Curriculum Vitae

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EDUCATION

• Ph.D., School of Communication and Information, Rutgers (2005-2009)
• M.S., Information Sciences, University of North Texas (1998-1999)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Decision making and emotions in human information interaction
• Structure, use, evaluation, and management of print and digital information resources
• Research methods

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science
  • Introduction to Information Professions (2007-present)
  • Research Design and Methods [formerly, Information Science Research] (2010-present)
  • Data Analytics and Publication {formerly, Data Analysis and Publication] (2014-present)
  • Information Economics and Management [formerly, Digital Information Economics and Management] (2009-present)
  • Digital Resources and User Interaction [formerly, On-line Database Searching and Services] (2006-present)

• University of North Texas, Denton, TX
  • Introduction to Information and Access Retrieval (2004, 2005)
  • Storytelling for Information Professionals (2004, 2005)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science
  • Associate Professor (2015-present)
  • Assistant Professor (2008-2015)
  • Visiting Professor (2006-2008)

• Rutgers, School of Information, Communication and Library Studies
  • Research Assistant (2007)

• Shared Integrated Library Systems (ILS) Cost Study for the State of Wisconsin
  • Consultant (2005-2006)

• University of North Texas
  • Teaching/Research Assistant (2004-2005)
  • Project Coordinator (2002-2003)
  • Web Designer/Librarian (1999)

• AMX, Inc.
  • Applications Engineer (2000-2002)

• United States Information Service, U.S. Embassy, Kiev, Ukraine
  • Information Specialist (1994-1997)

REFEREED ARTICLES

• Lopatovska, I. Hatoum, S. Waterstraut, S., Novak, L. & Sheer, S. (2016, accepted). Not just a pretty picture: visual literacy education through art for young children. Journal of Documentation, 72(6).
• Lopatovska, I. and Sessions, D. (2016, in-press). Understanding academic reading in the context of information-seeking. Library Review, 502-518
• Lopatovska, I., & Regalado, M. (2016, in-press). Case Study of four Academic libraries’ uses. College & Undergraduate Libraries. 23(4).
• Lopatovska, I. (2015). Reflections on the state of Ukrainian libraries and information institutions. Вісник Книжкової палати (Bulletin of the Book Chamber), 9(230). 19-22. Retrieved from http://www.irbis-nbuv.gov.ua/cgibin/irbis_nbuv/cgiirbis_64.exe?I21DBN=LINK&P21DBN=UJRN&Z21ID=&S21REF=10 &S21CNR=20&S21STN=1&S21FMT=ASP_meta&C21COM=S&2_S21P03=FILA=&2 _S21STR=vkp_2015_9_6
• Lopatovska, I. (2015, August). Museum website features, aesthetics and visitors’ impressions: a case study of four museums. Museum Management and Curatorship, 30(3), 191-207. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09647775.2015.1042511
• McDonald, E., Rosenfield, M., Furlow, T., Kron, T., and Lopatovska, I. (2015). Book or NOOK? Information behavior of academic librarians. Aslib Journal of Information Management 67(5), 374-291. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/AJIM-12-2014-0183
• Lopatovska, I. (2014). Toward a model of emotions and mood in the online information search process. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 65(9), 1775-1793. doi: 10.1002/asi.23078.
• Lopatovska, I. & Ransom, E. (2014). The state of L-schools: intellectual diversity and faculty composition. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. doi: 10.1177/0961000614533718.
• Lopatovska, I., Slater, A., Beauregard, C., El Mimouni, H., Lange, L., & Orlofsky, V. L. (2014). In transition: Academic e-book reading in an institution without e-books. Library Review, 63(4/5), 261-275.
• Lopatovska, I. & Smiley, B. (2014). Proposed model of information behaviour in crisis: The case of “Sandy.”Information Research, 19(1), paper 610.
• Lopatovska, I., & Arapakis, I. (2011). Theories, Methods and Current Research on Emotions in Library and Information Science, Information Retrieval and Human-Computer Interaction. Information Processing and Management 47(4), 575-592. doi:10.1016/j.ipm.2010.09.001
• Lopatovska, I., Basen, A. S., Duneja, A. M., Kwong, H., Pasquinelli, D. L., Sopab, S., Brian J. Stokes, B. J., & Weller, C. (2011). Information behavior of New York City subway commuters. Information Research, 16(4), paper 501.
• Gwizdka, J. & Lopatovska, I. (2009). The role of subjective factors in the information search process. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 60(12), 2452-2464.
• Lopatovska, I. & Mokros, H. (2007). Willingness to pay and experienced utility as measures of affective value in the information retrieval objects: users’ accounts. Information Processing and Management, 44(1), 92-104.

