Upon completion of her Bachelor’s and Master’s from the University of Osijek, Dr. Sanda Erdelez completed her Ph.D from Syracuse University in Information Transfer. At the University of Missouri, she works closely with the IE Lab to study usability and information behavior.
Dr. Joi Moore completed her doctorate degree from the University of Georgia in Information Technology. Before that, she had received a Master’s degree and Bachelor’s in Management and Computer Science from North Carolina State, respectively. She currently works with the lab and specializes in usability and user centered design.
Dr. Belden, Family Medicine faculty and family physician, works in the areas of electronic health record usability and visual display of information. His approach to user-centered design draws upon his experiences in photography, layout and software design.
Dr. Alexander, faculty of Sinclair School of Nursing, uses human factors theories to research interrelationships between humans, technology, their environment and work. His main focus is on evaluation of the nursing home industry's use of information technology in clinical practice, as well as:
Mr. Westergren has worked in management, finance and strategic planning for over thirty years. For eight years he has served as R&D Manager for the School of Information Science and Learning Technology, MU and currently oversees the business development and overall operation of the IE Lab.
After working as the Circulation Supervisor at the Stephens College Library, Neeley went on to earn a Masters in Information Science from MU. She has worked in the Allen Institute for over four years in varying capacities including graduate research assistant, programmer, and administrator. Currently the majority of her time is spent as the IE Lab Coordinator managing all phases of project work.
Since joining the lab in 2005, Borchuluun Yadamsuren has had extensive experience in conducting and managing usability and user information behavior studies in laboratory and remote settings applying various usability techniques.
Anindita has been involved in the lab since its early days, and has been crucial in research as well as leading and designing usability projects, and training new students. Anindita did her Masters in Business Administration, then gained industry experience before joining the school.
Before enrolling in the Library & Information Science Ph.D program, Xin Wang received dual masters in Communication and English Education and worked in the journalism and technology industries.
Jiazhen Wang is currently a doctoral candidate in the track of Information Science. She has been involved in evaluating various web applications.
Said Alghenaimi is currently a doctoral student in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies. Said earned his Bachelor’s & Master’s degree in Nursing Education from Villanova University, PA, he also earned his second Master's degree in Education Technology , Learning Systems Design & Development track from the University of Missouri, MO.
After receiving his Bachelor’s from Bradley University, Andrew worked at Caterpillar as a technology analyst and trainer. In 2008, Andrew completed his Master’s Degree in Information Science with an emphasis on Strategic Information Management and Leadership from Indiana University. He currently is working towards his doctorate at SISLT.
Weichao (Vera) Chen is currently a doctoral student in SISLT. She received her Master of Education from Peking University in 2008. She earned her double degrees, B.S. in Educational Technology and B.A. in English, from Beijing Normal University in 2005.
Camille completed her BS in Computer Science and a MS in Software Development and Management. She has worked as a Quality Assurance Analyst, Senior Project Manager and as an educator and facilitator in the IT and Business Management sector. She is working towards her doctorate in Learning Technologies.
Dr. Chen utilized his interests in the design of media for a variety of users and information environments to oversee usability projects at the IE Lab from 2008-2009.
In 2008 - 2009, Dr. Thompson worked with the IE Lab to study information seeking behavior and search interfaces of libraries.
Ngoc Vo worked in the IE Lab on various usability projects while earning her Masters degree in Educational Technology. She graduated in summer 2009 and is pursuing her interests in Interface Design and E-Learning.
