Profiles of PhD Students and Alumni
Profiles of Gateway PhD Students and Alumni
The Gateway PhD program is a global research program. We invite you to learn more about our current doctoral students and the alumni.
Gateway PhD Program Current Students
Gateway PhD Students with MMU
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Proposal Title: How must libraries evolve in the Age of AI? : A metadata-based perspective on libraries and technology |
Proposal Title: Evaluating Impact in Canadian Public Libraries: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Contemporary Assessment Practices |
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Proposal Title: Scholar-Practitioner-Advocate Framework of Ethnic Studies Academic Librarianship: How Academic Librarians Perceive and Embody Their Roles Within the University Community |
Proposal Title: A Conceptual Framework for Librarian Professional Hesitancy |
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Proposal Title: The Intersection of Digital Archives and National Identity in Jamaica: A Focus on the National Library |
Proposal Title: Best Practices in Academic Libraries for Helping Neurodivergent (ID) Students in the United States of America and the United Kingdom |
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Proposal Title: The effects of research & library anxiety on secondary students’ information literacy behaviours in the research process. |
Proposal Title: Information-seeking Behavior, Perceptions of Citation and Plagiarism and Its Variation Between Community College Students and Instructors |
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Proposal Title: Examination of a comprehensive model for fake news and misinformation |
Proposal Title: What are we measuring and what does it tell us?: Data metrics for impact assessment – Federal agencies |
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Proposal Title: Artist Residencies in Library Spaces: Examining Mechanisms of Impact and Gauging Effectiveness |
Proposal Title:Academic Libraries and the Use of Institutional Research Data |
Gateway PhD Program Alumni
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Jennine Knight (2024)
Dissertation: Transforming academic libraries through strategic partnerships: The Caribbean case of the UWI. |
Stephen Abrams (2023)
Dissertation Title: A Communicological Framework for Evaluating Digital Preservation Efficacy |
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Walter Butler (2022)
Dissertation Title: Changing in the Open: OER Textbooks, Online Communities, and the Management of Academic Libraries |
Lettie Conrad (2022)
Dissertation Title: Managing Academic Information: A Grounded Theory Model of the Student-Researcher Information Experience |
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Pat Sandercock (2022)
Dissertation Title: Understanding the Information Choices of Technical College Students |
Richard Okumoto (2021)
Dissertation Title: Digital Storytelling in Higher Education Improves Student Learning Objectives Retention |
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Cherry-Ann Smart (2021)
Dissertation Title: Towards Transformative Engagement: The International and Foreign Student Stakeholders in the Academic Library: A View from the Subaltern |
Salvador Barragan (2020)
Dissertation Title: Appraisal and Retention of Information in the Private Sector: A Case Study |
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Karen Kaufmann (2019)
Dissertation Title: Socio-cognitive Relevance of Information Literacy: The Impact on Student Success |
Nilo Sarraf (2019)
Dissertation Title: Mapping the Neurophysiological and Affective Dimensions of the Information Search Process Model |
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Hongbo Zou (2019)
Dissertation Title: Understanding the Role of Social Media in Enhancing Participatory Services in Public Libraries |
Shelly Buchanan (2018)
Dissertation Title: The lived experience of middle school students engaged in student-driven inquiry: A phenomenological study. |
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Africa Hands (2018)
Dissertation Title: Doctoral Student Motivation: An Exploratory Study of Motivating Factors for Earning the PhD |
Kim Morrison (2018)
Dissertation Title: Counter-story as Curriculum: Autoethnography, Critical Race Theory, and Informed Assets in the Information Literacy Classroom |
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Laura Anderson (2016)
Dissertation Title: Information Sharing in Virtual Collaboration: A Software Engineering Perspective |
Melissa Fraser-Arnott (2016)
Dissertation Title: Personalizing Success: The Professional Identity Experiences of LIS Graduates in Non-Library Roles |
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Clarence Maybee (2015)
Dissertation Title: Informed Learning in the Undergraduate Classroom: The Role of Information Experiences in Shaping Outcomes |
Maria Otero-Boisvert (2015)
Dissertation Title: Funding the Academic Library: An Ethnography |
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Mary‑Jo Romaniuk (2014)
Dissertation Title: Developing Emerging Leaders in the Library Profession: Program Content, Self-efficacy and Leadership |
Tina Inzerilla (2013)
Dissertation Title: Community College Faculty’s Teaching Social Networks and Their Implications for Librarians |
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Virginia Tucker (2013)
Dissertation Title: Acquiring Search Expertise: Learning Experiences and Threshold Concepts |
Mary Ann Harlan (2012)
Dissertation Title: Information Pathways: The Information Practices and Experiences of Teen Content Creators |
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Cheryl Stenström (2012)
Dissertation Title: Factors Influencing Funding Decisions by Elected Politicians at the State/Provincial Level: A Case Study of Public Libraries in Canada |
Diana Wakimoto (2012)
Dissertation Title: The History of Queer Community Archives in California Since 1950 |
Melissa Fraser-Arnott
Melissa Fraser-Arnott is interested in
the professional experiences of individuals and the community of
library and information science graduates working in
non-traditional libraries or non-library environments. Her
work experiences have included positions in government libraries,
as a collection manager for a completely electronic open-access
library collection, and as a Commercial Officer for the
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) in
Ottawa, Canada. Melissa graduated with an MLIS from the
University of Western Ontario in 2006
Africa Hands
Africa Hands is interested in
researching the career experiences of library and information
professionals, their motivations for entering doctoral studies,
and the factors influencing successful completion of doctoral
programs. She has worked as a freelance librarian, and in public
and academic libraries and higher education. Africa’s interest in
career development has led her to pursue training as a Career
Development Facilitator and Certified Professional Coach.