The following recent PhD in Information dissertations represent only a portion of the full array of interdisciplinary information science research possibilities within the program and with College of Information Science faculty.
Doctoral dissertations must meet required standards of scholarship and demonstrate the PhD candidate's ability to conduct original research, while answering two primary question:
- What can the world learn from the PhD candidate's research?
- Will the PhD candidate's work make a difference?
The required oral dissertation defense is the time and space for the PhD candidate to defend their research and ideas in order to satisfy their research committee.
| PHD STUDENT | DISSERTATION TITLE | DISSERTATION COMMITTEE |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Clark | Exploring the Effects of Multi-Sensory Extraneous Load on Attention and Task Performance in Virtual Reality | Lila Bozgeyikli (Advisor) Hong Cui Catherine Brooks Blaine Smith |
| Anna Leach | A Study of the Interaction Patterns of Online Learners: Highlighting the Usefulness of Linking Social Network Analysis and Qualitative Research | Catherine Brooks (Advisor) Jill Castek Diana Daly Yotam Shmargad |
| Paula Maez | Voices from the Margins: A Narrative Exploratory Study of Fat Latinx Women and Their Information Processes/Interpretations of Health Messaging | Jamie Lee (Advisor) Ada Wilkinson-Lee Z Nicolazzo |
| Enrique Noriega | Assembling Information from Big Corpora by Focusing on Machine Reading | Clayton Morrison (Advisor) Mihai Surdeanu Peter Jansen |
| Dongfang Xu | Neural Network Algorithms for Ontology Based Information Extraction | Steven Bethard (Advisor) |
| Limin Zhang | Towards using eye-tracking and consumer-grade electroencephalogram devices to detect usability issues in mobile applications | Hong Cui (Advisor) Mary Peterson Yotam Shmargad Lila Bozygeyikli |
| Zeyu Zhang | Improving Geocoding by Incorporating Geographical Hierarchy and Attributes Into Transformers Networks | Steven Bethard (Advisor) Clayton Morrison Mihai Surdeanu Xuan Lu |
For abstracts or additional information, please contact us at si_admissions@arizona.edu.