Joshua Cartwright: iSchool Alumnus and Professional Supercross Racer

Josh Cartwright on a motorbike

Joshua Cartwright (’18, B.S. Information Technology) was gifted a motorcycle at the age of three by his parents, but they never would have dreamed he would one day race Motocross and Supercross professionally. Cartwright’s accomplishments include competing and winning the 2004 AZ Open National Championship (50cc, 7-8), the 2009 GNCC National Championship (85cc, 12-13), 2013 …

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iSchool Professor to Present at Interactive Technology Conference in Scotland

Yubo Kou Headshot

Florida State University School of Information Assistant Professor Yubo Kou has published two research papers that will be presented at the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Glasgow, Scotland on May 4-9, 2019. The conference is designed to facilitate discussion about the latest in interactive technology, allowing people from different disciplines, cultures, …

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Tremaine Grant: iSchool Alumnus and Co-Founder of BULK Fitness App

Tremaine Grant (’13, B.S. Information Technology) is the co-founder of BULK, a fitness app designed for gaining healthy weight and building muscle through customized workout and meal plans. The app boasts 31,000+ users across 140 countries and accesses a unique niche in the health community. “This is the total opposite of what the majority of …

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Melissa Carlton: iSchool Alumna and Computer Science Professor

Melissa Carlton graduated from the School of Information in 2008 with a Master’s degree in Library and Information Studies and has recently accepted a position as Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Houston Baptist University College of Engineering in Houston, Texas. After graduating from FSU, Carlton went on to receive her PhD in Information Systems …

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iSchool Professor Named Principal Investigator on National Institute on Aging Grant

Dr. Zhe He, Assistant Professor in the School of Information, has been named a Principal Investigator for a research project with a grant total of $422,382. The research involves studying the generalizability of clinical studies and is titled “Systematic Analysis of Clinical Study Generalizability Assessment Methods with Informatics”. Florida State University will be the main …

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iSchool Alumna Returns from Peace Corps Assignment in Namibia

School of Information alumna Lauren Del Brocco has recently returned from a Peace Corps volunteer assignment in Namibia located in Southern Africa. Her work with Namibian youth included primary education in STEM fields, discussing sexual health topics, HIV/AIDS prevention, and empowerment of boys and girls to be agents of change in their community to end …

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iSchool Professor Publishes and Presents Research on Cyber Forensics

With a bright start to 2019, Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho has already published several research and innovation articles that highlight solutions in computer-mediated deception and cyber forensics. Dr. Ho’s innovative research paper titled ‘Leader Member Exchange: An Interactive Framework to Uncover a Deceptive Insider as Revealed by Human Sensors’ conceptualizes human sensor’s attribution in detecting cyber …

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