CCI Congratulates Newly Tenured and Promoted Faculty

Dr. Collins, who joined Drexel in 2008 as Assistant Teaching Professor, is promoted to Associate Teaching Professor. Her major teaching interests include collection development and management, information-seeking, and management of information organizations. Her primary research interests are in knowledge management, communication and international development. Dr. Collins received her PhD from the School of Library & Information Science at Indiana University, an MS in Library & Information Science from Simmons College and a BA in English Language & Literature from Boston University.

Dr. Rogers, who joined Drexel University in 2008 as Assistant Professor, is promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. Her current research uses human factors engineering methods and socio-technical systems theory to study the impact of health information technology on clinical workflow and the usability of technology in underserved populations. She is currently working on projects with St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel's College of Medicine and has been funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Spelman College and Georgia Institute of Technology (as part of the Dual Degree Engineering program in the Atlanta University Center), an MA in Educational Leadership from Eastern Michigan University, and an MS and PhD in Industrial Engineering (with a concentration in socio-technical systems) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.