PhD Students
Meet the current PhD in Information Studies students at the McGill School of Information Studies.
Altakrori, Malik
Archambeault, Jean
Asadi, Banafsheh
Ayeni, Philips
Bidian, Catalin
Bowen-Zeicheck, Aaron
Dai, Carrie
Ding, Steven
Malik H. Altakrorimalik.altakrori [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BSc (Information Technology), Palestine Polytechnic University; MSc (Computing and Information Science), Masdar Institute. Research areas: Text mining, authorship analysis, authorship attribution. Supervisor: Dr. Benjamin Fung |
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Hawa Al-Nakihawa.al-naki [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BA (Political Science, minor in Mass Communication), Kuwait University, MLIS, Kuwait University. Research areas: Social networks, information behaviour. Supervisor: Dr. Jamshid Beheshti |
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Jean Archambeaultjean.archambeault [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BA (Philosophy), Université Laval; MIS, Université de Montréal; Cert. (Strategic Leadership) UBC; Cert (Strategic Foresight), Houston University. Research areas: Anticipatory knowledge; information and knowledge in uncertainty contexts; future-oriented methodologies; socio-technological expectations; text and network analytics. Supervisor: Dr. Max Evans |
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Banafsheh Asadibanafsheh.asadi [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BSc and MSc (Information Technology), Qazvin Islamic Azad University of Iran. Research areas: Image retrieval; information retrieval; human-computer interaction. Supervisor: Dr. Charles-Antoine Julien |
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Catalin Bidiancatalin.bidian [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: Licentiate (Economic Informatics), Bucharest University of Economic Studies; MISt (Information Systems), University of Toronto; Cert. Adv. Project Management, University of Toronto. Research areas: Knowledge management, knowledge retention and continuity, knowledge management cycles, information and knowledge modelling, information systems analysis and design, variability and adaptability in information systems. Supervisor: Dr. Max Evans |
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Aaron Bowen-Zeicheckaaron.bowen-ziecheck [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BA (Business Administration and Information Systems), Hood College; MSc (Information Technology, Management and Organizational Change), Lancaster Management School Research areas: Healthcare Information Systems; Personal Health Information Management; Personal Health Records Supervisor: Dr. Joan Bartlett |
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Jiamin (Carrie) Daijiamin.dai [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: MISt, McGill University; BSc (Educational Technology), Shanghai International Studies University Research Areas: Human-computer interaction with a focus on assistive technologies for older adults & individuals living with dementia Supervisor: Dr. Karyn Moffatt |
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Steven H. H. Dingsteven.h.ding [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BA (Computer Science) University of Shanghai for Science and Technology; BA (Computer Information Systems) University of the Fraser Valley; MASC (Information System Security) Concordia University. Research areas: Data mining, cloud computing. Supervisor: Dr. Benjamin Fung |
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Abir Elkadiabir.elkadi [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: M.Sc. In Information Technology, Alexandria University Research Areas: Organizational learning, knowledge management in development projects, knowledge transfer in trans-cultural organizations. Supervisor: Dr. Kimiz Dalkir |
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Reza Farhadireza.farhadi [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BA (Computer Science), Shahid Beheshti University; MASC (Information Systems Security), Concordia University. Research Areas: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Mining, Information Security, Data Privacy Supervisor: Dr. Benjamin Fung |
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Robert Douglas Fergusonrobert.ferguson2 [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BA (Anthropology), York University; MA (Anthropology), York University. Research areas: Personal information management, personal financial information, personal health records, anthropology of information, communication in hospice settings. Supervisor: Dr. France Bouthillier |
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Mauricio Fontana de Vargasmauricio.fontanadevargas [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BSc (Engineering), Universidade Estadual de Ponta; MSc (Electrical Engineering) Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Research Areas: Assistive Technology, Ambient Assisted Living, Ubiquitous Computing, Semantic Technologies Supervisor: Dr. Karyn Moffatt |
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Manuel Gilmanuel.gil [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: HBSc (Mathematical Sciences), Western University; MSc (Mathematics), Queen's University; MASc (Engineering Physics), McMaster University. Research areas: Data mining, data analysis, statistical methods. Supervisor: Dr. Benjamin Fung |
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Morgannis Grahammorgannis.graham [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BA (History and English), McGill Unversity; MLIS, McGill University. Research areas: Digital preservation, archives, data integrity, metadata, acquisition policies. Supervisor: Dr. Eun Park |
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Vera Granikovvera.granikov [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BA (English Literature), McGill University; MLIS (Knowledge Management), McGill University. Research areas: Information monitoring behaviour, collaborative information seeking, assessing the value of information, information literacy, consumer health information. Supervisor: Dr. France Bouthilier |
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Rebecca Katzrebecca.katz2 [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BCL/LLB, McGill University; LLM, University of Ottawa Research Areas: Information policy; information behaviour; public legal literacy; copyright Supervisor: Dr. Kimiz Dalkir
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Svetlana Kochkinasvetlana.kochkina [at] mcgill.ca Degrees: BA, MA (French Language, Literature & Translation Studies), Saint Petersburg State University; MLIS, McGill University. Research areas: History of publishing, books, and reading in cultural and social context; history of institutional and private libraries. Supervisor: Dr. France Bouthillier  svetlana.kochkina.cv_2018.pdf |
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Cynthia Henewaa Kumahcynthia.kumah [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BA (Information Studies and Linguistics), MA (Library Studies); University of Ghana, Legon. Research areas: Information retrieval, technology use in information access and service delivery. Supervisor: Dr. Joan Bartlett |
