About

 

My name is Xiaoyu Zhang (also go by Monica). I am originally from Shenzhen, China. I have lived in Texas since 2011, first four years in Austin, and moved to DFW area in 2016. I am an information technology enthusiast who enjoys practical research and teaching. I am a teaching fellow and second-year doctoral student in the Department of Information Science. I have earned the Master's in Information Science from UNT in 2018, and a Bachelor's in Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin in 2013. Before I joined UNT, I worked as a Business Systems Analyst at Wells Fargo and Production Artist at Apple. My research interests are in the areas of data modeling, information retrieval, data visualization, big data analytics, and health informatics. Right now, I am working on research projects include mental health information-seeking behavior, information organization, information resources, content analysis, knowledge graph, and usability assessment. In my free time (if we have any as a doctoral student), I like traveling, I have been to Asia, Europe, South America, and over 30 states in the US. I also like cooking and watching Netflix when I am not traveling.

Education

University of North Texas

Ph.D. in Information Science
Areas of Concentration: Data Science
Denton, TX | 2018 - Present

University of North Texas

M.S. in Information Science
Areas of Concentration: Data Science
Denton, TX | May 2018

The University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Journalism
Areas of Concentration: Multimedia Journalism
Austin, TX | Dec 2013

Publications

  • Xiaoyu Zhang , Jiangping Chen. Understanding Information Resources for College Student Mental Health: A Knowledge Graph Approach. (Accepted). iConference 2020.

  • Xiaoyu Zhang , Duha Alsmadi, Jiangping Chen, Zhiwu Xie. Cyberinfrastructure Adoption in University Libraries. Texas Library Journal 2019 Contributed paper.

  • Ruhua Huang, Chunying Wang, Xiaoyu Zhang , Dan Wu, Qingwen Xie, (2019) "Design, develop and evaluate an open government data platform: a user-centered approach", The Electronic Library, https://doi.org/10.1108/EL-02-2019-0037

  • Jiangping Chen, Duha Al Smadi, Xiaoyu Zhang , Zhiwu Xie. An Investigation of Cyberinfrastructure Adoption in University Libraries. (Accepted). iConference 2018.

Experience

Department Service

 
Graduate Service Assistant for Dr. Jiangping Chen Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Summer 2019
ALA Accreditation - Data Coordinator November 2018 - August 2019
 

Teaching

 
Teaching Fellow, University of North Texas Spring 2020, Fall 2019
  • INFO 5707 Data Modeling for Information Professionals
  • INFO 4707 Data Modeling and Data Warehousing
  • INFO 5600 Information Access and Knowledge Inquiry
Teaching Assistant, University of North Texas Spring 2019, Summer 2019
  • INFO 5707 Data Modeling for Information Professionals
  • INFO 4707 Data Modeling and Data Warehousing

Review

 
The Electrical Library (SSCI) is an international peer-reviewed journal for the application of technology in information environments. The 2018 JCR Impact Factor is 0.886.
Information Discovery and Delivery (SSCI) is an international peer-reviewed journal covers information discovery and access for digital information researchers. The 2018 JCR Impact Factor is 0.563.
 

Conference

 
iConference 2020 Presenter
TLA 2019, Exhibitor
JCDL 2018, Volunteer
ICKM 2017, Volunteer
 

Industry Experience

 
Business Systems Analyst at Wells Fargo
Production Artist at Apple

Skills

  • Programming ability in Python3, PHP, Hadoop, and MySQL

  • Extensive knowledge of R, SPSS and SAS statistical programs.

  • Bilingual proficiency in English and Chinese.

Awards

  • GSTEP Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Program, UNT, 2019

  • Donald B. and Ana D. Cleveland Medical Informatics Endowed Scholarship, UNT, 2019

  • Doralyn Hickey Endowed Scholarship, UNT, 2018

  • Frasier McConnell Endowed Scholarship, UNT, 2017

  • IS Excellence Scholarship, UNT, 2016

  • University Honors, UT Austin, 2013

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