Awards
Conference Support Award (formerly called Travel Award)
Every year, NEASIS&T provides conference support awards to support participation in the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Our goals are to support scholarship and connect research and practice, bringing new voices to the chapter. Each award will support each recipient's year-long membership in ASIS&T as well as their conference registration for the ASIS&T Annual Meeting; enrollment fees for pre/post-meeting workshops and tutorials may also be covered in whole, or in part, up to the award limit. The award will come in the form of a reimbursement with submission of receipts after the conclusion of the ASIS&T Annual Meeting.
To be eligible to win an award, applicants must be a current graduate student or practitioner in the field of information science. Further instructions and requirements are described in the calls for submissions, which are distributed through ASIS&T discussion lists, the news section of the NEASIS&T website, twitter, and through information-science-related listservs, generally in April or May. Questions? Feel free to reach out to neasist@gmail.com
2024 Conference Support Award Recipients
The US Northeast Chapter (NEASIS&T) is thrilled to announce the 2024 recipients of our Conference Support Award!
This prestigious award supports participation in the ASIS&T 2024 Annual Meeting, which will be held from October 25-29, 2024, in Calgary, Canada. It aims to support scholarship and connect research and practice by bringing new voices to the chapter. The award will cover a year-long membership in ASIS&T, conference registration for the 2024 ASIS&T Annual Meeting, and enrollment fees for pre/post-meeting workshops and tutorials, up to a total reimbursement limit of $1000 per recipient.
Meet our 2024 Awardees!
Kayla Burt (KB) is a second-year doctoral student in the Information Science program at the University at Buffalo, where her research focuses on human information behavior in higher education, particularly in the college admissions and evaluation process. As a Data Research Analyst at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Research Assistant with the Apple Distinguished Schools program, KB is dedicated to amplifying voices in educational spaces and ensuring that students, staff, and faculty have the resources they need to thrive. Her commitment is further reflected in her involvement with the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) as a member of the Graduate Student Issues Committee, with Minds Matter Boston as a former college guidance advisor, and as a coach with organizations such as the First Tee and Fairways to Leadership, which combine her love for golf and education. She is thrilled to attend her first ASIS&T Conference and looks forward to connecting with many wonderful people.
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Yvonne Appiah Dadson, a doctoral candidate in Information Sciences at the University at Albany, SUNY, is at the forefront of research on disaster risk management and social equity. As a key researcher at the Extreme Events, Social Equity, and Technology Laboratory, she specializes in analyzing the unique challenges faced by immigrant communities during crises. Yvonne's innovative work, which earned her a Best Paper Award at ISCRAM 2023, uniquely blends data analytics with social research to develop more effective resilience strategies. Drawing on her diverse background in public administration and economics, she brings a rich, multidisciplinary perspective to her studies on vulnerable populations and technological adaptations in emergency management. Beyond her research, Yvonne actively contributes to her field as a journal reviewer and engages in community outreach, embodying a commitment to both academic excellence and practical impact.
Barak Hussein is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Information Science with a specialization in Information Assurance (Cybersecurity) at the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity (CEHC) at the University at Albany, SUNY. He holds a master’s degree in Cybersecurity, an MBA, and a CompTIA Security+ certification. As a graduate research assistant in the Cyber Cascade Risk (CCR) Lab under CEHC, Mr. Hussein has spearheaded numerous research projects centered on Cybersecurity risk assessment in the Energy/Power Industry. His notable contributions include developing a user-based methodology for identifying and evaluating Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity risks and researching the impact of cascade cyber risk in digital payment systems. With over 15 years of experience in technical operations and leadership roles within the financial and digital payments sectors, Mr. Hussein's current research focuses on enhancing risk management, privacy, and security of Information Systems in the digital payments sector. His research portfolio includes Cybersecurity Threat and Risk Assessment, Security Auditing/Compliance, Digital Financial Inclusion, and Cybersecurity Capacity Building and Workforce Development.
Jesus Montiel is a PhD student in the Library and Information Science department at the University at Buffalo. He previously worked as a Senior Clinical Informaticist Specialist for a large hospital system in the Pacific Northwest. In this role, he supported the implementation, design, usability, and optimization of multiple information systems, and this background colors his Information Science career interests. His research domains include human-computer interactions, information behavior, education, and health informatics. His career goal is to conduct research that can contribute to essential knowledge in technology utilization.
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Amy Moy is a doctoral student at the University at Buffalo (SUNY). Her areas of interest are focused on clinical information extraction from electronic health records, exploring controlled vocabularies and natural language processing as applied to patient records to aggregate and transform health data usefully, efficiently, and responsibly to inform and drive actions towards important health factors like quality of care, equitable allocation of resources, and targeted health initiatives. She will be presenting the poster “Healthcare Disparities in Telemedicine Access and Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic” as a co-author at the 2024 Annual Meeting. Professionally, Amy is a strategic content architect with extensive experience in managing high-volume websites and delivering dynamic content. She currently serves as Executive Director of Public Digital Content for chase.com at JPMorgan Chase.
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These awardees were selected based on their outstanding contributions and potential in the field of information science. We are excited to support their professional development and look forward to their participation in NEASIS&T and the upcoming ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Stay tuned for their individual stories and experiences from the conference, which we will share in future posts.
Thank you to the members of this year’s awards subcommittee (Louisa Choy, Grete Graf, Bill Lundmark, Emma May, Lydia Oladapo, and Jenny Yuan) and congratulations to all our awardees!
Chapter Member Awards (no longer awarded)
NEASIST also honors members who have made especially significant contributions to the chapter each year at the annual chapter awards dinner in May.