INF PhD Students

Rawan AlMakinah

Rawan AlMakinah

Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Secondary Specialization: Information Assurance (IA)
Research Interests: Data Analytics in Health Care and Cybersecurity
Dissertation: To Be Determined 
Contact:  [email protected]

 

Dimaz Ardhi

Dimaz Ardhi

Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization:  Undecided / To Be Determined
Secondary Specialization:  Undecided / To Be Determined
Research Interests:  Data Analytics, Natural Language Processing, Sentiment Analysis 
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact:  [email protected]

 

 

 

Ali Atasoy

Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Secondary Specialization: Information Assurance (IA)
Research Interests: Data Analytics in Health Care and Cybersecurity                                                               Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]

 

Travis Brodbeck

Travis Brodbeck

Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization:  Data Analytics (DA) 
Secondary Specialization:  Undecided / To Be Determined  
Research Interests: Data Analytics, Survey Research, Climate Change, Political Opinions
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Travis Brodbeck CV (PDF)

 

Siyuan Cheng 

Siyuan Cheng

Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Secondary Specialization: Undecided / To Be Determined  
Research Interests: Information cognition of tinnitus                              Dissertation: To Be Determined  
Contact:  [email protected]
Siyuan Cheng CV (PDF)

 

 

Faruk Curebal

Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization:  Information Assurance (IA)
Secondary Specialization:  Data Analytics (DA)
Research Interests:  Industrial Control Systems Security, Malware Detection with Machine Learning  
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact:  [email protected]

Angela Hackstadt

Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization:  Undecided / To Be Determined
Secondary Specialization:  Undecided / To Be Determined
Research Interests: Disinformation, Law and Policy, Trust 
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact:  [email protected]
Angela Hackstadt CV (PDF)

Mubarak Hussein

Mubarak Hussein 

Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization: Information Assurance (IA)
Secondary Specialization:  Geographic Information Science (GIS) 
Research Interests:  Cybersecurity Threat detection, prevention and policy 
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact:  [email protected]
Mubarak Hussein CV (PDF)

 

 

Ayesha Islam

Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization: Information for Risk in Emergency Management and Security (IRES)
Secondary Specialization: Undecided / To Be Determined
Research Interests:  Wildfire recovery, relocation decision making, risk management, spatial analysis, vulnerability analysis
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact:  [email protected]     
Ayesha Islam CV (PDF)

Derick Chung-Cheh Ma

Derick Ma Chung-Cheh

Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization: Undecided / To Be Determined
Secondary Specialization:  Undecided / To Be Determined  
Research Interests:  Disinformation, Political Communication, Information Behaviors
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact:  [email protected]
Derick Ma Chung-Cheh CV (PDF)

 

 

 

Austin Mueke

Austin Mueke

Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Secondary Specialization: Health Informatics
Research Interests:  Data Analytics
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]

 

 

 

Lakshika Vaishnav

Lakshika Vaishnav

Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization:  Information Assurance (IA)
Secondary Specialization:  Data Analytics (DA) 
Research Interests:  Cybersecurity, Privacy, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Human Computer Interaction
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact:  [email protected]

 

Hakan Otal

Hakan Otal

Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization:  Data Analytics (DA) 
Secondary Specialization:  Information Assurance (IA)
Research Interests:  Artificial Intelligence, Network Security, Data Analytics
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact:  [email protected]

 

 

Sierra Pasquale

Sierra Pasquale

Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization: Knowledge Organization and Management (KOM)
Secondary Specialization:  Information in Organizational Environments (IOE)
Research Interests: Information Literacy, Information Storage and Retrieval, Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Sierra Pasquale CV (PDF)

 

 

Muhamma Saidur Rahman

Muhammad Saidur Rahman

Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Secondary Specialization:  Information for Risk in Emergency Management and Security (IRES)
Research Interests: Data Analytics, Big Data Analysis, Terrorist threat assessment
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Muhammad Saidur Rahman CV (PDF)

 

 

Saksi Singh

Sakshi Singh

Cohort: Fall 2023                                                                                             
Primary Specialization: Information Assurance (IA)
Secondary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Research Interests: Cyber Security, Privacy, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Human Computer Interaction
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact:  [email protected]
Sakshi Singh CV (PDF)

 

 

Tiffany Williams-Hart                                                                                                                               

Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization: Undecided / To Be Determined
Secondary Specialization:  Undecided / To Be Determined
Research Interests:  Records Administration, Archives, Information Organization and Management (particularly in State Government) 
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]

Ramazan Yener

Ramazan Yener

Cohort: Fall 2023                                                                                        Primary Specialization: To Be Determined
Secondary Specialization: To Be Determined
Research Interests:  Information Security, Policy, Privacy, Technology Management, Risk Management
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Ramazan Yener CV (PDF)



 

