87th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), being held in Calgary, Canada from October 25-29, 2024.
Published October 22, 2024
BY DANIELLE LEGARE
Championing human-centered information research
UB scholars to showcase research at ASIS&T conference
Students and faculty from the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education’s Department of Information Science will be well-represented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), being held in Calgary, Canada from October 25-29, 2024. This prestigious conference, themed “Putting People First: Responsibility, Reciprocity, and Care in Information Research and Practice,” is the premier international forum for information science professionals and scholars.
Three students from GSE’s doctoral program in information science program have been awarded the NEASIS&T Conference Support Award, recognizing and supporting their participation in this international conference. The awardees were selected based on their outstanding contributions and potential in the field of information science.
Kayla (KB) Burt examines information behavior in higher education, specifically the college admissions process, revealing how information access and social networks influence decision-making.
Jesus Montiel’s research focuses on human-computer interactions, information behavior, education, and health informatics.
Amy Moy’s research focuses on applying technologies, like blockchain, to give patients ownership and control of their electronic health records (EHR), emphasizing decentralized EHR governance, data privacy, ethics of health data ownership and the optimization of health information retrieval with controlled vocabularies and natural language processing (NLP).
“Conferences are such an important way for students to understand the discipline and get to know other scholars. I’m glad that these students are taking advantage of the opportunity to attend ASIS&T,” said Amy VanScoy, associate professor in GSE’s Department of Information Science.
Alongside GSE Assistant Professor of Information Science Samuel Dodson, Montiel and Moy will present their poster “Healthcare Disparities in Telemedicine Access and Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic” at the conference.
In addition, Jane Bartley, who is also a doctoral student in the Department of Information Science, will present “(Disrupting) Continuities Between Eugenics and Statistics: A Critical Study of Regression Analysis” with Dodson.
“It is exciting to see so many Department of Information Science students and faculty representing the University at Buffalo at the ASIS&T Annual Conference,” said Dodson. “The conference is an important venue in library and information science, and provides an opportunity for participants to share their research on an international stage.”
Several GSE faculty members will also participate in the conference.
VanScoy will present “The Impact of DEI Work on Retention of Librarians: A Moderated Mediation SEM Model” with Sunha Kim, associate professor in GSE’s Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology and Department of Learning and Instruction; Weiyi Ding, GSE educational psychology and quantitative methods PhD student; and Ayiana Crabtree, MS ’24, student success librarian at SUNY Polytechnic Institute.
She will also present “Perceived Online Information Quality: An Empirical Study Using Q Methodology” with Boryung Ju, professor from Louisiana State University.
Heidi Julien, GSE professor of information science, will present “‘You Need to Step Back When You’re Contract Faculty’: Information Practices and Care in Casual Academic Work” with Rebekah Willson, assistant professor at McGill University; Owen Stewart-Robertson, MS ’21, PhD candidate at McGill University; and Lisa Given, professor at RMIT University.
UB scholars to showcase research at ASIS&T conference
ASIS&T serves as a vital platform for students, faculty and professionals in the field of information science, offering opportunities to engage with cutting-edge research and global thought leaders. The participation of UB’s doctoral students not only highlights their individual accomplishments but also underscores the strength and relevance of the Department of Information Science’s doctoral program.
This year’s ASIS&T conference will explore critical themes around the human-centric aspects of information research and practice, addressing issues such as AI systems, biases in information retrieval and the impact of information technology on society.
“It’s great that the discipline will get to know the exciting work that our doctoral students are engaged in,” said VanScoy.
For more details about the ASIS&T conference and the full schedule of presentations by UB scholars, please visit the ASIS&T Annual Meeting website.
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