My research agenda focuses on  collaborative knowledge construction, and information and communication technology system design and development. I am interested in understanding the social processes of collaborative knowledge construction, the use of information and communication technologies to support these processes, and the development of social theory to frame this work. My long term goal is to integrate these research streams to advance our understanding of the importance of collaborative knowledge construction and of ways to support the co-construction of digital knowledge.

Exploring Librarians’ Use of and Attitude toward Research: A Mixed Methods Study
Principal Investigator

Investigation Into the Effectiveness of Different Strategies for Teaching LSC 557 (Research Methods in LIS)
Co-principal Investigator. This research is an investigation into the effectiveness of different techniques for teaching graduate level research methods courses.

Mapping the Social World Boundaries of Interdisciplinary Teams: Processes for Working Across Disciplines
School of Information, College of Communication and Information, Florida State University
Principal Investigator. This project explores the processes that a term-limited interdisciplinary team used to collaborate across domain boundaries while developing a technology intervention for elementary school students. It combined grounded theory method and social network analysis, using team E-mails and intensive interviews with key informants as data. Seven major themes emerged from the research: the iterative design and development process; roles and responsibilities; project management; rules, policies and procedures; technology issues, dissemination and outreach; and finishing the project and planning for the future. One of the outcomes of the project is a model of interdisciplinary team technology development in a time-limited setting that includes inputs (the project goals, roles and responsibilities as originally understood by the team, and activities), outputs (the system, publications, project reports, and applications for new grants), intervening elements (rules, policies, and procedures and technology issues), and strategies to keep progress moving (multiple deadlines, entrepreneurialism, and a flexible role structure).

Assessing Information Technology Educational Pathways that Promote Deployment and Use of Rural Broadband project (National Science Foundation #1304382)
Information Use Management & Policy Institute, College of Communication and Information, Florida State University
Postdoctoral Researcher. This initiative examines the alignment between information technology undergraduate education programs and employer needs. Conduct qualitative and quantitative research and write technical reports and papers for publication.
Project Website

Habitat Tracker: Learning About Scientific Inquiry through Digital Journaling in Wildlife Centers (Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education)
Learning Systems Institute, Florida State University
Content developer. Developed website and iPad content, wrote papers and annual report, staught project content and observed project activities in elementary schools,coordinated project activities.
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Information Use Management & Policy Institute,
College of Communication and Information, Florida State University
College of Communication and Information, Florida State University
Graduate Research Associate. Participated in funded research projects and helped write grant proposals in areas such as cultural heritage institutions, broadband policy, renewable energy, and E-government.
Information Institute Website

Cultural Heritage Information Professionals (CHIPs) Project (Institute of Museum and Library Services)
College of Information, Florida State University
Graduate Research Assistant. Research assistant for final project report, coordinated and participated in project conference (Sarasota, FL, April 3-4, 2008).
Project Website

Knowledge Communities Research Group (January 2007 – April 2008)
Learning Systems Institute, Florida State University
Graduate Research Assistant. Research assistant for Dr. Ian Douglas and writer/editor for the Knowledge Communities Research Group website.
LSI Website