Save the Date! PhD Workshops
NWQ B 3511 • Lunch will be provided.
“Practical Steps for Generating Operational Research Questions”
Presented by Dr. Richard Smiraglia September 16, 2014 | 12:30 - 2:00pm | NWQB 3511
“Copyright and Contract in the Academy: From Research Idea to Publication” Presented by Dr. Tomas Lipinski October 14, 2014 | 12:30 - 2:00pm | NWQB 3511
“Faculty Positions: Perspectives from Our Own Graduates” Presented by Dr. Edward Benoit, Dr. Soohyung Joo, Dr. Suyu Lin and Dr. Kun Lu November 18, 2014 | 12:30 - 2:00pm | NWQB 3511
2025 E Newport Ave NWQB 3rd Floor Milwaukee, WI 53211
The SOIS PhD Newsletter is published twice a year by the SOIS PhD student body. Contributions (articles, letters, photos, etc.) are welcomed. Please send updates to the PhD Program Director, Dr. Iris Xie (hiris@uwm.edu). EDITORIAL BOARD Laura Ridenour, PhD Student, Chief Editor Shannon Barniskis, PhD Student, Editor Inkyung Choi, PhD Student, Editor Dr. Iris Xie, PhD Program Director, Editor Art Direction & Design: Claire Ehlers
Doctoral Program Committee Spring & Summer 2014 Linda Barajas Dr. Terrance Newell Dr. Wilhelm Peekhaus (Chair, Spring 2014) Dr. Iris Xie (Director) Shannon Barniskis (Student)
INFORMATION our focus INTERNATIONAL scope UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MILWAUKEE, SCHOOL OF INFORMATION our STUDIES INTERDISCIPLINARY our mindset
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PhD Information Studies
PhD Newsletter Vol. 04 | No. 01
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Note from Program Director, Dr. Iris Xie
New PhD Students: Tae Hee Lee SukJin You Melissa Castillo New PhD Students: Musa Dauda Hassan Xin Cai Maali Alghnimi, Student Milestones
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SOIS PhD Students: World Travelers
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SOIS PhD Students: World Travelers Cont.
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Recent Scholarship: Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings, Posters, Presentations
Recent Scholarship: Invited Speaker, Awards, Professional Service
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School of Information Studies 2025 E Newport | NWQB 3rd Floor Milwaukee, WI 53211
September 2014
A Note from our Director... As the SOIS PhD program enters its seventh year since it first admitted doctoral students in 2008, I would like to highlight the achievements of the program and examine the challenges that the program faces. Seven students have graduated from the program, and graduates of the doctoral program successfully begun careers in the field. More than half of graduates accepted assistant professor positions at universities in the United States. During the program’s first six years, students demonstrated excellence through their academic achievements, public service, and strong publication records. Students authored or co-authored 12 book chapters or monographs on topics ranging from social media and privacy to digital library evaluation criteria. Additionally, they authored or co-authored over 50 journal articles in high-quality publications. Perhaps most impressive is the program’s representation at regional, national, and international conferences with students presenting over 160 papers, 85 posters, and 55 invited talks. Additionally, 65 of the papers were published in conference proceedings and several received conference awards for best papers or posters. SOIS doctoral students received numerous awards and scholarships during the program’s first six years. Particularly noteworthy are the six students who received scholarships from IMLS grants, one student who received ASIST Best Poster Award, two students who received the highly competitive Distinguished Dissertation Fellowships, and a student who received an Advanced Opportunity Program Fellowship from the UW-Milwaukee Graduate School. In addition, two students are funded through major grants and three students participated in the Oxford Internet Institute Summer Doctoral Programme. Doctoral students also received awards and scholarships from the Great Lakes National STEM Program, Midwest Archives Conference, Doctoral Students to ALISE Grant program, ALISE/Jean Tague Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition, UWMilwaukee’s Roberto Hernández Center (scholarship for Latino Nonprofit Leadership Program), and the Chinese American Librarians Association. Several students received recognition for teaching excellence through the SOIS Teaching Award program. It is a challenge to recruit high quality students in this more competitive environment in recent years, especially in the United States. More marketing and promotion approaches will be taken to recruit prospective students. We are in the process of creating a promotional video for the program. The program is committed to the ongoing development and aims to further expand faculty engagement with the doctoral program. In particular, we aim to submit more grant applications that will fund our doctoral students, and to increase the number of opportunities for students to engage in interdisciplinary or cross-institutional collaboration.
Please send your comments and suggestions regarding our program to me (hiris@uwm.edu). We are in touch and you are in touch.