RESEARCH & WRITING
RESEARCH PAPERS AND PROJECTS
Independent Research
Problems in ISLT - Fall 2019 & Spring 2020
Faculty Mentor - Dr. Heather Moulaison Sandy
Conference Papers
Examining Doctoral Education for Collaborative Authorship in LIS; presented at ALISE 2020
Quantifying Authorship: An Analysis of Authorship Rubrics from Five Disciplines; presented at ASIST 2020, long paper
Examining Doctoral Education for Collaborative Authorship in LIS; presented at ALISE 2020
Quantifying Authorship: An Analysis of Authorship Rubrics from Five Disciplines; presented at ASIST 2020, long paper
Neglecting the Soul of Science: An Aristotelian Perspective on the Role of Citation Motivation in Scientometric Analyses
Human Information Behavior - Spring 2019
ABSTRACT:
This paper examines the history and theoretical frameworks of citation behavior in Scientometrics, and suggests the field begin to incorporate investigations of author motivations behind the citation process. Currently, scientometric analyses are grounded in the positivism paradigm and investigate the networks that comprise the structure of science, but not authors’ decision-making processes regarding which papers to cite. Applying Aristotle’s notion of matter and form, an argument is made that scientometricians are examining the body of science at the expense of the soul. Implications for empirical investigations are discussed, as well as recommendations for how to combine the Information Science sub-disciplines of Scientometrics and Human Information Behavior to explore the realm of science more holistically and completely.
This paper examines the history and theoretical frameworks of citation behavior in Scientometrics, and suggests the field begin to incorporate investigations of author motivations behind the citation process. Currently, scientometric analyses are grounded in the positivism paradigm and investigate the networks that comprise the structure of science, but not authors’ decision-making processes regarding which papers to cite. Applying Aristotle’s notion of matter and form, an argument is made that scientometricians are examining the body of science at the expense of the soul. Implications for empirical investigations are discussed, as well as recommendations for how to combine the Information Science sub-disciplines of Scientometrics and Human Information Behavior to explore the realm of science more holistically and completely.
Exploring Smartphone User Needs and Preferences Towards Making Major Online Purchases
Human-Centered Computer Interaction - Spring 2018
ABSTRACT:
Recent studies have shown that 80% of Americans are online shoppers with 50% using smartphones to make purchases. (Pew, 2018) Smartphone characteristics are appealing to many shoppers because they are portable, interactive, instantly accessible and provide real-time product descriptions, reviews and price comparisons to support consumer’s information needs. Our study focused on active duty military personnel researching online VA home loans and lenders, a major purchase activity for most people. Using a mobile ethnography screen and audio recording tool, subjects recorded their smartphone home loan research activities while searching and vocalizing their VA home loan journey. One hundred ninety-three ethnographies were collected paired with 14 semi-structured interviews. Findings indicate that to support an online major purchase journey, users have specific device preferences for that journey as well as relying on distributed cognition tools as research support. Study results suggest there are drawbacks of using smartphones to support major purchases online. This study was graciously funded by Veterans United and participants were compensated for their involvement. |
Debunking Dale's (Corrupted) Cone of Experience
Design and Analysis of Research in ISLT - Fall 2017
ABSTRACT: This paper explores the learning myth surrounding the conflation of Dale’s Cone of Experience with statistical figures regarding knowledge retention that have no known empirical source. The origins of the myth, researchers leading the charge to debunk it, and references and uses in current research publications are discussed. |
GRANTS
Students Teaching as Research (STAR) Mini-Grant (2017 - 2018)
University of Missouri Students Teaching as Research (STAR). Exploring affective learning in an undergraduate information literacy course using Fink's Taxonomy and the ACRL Framework. (11/2017 - 05/2018). Mizzou Advantage Internal Grant: $1500.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & POSTERS
Oxford Education Research Symposium
University of Oxford, UK, July 2018
Devon and Dr. Jenny Bossaller traveled to the University of Oxford in summer 2018 to present our research at the summer Oxford Education Research Symposium. Our project investigate the alignment of Fink's Taxonomy to the ACRL Framework of Information Literacy in an undergraduate information literacy course.
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