Emily Wegrzyn
Doctoral Student
PhD, Information Sciences, Illinois (in progress)
MA, Intelligence Studies, American Military University
MLS, Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis
BA, History, American Military University
Research focus
My interest is in applying information literacy (IL) approaches to disrupt adversarial information operations (IO). I wish to explore ways gamification can strengthen one’s IL, and the potential for artificial intelligence to help verify information, boosting individual cognitive security.
Advisor
Publications & Papers
Wegrzyn, Emily and Rachel Shore. 2020. “Using Bibliometric Methods for Research Intelligence”. Paper 24. Information Technology Laboratory Symposium Proceedings 2019. ERDC/ITL SR-20-2. Walker, Kevin J. ed. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Information Technology Laboratory.
Presentations
Conference Poster and Video Poster Presentations
Wegrzyn, Emily. 2023. “Disinformation Tactics and Designing to Deceive”. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign iSchool Research Showcase 2023. November 15, 2023. UIUC School of Information Sciences, Champaign, IL.
Wegrzyn, Emily. 2022. “USACE and Misinformation: One Librarian’s Observations”. RD22: ERDC R&D Workshop. April 26-28, 2022. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Vicksburg, MS.
Wegrzyn, Emily; K. Adam Frost, Jered H. Lambiotte, and Rachel Shore. 2021. “Delivering Library Reference Services During a Pandemic”. Military Libraries Training Workshop (MLTW). December 7-9, 2021. Special Libraries Association, Military Libraries Community.
Wegrzyn, Emily; K Adam Frost, Jered H. Lambiotte, and Rachel Shore. 2021. “Delivering Library Reference Services During a Pandemic: Evolution and Vision for the Future”. USACE Innovation Summit 2021. October 25-29, 2021. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Rich, Natalie; Emily Wegrzyn and Rachel Shore. 2020. “Research and Competitive Intelligence: Tools for Making Strategic Decisions”. RD20: ERDC R&D Workshop. October 27-29, 2020. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Vicksburg, MS.
Wegrzyn, Emily and Rachel Shore. 2019. “Using Bibliometric Methods for Research Intelligence”. Information Technology Laboratory Symposium. November 6-7, 2019. Vicksburg, MS.