2017 ASIS&T SIGUSE Awards Winners

Best Information Behavior Conference Paper Award

• Recipient: Eric Forcier
• Affiliation: Swinburne University of Technology
• Title: Re(a)d Wedding: A Case Study Exploring Everyday Information Behaviors of the Transmedia Fan

Best Information Behavior Conference Poster Award

• Recipients: Devon Greyson, Beth Clark, and Elizabeth Saewyc
• Affiliation: University of British Columbia
• Title: Information Needs, Seeking, and Assessment of Parents of Gender Creative Children and Transgender Youth 

Elfreda A. Chatman Research Proposal Award

• Recipients: Melissa G. Ocepek
• Affiliation: University of Illinois
• Title: An Exploration of Everyday Information Behavior 

Student Travel Awards

• Recipient #1: Eun Jung Baik
• Affiliation: Rutgers University
• Recipient #2: Yu Chi
• Affiliation: Wuhan University 

Interdisciplinary Conference Travel Award

• Recipient: Hengyi Fu
• Affiliation: Florida State University 

Innovation Award

• Recipient: Beth St. Jean, Gagan Jindal, and Yuting Liao
• Affiliation: University of Maryland
• Title: Is Ignorance Really Bliss?: Exploring the Interrelationships among Information Avoidance, Health Literacy, and Health Justice 

Outstanding Contributions to Information Behavior Research Award

• Recipient: Dania Bilal
• Affiliation: University of Tennessee, Knoxville