Suliman Hawamdeh

Professor
Office: Discovery Park E298J
Phone: 940-565-3690
Email: Suliman.Hawamdeh@unt.edu

Ph.D., University of Sheffield
M.L.S., University of Michigan
B.S., Birzeit University
 

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Research and Activities of Interest

Knowledge Management
Library Services and Digital Resource Management
Content, Document and Records Management
Learning Organization and Organizational Learning

Lingzi Hong

Assistant Professor
Office: Discovery Park E292E
Phone: 940-565-8545
Email: Lingzi.Hong@unt.edu 

Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park
M.S., Beijing Normal University, China
B.S., Beijing Normal University, China

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Research and Activities of Interest

Data Science and Engineering
Urban Computing
Crisis Informatics
Data Ethics

 

 

Heejun Kim

Assistant Professor
Office: Discovery Park E295G
Phone: 940-369-8285
Email: Heejun.Kim@unt.edu

Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
M.S., University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
B.S., Yonsei University 
 

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Research and Activities of Interest

Text Mining
Machine Learning
Information Retrieval
Health Informatics
Geographic Information Science
 

Jeonghyun "Annie" Kim

Associate Professor
Office: Discovery Park E297G
Phone: 940-369-5408
Email: Jeonghyun.Kim@unt.edu

Ph.D., Rutgers University
M.A., Ewha Woman's University, Korea
B.A., Ewha Woman's University, Korea

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Research and Activities of Interest

Digital Curation and Data Management
Digital Libraries
Digital Humanities
Information Behavior and Interaction
Library and Information Science Education

Tricia Kuon

Multiple Year Lecturer
Office: Discovery Park E296A
Phone: 940-369-5767
Email: Tricia.Kuon@unt.edu

Ph.D., University of Wyoming
M.S., University of Wyoming
B.A., University of Wyoming

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Research and Activities of Interest

Makerspaces
Library Innovations
Virtual Reality Uses in School
 

Shawne D. Miksa

Associate Professor
Office: Discovery Park E298L
Phone: 940-565-3560
Email: Shawne.Miksa@unt.edu

 

Ph.D., Florida State University
M.L.S., Florida State University
B.A., University of Central Florida
 

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Research and Activities of Interest

Cataloging and Classification
Theory Development in LIS
Information Behavior
Bibliometrics and Scholarly and Scientific Communication
History and Foundation of Library and Information Sciences, History of Science
LIS Education in Information Organization

Jennifer Moore

Associate Professor
Office: Discovery Park E296J
Phone: 940-565-3854
Email: Jennifer.Moore@unt.edu

 

Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
M.S.I.S., University of Texas at Austin
B.A., University of Texas at Austin

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Research and Activities of Interest

Computational Thinking
Evidence-based Practice in School Libraries
Instructional Technology in School Libraries
Children and Adolescent Literacies

Brian O'Connor

Professor
Office: Discovery Park E292P
Phone: 940-565-2347
Email: Brian.O'Connor@unt.edu

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Film, Montclair University
M.L.I.S., Library and Information Studies, University of California, Berkeley
​A.B., Greek and Latin, Dartmouth College

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Research and Activities of Interest

Image Document Access
Information Seeking Behavior
Browsing, Representation of Questions and Documents

Jodi Philbrick

Principal Lecturer
Office: Discovery Park E295J
Phone: 940-369-5880
Email: Jodi.Philbrick@unt.edu

Ph.D., University of North Texas
M.S.L.S., University of North Texas
B.A., University of Houston
 

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Research and Activities of Interest

Health Informatics
Health Sciences Libraries
Competencies for Information Professionals
Social Media, Mobile Technology, and Information Access

Sarah Ryan

Associate Professor
Office: Discovery Park E236S
Phone: 940-369-5203
Email: Sarah.Ryan@unt.edu

J.D., Quinnipiac University
Ph.D., Ohio University
M.L.S., Texas Woman's University 
M.A., Ohio University
B.A., Capital University 
 

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Research and Activities of Interest

Civil Rights Legal History and Strategy
Empirical Legal Research and Research Services
Law Librarianship
Research Methods in Law and Social Science
Statutory Reform of U.S. Criminal Laws
Veterans Law and Legal Practice

Barbara Schultz-Jones

Professor and Associate Chair
Director, School and Youth Librarianship Programs
Director, MS-IS and MS-LS Programs
Office: Discovery Park E296G
Phone: 940-369-8081
Email: Barbara.Schultz-Jones@unt.edu

Ph.D., University of North Texas 
M.S.L.S., University of North Texas 
B.A., University of British Columbia

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Research and Activities of Interest

Cataloging
Automation Systems
Collaboration Networks
Information Behavior in Context
Social Network Analysis

Daniella Smith

Professor
Hazel Harvey Peace Endowed Professor
Director, Information Science Ph.D. Program
Office: Discovery Park E296E
Phone: 940-565-3569
Email: Daniella.Smith@unt.edu

Ph.D., Florida State University
S.L.I.S., Florida State University
M.L.I.S., Florida State University
B.S., Florida State University

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Research and Activities of Interest

School Libraries
Children and Young Adult Services in Libraries
Library and Information Science Education
Information Seeking Behaviors
Educational Technology 
Social Media Analysis
Distance Learning

Xin Wang

Senior Lecturer
Director, B.S. in Information Science Program
Office: Discovery Park E296L
Phone: 940-369-5983
Email: Xin.Wang@unt.edu

Ph.D., University of Missouri 
M.L.S., University of Missouri 
B.A., Shanxi University, China

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Research and Activities of Interest

Usability & User Experience Research
Health Informatics
Human and Computer Interaction
Image System Design

Maurice Wheeler

Associate Professor
Office: Discovery Park E296N
Phone: 940-369-8191
Email: Maurice.Wheeler@unt.edu

Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
M.Mus., University of Michigan
M.I.L.S., University of Michigan
B.Mus., Shorter College
 

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Research and Activities of Interest

Management
Leadership
Organizational Culture
Diversity
Public Libraries

Stephen Wheeler

Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, B.S. in Data Science program
Office: Discovery Park E292D
Phone: 
Email: Stephen.Wheeler@unt.edu

Ph.D., Walden University
M.S., Texas A&M University - Commerce
B.S., Texas A&M University - Commerce

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Research and Activities of Interest

Autonomous Systems
Machine Learning
Dynamic Planning Systems
Linear Symbolic Problem-Solving Systems
Natural Language Processing
 

 

Ting Xiao

Assistant Professor
Office: Discovery Park E236Q
Phone: 940-369-5212
Email: Ting.Xiao@unt.edu

 

Ph.D., Northwestern University
B.S., Zhejiang University
 

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Research and Activities of Interest

Big Data/Data Science
Machine/Deep Learning
Software Development
Health Informatics
Sensor Information Extraction

Oksana Zavalina

Associate Professor
Office: Discovery Park E298G
Phone: 940-565-3776
Email: Oksana.Zavalina@unt.edu

 

Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
M.L.I.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
B.S. LIS, Kiev State Institute of Culture, Ukraine

 

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Research and Activities of Interest

Information Organization, Access and Retrieval
Metadata, Cataloging and Classification
Subject Access
Semantic Web
Digital Libraries and Aggregations
Use of Information Systems