The University of Kentucky (UK) School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) welcomes the following new faculty members:
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE:
Melissa Adler, assistant professor, received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Library and Information Studies with a minor in Gender and Women’s Studies. Her dissertation is titled “SEXUAL PERVERSION See PARAPHILIAS:
Disciplining Sexual Deviance at the Library of Congress.” She has worked as a cataloger and librarian/archivist.
C. Sean Burns, assistant professor, received his PhD from the University of Missouri School of Information Science and Learning Technologies with a minor in Philosophy. His dissertation is titled “Using Social Computing to Measure the
Effects of Open Access on Academic Libraries: A Bibliometric and Regression Analysis.” He has worked as a technical services and cataloging librarian as well as a reference librarian.
Maria Cahill, assistant professor, received her PhD from the University of Tennessee College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences with a concentration in Literacy Education. Her dissertation is titled “Administrators’ Literacy Beliefs
and Leadership Behaviors as Reflected in Early Childhood Practice.” She comes to UK with four years experience as an assistant professor at Texas Woman’s University. Prior to pursuing her PhD, she taught reading and literacy in a variety of settings and
worked as a school library media specialist.
Youngseek Kim, assistant professor received his PhD from Syracuse University School of Information Studies. His dissertation is titled “Institutional and Individual Influences on Scientists’ Data Sharing Behaviors.” Prior to pursuing
his PhD, he worked as a project manager, Web master, and Web developer.
INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY:
Jasmine McNeely, assistant professor, received her PhD from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication. Her dissertation is titled “The Press Behaving Badly: First Amendment Freedoms for News Media and Limitations
on Lawful Newsgathering.” She holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida College of Law. She comes to UK with three years experience as an assistant professor at the Syracuse University S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication. Dr. McNeely
specializes in information policy.
Michail Tsikerdekis, assistant professor, received his PhD from Masaryk University Faculty of Informatics. His dissertation is titled “Social Interaction Design for Social Media: The Case of Groupthink and Aggression.” He specializes
in human-computer interaction.
Sherali Zeadally, associate professor, received his PhD from the University of Buckingham Applied Computer Department. His dissertation is titled “Operating System Support for Continuous Media in an ATM Environment.” Dr. Zeadally comes
to UK with some fifteen years academic experience. He specializes in network analysis, network security, cyber security, and cyber crime.
INSTRUCITONAL COMMUNICATION AND RESEARCH:
Michael Pennell, associate professor, received his PhD from Purdue University College of Liberal Arts with a concentration in rhetoric and composition and a secondary concentration in digitality and technology/writing program administration.
His dissertation is titled “English in the “Hurricane Winds of Change”: Labor Market Intermediaries and Literacy in Two Indiana Cultures.” He comes to UK with some thirteen years academic experience.
Jeffrey T. Huber, PhD
Director and Professor
School of Library and Information Science
University of Kentucky
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Lexington, KY 40506-0224
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