LIS Directory
Faculty
Yvonne Chandler
Associate Professor,
Office: Discovery Park E295E
Phone: (940) 565-3777
Email: Yvonne.Chandler@unt.edu
B.A., Clark College
M.S., Atlanta University
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Research & Activities of Interest
Legal Information Services and Research
Internet Resources and Services
Education for Library and Information Sciences
Jiangping Chen
Associate Professor,
Office: Discovery Park E297J
Phone: (940) 369-8393
Email: Jiangping.Chen@unt.edu
B.S., Wuhan University, China
M.S., Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Ph.D., Syracuse University
Research & Activities of Interest
Digital Libraries
Multilingual Information Access and Service
Information Systems Design and Analysis
Ana Cleveland
Regents Professor,
Office: Discovery Park E297E
Phone: (940) 565-3559
Email: Ana.Cleveland@unt.edu
B.S., University of Texas
M.S., Case Western Reserve University
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Research & Activities of Interest
Medical Informatics
Donald Cleveland
Professor Emeritus,
Office: Discovery Park E292B
Phone: (940) 565-2445
Email: Donald.Cleveland@unt.edu
B.A., Howard Payne College
M.L.S., University of Texas at Austin
M.S., Texas A&M University
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Yunfei Du
Associate Professor,
Office: Discovery Park E296P
Phone: (940) 369-8093
Email: Yunfei.Du@unt.edu
B. S., Anhui Normal University, China
B. A., Nanjing University, China
MLS, Ph.D., University of North Texas
Research & Activities of Interest
Academic Libraries
International Librarianship
Learning Styles
eLearning
Larry Enoch
Senior Lecturer,
Office: Discovery Park E295P
Phone: (940) 565-2760
Email: Lawrence.Enoch@unt.edu
B.S. Kansas State University
M.L.S. North Texas State University
Ph.D. University of North Texas
Research & Activities of Interest
Information Organization
Design Theory
Information Access
Special Libraries
Elizabeth Figa
Associate Professor,
Office: Discovery Park E295L
Phone: (940) 565-2187
Email: Elizabeth.Figa@unt.edu
B.S., DePauw University
M.S., Illinois State University
M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Research & Activities of Interest
Ethnographic Study of Information Retrieval and Information Behavior
Ethnographic Study of Storytelling and the Oral Tradition
Narrative Analysis
Historical Research Methods
Martin Halbert
Associate Professor, Dean of Libraries
Office: Willis Library Room 222
Phone: 940-565-3025
Email: Martin.Halbert@unt.edu
B.A. Rice University
M.L.I.S., University of Texas, Austin
Ph.D., Emory University
Research & Activities of Interest
Digital Libraries
Digital Preservation
Digital Scholarship
Library Leadership
Suliman Hawamdeh
Professor, Department Chair
Office: Discovery Park E292D
Phone: (940) 565-3690
Email: Suliman.Hawamdeh@unt.edu
B.S. Birzeit University
M.L.S. University of Michigan
Ph.D. University of Sheffield
Research & Activities of Interest
Knowledge Management
Library Services and Digital Resource Management
Content, Document and Records Management
Learning Organization and Organizational Learning
Janet Hilbun
Assistant Professor,
Office: Discovery Park E297G
Phone: (940) 565-3767
Email: Janet.Hilbun@unt.edu
B.A., Texas Tech University
M.Ed., East Texas State University
M.L.S., Texas Womans University
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Research & Activities of Interest
School Libraries, Young Adult Literature
Jeonghyun "Annie" Kim
Assistant Professor,
Office: Discovery Park E297G
Phone: 940.369.5408
Email: Jeonghyun.Kim@unt.edu
Ph.D. Rutgers University
M.A. Ewha Womans University, Korea
B.A. Ewha Womans University, Korea
Research & Activities of Interest
Data Curation and Management
Human Information Behavior
Human Computer Interaction
Library & Information Science Education
Shawne Miksa
Associate Professor,
Office: Discovery Park E297N
Phone: (940) 565-3560
Email: Shawne.Miksa@unt.edu
B.A., University of Central Florida
M.L.S., Florida State University
Ph.D., Florida State University
Research & Activities of Interest
Information Organization, Control, Access and Theory
Classification Research and Theory
Information Retrieval
Bibliometrics
Scholarly Communication
William Moen
Associate Professor, Associate Dean, College of Information
Office: Discovery Park B201B
Phone: (940) 565-2473
Email: William.Moen@unt.edu
B.A., Philosophy, University of Montana
M.L.S., Lousiana State University
Ph.D., Information Transfer, Syracuse University
Research & Activities of Interest
Information Organization
Metadata
Digital Repositories
Networked Information Discovery & Retrieval
Information Technology Standards Development & Implementation
Information Policy
Evaluation
Brian O'Connor
Professor,
Office: Discovery Park E295N
Phone: (940) 565-2347
Email: Brian.O'Connor@unt.edu
A.B. Greek and Latin, Dartmouth College
M.A., Film, Montclair University
M.L.I.S., Library and Information Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., University of California
Research & Activities of Interest
Image Document Access
