Leanne Bowler
Assistant Professor
611 IS Building
412-624-7679
lbowler@sis.pitt.edu
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Institution of highest degree:
PhD. McGill University
Research Interests:
Children’s and young adult information behavior, multiple literacies, multi-modal texts, design-based research (design methodology), human-computer interaction and children/youth, health information and children/youth.
Recent Publications:
Bowler, L. & Mattern, E. (2012). Design Techniques for Revealing Adolescent Memory Processes Related to Information Seeking: A Preliminary Study. iConference 2012: Culture, Design, Society. February 7, 2012. Toronto, Canada.
Bowler, L., Morris, R., Al-Issa, R., Cheng, I., Romine, B. and Leiberling. (2012). Multi-Modal Stories: LIS Students Explore Reading, Literacy, and Library Service Through the Lens of ‘The 39 Clues.’ Journal of library and Information Science Education, 53(1), 32-48.
Bowler, L., He, D., & Hong, W. (2011). Who is referring teens to health information on the Web? Hyperlinks between blogs and teen health web sites for teens. iConference 2011: Inspiration, Integrity, Intrepidity, February 8-11, 2011, Seattle, WA, USA.
Bowler, L., Hong, W. Y. & He, D. (2011). The Visibility of Health Web Portals for Teens: A Hyperlink Analysis. Online Information Review: The International Journal of Digital Information Research and Use, 35(3), 443 – 470.
Bowler, L., Koshman, S., Oh, J. S., He, D., Callery, B., Bowker, G. & Cox, R. (2011). Issues in User-Centered Design in LIS(Special issue: Involving Users in the Co-Construction of Digital Knowledge in Libraries, Archives, and Museums). Library Trends, 59(4), 721-752.
Bowler, L. (2011). Into the Land of Adolescent Metacognitive Knowledge During the Information Search Process: A Metacognitive Ethnography. In, Spink, A. & Heinstrom, J., Eds., New Directions in Information Behaviour. Bingley, U.K.: Emerald. Chapter 5, pp. 93-125.