PhD students and Postdoctoral Researchers

Malik H. Altakrori

malik.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

Hawa Al-Naki

hawa.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

Jean Archambeault

jean.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

Banafsheh Asadi

banafsheh.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

Catalin Bidian

catalin.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

Anna Couch

anna.couch [at] mail.mcgill.ca

Degrees: MEd (Leaderships & Administration), University of Washington; BHum (Humanities/Philosophy), Carleton University.

Research areas: Online social networking; knowledge sharing; information literacy.

Supervisor: Dr. Jamshid Beheshti

Jiamin (Carrie) Dai

jiamin.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

Steven H. H. Ding

steven.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

Jonathan Dorey

jonathan.dorey [at] mail.mcgill.ca

Degrees: BA (Translation and East-Asian Studies), Université de Montréal; Grad. Cert. (Localization), Université de Montréal; MLIS, McGill University.

Research areas: Language and information, information behaviour, information and archival literacy, archival use and reuse. Tentative dissertation title: Beyond Archival Intelligence: Towards increased access to digital archives by undergraduate students.

Supervisor: Dr. Elaine Ménard

Jonathan Dorey Academic CV - French

Jonathan Dorey Academic CV - English

Abir Elkadi

abir.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

Reza Farhadi

reza.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

Robert Douglas Ferguson

robert.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
 

Mauricio Fontana de Vargas

mauricio.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

Zoé de Geofroy

zoe.degeofroy [at] mail.mcgill.ca

Degrees: BA (Political Science, minor concentrations in Hispanic Languages and Italian Studies), McGill University; MLIS, McGill University.

Research areas: Information and knowledge sharing; information and knowledge management; emotional intelligence; leadership in information and knowledge-based organizations.

Supervisor: Dr. Max Evans

Manuel Gil

manuel.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

Manuel Gil Academic CV

Morgannis Graham

morgannis.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

Vera Granikov

vera.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 Katz

rebecca.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

Svetlana Kochkina

svetlana.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

cv Svetlana Kochkina.pdf

Cynthia Henewaa Kumah

cynthia.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

Isabelle Lamoureux

isabelle.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

Sunghoon Lee

sunghoon.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

Peymon Montazeri

peymon.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

Patrick Molicard-Chartier

patrick.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

Daniele Nascimento

daniele.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)

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

Fei Shu

fei.shu [at] mail.mcgill.ca

Degrees: MA (Educational Technology), Concordia University; Graduate Diploma (Business Administration), Concordia University; LLM (International Relations), Jinan University; BA (Journalism), Wuhan University.

Research areas: Bibliometrics, informetrics, scholarly communication, and research evaluation.

Supervisor: Dr. Charles-Antoine Julien

Daniel Steele

daniel.steele [at] mail.mcgill.ca

Degrees: MArch (Urban Design and Housing), McGill University; MAMST (Music, Science, and Technology), Stanford University; BS (Math)/BS (Music), Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Research areas: Urban planning and design education, geographic information systems (GIS).

Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Guastavino

Daniel Steele Academic CV

Afroza Sultana

afroza.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

Afroza Sultana Academic CV

Cynthia Tarlao

cynthia.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

Courtenay Telford

courtenay.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

Amanda Watson

amanda.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

Trudi Wright

trudi.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

Xiaofeng (Allan) Yong

Xiaofeng.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

Qing Zou

qing.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