Christine Signe Adessa Wilkens
cadessa@email.unc.edu

School of Information & Library Science
CB #3360, 303 Manning Hall
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360
919.966.3589
 
Research Interests Social studies of information
Databases as social cognition
Human rights information management
The role of culture in collaborative settings
 
Education

At present
1999
1997

Doctoral Student, School of Information and Library Science, UNC Chapel Hill
B.A. Linguistics cum laude, Rice University
College Semester Abroad (Prague CZR), School for International Training
 
Publications Adessa, C.S. & Sonnenwald, D.H. (2003). Exploring Collaboration among Historically Black Universities & Research I Universities in the U.S. Proceedings of the UNESCO Conference on Intercultural Education, June 15-18, 2003, Jyväskylä, Finland.
 
Presentations and Posters Adessa, C.S. & Sonnenwald, D.H. (2003). Exploring Collaboration among Historically Black Universities & Research I Universities in the U.S. Doctoral Student Research Forum, March 28, 2003, UNC School of Information & Library Science, Chapel Hill, NC.

Adessa, C.S. & Sonnenwald, D.H. (2002). Collaboration among HCBUs & Research I Universities: An Exploratory Study. Poster session at the site review for the NSF Science & Technology Center for Environmentally Responsible Solvents and Processes, Chapel Hill, NC.
 
Professional Experience

2003-present

Instructor, INLS 180, Human Information Interactions
School of Information & Library Science, UNC Chapel Hill

2002-2003

Social Science Research Assistant, cross-cultural collaboration
NSF Science & Technology Center for
Environmentally Responsible Solvents and Processes, UNC Chapel Hill

2000-2001

Content Architect, taxonomy and metadata standards
Epinions, Inc., Brisbane, CA

1998-1999

Editorial Intern and Research Assistant
Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX
 
Honor Societies and Awards 2001-present
1998-present
2002-2003
2002-2003
2001-2002
1995-1999
 Royster Society of Fellows, UNC
Golden Key National Honor Society
Louis Round Wilson Fellowship, UNC
Julie Gatewood Latané Non-Resident Fellowship, UNC
Julie Gatewood Latané Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Living, UNC
Helen and Herbert Allen Presidential Scholar, Rice University
 
Service

2003
2002-2003
2002-2003
2002

 Full-time student representative, SILS Doctoral Students Association, UNC
PhD representative, SILS Masters Committee, UNC
Member, Task Force on Campus Signage, UNC
Volunteer copyeditor, Boxes and Arrows
 
Professional Affiliations American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST)