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Bowers

Computer Science

Information Science

Statistics & Data Science

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Ithaca

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Shannon Adamsen

Assistant to the Chair, Information Science

Contact

Sla224@cornell.edu

Shannon is responsible for managing administrative tasks, coordinating communications, and facilitating the smooth operation of departmental activities and initiatives. Office: Gates Hall 236 Academic Year Schedule: On campus: Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Remote: Tuesday, Thursday.

Location

Ithaca

Office

Gates Hall 236

Devansh Agarwal

Ignite Fellow

Contact

da398@cornell.edu

Office: Gates Hall 239

Location

Ithaca

Office

Gates Hall 239

AJ Alvero

Assistant Research Professor

Contact

ajalvero@cornell.edu

Areas of Interest: computational sociology, language technology, NLP for social science, systems of evaluation, education, identity, AI

Location

Ithaca

Additional References

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Seamus Buxton

Student Services Assistant: MPS and PhD

Contact

skb84@cornell.edu

Seamus is the Student Services Assistant for the Department of Information Science. He works closely with both the MPS and Ph.D. programs on funding, processing appointments, administrative support, and prospective applications.

Location

Ithaca

Office

Computing and Information Science Building, Suite 233

Louis DiPietro

Communication Specialist

Contact

lad276@cornell.edu

Lou finds and crafts stories about Bowers faculty and students that promote and elevate our college and its mission. He also manages marketing around two Bowers MPS programs in information science and data science and applied statistics. Academic Year Schedule: On Campus: Monday. Remote: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Location

Ithaca

Office

Hybrid: Remote; Computing and Information Science Building, Suite 228

Severin Engelmann

Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Information Science

Contact

severin.engelmann@cornell.edu

Research Areas

Artificial Intelligence (AI); AI Ethics and Policy; Privacy + Surveillance

Severin Engelmann is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Information Science at Cornell University and Cornell Tech. He studies the ethics, politics, and privacy of artificial intelligence systems that infer, classify, and simulate people in emerging technologies. His work has appeared in ACM FAccT, ACM AIES, ACM EAAMO, ACM CHI, Hart Publishing, and First Monday, and has been featured in TechCrunch and The Washington Post. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and an M.A. in Philosophy of Technology from the Technical University of Munich.

Location

Ithaca

Office

Gates Hall, 211

Elizabeth Estabrook

Interim Senior Director of Administration for the Departments of Computer Science and Information Science

Contact

ee54@cornell.edu

Location

Ithaca

Office

Gates Hall 402

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Olivia Howarth

Assistant Director

Contact

oah23@cornell.edu

Olivia is the Assistant Director for the Information Science MPS Program. She works closely with MPS students to support them on their track to receiving their MPS degree

Location

Ithaca

Office

Computing and Information Science Building, Room 233V

Lynn Johnson

Director and Statistical Consultant, CSCU

Contact

lms86@cornell.edu

Lynn M. Johnson has a Ph.D. in statistics from Cornell University and M.S. degrees from the University of Colorado in biometry and mathematics. Before pursuing her doctoral degree, Lynn held positions as a statistical analyst with the Continuing Improvement in Cardiac Surgery Program with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Denver, Colorado, and as a statistical assistant with the Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control in Fort Collins, Colorado. Her interests range from statistical methodology to statistical applications in epidemiology, nutrition, environmental science, and the social sciences. She has methodological publications in statistical journals such as Biometrika and Statistics in Medicine and applied publications in a diverse variety of journals including The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, and Environmental and Experimental Biology.

Location

Ithaca

Office

Savage Hall, 314

Joshua Marland

Managing Director, National Tutoring Observatory

Contact

jm2945@cornell.edu

Areas of interest: Psychometrics, Value-Added Models, Measurement and Policy, K-12 Education Technology, and Entomology

Location

Ithaca

Office

Computing and Information Science Building 365

Joao Matos Amaro da Silveira

Administrative Assistant

Contact

jm2766@cornell.edu

Location

Ithaca

Office

236 Gates Hall

Janeen Odell

Event Coordinator

Contact

jmo10@cornell.edu

Location

Ithaca

Office

Gates Hall 243

Nicole Roy

Associate Director, Information Science Ph.D. Programs

Contact

nsr1@cornell.edu

Nicole is the Associate Director of the Ph.D. program in the Department of Information
Science in the Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science. In this
capacity, Nicole supports the Director of Graduate Studies and our Ph.D. students both
on the Ithaca N.Y. campus and the Cornell Tech campus located in NYC. She provides
academic advising, student life advising, meets with prospective students, processes
admissions into the program, and helps students meet their milestones and degree
requirements to graduate. She also works closely with many offices on campus,
especially the Graduate School, University Registrar, and Bursar.

Location

Ithaca

Office

Computing and Information Science Building, Suite 233

Rebecca Salk

Career Services Advisor

Contact

rms457@cornell.edu

Rebecca is the Career Services Advisor for the Department of Information Science in The Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science. She's here to support MPS students through the job search and decision-making process. She can help with resumes, cover letters, interviewing, networking, and anything else related to life after Cornell. Rebecca especially loves helping students prepare for interviews. Rebecca will be teaching the INFO 5905 Professional Career Development course this semester. Rebecca is remote Tuesday and Wednesday.

Background
Rebecca comes to Cornell after 13 years working at NYU in a variety of roles including career development and admissions. Prior to NYU, Rebecca spent a year teaching English in Japan and traveling and exploring Asia. She also studied in Spain for a semester in college. She still enjoys traveling & especially to destinations with good food. Recently returned to her hometown of Ithaca, Rebecca enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. On weekends during the winter, you will most likely find them on the ski slopes at Greek Peak.

Office

Computing and Information Science Building, Room 233V

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