Public Disseration Presentations via Zoom.  To join, please email Ph.D. Director, Jen Theiss.

     1:00-1:30 p.m.

Joseanne Cudjoe

Digital Sister Circles: Sites of Resistance Against Hegemonic Ideologies about Black Natural Hair

Advisor: Todd Wolfson

     1:30-2:00 p.m.

Souvick Ghosh

Exploring Intelligent Functionalities of Spoken Conversational Search Systems

Advisor: Chirag Shah

     2:00-2:30 p.m.

Jiqun Liu

A State-Based Approach to Supporting Users in Complex Search Tasks

Advisor: Chirag Shah

    2:30-3:00 p.m.

Yiwei Wang

Authentic vs. Synthetic: A Comparison of Different Methods for Studying Task-based Information Seeking

Advisor: Chirag Shah

   3:00-3:30 p.m.

Hyunsook Yoon

The Influence of Volunteer Communication Networks on Identification and Engagement

Advisors: Marya Doerfel and Craig Scott