Expertise

Research Areas: Information quality; social media information diffusion; health information in online social media; community health information; data discrimination; linked data; nuanced information retrieval

Her research addresses information seeking in second-hand knowledge contexts, specifically  social media platforms, for people in crisis conditions

She teaches courses in information science, information systems, sociotechnical aspects of cybersecurity, AI, data justice, and web development applications.

Key Research Areas:

  • Social Media
  • Second-hand Knowledge
  • Expression of Information
  • Natural Language Analysis
  • Data Quality
  • Just-in-time information

 

Past Affiliations

Assistant Professor, College of Information Science and Technology, Drexel University (past)

Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University

Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, College of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Alabama

Communities
Library Science
Degrees
PhD, Florida State University, Information Studies, 2001
M.L.I.S., University of South Florida, Tampa, 1996
BA, Indiana University, Bloomington, Spanish and Linguistics, 1986
Keywords
social sciences multimedia or interactive communications technology natural and physical sciences, mathematics and technology computer and information sciences information science or systems information theory information management technology assessment information technology library science
Languages
Spanish