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Appendix C
Biographical Sketches of
Panel Members and Staff
Kevin Novak (Chair) is vice president of integrated web strategy and tech-
nology for the American Institute of Architects (AIA), where he oversees
the Web, eKnowledge, and Technology departments on behalf of the insti-
tute’s 86,000 members. In addition to this work, Novak is cochair of the
electronic government workgroup of the World Wide Web Consortium
(W3C) and former cochair of the Internet in Developing Countries Task
Force at the MOBI Foundation. Prior to joining AIA, he served as director
of web services at the Library of Congress, where he led the development
of its award-winning 22 million-item online multimedia collection, one of
the world’s largest websites. This work included launching initiatives like
the World Digital Library and the Library of Congress Experience and
oversight of the THOMAS legislative information service. Novak began
his Internet career as the electronic government manager for Montgomery
County in Maryland. He has an M.A. in technology management from the
University of Maryland and a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh.
Micah Altman is senior research scientist in the Institute for Quantitative
Social Science in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University,
archival director of the Henry A. Murray Research Archive, and nonresi-
dent senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research in
social science informatics, social science research methodology, and Ameri-
can politics, focusing on the intersection of information, technology, and
politics; and on the dissemination, preservation, and reliability of scientific
knowledge. His work has been recognized with awards from the American
Political Science Association, citations by the U.S. Supreme Court, and cov-
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erage by numerous local and national media organizations. His many pub-
lications and six open-source software packages span informatics, statistics,
computer science, political science, and other social science disciplines. He
holds a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology.
Elana Broch is assistant population research librarian in the Stokes Library
for Public and International Affairs and the Ansley J. Coale Population
Research Collection at Princeton University. She has done work in visual-
ization of statistical information and presentation of statistical inference.
She provides current awareness service to faculty, students, postdoctorate
students, and visiting researchers associated with Princeton’s Office of
Population Research. Previously she was measurement statistician at the
Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey. She has a Ph.D. in
psychometric methods from the University of Minnesota.
John M. Carroll is Edward Frymoyer professor of information sciences and
technology at Pennsylvania State University. His research interests include
methods and theory in human-computer interaction, particularly as applied
to networking tools for collaborative learning and problem solving, and
design of interactive information systems. He is the author of Making Use
(2000), HCI in the New Millennium (2001), and Learning in Communities
(Springer, 2009). Carroll serves on several editorial boards for journals,
handbooks, and series and as editor-in-chief of the ACM Transactions on
Computer-Human Interactions. He received the Rigo Award and the CHI
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Computing Machin-
ery (ACM), the Silver Core Award from the International Federation for
Information Processing, and the Goldsmith Award from IEEE. He is a fel-
low of ACM, IEEE, and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. He
has a Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia University.
Patrick J. Clemins is director of the R&D Budget and Policy Program of
the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). In this
role, he serves as an international expert on the U.S. federal research and
development investment, disseminating data and analyses through presenta-
tions, publications, and web content to a variety of audiences that include
national and international policy makers, scientific associations, journalists,
and the research community. Prior to joining AAAS, he was a AAAS Science
and Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation in the
Directorate for Biological Sciences. In the Division of Biological Infrastruc-
ture, he focused on fostering collaboration between the biological sciences
and the computing and engineering research communities and the use of
computing technologies for outreach and community building. Previously
he was a systems engineer for Techteriors, LLC, a home automation firm,
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designing, programming, and managing client projects and heading a team
that designed a new touch panel interface. He has B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.
degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Marquette University,
focusing on machine learning, digital signal processing, and bioacoustics.
Diane Fournier is a senior analyst for qualitative and quantitative research
activities in the Communications Division at Statistics Canada. She special-
izes in qualitative research and is managing a group of facilitators. Having
been involved in client consultation at Statistics Canada since 2004, she is
now expert on the use of qualitative research methods that include focus
groups, usability testing, and ethnographic interviewing. She graduated
from Carleton University in 1990 with an M.A. During her studies, she
investigated the strategies of adjustment adopted by women and men in
farm-based households, using an ethnographic interviewing approach, in
which she collected individual oral histories. Her main focus is to consult
with Statistics Canada website users and test different parts of the website
to heighten the user experience. Her current research involves working
with interdepartmental experts on the topic of website user design and
experience for the review of past and emerging federal government website
designs.
Christiaan Laevaert is responsible for the management of the website of
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union—a position he has
held since he joined the Dissemination Unit of Eurostat in 2005. He coor-
dinates the functional specifications as well as the technical implementation
of the website, the associated visualization tools, and the content struc-
ture. The website was completely revamped in April 2009. He is an active
member of the Dissemination Working Group in the European Statistical
System, which discusses and exchanges best practices in the area of dissemi-
nation of statistical information. He has been an official of the European
Commission since 1987 and was involved in various projects in the field of
informatics engineering as well as in the institution’s Data Centre.
Emily Ann Meyer (Costudy Director) is a program officer and study direc-
tor at the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB). She
was a study director for the National Materials Advisory Board and the
Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design. At CSTB, she is direct-
ing a report on Depiciting Innovation in Information Technology (which
updates the iconic “tiretracks” diagram) and codirecting a study on systems
modernization for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Emily
holds a J.D. from Hamline University School of Law, and a B.A. (magna
cum laude) in Political Science from Virginia Wesleyan College where she
also minored in German.
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Thomas Plewes (Costudy Director) is a senior program officer for the Com-
mittee on National Statistics and was study director for earlier National
Research Council studies of research and development statistics at the
National Science Foundation. Previously, he was associate commissioner for
employment and unemployment statistics of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
He was a member of the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology.
He is a fellow of the American Statistical Association. He has a B.A. in
economics from Hope College and an M.A. in economics from the George
Washington University.
Andrew Reamer is research professor at the George Washington University
Institute of Public Policy. He focuses on policies that promote U.S. com-
petitiveness; his areas of interest include innovation—regional, economic,
and workforce development—and economic statistics. He serves as chair
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Data User Advisory Committee and is a
member of the Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee. Reamer
was past president of the Association of Public Data Users and a board
member of the Council for Community and Economic Research. Previously,
he was a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program
and deputy director of its Urban Markets Initiative. He founded the Federal
Data Project, which sought to improve the availability and accessibility of
federal socioeconomic data for states, metropolitan areas, and cities. He
also coauthored the policy brief that served as the basis for the Regional
Innovation Program authorized by Congress in 2010. He currently is a
nonresident senior fellow at Brookings. He has a Ph.D. in economic devel-
opment and public policy and a M.C.P. (master of city planning) from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
