People
CIPEG faculty and staff have extensive a range of expertise related to the Center's areas of research and teaching, with academic and professional experiences ranging from years of government service to years of experience directing research facilities in information studies and computer science.
Principals
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Paul T. Jaeger (pjaeger@umd.edu) Ph.D., J.D., Director of CIPEG and an Assistant Professor at the College of Information Studies. |
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Kenneth R. Fleischmann (kfleisch@umd.edu) Ph.D., Assistant Director of CIPEG and an Assistant Professor at the College of Information Studies. |
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Jennifer Golbeck (jgolbeck@umd.edu) Ph.D., Assistant Director of CIPEG and an Assistant Professor at the College of Information Studies. |
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Stephen E. Hannestad (shannest@umd.edu) M.A., M.I.M., Research Fellow and Associate Director of Educational Programs of CIPEG. |
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Justin Grimes (jgrimes2@umd.edu) Graduate Research Assistant, and PhD Student at College of Information Studies. |
Members
Members of CIPEG participate in innovative research and collaborate on publications and grants with the Center. Members of CIPEG have cross-disciplinary research interests and are drawn from faculty across the University of Maryland.
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Dr. Bruce Dearstyne, former Professor and Interim Dean, College of Information Studies
Dr. Allison Druin, Associate Professor, College of Information Studies and Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory (HCIL)
Dr. Trudi Bellardo Hahn, Professor of the Practice, College of Information Studies
Dr. Jonathan Lazar, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Towson University, Director of the CIS Undergraduate Program and Director of the Universal Usability Laboratory
Dr. Bill Nolte, Research Professor, School of Public Policy
Dr. Douglas W. Oard, Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor, College of Information Studies
Dr. Scott Paquette, Assistant Professor, College of Information Studies
Dr. Catherine Plaisant, Associate Director of Research of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory (HCIL)
Dr. Jennifer Preece, Dean and Professor, College of Information Studies
Dr. Yan Qu, Assistant Professor, College of Information Studies
Dr. Ben Shneiderman, Professor, Department of Computer Science
Dr. Monique Mitchell Turner, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
Dr. Ping Wang, Assistant Professor, College of Information Studies
Dr. Bo Xie, Assistant Professor, College of Information Studies
Dr. David Yates, Assistant Professor, College of Information Studies
Student Members
Student members of CIPEG collaborate with Center faculty and staff on various research and educational activities of the Center.
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David Adam Anderson
MaShana Davis
Ariel Deiaco-Lohr
Joyce Garczynski
Ursula Gorham-Oscilowski
Jack Gregory
Miriam Matteson
Katrina Righter
Shannon Simmons
Tricia Southard
Susan Wilson
Fei Philip Wu
Chris Zammarelli
Student Alumni
Former student members that collaborated with the Center for Information Policy and Electronic Government.
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Kelly Hoffman
Erin Peretti Tomasello
Teaching Affiliates
In teaching initiatives, particularly the CLIS in the Federal Government Program, the faculty and staff of CIPEG collaborate with researchers, educators, and professionals in many other disciplines and at numerous other institutions in their activities.
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Bruce I. Ambacher, Visiting Professor, College of Information Studies
Sabrina I. Pacifici, Adjunct Professor, College of Information Studies





