Faculty members from FSU’s School of Information (iSchool) and School of Communication Science and Disorder (SCSD) have partnered with the College of Social Work (CSW) to examine information and communication technology (ICT) use among rural child welfare workers. Christopher Constantino, assistant professor in SCSD, and iSchool professors Melissa Gross and Don Latham, collaborated Karen Randolph, …
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CCI Faculty Partner with the College of Social Work
Marcia Mardis Appointed Director of FSU Information Institute
Dr. Marcia A. Mardis, Professor in FSU School of Information and Associate Dean for Research at the College of Communication and Information, will also serve as Director of the Information Institute, effective immediately. “Dr. Mardis has played a central role at the Information Institute since her arrival at FSU, leading projects in rural broadband expansion, …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Professor Charles R. McClure Retires After 21 Years at FSU
Dr. Charles R. McClure, Krafft Professor of Information Studies and founder and Director of the Information Institute in Florida State University School of Information (iSchool), retires on January 8, 2021 after almost 21 years of service. Previous to his tenure at FSU, McClure was a professor at the School of Library and Information Science at …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Associate Professor Edits a Journal Issue
Dr. Zhe He, an Associate Professor at the FSU School of Information (iSchool), edited a special issue of the BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making titled, “Selected articles from the Fourth International Workshop on Semantics-Powered Data Mining and Analytics (SEPDA 2019).” The SEPDA Workshop was established as a “key venue of disseminating research on health …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Faculty Publish Study on How Parenting Information is Shared Online
FSU School of Information (iSchool) faculty published a new research paper titled “How do mothers exchange parenting-related information in online communities? A Metasynthesis.” The paper has been accepted for publication in Computers in Human Behavior, a journal focused on the use of computers from a psychological perspective. “This study helped us better understand how mothers …
CONTINUE READINGQuarantine Sparks National Outreach from Campus Girl Scouts Group
This article was written by Kelly Newbrough and Ebe Randeree. Coronavirus isn’t holding back the Campus Girl Scouts (CGS) from maintaining their outreach this semester. CGS is an organization with Florida State’s College of Communication and Information that is focused on encouraging and promoting the values of Girl Scouts while serving the college campus and …
CONTINUE READINGRankin Awarded for Diversity and Inclusion Work in Computing
FSU School of Information Assistant Professor Yolanda Rankin presented two papers at the 2020 ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW). For these two papers, Rankin has received three awards to honor her contributions. CSCW is renowned as a leading event for research in the mechanics and implementation of technology in ways …
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