Lauren Cain

Lauren Cain

Cohort: Fall 2022
Primary Specialization: Information for Risk and Crisis Communication
Secondary Specialization:  Information for Risk in Emergency Management and Security (IRES) 
Research Interests: Risk Communication, Crisis Communication, Disasters, Alerts and Warnings
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact:  [email protected]


 

 

 

Mahsa Goodarzi

 

Mahsa Goodarzi

Cohort: Fall 2022
Primary Specialization:  Data Analytics (DA) 
Secondary Specialization:  Information in Organizational Environments
Research Interests: Human-Centered Technology, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Emerging Technologies (AI, XR, MR, etc.), Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, Information Systems  
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]

 

Li Huang

Cohort: Fall 2022
Primary Specialization:  Data Analytics (DA)
Secondary Specialization: Information in Organizational Environments (IOE)
Research Interests:  Big Data Analysis 
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact:  [email protected]
Bradley Hershenson CV (PDF)

 

Nerys Jimenez Pichardo

Cohort: Fall 2022
Primary Specialization: Information Assurance
Secondary Specialization: Data Analytics
Research Interests: Data Analysis, Cybersecurity, Risk Analysis, Application Software
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]

Crystal Jones-Howe

Cohort: Fall 2022
Primary Specialization: Information in Organizational Environments
Secondary Specialization: N/A
Research Interests: Information Privacy, Emerging Technology, Cybersecurity, Human-Computer Interaction, Education, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]

Sarah Lauser

Cohort: Fall 2022
Primary Specialization: Information, Government, and Democratic Society (IGDS) 
Secondary Specialization:  Information in Organizational Environments (IOE) 
Research Interests:  Data Analytics, Open Government, Nonemergency Government Communication, Digital Government, Civil Service
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact:  [email protected]

Thilanka Munasinghe

Cohort: Fall 2022
Primary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Secondary Specialization: Mathematical, Statistical and Quantitative Systems
Research Interests: Big Data Analysis, Data Science, Data Mining, Informatics, Information Systems
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]

Savvy Olivas

Cohort: Fall 2022
Primary Specialization: Information for Risk in Emergency Management & Security (IRES)
Secondary Specialization: To Be Determined
Research Interests: Meteorology, Risk Communication, Data Visualization, Graphic Design
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]

 

Dwi Sari

Dwi Sari

Cohort: Fall 2022
Primary Specialization: Information, Government, and Democratic Society
Secondary Specialization: Data Analytics
Research Interests: Open government data, open data initiatives, and data analytics                                                                                              Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]

 

 



 

Vasuda Trehan

 

Vasuda Trehan

Cohort: Fall 2022
Primary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Secondary Specialization: Knowledge Organization and Management (KOM)
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Machine Intelligence, Spatial analysis, and Big Data analysis.
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Vasuda Trehan CV (PDF)

 

Radhakrishnan Venkatakrishnan

Radhakrishnan Venkatakrishnan 

Cohort: Fall 2022
Primary Specialization: Information Assurance (IA) 
Secondary Specialization: Knowledge Organization and Management (KOM)
Research Interests: N/A
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact:  [email protected]
Radhakrishnan Venkatakrishnan CV (PDF)

 

Yvonne Dadson

Cohort: Fall 2021
Primary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Secondary Specialization: Information for Risk in Emergency Management & Security (IREMS)
Research Interests: Emergency Communications, Public Policy, Economics of Social Media, Social Media Communications, Visualizations, Identity Theft Concerns, Privacy/Cybersecurity Assessment, Biometrics.
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Yvonne Dadson CV (PDF)

Dominick Foti

Cohort: Fall 2021
Primary Specialization: Information Assurance (IA)
Secondary Specialization: Information in Organizational Environments (IOE)
Research Interests: Active Cyber Defense
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]

 

Alice Ottah

Cohort: Fall 2021
Primary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Secondary Specialization: Geographic Information Science (GIS)
Research Interests: Data Visualization, Big Data Analysis, Information Systems
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]

Marilyn Kienzle

Cohort: Fall 2021
Primary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Secondary Specialization: Self-Designed
Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Big Data Analysis, Data Analytics, Personalized Medicine
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]

Lu Gao

Cohort: Fall 2020
Primary Specialization: N/A
Secondary Specialization: N/A
Research Interests: N/A
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]

S. Jeffcoat

Cohort: Fall 2020
Primary Specialization: Information in Organizational Environments (IOE)
Secondary Specialization: Information, Government, and Democratic Society (IGDS)
Research Interests: Government Transparency and Accountability, Data Visualization, Open Government Data
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Personal Website: EdibleDataVisuals.com
S. Jeffcoat CV (PDF)

Ellie (Seoe) Jung

Cohort: Fall 2020
Primary Specialization: N/A
Secondary Specialization: N/A
Research Interests: N/A
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]

Donald Harris

Donald Harris Jr.

