Award Winners
Conference Support and Student Travel Award Winners
Meet our 2025 conference support award recipients!
Mildred Adwubi Bonsu (University at Albany)
Mildred Adwubi Bonsu is a second-year PhD student in Information Science at the University at Albany, SUNY, concentrating in Information Assurance. Her research focuses on cybersecurity and regulatory compliance in critical infrastructure. She is a Research Assistant with the HackIoT Lab and the Governance, Risk, and Compliance Lab at the University’s College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity (CEHC). With ten years of professional experience in IT and security, she began her career as an IT Officer, advanced to become Head of IT in a financial institution, and later served as a Manager at the National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-GH) within the Cybersecurity Authority of Ghana. She is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI). Her academic and professional background informs her work on advancing cybersecurity regulation and compliance in critical infrastructure. She is excited to present at the 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting and make new connections.
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Uhjin Sim (University of Maryland)
Uhjin Sim is a second-year Ph.D. student in Information Studies at the University of Maryland College of Information. Her research explores the intersection of humans (learners), technology (tools and environments), and design (implementation and practice). With a background in education and the learning sciences, she is now expanding into information studies to better understand how people learn about, interact with, and critically engage with technology, particularly advanced tools such as generative AI. She holds a B.A. in Education and English Education from Korea University and an M.A. in Learning Engineering from Boston College. Prior to her doctoral studies, she worked for over four years as an instructional designer and educator. At the core of her work is a commitment to designing learning experiences that are meaningful, inclusive, and critically attuned to the technologies shaping our lives.
Dwi Puspita Sari (University at Albany)
Dwi Puspita Sari is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in Information Science at the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Within her doctoral studies, she specialized primarily in Information, Government, and Democratic Society and secondarily in Data Analytics. Her research interests include open data and open government, digital government, and artificial intelligence. Alongside her doctoral studies, Dwi serves as a research assistant at the Center for Technology in Government at the University at Albany, where she contributes to projects examining the adoption and implementation of technology in public sector organizations. She holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from Boston University, with concentrations in Data Analytics and Information Technology Project Management. Before pursuing a doctoral degree at the University at Albany, she worked as the publication and data
dissemination coordinator at the Statistics Management Unit, Department of Communication,
Informatics, and Statistics of DKI Jakarta Province. In addition, she gained experience as a data
analyst for the One Data for Indonesia pilot project under the Executive Office of the President
of the Republic of Indonesia.
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Dimaz Cahya Ardhi (University at Albany)
Dimaz Ardhi is a Ph.D. candidate in Information Science at the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity (CEHC) at the University at Albany, State University of New York. His doctoral studies focus primarily on Information Assurance, with a secondary specialization in Data Analytics. His research interests include cybersecurity across all levels of government as well as open data and open government data. Alongside his doctoral studies, Dimaz serves as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Cybersecurity at CEHC, where he supports the Department Chair with administrative responsibilities. He also represents the college as a Graduate Ambassador at departmental and university events. Dimaz holds a Master of Science in Data Analytics from Johnson & Wales University, where his work emphasized machine learning and natural language processing.
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Elaine Kong (University of Pittsburgh)
Elaine Kong (she/her) is a PhD student in Library and Information Science at the School of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh. Her research explores how cancer survivors in underserved communities seek and evaluate online health information, particularly about Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). She is also interested in designing culturally sensitive information systems that support informed decision-making and help mitigate misinformation in digital health communication.
Chapter Member Award Winners
The Association for Information Science and Technology, New England chapter is pleased to present this year’s recipients of the annual Service Awards. These travel awards recognize active members whose participation in chapter leadership contributes significantly to the development and sustainability of the New England Chapter.
The Service Award selection committee has identified two recipients of this year’s award: William Lundmark and Catherine Dixon. They will each receive $750 to facilitate their attendance at the upcoming ASIST Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from Saturday, November 10 – Wednesday, November 14, 2018.
William Lundmark, Electronic Resources Librarian at Worcester State University and NEASIS&T Treasurer, joined ASIS&T and the NEASIS&T board in the last year. In such a short time, he has impressed us with his ability to handle complicated financial matters, his enthusiasm for the organization – both at the chapter and at the national level, and his engagement in programming. He recently spearheaded NEASIS&T’s sponsorship of a webinar series on licensing.
Catherine Dixon, Customer Success Consultant at Wolters Kluwer and NEASIST webmaster. She has been with NEASIST for at least 2 years, and we admire and are grateful for the way she always pitches in. She doesn’t only keep the website running, but she is often thinking of ways to get eyes on the website, and she has developed and facilitated the creation of interesting web content. This past year, Catherine also oversaw the RDAP travel stipends and the selection of the annual Travel Award recipients.