Tim Gorichanaz

Greater Philadelphia Area United States

PhD student, novelist, ultrarunner, lefty.

Education

I'm a PhD student in information science at Drexel University. I lean toward qualitative methods, and I'm interested in applying phenomenology, Dervin's Sense-Making and Reader Response Theory to my research questions on the impact of format and medium on the human document experience. I'm also a research assistant to Dr. Deborah Turner on The Oral Present, which seeks to discover how libraries can serve community members who prefer to talk about their information needs. My professional experience includes copywriting, editing and translation, and my teaching experience includes my current assistantship, as well as ESL in both classroom and informal settings. I have excellent leadership...