School of Information Sciences

Staff

Academic and Student Affairs

Email inquiries to ischool-acadaffairs@illinois.edu

Brandon Batzloff
Brandon Batzloff
Teaching Assistant Professor and Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Assistant: Hope Bickers

April Carter
April Carter
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Desiree McMillion
Desiree McMillion
Director of Undergraduate Affairs
Amira Al-Mutairi
Amira Al-Mutairi
Academic Advisor and Coordinator of Graduate Affairs for MSIM and MS BIO
Cory Castaneda
Cory Castaneda
Academic Advisor and Coordinator
Kyu-Been Chun
Kyu-Been Chun
Coordinator of Student and Academic Affairs
Corissa Clark
Corissa Clark
Office Administrator for Academic Affairs
Stacy Clemmons
Stacy Clemmons
Senior Advisor and Coordinator in Undergraduate Student Affairs
Amber Holmes
Amber Holmes
Associate Director for Academic Affairs
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Kristina Intinarelli
Academic Advisor and Coordinator of Graduate Affairs for MSLIS
Dara Lawyer
Dara (DL) Lawyer
Academic Advisor and Coordinator
Keri Marion
Keri Marion
Academic Advisor and Coordinator
Katie Murphy
Katie Murphy
Academic Advisor and Coordinator
Lauren Ochs
Lauren Ochs
School Librarian Licensure Coordinator
Rachael Sanders
Rachael Sanders
Office Manager for Academic Affairs
Talia Shaw
Talia Shaw
Academic Advisor and Coordinator of Graduate Affairs for MSLIS

Administrative Support

Christine Hopper
Christine Hopper
Assistant to the Dean
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Hope Bickers
Office Manager
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Matthew Fabian
Office Support Specialist
Quinn Kennelly
Quinn Kennelly
Office Support Specialist
Alexis Miller
Alexis Miller
Office Manager
Angelica Townsend
Angelica Townsend
Office Administrator

Advancement and Alumni Affairs

Eileen Prillaman
Eileen Prillaman
Assistant Dean for Advancement

Assistant: Kristin Sexton

Nick Giacchina
Nick Giacchina
Director of Advancement
Kristin Sexton 2025
Kristin Sexton
Stewardship and Donor Relations Coordinator

Analysis and Assessment

Ben Schaap
Ben Schaap
Senior Data and Policy Analyst

Business and Finance

Email inquiries to ischool-business@illinois.edu

Weslee Walton
Weslee Walton
Director of Finance and Business Operations
Bri Wisehart
Bri Dollahon
Senior Finance Coordinator
Samantha Smith
Samantha Smith
Office Administrator

Center for Children's Books

Sara Schwebel
Sara Schwebel
Professor and Director, The Center for Children's Books
Suzan Alteri
Suzan Alteri
Assistant Director of the Center for Children's Books
Kate Quealy-Gainer
Kate Quealy-Gainer
Editor, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship

Bertram Ludäscher
Bertram Ludäscher
Professor and Director, Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship
Timothy McPhillips
Timothy McPhillips
Senior Research Scientist

Communications and Marketing

Cindy Brya
Cindy Brya
Assistant Dean for Communications and Marketing
JB Bailey
J.B. Bailey
Coordinator of Events
Jeanie Chung
Jeanie Chung
Assistant Director for Communications and Content Strategy
Amanda Nguyen
Amanda Nguyen
Marketing Coordinator
Natasha Sims
Natasha Sims
Communications Coordinator and Managing Editor of Library Trends

Community, Culture, and Engagement

Email inquiries to ischool-cce@illinois.edu

Kyungwon Koh
Kyungwon Koh
Associate Professor and Interim Associate Dean for Community, Culture, and Engagement

Assistant: Angelica Townsend

Caroline Nappo 2026
Caroline Nappo
Assistant Dean for Community, Culture, and Engagement
Michelle Ellis
Michelle Ellis
Associate Director of Career Services
Iftikhar Haider
Iftikhar Haider
Assistant Director for Experiential Learning

