Current INF PhD Students
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 C. Ardhi
Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization: Information Assurance
Secondary Specialization: Data Analytics
Research Interests: Cybersecurity, Cyber threats, Artificial Intelligence, Information and Communications Technology, and Data Analytics
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
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
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)
Mehdi Hassanzadeh
Cohort: Fall 2023
Primary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Secondary Specialization: Information in Organizational Environments (IOE)
Research Interests: Human-AI Interaction, Trustworthy AI, Collective Decision Making
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
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 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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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]
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
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
Cohort: Fall 2022
Primary Specialization: Information, Government, and Democratic Society
Secondary Specialization: Data Analytics
Research Interests: Open government, Open data, digital government, information technology adoption, artificial intelligence, and data analytics
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Vasuda Trehan
Cohort: Fall 2022
Primary Specialization: Artificial Intelligence (Self-Designed)
Secondary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Research Interests: AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, Data Mining, Spatial Analysis, Space Technology, Emerging Technologies (AI, XR, MR, etc.), and Big Data Analysis
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Vasuda Trehan CV (PDF)
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)
Nisa Albert
Cohort: Fall 2021
Primary Specialization: Data Analytics (DA)
Secondary Specialization: Information, Organization, and Environment
Research Interests: Data Analysis, Data Driven Decision Making in Organizations, Data Visualizations, Bureaucratic Organizations
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
Yvonne Dadson 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 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]
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)
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]
Martha Avila-Maravilla
Cohort: Fall 2015
Primary Specialization: Information, Government and Democratic Society
Secondary Specialization: Geographic Information Sciences
Research Interests: Digital Government, Institutional Behavior, Legal Informatics, Deontic Logic, Automated Decision Making, Practical Applications of Generative AI
Dissertation: To Be Determined
Contact: [email protected]
INF PhD Student Alumni
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)
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)
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)
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
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]