Directory
New INFO Faculty & Staff
Melissa E. Wertheimer
Adjunct Lecturer
Myriam Paul
Assistant Director of Sponsored Projects
Ramita Shrestha
Program Manager - BSIS@Shady Grove
Ronaisha Ruth
HR Coordinator
Lee J. Tiedrich
AIM Fellow, Visiting Professor of the Practice, Co-Director Tech Policy, Research & Education Hub
Keke Wu
Assistant Professor
Samantha McDonald
Lecturer
Working in the Small Artifacts (SMART) Lab, Assistant Professor of computer science Huaishu Peng (left) and doctoral students Zining Zhang (center) and Jiasheng Li discuss technology that can assist sight-impaired people. Photo by Mike Morgan Photography. Photo via Maryland Today.
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INFO’s Ge Gao is helping develop AI to assist blind professionals interpret nonverbal workplace cues
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University of Maryland College of Information Appoints Douglas W. Oard as Interim Dean
University of Maryland College of Information Appoints Douglas W. Oard as Interim Dean
Douglas W. Oard named Interim Dean of UMD’s College of Information, bringing decades of leadership and research expertise
A lack of access to solid information has bred cynicism, depression and willingness to bend rules among the estimated 400 million people nationwide battling long COVID, according to new UMD research. Illustration by Adobe Stock via Maryland Today.
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INFO’s Beth St. Jean finds long COVID patients face info gaps, fueling distrust and risky decisions
Photo licensed by Adobe Stock via InfiniteFlow
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HCIM students gain real-world UX design experience working with the American Occupational Therapy Foundation on a website redesign
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MLIS student Jamila Hinds helps preserve and inventory decades of STEM media at NBLA
Anastasia Armendariz, MLIS '22
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A profile of MLIS alum Anastasia Armendariz
Jonathan Adams Adjunct Lecturer (Managing Partner at Data Reach, LLC.)
David Adams IT Support Assistant
Morgan Adle PhD Student
Wei Ai Assistant Professor
Olu Akinola Facilities Project Manager
Katie E. Ambacher Development Coordinator
Christopher Antoun Assistant Professor
Jacqueline Armstrong Business Manager
Nisa Asgarali-Hoffman PhD Student
Elisabeth Asher PhD Student
Charlotte Avery PhD Student
Emilia Azar Program Coordinator, Master of Information Management & MPS GEM
Max Balagtas-Badoy Academic Program Specialist, iConsultancy
Phillip Ballo Adjunct Lecturer (Library Professional)
Sagar Baraskar Adjunct Lecturer (Senior Experience Design Researcher at Autodesk)
Jason R. Baron Professor of the Practice
Abbie Basile Field Study Lead, Master of Library and Information Science/Lecturer
Leilani Battle Affiliate Assistant Professor