Facilities

Tad Schroeder
Tad Schroeder
Associate Director of Facilities and Interim Director of IT

HathiTrust Research Center

Stephen Downie
J. Stephen Downie
Professor, Executive Associate Dean, and Co-Director of the HathiTrust Research Center
Ryan Dubnicek
Ryan Dubnicek
Digital Humanities Specialist
Glen Layne-Worthey
Glen Layne-Worthey
Associate Director for Research Support Services, HathiTrust Research Center
Deren Kudeki
Deren Kudeki
Visiting Research Programmer

Human Resources

Email inquiries to ischool-hr@illinois.edu

Melissa Madsen
Melissa Madsen
Director of Human Resources
Carolyn Thomas
Carolyn Thomas
Human Resources Manager
Kalie Maulding
Kalie Maulding
Human Resources Specialist
Emily Valentine 2026
Emily Valentine
Human Resources Associate

Informatics

Lisa Bievenue
Lisa Bievenue
Director of Informatics Programs
Duncan Baird
Duncan Baird
Game Studies and Design Instructor
Sara Paige Ballenger
Sara Ballenger
Fab Lab Instruction & Engagement Specialist
Dan Cermak
Dan Cermak
Games Studies Coordinator
Michael Dalton
Michael Dalton
Manager of the CU Community Fab Lab
Amanda Elzbieciak
Amanda Elzbieciak
Business and Operations Specialist
Wayne Hardy
Wayne Hardy
Fabrication and Engagement Support Associate
Susan Muirhead
Susan Muirhead
Program Coordinator
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Alaina Pincus
Assistant Director for Informatics Education Programs

Information Sciences Virtual Library

Chris Bailey
Christopher Bailey
Information Sciences Librarian

Information Technology

Tad Schroeder
Tad Schroeder
Associate Director of Facilities and Interim Director of IT
Matt Beth
Matthew Beth
Manager of Instructional Technology
Garret Gengler
Garret Gengler
Systems Engineer
Michael Greifenkamp
Michael Greifenkamp
Senior Linux Administrator
Joey Kennedy
Joseph Kennedy
Senior IT Specialist
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Patrick Martinez
Endpoint Services Specialist
Ky Merkley
Ky Merkley
Senior IT Specialist
Brett Peugh
Brett Peugh
Endpoint Services Specialist

Recruitment and Admissions

Tara Batte 2025
Tara Batte
Assistant Director of Recruitment and Admissions
Troy Driskell
Troy Driskell
Office Manager
Charlei Grissom
Charlei Grissom
Office Support Specialist
Kim Hooper
Kim Hooper
Office Support Specialist
Adrienne Jackson
Adrienne Jackson
Assistant Director of Recruitment and Admissions
Todd Kato
Todd Kato
Senior Admissions and Records Manager

Research Services

Dong Wang
Dong Wang
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Julian Chin
Chieh-Li (Julian) Chin
Research Program Manager
Julia Cross
Julia Cross
Research Development Coordinator
Janet Eke
Janet Eke
Assistant Director of Research Development
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Susan Lafferty
Associate Director for Research Services
Shirley Meyers
Shirley Meyers
Grants and Contracts Coordinator
Julie Owens
Julie Owens
Assistant Director of Research Administration

Research and Technology

Anita Nikolich
Anita Nikolich
Director of Research and Technology Innovation and Research Scientist

Assistant: Naomi Roque

Research Staff and Postdocs

Ian Brooks
Ian Brooks
Research Scientist
Bogeum Choi
Bogeum Choi
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Edwin (Teddy) Roland
Edwin (Teddy) Roland
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Tian Wang
Tian Wang
Postdoctoral Research Associate

School of Information Sciences

501 E. Daniel St.

MC-493

Champaign, IL

61820-6211

Voice: (217) 333-3280

Email: ischool@illinois.edu