Information Seeking Behavior
Browsing, Representation of Questions and Documents
Guillermo Oyarce
Associate Professor,
Office: Discovery Park E295G
Phone: (940) 565-3564
Email: Guillermo.Oyarce@unt.edu
B.S., Physics, University of North Texas
M.S., Technology and Cognition, University of North Texas
Ph.D., Information Sciences, University of North Texas
Research & Activities of Interest
Information Retrieval Systems
Feature Selection
Human Computer Interaction: Direct Manipulation in IR and Visualization
Cognitive Issues in Distributed Networks and the Digital Library
Linda Schamber
Associate Professor,
Office: Discovery Park E290H
Phone: (940) 565-3567
Email: Linda.Schamber@unt.edu
B.S., Education, Ohio State University
M.A., Journalism, Ohio State University
Ph.D., Information Science, Syracuse University
Research & Activities of Interest
Information and Communication Theory
Information Seeking, Evaluation, and Use
Behavior
Information Organization
Qualitative Research Methods
Barbara Schultz-Jones
Associate Professor,
Office: Discovery Park E296G
Phone: (940) 369-8081
Email: Barbara.Schultz-Jones@unt.edu
Ph.D., University of North Texas
M.S.L.S., University of North Texas
B.A., University of British Columbia
Research & Activities of Interest
Cataloging
Automation systems
Collaboration networks
Information behavior in context
Daniella Smith
Assistant Professor,
Office: Discovery Park E296E
Phone: 940.565.3569
Email: Daniella.Smith@unt.edu
Ph.D. Florida State University
M.S. Florida State University
B.S. Florida State University
Research & Activities of Interest
Leadership Role of School Librarians
Mentorship in Organizations
Information Seeking Behaviors of Children
Cultures and Transformational Leadership
Herman Totten
Dean, VP University and Community Affairs
Office: Discovery Park E290C
Phone: (940) 369-8164
Email: Herman.Totten@unt.edu
B.A., Music, Wiley College
M.L.S., University of Oklahoma
Ph.D., Educational Media-Library Science, University of Oklahoma
Research & Activities of Interest
Management of Libraries and Information Agencies
Diversity Issues as related to Management of Library and Information Agencies
Reading Activities of All Age Groups
Phil Turner
Professor Emeritus,
Office: Discovery Park E296C
Phone: (940) 565-4462
Email: Philip.Turner@unt.edu
B.S., Mathematics, Boston State College
M.S., Inst. Tech, University of Wisconsin LaCrosse
M.S.L.S., Lib. Science, Texas A&M, Commerce
Ed.D., Inst. Tech., Texas A&M
Research & Activities of Interest
Communications
Special Materials Audio Visual
Telecommunications
Management of Libraries and Information Centers, School Media
Research Methods
Xin Wang
Lecturer,
Office: Discovery Park E296L
Phone: (940) 369-5983
Email: Xin.Wang@unt.edu
Ph.D., University of Missouri
M.L.S., University of Missouri
B.A., Shanxi University, China
Research & Activities of Interest
Usability & User Experience Research
Health Informatics
Human Computer Interaction
Image System Design
Ruth West
Associate Professor,
Director, xREZ Lab
Office: Discovery Park E296C
Phone: (940) 565-4462
Email: Ruth.West@unt.edu
B.S., University of California, Los Angeles
M.A., Antioch University, Los Angeles
M.F.A., University of California, Los Angeles
Research & Activities of Interest
Cross-disciplinary art-science research
Experimental visualization and sonification of "big data" and biomedical imaging
Information aesthetics and information design
Immersive systems
Augmented and mixed reality
Mobile and participatory media
Citizen science
Human-computer interaction
User interaction and user experience
STEM to STEAM education
Maurice Wheeler
Associate Professor,
Office: Discovery Park E296N
Phone: (940) 369-8191
Email: Maurice.Wheeler@unt.edu
B.Mus., Shorter College
M.Mus., University of Michigan
M.I.L.S., University of Michigan
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Research & Activities of Interest
Management
Leadership
Organizational Culture
Diversity
Public Libraries
Oksana Zavalina
Assistant Professor,
Office: Discovery Park E297L
Phone: 940.565.3776
Email: Oksana.Zavalina@unt.edu
Ph.D. Univ. of Illinois - Champaign
M.L.I.S. Univ. of Illinois - Champaign
B.S. in L.I.S. Kiev State Institute of Culture, Ukraine
Research & Activities of Interest
Information Organization, Access and Retrieval
Digital Libraries and Aggregations
Subject Access
Metadata, Cataloging and Classification
Information Use and Users
Information Systems
Staff
LeAnne Coffey
Assistant to Department Chair
Office: Discovery Park E292B
Phone: (940) 565-3736
Email: LeAnne.Coffey@unt.edu
David Denny
Academic Professional II
Office: Discovery Park E298A
Phone: (940) 369-5939
Email: David.Denny@unt.edu
Nancy Herod
Web Institute Coordinator / Program Project Coordinator
Office: Discovery Park E292B
Phone: (940) 565-3854
Email: nancy.herod@unt.edu
Malaina Mobley
PhD Program Coordinator
Office: Discovery Park E297C
Phone: (940) 369-7955
Email: malaina.mobley@unt.edu
Theresa Wallace
HR Coordinator
Office: Discovery Park E298L
Phone: (940) 369-7955
Email: theresa.wallace@unt.edu