Student, Alumni, Faculty & Staff Profiles

Samantha Ginsburg joined the MA in Library and Information Science program after working as a paralegal and court staff member in Tucson for five years. As a Law Library Fellow, she is gaining hands-on experience in all aspects of academic law librarianship.

Audrey de la Rosa advises undergraduate students in the School of Information, where she “works with a wonderful team dedicated to helping students achieve their academic goals,” she says. Learn more about Audrey's work with students in this advisor profile.

Jasmine Adelberg, who is from Higganum, Connecticut, is active in Girls Who Code, enjoys creating ceramics in studio and appreciates that the iSchool provides not only technical expertise but also a deeper understanding of the societal impact of information and technology.

Elijah Parent will graduate from the BS in Game Design and Development with minors in music and computer science in 2025. In this profile, he discusses his passion for sound design in games, the need to find the right community when first joining college, the success of the UArizona Esports program and more.

Dr. Andrew Kemp-Wilcox joined the iSchool in 2022 after a successful career as a video game content writer and designer. He teaches students in the BA in Games and Behavior and BS in Game Design and Development programs.

Vivian Huynh, a first-generation student from Casper, Wyoming, is passionate about data science’s societal impact. As someone who changed her major after coming to UArizona, she believes the iSchool experience holds profound significance because “it represents a journey of discovery, growth and transformation towards a bright future.”

Addison Cryblskey, who is originally from Fairfax, Virginia, graduated with a BS in Information Science and Technology (now BSIS) in 2022. During his time at UArizona, he built his skill set and experience not only in the iSchool’s interdisciplinary courses, but also through a mix of jobs.

Assistant Professor of Practice Dr. Greg Chism focuses his teaching on data visualization, statistics and statistical learning, and social network analysis. His advice to iSchool students is straightforward: Reach out to your professors if you need assistance—something he ensures his students have the opportunity to do in his courses by providing “lab” time.

Camila Becerril, an online student from Ogden, Utah who recently graduated from the iSchool’s Master of Arts in Library and Information Science program, shares her perspective on being a first-generation student, the essential nature of library socialism, the collaborative spirit of the UArizona MLIS program and more.

Chen Chen received her Master’s in Data Science while also earning her PhD in East Asian Studies. She recently joined TikTok as a data scientist, where she develops machine learning models to enhance the effectiveness of advertisement delivery.

Dr. Steven Bethard joined the iSchool in 2016 after serving as an assistant professor of computer and information science at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His research focuses on natural language processing and machine learning theory and applications. He teaches Neural Networks, advises students in the PhD in Information and oversees student directed research.

Dylan Maldonado, who is originally from Tucson and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in philosophy from UArizona before pursuing an MA in Philosophy in Boston, is an online MA in Library and Information Science student interested in photography archival studies.

Dr. Jamie A. Lee joined the iSchool in 2015, after earning their PhD in Information Resources and Library Science and Gender and Women’s Studies. Their areas of focus range from participatory research, interactive multimodality and innovative collaboration to embodied archives and bodies of knowledge—and much more.

Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Kapua Ioane earned her BS in Information Science (Emphasis in Interactive and Immersive Technologies) and BA in Computer Science in December 2023. A first-generation student whose focus is increasing accessibility in technology, she is the School of Information Fall 2023 Outstanding Senior.

First-generation student Bryan Armstrong moved to Tucson from Cambodia, where he served in the Peace Corps, to earn his MA in Library and Information Science. A recipient of the iSchool Outstanding Graduate award, he is a participant in the Knowledge River Scholars Program.