Jeff M. Allen
Regents Professor
Office: Discovery Park E295A
Email: Jeff.Allen@unt.edu
Ph.D., Penn State University
M.S., University of North Texas
B.A.A.S., University of North Texas
Research and Activities of Interest
Knowledge acquisition
Knowledge management
Workforce development and innovation
Yvonne Chandler
Associate ProfessorOffice: Discovery Park E295E
Phone: 940-565-3777
Email: Yvonne.Chandler@unt.edu
Ph.D., University of Michigan
M.S., Atlanta University
B.A., Clark College
Research and Activities of Interest
Legal Information Services and Research
Internet Resources and Services
Education for Library and Information Sciences
Hsia-Ching "Carrie" Chang
Assistant ProfessorOffice: Discovery Park E295L
Phone: 940-565-4253
Email: Hsia-Ching.Chang@unt.edu
Ph.D., State University of New York, Albany
M.A., National Taipei University, Taiwan
M.S., State University of New York, Albany
B.A., National Taipei University, Taiwan
Research and Activities of Interest
Adoption/Diffusion of Social Media
Business Analytics
Knowledge/Science Mapping
Cloud Computing Security
Bibliometrics/Scientometrics/Webometrics
Information Architecture
Human Information Interaction
Jiangping Chen
Professor and Chair
Director, Information Science Ph.D. Program
Office: Discovery Park E292BA
Phone: 940-369-8393
Email: Jiangping.Chen@unt.edu
Ph.D., Syracuse University
M.S., Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
B.S., Wuhan University, China
Research and Activities of Interest
Data Analysis and Data Science
Digital Libraries
Information Retrieval and Access
Information Systems
Ana Cleveland
Sarah Law Kennerly Endowed ProfessorRegents Professor
Director, Health Informatics Program
Office: Discovery Park E297E
Phone: 940-565-3559
Email: Ana.Cleveland@unt.edu
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
M.S., Case Western Reserve University
B.S., University of Texas
Research and Activities of Interest
Health Informatics
Health Sciences Libraries
Disaster Information Management
Health Information-Seeking Behavior
Education of Health Information Professionals
Indexing of Medical Literature
Junhua Ding
Professor
Director, Data Science Programs
Office: Discovery Park E292G
Phone: 940-565-2186
Email: Junhua.Ding@unt.edu
Ph.D., Florida International University
M.S., Nanjing University, China
B.S., China University of Geosciences, China
Research and Activities of Interest
Data Science and Engineering
Machine Learning
Software Engineering
Biomedical Computation
Yunfei Du
Professor
Associate Dean of Academics
Office: Discovery Park E296P
Phone: 940-369-8093
Email: Yunfei.Du@unt.edu
Ph.D., University of North Texas
MLS., University of North Texas
B. S., Anhui Normal University, China
B. A., Nanjing University, China
Research and Activities of Interest
Academic Libraries
International Librarianship
Learning Styles
eLearning
Larry Enoch
Senior Lecturer
Director, Houston Program
Office: Discovery Park E295P
Phone: 940-565-2760
Email: Lawrence.Enoch@unt.edu
Ph.D., University of North Texas
M.L.S., North Texas State University
B.S., Kansas State University
Research and Activities of Interest
Information Organization
Design Theory
Information Access
Special Libraries
Sarah Evans
Assistant Professor
Office: Discovery Park E295C
Phone: 940-369-8102
Email: Sarah.Evans@unt.edu
Ph.D., University of Washington
M.L.I.S., University of Washington
B.A., University of Washington
Research and Activities of Interest
Voluntary Learning
Public Libraries
Reader's Advisory
Library Services for Youth
Literature for Youth
Pop Culture and Fan Studies
Adolescent Literacies and Identities
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
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
Research and Activities of Interest
Data Science and Engineering
Urban Computing
Crisis Informatics
Data Ethics
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
Research and Activities of Interest
Digital Curation and Data Management
Digital Libraries
Information Behavior and Interaction
Library and Information Science Education
Tricia Kuon
Multiple Year LecturerOffice: Discovery Park E296A
Phone:
Email: Tricia.Kuon@unt.edu
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction University of Wyoming
M.S., Library Science University of Wyoming
B.A., Elementary Education University of Wyoming
Research and Activities of Interest
Makerspaces
Library Innovations
Virtual Reality Uses in School
Shawne D. Miksa
Associate ProfessorOffice: Discovery Park E297N
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
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
William Moen
Associate ProfessorDirector, BS in Information Science and Applied Technology
Office: Discovery Park E2928
Phone:
Email: William.Moen@unt.edu
Ph.D., Information Transfer, Syracuse University
M.L.S., Lousiana State University
B.A., Philosophy, University of Montana
Research and Activities of Interest
Information Organization
Metadata
Digital Repositories
Networked Information Discovery & Retrieval
Information Technology Standards Development & Implementation
Information Policy
Evaluation
Brian O'Connor
ProfessorOffice: 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
Research and Activities of Interest
Image Document Access
Information Seeking Behavior
Browsing, Representation of Questions and Documents
Jodi Philbrick
Senior LecturerOffice: 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
Research and Activities of Interest
Health Informatics
Health Sciences Libraries
Competencies for Information Professionals
Social Media, Mobile Technology, and Information Access
Barbara Schultz-Jones
Associate ProfessorDirector, School and Youth Librarianship 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
Research and Activities of Interest
Cataloging
Automation systems
Collaboration networks
Information behavior in context
Social network analysis
Daniella Smith
Associate ProfessorAssociate Director, Information Science Ph.D. Program
Office: Discovery Park E296E
Phone: 940-565-3569
Email: Daniella.Smith@unt.edu
Ph.D., Florida State University
M.S., Florida State University
B.S., Florida State University
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 LecturerOffice: 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
Research and Activities of Interest
Usability & User Experience Research
Health Informatics
Human and Computer Interaction
Image System Design
Maurice Wheeler
Associate ProfessorOffice: 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
Research and Activities of Interest
Management
Leadership
Organizational Culture
Diversity
Public Libraries
Oksana Zavalina
Associate ProfessorOffice: 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
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
Emeritus Faculty
Philip "Phil" Turner
Professor Emeritus
Email: Philip.Turner@unt.edu
Ed.D., Inst. Tech., Texas A&M
M.S.L.S., Lib. Science, Texas A&M, Commerce
M.S., Inst. Tech, University of Wisconsin LaCrosse
B.S., Mathematics, Boston State College
Research and Activities of Interest
Communications
Special Materials Audio Visual
Telecommunications
Management of Libraries and Information Centers, School Media
Research Methods
In Memoriam Faculty
Donald B. Cleveland (1935 - 2019)
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
M.L.S., University of Texas at Austin
M.S., Computer Science, Texas A&M University
Research and Activities of Interest
Information Retrieval
Systems Analysis
Health Care Systems
Science & Technology Information Networks