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  2. Posts By Hillary Tune

Graduating PhD Candidate Jessica Barfield to Teach at iSchool

May 17, 2024 by Hillary Tune

As technology advances, new problems will always arise, both technical and societal. It is the latter that drew Jessica Barfield into the world of human-computer interaction (HCI). She successfully defended her doctoral dissertation this spring that delved into how humans are biased towards social robots depending on their perceived gender or ethnic identity, and she […]

Filed Under: Access and Engagement News, Featured Story, News, School of Information Sciences, Student News

PhD Grad and Data Engineer Katie Knight Wins CCI Dissertation Award

May 9, 2024 by Hillary Tune

Oak Ridge National Laboratory data engineer Katie Knight can now add another title to her name: doctor. She’s been a full-time student earning her PhD at the College of Communication Information all while working as a full-time employee at the lab, often applying her knowledge and research from school to work, and vice-versa.  “I’m part […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, News, School of Information Sciences, Student News

CCI Recognizes 2024 Retirees, Students, and Award Winners

May 8, 2024 by Hillary Tune

Every spring, the College of Communication and Information recognizes and honors those who have made significant achievements in their work, whether it be excellence in teaching, research, or volunteering, or the time that they have contributed before retiring. In 2023, CCI has had much to celebrate from its graduate students, faculty, and staff. The following […]

Filed Under: CCI Research & Innovation Center, Events, Faculty News, Featured Story, News, School of Communication Studies, School of Information Sciences, School of Journalism & Media, Student News, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations

Bishop and Childers Appointed to CCI Associate Dean Roles

April 25, 2024 by Hillary Tune

Two internal searches for associate deans who will further the strategic vision for the College of Communication and Information’s continuing growth have been concluded with exceptional candidates being appointed to each.  Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations Professor and Interim Director of the School of Journalism and Media Courtney Childers will step into the […]

Filed Under: News, School of Information Sciences, School of Journalism & Media, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations

Clinical Professor Cindy Welch Retires After 15 Years at SIS

November 28, 2023 by Hillary Tune

Once upon a time, there was a woman who was many things. She was a mentor, a teacher, a librarian, a storyteller, and much more, to many people. Wherever she went, she spread her knowledge, humor, wisdom, and kindness, and she will be remembered by the hundreds of students who have experienced her tutelage over […]

Filed Under: Faculty News, Featured Story, News, School of Information Sciences

Hope Chidziwisano Uses Cultural Perspective in Researching Technology Usage

October 19, 2023 by Hillary Tune

The School of Information Sciences’ newest faculty member, Assistant Professor Hope Chidziwisano, was born and raised in Malawi. His research is inspired by his first-hand experiences of the adverse effects of the challenges facing resource-constrained settings in developing countries, such as unreliable electricity and inadequate social services to support socio-economic development at the household level. […]

Filed Under: Faculty News, Featured Story, News, School of Information Sciences

UX Student Starts Information Sciences Club

October 17, 2023 by Hillary Tune

As the undergraduate program at the School of Information Sciences (SIS) continues to grow since its inception in fall 2019, the needs of students in the program to network and gain hands-on skills also grew. That’s why SIS senior Hunter Sexton stepped up to the plate when he was asked to establish an Information Sciences […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, News, School of Information Sciences, Student Experience Stories, Student News

Alumni Assist with CCI’s Annual Career Fair

October 3, 2023 by Hillary Tune

It was an internship that led to Pam Schmidt’s (’93) current job at MP&F, where she’s worked for a total of 25 years since she graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. It’s no wonder that, as director of human resources and talent development, she’s an avid proponent of students getting internship experience before they […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Events, Featured Story, News, School of Communication Studies, School of Information Sciences, School of Journalism & Media, Student News, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations

Four Fellows Named for CCI’s Information Integrity Institute

September 21, 2023 by Hillary Tune

Four inaugural Information Integrity Institute fellows have been selected from among the faculty at the College of Communication and Information, one from each school and all of whom are already conducting research that falls under the institute’s scope: Professor Mariea Hoy, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations Associate Professor Mike Kotowski, School of Communication […]

Filed Under: CCI Research & Innovation Center, Faculty News, Featured Story, News, School of Communication Studies, School of Information Sciences, School of Journalism & Media, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations

CCI Welcomes 11 New Faculty this Fall

August 24, 2023 by Hillary Tune

Eleven new faculty have joined the College of Communication and Information this year, ready to add their expertise, scholarship, and instruction to their respective schools, the college, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Here’s a little bit more about them: The School of Communication Studies  Lecturer of Practice Abigail Barnes Barnes comes to the school […]

Filed Under: Faculty News, Featured Story, News, School of Communication Studies, School of Information Sciences, School of Journalism & Media, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations

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