I am an assistant professor in the School of Data Science and Society at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I also have an appointment at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS).

In my research, I seek to understand how people use information access systems (e.g., search engines, gen AI systems) in support of their broader goals and to evaluate novel information access systems and interaction features to better support learning, problem-solving, and decision-making. I am also interested in methodological and measurement issues, with a particular interest in developing better measures of search and learning that take place during search.

My research interests include:

• • information-seeking in support of decision-making,
  • FAIR data practices, especially around data search and data reuse,
  • designing and evaluating information access systems provide better support for learning, problem-solving, and decision-making,
  • adaptation in information-seeking and use due to situational constraints (e.g., time pressure, task complexity, information access system features), and
  • metacognition and metacognitive regulation in information-seeking and use.

Education

• Ph.D. Information and Library Science. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• M.S. Information Science. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• B.S. Secondary Education. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Prior to pursuing my PhD, I was the Head of the Application Development Group and User Experience Librarian at the UNC Health Sciences Library and a User Experience Analyst at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.

You can contact me at amcc@email.unc.edu.