REFEREED CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Lopatovska, I., & Seminelli, H. (2017, March). Strategies for teaching statistical literacy to not-math-savvy students. Paper to be presented at the 29^th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, March 9-12, 2017, Chicago, IL.
• Lopatovska, I. (2016). Three Types of Affect Tags for Art Images. Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, October 14-18, 2016, Copenhagen, Denmark. Appendix
• Lopatovska, I. (2016, October). Engaging young children in visual literacy instruction. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, October 14-18, 2016, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Lopatovska, I. [panel organizer], Byström, K., Given, L. M., O’Brien, H. and Rorissa, A. (2016). Life After Tenure: Professional Development Strategies for Mid-Career Faculty. Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, October 14-18, 2016, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Lopatovska, I., Barsan, E., Mbaye, A., Skinner-O’Neill, R., Ward, A. (2016). Design principles for developing visual literacy programs for pre-K children. The 2016 iConference: Partnership with Society, March 20-23, 2016, Philadelphia, PA. Available at: https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/89380/Lopatovska205.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
• Lopatovska, I., Arthur, K. L., Bardoff, C., Diolola, J., Furlow, T., Honor,L., Kluberdanz, R., Kron, T., Leon, C. A., Mortensen, E., Shaw, J. (2015). Engaging digital artworks through emotion: interface design case study. The 2015 iConference: Create, Collaborate, Celebrate, March 24-27, 2015, Newport Beach, CA.
• O’Brien, H., Gwizdka, J., Lopatovska, (panel co-organizer) & Mostafa, J. (2015). Psycho-physiological Methods in Information Science:  Fit or Fad?. Proceedings of the 2015 iConference: Create, Collaborate, Celebrate, March 24-27, 2015, Newport Beach, CA. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2142/73773
• Arapakis, I., O’Brien, H. & Lopatovska, (workshop co-organizer). (2015). On the Role of Engagement in Information Seeking Contexts: From Research to Implementation. Proceedings of the 2015 iConference: Create, Collaborate, Celebrate, March 24-27, 2015, Newport Beach, CA. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2142/73786
• Lopatovska, (2014). User expectations for museum digital collections. Talk presented at Museums and the Web, April 2-5, 2014, Baltimore, MD. Retrieved from http://mw2014.museumsandtheweb.com/proposals/7509/
• Lopatovska, I. (panel organizer), Cool, C., Graves-Krishnaswami, J., Li, P., MacDonald, C., Rabina, D. & Sula. C. (2014, January). Developing Research Culture within LIS Master Degree Programs. Annual Meeting of the Association for Library and Information Science Educators, January 22, 2014, Philadelphia, PA.
• Lopatovska, I. & Regalado, M. (2014). Eat, Rest, Work: A Case Study of Four Academic Libraries. Paper presented at the 6th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference, May 27-30, 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.
• Lopatovska, I. (panel co-organzier) & Pattuelli, M. C. (2014, May). Changing Reading Practices in Academia. Panel presented at the 6th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference, May 27-30, 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.
• Peet, L. Nishimoto, D., Evans, J., Harwood, J., and Lopatovska, I. (2014, May). SWOT analysis of emerging technology: The case of e-books. Paper presented at the 6th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference, May 27-30, 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.
• Lopatovska, I., Bierlein, I.  Lember, H. & Meyer, E. (2013). Exploring Requirements for Online Art Collections. In A. Grove (Ed.), Proceedings of the 76th ASIS&T Annual Meeting,  November 1-6, 2013, Montreal, Canada. Retrieved from http://www.asis.org/asist2013/proceedings/submissions/posters/38poster.pdf
• Lopatovska, I. (2013, June). Investigating information technology preferences: methodological issues.  Paper presented at the 5th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference, June 4-7, 2013, Rome, Italy.
• Lopatovska. I. & Pattuelli, M. C. (2013, June). Understanding complex phenomena through an educational lens: the case of fluid reading.  Paper presented at the 5th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference, June 4-7, 2013, Rome, Italy.
• Lopatovska, I., Pattuelli, M. C., Lange, L. & Ludas Orlofsky, V. (2013). E-books in Academia: Expectations and Challenges. Honorable Mention. Proceedings of the i-Conference: Scholarship in Action: Data • Innovation • Wisdom, February 12-15 2013, Fort Worth, TX. doi:10.9776/13261. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2142/39231
• Lopatovska, I. (2012). Information behavior underground: New York City, Paris. In G. Giannakopoulos, D. Sakas, D. Vlachos & D. Kyriaki-Manessi (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Integrated Information, August 30-September 3, 2012, Budapest, Hungary. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 73, 224-231. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.02.045. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042813003388
