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Michelle Rogers, Ph.D. of Drexel’s iSchool Earns Lindback Award For Excellence in Teaching
PHILADELPHIA (May 24, 2013)--Assistant Professor Michelle Rogers, Ph.D., of Drexel’s iSchool, College of Information Science and Technology, was awarded the 2012- 2013 Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished
Teaching. This honor—which recognizes Rogers’ demonstrated excellence and innovation in teaching—was presented at the Drexel University Faculty Recognition Dinner on May 22, 2013 in Behrakis Grand Hall. She will also receive an acknowledgement at the University’s
126th Commencement Ceremonies on June 15, 2013.
Rogers is the fifth iSchool faculty member to receive this award; Associate Professor Denise Agosto, Ph.D. (2007), Professor Il-Yeol Song, Ph.D. (2001), Associate Professor Carl Drott, Ph.D. (1979), and Professor Emeritus John C. Hall,
Ph.D. (1977) all previously received Lindback Awards.
In April 2013, Rogers was among a select group of Midcareer Consultants to receive one of the 12-month grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Connections program. The grant allows Rogers to capitalize on the strengths of information
and communication technologies to address issues of childhood obesity by (1) testing the viability of the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) as a means of evaluating mobile interventions in the US; and by (2) identifying the barriers and facilitators to use
of mobile devices to support behavior change.
Rogers also works within the Drexel University Institute for Healthcare Informatics (IHI)—an initiative based at the iSchool, in collaboration with Drexel’s College
of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP), the School of Public Health (SPH) and the College of Medicine (DUCoM).
Rogers' primary research interests center on how peoples’ use of information technology in complex settings changes their work. Her current work is focused on understanding the impact of clinical information systems on the work processes
of health care practitioners. She is particularly interested in the role of technology in patient safety, job design and user-centered design. Her major teaching areas are healthcare informatics, human-computer interaction and human factors engineering.
Rogers received her master’s and doctorate in industrial engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a concentration was in socio-technical systems (i.e., human factors and ergonomics).
Her professional experience includes a research scientist position at the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Getting at Patient Safety (GAPS) Center, where she worked on applying scenario-based usability testing and cognitive work analysis
to study how electronic medical records impacted patient safety and clinicians work flow.
About The iSchool, College of Information Science and Technology at Drexel University
Founded in 1892, The iSchool, College of Information Science and Technology at Drexel University engages a diverse community of faculty, students and professional staff in the collaborative exploration of the information fields. The College
collects, analyzes and shares information through multidisciplinary research and innovation to impact society at both local and global levels. The iSchool offers undergraduate degrees in information systems, information technology, informatics and software
engineering and graduate degrees in library and information science, information systems, health informatics, and software engineering. In addition, the College offers a Ph.D. program and several professional development options.
The iSchool’s M.S. in Library and Information Science program has maintained its rank since 2009 as one of the top 10 library science programs in the country by
U.S.News & World Report, most recently in the 2014 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.” The iSchool also achieved national ranking in 2014 in specialties such as Health Librarianship (first); Information Systems (third); and Digital Librarianship
(sixth); Services for Children and Youth (ninth); School Library Media (10th); and Archives and Preservation (12th). The iSchool is a founding member of the iSchools Caucus of 24 prominent colleges dedicated to advancing the information field in the 21st Century.
For more information, visit ischool.drexel.edu.
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