University of North Texas 
Yunfei Du
Professor
Interim Chair and Associate Dean of Academics
Office: Discovery Park E290H
Phone: 940-369-8093
Email: Yunfei.du@unt.edu
Ph.D., University of North Texas
M.L.S., 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
Latino Art, Museums, and Preservation Fellowship
Barbara Schultz-Jones
Professor and Associate ChairDirector, 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
Research and Activities of Interest
Cataloging
Automation Systems
Collaboration Networks
Information Behavior in Context
Social Network Analysis
Mohammed Aledhari
Assistant Professor
Office: Discovery Park E236E
Phone: 940-565-3641
Email: Mohammed.Aledhari@unt.edu
Ph.D., Western Michigan University
M.S., University of Basrah
B.A.A.S., University of Anbar
Research and Activities of Interest
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Data Science
Computational Medicine and Biology
Bioinformatics
Computer Vision
Jeff M. Allen
Regents Professor
Office: Discovery Park E298E
Phone: 940-565-3692
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
Information Behavior
Knowledge Economy
Knowledge Management
Learning Organization and Organizational Learning
Organizational Culture
Research Methods
Wisdom
Hsia-Ching "Carrie" Chang
Associate 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
Haihua Chen
Assistant Professor
Office: Discovery Park E298A
Phone: 940-369-6662
Email:Haihua.Chen@unt.edu
Ph.D., University of North Texas
M.S., Wuhan University, China
B.S., Central China Normal University, China
Research and Activities of Interest
Applied Data Science
Data Quality
Information Retrieval
Natural Language Processing
Text Mining
Legal Artificial Intelligence
Health Informatics
Ana Cleveland
Regents ProfessorSarah Law Kennerly Endowed 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
Reinburg Endowed Professor
Director, M.S. in Data Science Program
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
Larry Enoch
Principal 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
Director, Children and Young Adult Librarianship Program
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
Library Services for Children and Young Adults
Informal Learning Experiences and Environments
Multiple Literacies
Reader's Advisory
Public Libraries
Comics and Graphic Novels
Pop Culture and Fan Studies
Adolescent Literacies and Identities
Suliman Hawamdeh
Regents 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
Cybersecurity & Information Security
Data Analytics and Data Science
Knowledge Management
Social Noise and Misinformation
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
Gahangir Hossain
Associate Professor
Office: Discovery Park E297J
Phone: 940-565-3507
Email: Gahangir.Hossain@unt.edu
Ph.D., University of Memphis
M.S., University of Memphis
M.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
B.S., Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
Research and Activities of Interest
Artificial Intelligence, Brain and Cognitive Science
Data Science and Analytics
Cybersecurity Management
Cognitive System Engineering
Machine Learning and Recommender Systems
Health Informatics and Management
Tozammel Hossain
Assistant Professor
Office: Discovery Park E236L
Phone:
Email:Tozammel.Hossain@unt.edu
Ph.D., Virginia Tech
M.S., Virginia Tech
B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Research and Activities of Interest
Bioinformatics
Health Informatics
Social Media Analytics
Event Forecasting
Cybersecurity
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
Research and Activities of Interest
Text Mining
Machine Learning
Information Retrieval
Health Informatics
Geographic Information Science
Jeonghyun "Annie" Kim
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
Digital Humanities
Data Literacy and Learning
Library and Information Science Education
Wael Korani
Assistant Professor
Office: Discovery Park E236Q
Phone: 940-565-2016
Email:Wael.Korani@unt.edu
Ph.D., University of Regina, Canada
M.S., Tuskegee University
M.S., Cairo University, Egypt
B.A., Ain Shams University, Cairo
Research and Activities of Interest
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Optimization (nature inspired techniques)
Database
Cognitive Neuroscience
Tricia Kuon
Multiple Year LecturerOffice: 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
Research and Activities of Interest
Makerspaces
Library Innovations
Virtual Reality Uses in School
Priyan Malarvizhi Kumar
Assistant Professor
Office: Discovery Park E236N
Phone: 940-565-3201
Email:Priyan.malarvizhikumar@unt.edu
Postdoc, Middlesex University, UK
Ph.D., VIT University, India
M.Tech., VIT University, India
B.Tech., Anna University, India
Research and Activities of Interest
Data Science
Cybersecurity
Big Data
Internet of Things
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Tae Hee Lee
Clinical Assistant ProfessorOffice: E236J
Phone: 940-565-3296
Email: Taehee.Lee@unt.edu
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
M.S., Syracuse University
B.S., Sung Kyun Kwan University
Research and Activities of Interest
Accessibility
Digital Library
Information Behavior
Information Security
Usability
User Experience
Brady D. Lund
Assistant ProfessorOffice: Discovery Park E236S
Phone: 940-565-2518
Email: Brady.Lund@unt.edu
Ph.D., Emporia State University
M.S., Emporia State University
B.S., Wichita State University
Research and Activities of Interest
Cyberpsychology
Information Ethics
Information Security and Privacy
International Development
Scholarly Communications
Special Libraries and Information Services for Industry
Technology Adoption
Mutlu Mete
Associate ProfessorOffice: Discovery Park E295N
Phone: 940-369-8191
Email: mutlu.mete@unt.edu
Ph.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock
B.S., Dokuz Eylul University
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Research and Activities of Interest
Health Informatics
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Bioinformatics
Data Science
mHealth
Parallel Programming
Shawne D. Miksa
ProfessorOffice: 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
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
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., 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
Philosophy of Information
Proximity and Epidata
Pretom Roy Ovi
ProfessorOffice: Discovery Park E292P
Phone: 940-565-2347
Email: PretomRoy.Ovi@unt.edu
Ph.D., University of Maryland Baltimore County
M.Sc., University of Maryland Baltimore County
B.Sc., Bangladesh Univrsity of Engineering & Technology
A.B., Greek and Latin, Dartmouth College
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