• Lopatovska, I., Fenton, M., & Campot, S. (2012). Examining preferences for search engines and their effects on information behavior.  In A. Grove (Ed.), Proceedings of the 75th ASIS&T Annual Meeting, October 26-30, 2012, Baltimore, MD. Retrieved from http://www.asis.org/asist2012/proceedings/Submissions/110.pdf
• Lopatovska, I. (panel organizer), Pattuelli, M. C., Bates, M.,  Buckland, M., Dalbello, M., Hastings, S. & Giannini, T. (2012).  iSchools and L-Schools: Converging or Diverging Communities?  In A. Grove (Ed.), Proceedings of the 75th ASIST  Annual Meeting, October 26-November 2, 2012, Baltimore, MD. Retrieved from http://www.asis.org/asist2012/proceedings/Submissions/56.pdf
• Lopatovska, I. (2011, April). Emotional correlates of information retrieval behaviors. Paper presented at the IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI) 2011, Workshop on Affective Computational Intelligence, April 11-15, 2011, Paris, France.
• Lopatovska, I. (2011). Researching emotion: Challenges and solutions. Proceedings of the 2011 i-Conference, February 8-11, 2011, Seattle, WA.225-229. doi:10.1145/1940761.1940792.
• Lopatovska, I., O’Brien, H., Rieh, S. Y., & Wildemuth B. (2011).  Capturing the complexity of information interactions: Measurement and evaluation issues. In A. Grove (ED.), Proceedings of the 75th ASIS&T Annual Meeting, October 9-12, 2011, New Orleans, LA. Retrieved from http://www.asis.org/asist2011/proceedings/submissions/57_FINAL_SUBMISSION.docx
• Lopatovska, I. (2010, January). Online search: Uncovering affective characteristics of information retrieval experience. Poster presented at the 2010 ALISE Annual Conference, January 13, 2010, Boston, MA. Retrieved from http://www.alise.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=215#29
• Lopatovska, I. (2009). Searching for good mood: Examining relationships between search task and mood. In A. Grove (Ed.), Proceedings of the 72th ASIS&T Annual Meeting, November 6-11, 2009, Vancouver, Canada. Retrieved from http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM09/open-proceedings/papers/22.xml
• Lopatovska, I. (2009). Does the mood matter? Proceedings of the 2009 3rd International Conference on Affective Computing & Intelligent Interaction, September 10-12, 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. doi: 10.1109/ACII.2009.5349588
• Lopatovska, I. (2008, January). Online search: Uncovering affective characteristics of information retrieval experience. Poster presented at the 2008 ALISE Annual Conference, January 8, 2008, Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved from http://www.alise.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=181#32
• Lopatovska, I. (2007, May). Finding vs. Using: Examination of the actual use of search results in college essays. Paper presented at Libraries in the Digital Age, May 30, 2007, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
• Lopatovska, I. (2007). Decision making framework for thinking about information seeking behavior. In A. Grove (Ed.), Proceedings of the 70th ASIS&T Annual Meeting, October 19-24, 2007, Milwaukee, WI. Retrieved from http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM07/proceedings/papers/52/52_paper.html
• Lopatovska, I. (2006). Measuring affective reactions on information objects: Quantitative vs. qualitative analysis. In A. Grove (Ed.), Proceedings of the 69th ASIS&T Annual Meeting , November 3-8, 2006, Austin, TX. Retrieved from http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM06/proceedings/posters/240/240_poster.html
• Dalbello, M., Lopatovska, I., Mahony, P., & Ron, N. (2006, May). Electronic texts and the citation system of scholarly journals in the humanities: Case studies of citation practices in the fields of classical studies and English literature. Paper presented at Libraries in the Digital Age, May 31, 2006, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
• Lopatovska, I. (2005). Measuring experienced utility of information retrieval systems: Experimental approach. Proceedings of the 68th ASIS&T Annual Meeting , October 28-November 2, 2005, Charlotte, NC. Retrieved from http://www.asis.org/AM05Proceedings/posters/poster_pdf/223_poster.pdf
• Justice, Y., Lopatovska, I., Reed, R., & Schultz-Jones, B. (2005, April). Managing ethnographic results: A comparison of data analysis methodologies for rapid assessment. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Applied Anthropology, April 7, 2005, Santa Fe, NM.
• Lopatovska, I. V., Oguz, F., & Moen, W. E.  (2004, November). Design, development, and implementation of a Texas library directory database: A multipurpose database for the Library of Texas. Paper presented at the   Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, November 12-17, 2004, Providence, RI. Abstract retrieved from http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM04/abstracts/107.html
• Justice, Y., Lopatovska, I., Reed, R., & Schultz-Jones, B. (2004, April). Mastering success: Corporate culture at a not-for-profit organization. Paper presented at the  Annual Meeting of the Society of Applied Anthropology, April 3, 2004, Dallas, TX.