Cohort: Fall 2019
Primary Specialization: Information in Organizational Environments (IOE)
Secondary Specialization: Knowledge Organization and Management (KOM)
Research Interests: New Media, Technology-mediated Communication, Mental Health Disparities, Information Exchange, Linguistic Analysis
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Donald Harris Jr. CV (PDF)

 

Bradley Hershenson

Cohort: Fall 2019
Primary Specialization: Geographic Information Science (GIS)
Secondary Specialization: Information, Government, & Democratic Society (IGDS)
Research Interests: Smart Cities, Smart Transportation, Urban Planning 
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Bradley Hershenson CV (PDF)

Irem Tatar

Cohort: Fall 2019
Primary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Secondary Specialization: Information Assurance (IA)
Research Interests: Statistical Methods, Data Analysis, Cybersecurity, Risk Analysis
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Irem Tatar CV (PDF)

Yueqi Li

Cohort: Fall 2019
Primary Specialization: Information Assurance (IA)
Secondary Specialization: N/A
Research Interests: Cybersecurity, Forensic Accounting, Auditing
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Yueqi Li CV (PDF)

Medhi Barati

Cohort: Fall 2019
Primary Specialization: Data Analytics
Secondary Specialization: Information Assurance (IA) 
Research Interests: Data Analytics, Information Systems                                                                                   Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact:  [email protected]
Medhi Barati CV (PDF)

Dima Kassab

Cohort: Fall 2018
Primary Specialization: Information, Government, and Democratic Society (IGDS)
Secondary Specialization: N/A
Research Interests: Information Privacy, Emerging Technology, Online Behavioral Advertising 
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Thora Knight CV (PDF)

Thora Knight

Cohort: Fall 2018
Primary Specialization: Information, Government, and Democratic Society (IGDS)
Secondary Specialization: N/A
Research Interests: Information Privacy, Emerging Technology, Online Behavioral Advertising 
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Thora Knight CV (PDF)

Xiaomai Liu

Cohort: Fall 2018
Primary Specialization: Information Assurance (IA)
Secondary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Research Interests: Data Analysis, Spatial Analysis, Cybersecurity, Application Software, Neural Networks 
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Xiaomai Liu CV (PDF)

Xiaoshuai Yang

Cohort: Fall 2017
Primary Specialization: Information Assurance (IA) 
Secondary Specialization: Knowledge Organization and Management (KOM)
Research Interests: N/A
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]

Yenisel Gulatee

Cohort: Fall 2016
Primary Specialization: Information Technology and Learning (ITL)
Secondary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Research Interests: Collaboration, Group Learning, Trust, Emergency Management, Information Sharing, Public Libraries, Smart Cities, Smart Citizens
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Yenisel Gulatee CV (PDF)

INF PhD Student Alumni

Elisabeth Dubois

Cohort: Fall 2018
Primary Specialization: Crisis Communication & Emergency Preparedness (Self-Designed)
Secondary Specialization: Information Assurance (IA)
Research Interests: Crisis Communication, Emergency Preparedness, Pandemics, Marketing, Political Leadership, Education, Vulnerable Populations, Developing Countries
Dissertation:
Contact: [email protected]
Elisabeth Dubois CV (PDF)

Shannon Mersand

Cohort: Fall 2017
Primary Specialization: Information Technology and Learning (ITL)
Secondary Specialization: Knowledge Organization and Management (KOM)
Research Interests: Information Literacy, Educational Technology, Makerspaces & E-learning as Conduits to Student Achievement for Pre-K University
Dissertation: Makerspaces in PreK-12 School Libraries - Prevalence and Effects
Contact: [email protected]
Shannon Mersand CV (PDF)

Yutian Feng

Cohort: Fall 2016
Primary Specialization: Geographic Information Science (GIS)
Secondary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Research Interests: Spatial Analysis, Geography, Crime Visualization, Remote Sensing
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Yutian Feng CV (PDF)

Nimrod Dvir

Cohort: Fall 2015
Primary Specialization: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Secondary Specialization: Knowledge Organization & Management (KOM)
Research Interests: Management Information Systems, Consumer Behavior, Engagement, Open Government
Dissertation: Contagious Content: A Framework for Effective Information Delivery
Contact: [email protected]
Nimrod Dvir CV (PDF)

Catherine Dumas

Catherine Dumas

Cohort: Fall 2011
Primary Specialization: Knowledge Organization and Management
Secondary Specialization: Information in Organizational Environments
Research Interests: Online Collective Action, Analyzine E-petitioning Behavior, Information Diffusion, Social Network Analysis
Dissertation: The Dynamics of E-Petitioning Behavior in We the People: An Exploration of Online Mobilized Collective Action
Contact: [email protected]