The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that Ken Fleischmann will join our faculty in August of 2004. Prior to his appointment, Ken will complete his doctorate in Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His dissertation, Exploring the Design-Use Interface: The Agency of Boundary Objects in Educational Technology, was made possible through a Graduate Research Fellowship and a Dissertation Improvement Grant from the National Science Foundation.

Ken’s teaching experience includes classes in “Medicine and Society,” “Politics and Economics of Information Technology,” and “Product Design and Innovation Studio V.” His hybrid sociotechnical background, which includes undergraduate majors in computer science and medical anthropology, and research interests in social informatics and interface design, will be a great asset to the School.