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Isabelle Lamoureuxisabelle.lamoureux1 [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BA (Women’s Studies), Concordia University; MLIS, McGill University. Research areas: The research called "Resistance to Information Literacy!" is an exploratory study working towards a model of information literacy for undergraduate students. The purpose of this research is to investigate factors and their relationships that may impact information literacy instruction of university students. Supervisor: Dr. Joan Bartlett |
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Sunghoon Leesunghoon.lee [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BSc (Educ. Tech.) Hanyang University; MLIS, McGill University. Research areas: Electronic records management in international organizations, especially legal courts, from initiatives to systems implementation and analysis; records as evidence, records and knowledge sharing, archival purposes of records. Supervisor: Dr. Eun Park |
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Peymon Montazeripeymon.montazeri [at] mail.mcgill.ca Education: B.Comm (Marketing), Ryerson University; MI (Knowledge Management), University of Toronto Research areas: Knowledge Management, Knowledge Transfer Supervisor: Dr. Max Evans |
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Patrick Molicard-Chartierpatrick.molicard-chartier [at] mail.mcgill.ca Research website: www.about.me/PatrickMC Education: Diploma (Early Childhood Education), Sheridan College; BA (Early Childhood Education), Ryerson University; BEd, University of Toronto - OISE; MI, University of Toronto. Research areas: Information Behaviour; Information Use Environments of French as a Second Language Teachers (FSL) in Public English-Language School Boards. Supervisor: Dr. France Bouthillier |
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Daniele Nascimentodaniele.nascimento [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BA (International Relations), UniCeub; MBA (Strategic Marketing Management), Fundação Getúlio Vargas; MSc (Urban Informatics - Information Infrastructure), Osaka City University. Research areas: Technology mediated participation, knowledge management, community informatics, urban informatics, open data and technology foresight
Supervisor: kimiz.dalkir [at] mcgill.ca (Dr. Kimiz Dalkir) |
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Johannes Scherzer johannes.scherzer [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: Diploma in film sound, Film University Potsdam-Babelsberg "Konrad Wolf" Research Areas: Sound Design in Spatial Media, Scenography, VR and AR Supervisor: Dr. Ilja Frissen |
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Dan Scottdaniel.b.scott [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BA (English & Philosophy), Laurentian University; MISt (Information Systems), University of Toronto Research Areas: Knowledge organization, linked data, library systems Supervisor: Dr. Charles Antoine Julien |
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Afroza Sultanaafroza.sultana [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BSc (Computer Science), North South University; MSc (Computer Science), University of Manitoba. Research areas: Accessible interfaces for older adults, human-computer interaction, machine learning. Supervisor: Dr. Karyn Moffatt |
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Cynthia Tarlaocynthia.tarlao [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: B.Sc. (Biology and Physiology), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; M.Sc. (Neuroscience and Sensory Evaluation), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 Research areas (required for new profiles): Spatial sound, Soundscapes Research Areas: Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Guastavino |
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Courtenay Telfordcourtenay.telford [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: HBA (History, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations), University of Toronto; MI (LIS Concentration), University of Toronto. Research areas: Information behaviour, information seeking and use, Aboriginal people. Supervisor: Dr. Joan Bartlett |
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Amanda Watsonamanda.watson [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BA (English Literature, Minor Humanities), Simon Fraser University; MLIS (Librarianship), McGill University. Research areas: History of academic and public libraries; social value of libraries; the ‘common good’ and libraries; ‘the commons’: physical and intellectual commons; history of books, publishing, and reading; libraries in political change, conflict and natural disaster; information policy, ethics, access, and literacy; government documents; innovation and future of information studies. Supervisor: Dr. Joan Bartlett |
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Trudi Wrighttrudi.wright [at] mail.mcgill.ca Research website: trudiawright.wordpress.com Degrees: MLIS (Archival Studies), McGill University; MA (History), University of Guelph; BA (English and History), Brock University. Research areas: Organization and information culture, information use behaviour, electronic records systems, information and records management, content management, business transformation/technology implementation. Proposed thesis title: "From paper to digital records: Examining the impacts of organizational culture on transitioning records management environments. Supervisor: Dr. Eun Park |
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Xiaofeng (Allan) YongXiaofeng.yong [at] mail.mcgill.ca Research website: work.allanyong.com Degrees: BIT (Interactive Multimedia & Design), Carleton University; MASc (Human Computer Interaction Engineering). Research areas: Human computer interaction, ambient assisted living, data visualization. Supervisor: Dr. Karyn Moffatt |
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Qing Zouqing.zou2 [at] mail.mcgill.ca Degrees: BSc, N. Jiaotong University; MLIS, McGill University. Research areas: Metadata, ontology, knowledge organization systems, archival description, and knowledge representation. Supervisor: Dr. Eun Park |
Postdoctoral Researchers
Alexandre Fortier
alexandre.fortier [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Dr Alexandre Fortier is a Postdoctoral Trainee under the supervision of Dr Elaine Ménard within the context of DOLMEN, a project investigating the use of linked open data to catalogue museum artefacts. His contributions to DOLMEN will be to help modelize the description of museum artefacts and to study users’ perception of the developed model. During his postdoctoral training, he looks forward to merging his keen interests for information organization and information behaviour.
Dr Fortier received his doctorate from the University of Western Ontario in 2016. His doctoral dissertation focused on the influence of Need for Cognition and Need for Cognitive Closure on information behaviour. He also holds a master’s degree in information science from the Université de Montréal.