RECENT NON-CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Lopatovska, I. (2016, June 16). Interview as an Assessment and Research Tool. Workshop presented at the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), New York, NY.
• Lopatovska, I. (2016, June 16). Dealing with Qualitative Data. Workshop presented at the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), New York, NY.
• Lopatovska, I. (2016, February 11). Understanding Numbers: Basics of Statistical Literacy. Workshop presented at New York Digital Humanities (NYCDH) Week, Pratt Institute, New York, NY.
• Lopatovska, I. (2015, September 24). Librarians and revolution. Presented at ASIS&T Student Chapter Speakeasy Series, Pratt Institute, New York, NY.
• Lopatovska, I. (2013, October 25). Mastering Research and Publication Skills. Workshop presented at ASIST Student Chapter event, Pratt Institute,  New York, NY.
• Lopatovska, I. (2013, April 1). The affective museums project. Part I: affect and art. Presented at ASIS&T Student Chapter Speakeasy Series, Pratt Institute, New York, NY.
• Lopatovska, I. (2011, April 20). Understanding information interactions: Intellectual and practical perspectives. Presented at Ph.D. Alumni Research Presentations, School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

BOOK CHAPTERS

• Moen, W. E., Murray, K. R., & Lopatovska, I. (2004). Optimizing resource discovery service interface: the Library of Texas challenge. In P. Brophy, S. Fisher, & J. Craven (Eds.), Libraries Without Walls 5: The Distributed Delivery of Library and Information Services (161-173). London: Facet Publishing.

