Alyson L. Young, Phd Email & Phone Number

Bollington, England, United Kingdom

Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Leading cross-faculty and cross-institutional research collaborations• Mentoring and managing PhD, MS, and undergraduate students in research projects and theses• Managing research budgets and 6 simultaneous research projects (3 with patient-centered focus)• Performing scholarly activity including publication of research in peer-reviewed publications and presentations at core domain conferences• Developing an active, externally funded research agenda• Selected for National Science Foundation grant review panel• Developing curriculum and teach courses in the Department of Human-Centered Computing (undergraduate and graduate)• Performing voluntary service activities including high school outreach and recruiting

Greater New York City Area

• Designed and conducted a mixed-methods study (pre- and post-surveys, interviews, observations) aimed at assessing the feasibility of moving from an in-person conference program committee meeting to a virtual meeting for the Human Factors in Computing (CHI) conference • Delivered a report to the ACM and the Executive Committee for the CHI special interest group outlining recommendations and guidelines for transitioning to an online program committee

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Developed curriculum and co-taught PhD level field research methods course in the Information Systems Department• Performed scholarly activities including publication of research in peer-reviewed publications

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Served as a lead information scientist on a $1.2 million USD interdisciplinary and international National Science Foundation (NSF) grant examining the design of cyberinfrastructure to support scientific practice in Land System Science. • Developed strong relationships and helped coordinate communication between domain scientists and computer scientists• Conducted ethnographic research, including observations, interviews, focus groups, and surveys, as well as usability studies of the resulting GLOBE system • Translated findings to design recommendations and produced peer-reviewed scholarly publications

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Course leader for undergraduate course on information architecture for the web (three semesters)

Toronto, Canada Area

• Conducted web best practice assessments and produced best practice reports to help guide higher education institutions in redesigning their websites• Conducted A/B testing, usability studies, and interviews with higher education clients to inform web redesign• Performed social media analyses to assist higher education institutions in implementing social media strategies for student recruitment and retention Implementing and managing social media campaigns, including social advertising on Facebook and GoogleProducing strategy and web best practice documentsTesting information architecture and user interface design through in-depth interviews and focus groups testing

London, Canada Area

• Conducted editorial work, literature reviews, data collection, and manuscript preparation

London, Canada Area

• Facilitated and supervised tutorials• Prepared materials for tutorials• Proctored/invigilated exams and graded term papers• Provided feedback and assisted students with assignments and course materials

Toronto, Canada Area

• Followed firm’s Service Excellence standards with regards to answering telephones, voice and e-mail communications, greeting clients and internal/external customer service • Provided administrative support for internal and external clients including faxing, photocopying, and arranging conference calls• Maintained office files and records• Provided administrative support with respect to processing expense requisitions through Finance, entering dockets and pulling pre-bills• Provided word processing support for internal and external clients• Ensured all work was accurate and proofread thoroughly

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Human Centered Computing

PhD Thesis: From Local Data to Global Knowledge: Understanding Meta-Study Practice in Land Change Science

Post-Graduate Certificate, Corporate Communication & Public Relations

Ma, Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Vice-President/Secretary MSMA Student Council 2007-2008; Secretary MSMA Student Council 2006-2007 Master's.

Honours Ba, Communication Studies

Ba, Communication Studies