Dr. Karen Brown (MA’77) is the recipient of the iSchool’s 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award. A longtime Badger, Dr. Brown first came to UW-Madison as an undergrad and proceeded to earn a master’s degree at the then named School of Library and Information Studies. Following, she moved on to pursue a doctorate in media ecology at …
Kelsey Johnson-Kaiser (MA’13) has always been excited about youth services. Now the Youth & Family Services Manager at St. Paul Public Library, Johnson-Kaiser’s interest in teaching was piqued when she was asked to teach an iSchool course that expanded on topics from a conference presentation. “I’ve had excellent mentors and opportunities to learn and grow, …
Assistant Professor Adam Rule is co-investigator on a 1-year, $50,000 grant from the American Medical Association (AMA). The grant, Off the Clock: Validating Measures of After-hours EHR Work in Primary Care at UW Health, aims to develop better ways to measure the time physicians spend documenting patient care outside normal working hours. Congratulations, Dr. Rule! …
iSchool courses are taught by a mix of faculty, instructional staff, and working practitioners. Jacob Ineichen has taught a variety of courses for the iSchool including LIS 644 Digital Tools, Trends, and Debates and LIS 646 Introduction to Information Architecture. In Spring 2022, he is teaching LIS 640 Web Development. Jacob Ineichen’s library career path …