SERVICE

Pratt Institute

• Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), School of Information and Library Science, Pratt Institute, 2014-ongoing
• Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter of the American Library Association (SILSSA), School of Information and Library Science, Pratt Institute, 2013-2016
• Faculty Advisor, Chapter of the Beta Phi Mu – International Library & Information Studies Honor Society, School of Information, Pratt Institute, 2016-ongoing
• Faculty Search Committee, School of Information, Pratt Institute, 2011-12 (co-chair), 2013-14
• Faculty Mentor, ProQuest Student Trainer Internship Program, School of Information, Pratt Institute, 2012-2015
• Curriculum Development Committee, School of Information, Pratt Institute, 2010-ongoing
• Peer Review Committee, School of Information, Pratt Institute 2010-ongoing, served as a Secretary in 2011
• Faculty Council, School of Information, Pratt Institute, 2010-ongoing
• Library and Information Science (LIS) Program Committee, School of Information, Pratt Institute 2016-ongoing
• e-Portfolio Oversight Committee, 2015-2016
• Institute-wide Faculty Development Fund Committee, Pratt Institute, 2011-ongoing
• Institute-wide Diversity Committee, Pratt Institute, 2013-2016
• Institute-wide Distinguished Teacher of the Year Committee, Pratt Institute, 2015-2016
• Co-host for the International Visitors programs organized by the State Department and the School of Information, Pratt Institute, 2010, 2012

Professional Community

• Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Student Chapter Representative, 2017-ongoing
•  Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), the Clarivate Analytics Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship Jury Member, 2017
• Program Committee of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval (SIGIR) Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR), 2016,2017
• Grant application reviewer for the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program, 2015
• Member of the Editorial Board of the Вісник Книжкової палати (Bulletin of the Book Chamber), 2015
• Doctoral Poster Judge, Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Meeting, 2012
• Committee Member, Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation Award, Association for Library and Information Science Education, 2011-2012
• Ad hoc reviewer of grant proposals for the National Science Foundation: The Israeli Science Foundation, 2010
• Reviewer
  • ACM CHIIR (2016)
  • Journal of Information Science (2016)
  • IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems (2015)
  • ACM SIGIR(2015)
  • Journal of Knowledge Management(2014)
  • iConference (2014-ongoing)
  • Human-Computer Interaction (2014)
  • Information Processing and Management (2014-ongoing)
  • Journal of Documentation (2013-ongoing)
  • The Library Review (2012-ongoing)
  • Scientific Research and Essays (2012)
  • Library and Information Science Research (2011-ongoing)
  • Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (2010-ongoing)

GRANTS AND AWARDS

• Faculty Development Fund Award, Pratt Institute. (2016). Design principles for developing visual literacy programs for pre-K children.
• Fulbright Scholar Grant, the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. (2014-2015). Conduct a series of workshops to library and information science students and professionals at the Kyiv National University of Culture and Art, Ukraine.
• Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant, American Library Association. (2013). E-reading in the Academy: Investigating Adoption and Use of E- books in Academic Libraries, with M.C. Pattuelli. Chicago, IL.
• Yahoo, Inc. Research Grants. (2013, Not funded proposal). Investigating affective metadata for the improvement of search, access, and engagement with digital image collections. Sunnyvale, CA.
• Google Faculty Research Awards. (2013. Not funded proposal). Use of affective metadata for improving access and engagement with digital image collections (Google Image Search, Google Art, Google+). Mountain View, CA.
• Pratt Innovation Grant Awards (2013, Not funded proposal). The SILS iLab: A New Collaborative Research Space (Real and Virtual) to Support Innovative Projects in Digital Culture and Build Infrastructure for Grants, Partnerships, and Program Development, with  C. MacDonald. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
• Faculty Development Fund Award, Pratt Institute. (2012). Developing Expertise in Information Technologies & Innovation.
• Honorable Mention, Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Research Poster Competition, Association for Library and Information Science Education (2010).
• Pamela Richards Endowed Memorial Fellowship, Rutgers $17,700 (2007).
• Research Award, Texas Center for Digital Knowledge $3,000 (2004).

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• American Library Association (ALA)
• Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)