
Advisor: Claudia Gollop
Jason Priem
priem (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
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BA (history) and M.Ed from the University of Florida
Research: social media, information visualization, text/data mining, natural language processing, and interface design
Advisor:
Susan Pulsipher
pulsiphe (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
Homepage
B.A., History, Kings College, University of London, UK; M.L.S., North Carolina Central University, Durham
Sharing and management of spatial data, PPGIS, social informatics, information seeking behavior, organization of information
Advisor: Barbara Moran
Sarah Ramdeen
ramdeen (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.A., Humanities, Florida State University; B.S., Geology, Florida State University; M.S., Library and Information Science, Florida State University
Digital curation, preservation and access of scientific materials, specifically in the field of Geology
Advisor: Helen Tibbo
B.A., English, Duke University; M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Academic libraries, library operations, digital library services, evaluation of library services
Advisor: Helen Tibbo
Terrell Russell
unc (at) terrellrussell (dot) com
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B.S., Computer Engineering; B.S., Information Technology and Service
Organizations; M.S., Computer Networking; North Carolina State University
Social software, online identity, reputation, expertise, folksonomy
Advisor: Deborah Barreau and Gary Marchionini
Cynthia (Cindy) Schmidt
schmidtc (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.A. in History (Secondary Teaching Endorsement), Longwood University; M.S. in Education (School Library Media Endorsement), Longwood University
School library media, marketing/PR for libraries, professional advocacy/recruitment, library 2.0
Advisor: Sandra Hughes-Hassell
Chirag Shah
chirag (at) unc (dot) edu
homepage
M.Tech., Computer Science, IIT Madras, India; M.S., Computer Science, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Collaborative information seeking, Information retrieval, information filtering, interactive systems, user feedback and relevance
Advisor: Gary Marchionini and Diane Kelly
Tim Shearer
sheat (at) ils (dot) unc (dot) edu
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B.A., English and Psychology; M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digital libraries, information architecture/infrastructure
Advisor: Gary Marchionini
Laura Sheble
TRLN Doctoral Fellow
B.S., Botany, Auburn University; M.L.I.S., Wayne State University
Digital libraries, visual literacy, archives as areas of research
Advisor: Helen Tibbo
B.S., Computer Science and Technology, Habin Institute of Technology; M.Sc., Computer Science, National University of Singapore
Human computer interaction, information retrieval, digital library
Advisor: Gary Marchionini
Simon Spero
ses (at) unc (dot) edu
B.S. Engineering, Imperial College, London
Kristina Spurgin
kspurgin (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
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B.A., Commercial Art, Brenau Women's College; M.L.S., University at Albany
Personal information management (PIM), organization of information, everyday life and leisure information behavior
Advisor: Deborah Barreau
Fred Stutzman
fred (at) fredstutzman (dot) com
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B.A. Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Social software, Information seeking behaviors, survey methods
Advisor: Gary Marchionini
Cassidy R. Sugimoto
csugimoto (at) unc (dot) edu
homepage
B.A. Music, Music Performance, UNC at Chapel Hill; M.S., Library Science, UNC at Chapel Hill
Mentoring in higher education, collaboration and interdisciplinarity, bibliometrics and scholarly communication
Advisor: Gary Marchionini
Tessa Sullivan
tessa (at) io (dot) com
B.A. History, University of Houston; M.S., Information Science, UNC at Chapel Hill
Information organization, information seeking behavior via classification systems
Advisor: Stephanie Haas
Amy VanScoy
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B.A., French, Pennsylvania State University; M.A., French, Indiana University; M.L.S., University of Alabama
Academic libraries, student information behavior, reference services
Advisor: Barbara Moran
Javier Velasco-Martin
jvelasco (at) unc (dot) edu
homepage
A.A., Advertising, B.A., Social Communication with Visual Design; Escuela de Comunicacion Monica Herrera, Santiago. Chile.
Human Communication, Information Architecture, Human Computer Interaction, Human Information Interaction, Social Networks, Online Communities, Group Management, Usability, Information Design, Information Retrieval, Interface Design
Advisor: Gary Marchionini
Jewel Ward
wardj (at) ils (dot) unc (dot) edu
homepage
A.B., International Studies and History; M.S.I.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The transfer, management, preservation, and curation of data and information, including data transfer protocols such as the OAI-PMH and preservation data grids using iRODS.
Advisor: Helen Tibbo
Meredith Weiss
homepage
B.S., Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Management and Business Administration, University of Delaware; M.B.A./M.I.S., North Carolina Central University
Technology management and leadership, evidence-based management, high-performance teams, community informatics, user interface design, information system development and evaluation, knowledge management and business intelligence systems.
Advisor: José-Marie Griffiths
David West
dwest (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.A., History and Economics, University of Pennsylvania; J.D., Harvard University
Information seeking behavior, information retrieval, knowledge discovery, legal informatics
Advisor: Paul Solomon
Hollie C. White
hcwhite1 (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
B.A., Comparative Literature, University of Georgia; B.A., M.A., English, University of Georgia; MSLIS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Metadata, the evolution of technical services in academic and law libraries, interdisciplinary knowledge organization, scientific organization of data
Advisor: Jane Greenberg
Yan Zhang
yanz (at) email (dot) unc (dot) edu
homepage
B.S., Information Management & Systems, Nanjing University; M.S.I.S., University of Tennessee
Information-seeking behavior, human computer interaction and research methods
Advisor: Barbara Wildemuth