Information
- College Unit
- School of Information Sciences
- Position
- Graduate Research Associate
- Office
- 103 Communications Bldg.
- sedwar11(at)utk.edu
- Phone
- 865-974-8007
- Education
Ph.D. Communication and Information. (Expected graduation: 2011)
2006 M.S. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, School of Information Sciences. Library and Information Science. Thesis: "Health information need and seeking of older adults residing in an independent-living retirement community: A qualitative study"
2003 M.Ed. The University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. Secondary English Education.
1998 B.A. Oakland University, Rochester Hills, MI. History
- Publications
- http://www.sis.utk.edu/biblio/author/Edwards
- Biography
Teaching :
IS 102 Technologies for Information Retrieval
IS 330 Books for Children
IS 350 Information Consumer
Activities
2008-present: Editorial board intern, Journal of Education for Library and Information Science (JELIS)
Professional Memberships
American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST)
Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
(pending) American Library Association (ALA)
Hobbies: swimming, learning the cello, everything related to the beach, spontaneous travel, saltwater aquariums, exploring new places, jigsaw puzzles
Volunteer work:
Mobile Meals, 2009-present
- Research Interests
information need, seeking, and use; information use environment; qualitative research methods
History
- Member for
- 2 years 31 weeks
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