University of Michigan School of Information
Master of Science in Information (MSI) students
The Master of Science in Information is a professional, interdisciplinary degree that prepares students for a range of information-related careers. Students representing a huge range of personal and educational backgrounds are pursuing their graduate education through this program, focusing on areas like data science and analytics, digital archives and library science, UX research and design, and human computer interaction, among others.
Hailing from across the US and the globe, students in the MSI program are in many different stages of their academic and professional careers. They have chosen to continue their education at UMSI in order to learn at the forefront of the information science field, and their individual plans for their enhanced skill sets and foundations of knowledge post-graduation range from the entrepreneurial to the academic. These Faces of UMSI profiles will give you an introduction to some of the exceptional personalities in our MSI program. Read about their areas of interest and educational histories, what brought them to U-M (or what kept them here), their most valuable experiences and opportunities, and what they envision doing with their degrees down the line.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to learn about some of our MSI alumni. (Profiles are not routinely updated post-publication.)
Rachael Zuppke is using information science to help Michigan residents navigate the maze of government systems.
Video game archivist Clayton Zimmerman is expanding the perception of who, and what, belongs in an archive.
Kyle Bylin witnessed the streaming revolution firsthand as a music journalist for Billboard magazine. Now, as an MSI student, he’s studying how people interact with technology.
Allison Thorsen is bringing new life to pieces of the ancient world with her new exhibit, Literature in Fragments: Lost Greek Works at Michigan.
Hope Tambala is telling stories through data in order to change health care in the Dominican Republic.
Jaklyn Nunga, a Peace Corps volunteer, has returned after spending more than two years growing a community in Ecuador.
