Background
Ma, Yan was born on April 27, 1957 in Hangzhou, China. Came to the United States, 1986. Daughter of Ru-jin Chen and Chao-ying Ma.
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Yan Ma
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Bachelor in English, Zhejiang University, 1982. Master of Library Science in Liberal Studies, Kent State University, 1988. Postgraduate, University Wisconsin, 1990.
Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instrnl and Educational technology, University Wisconsin, 1993.
Career
Teacher English, Qingchun H.S., Hangzhou, 1976-1978; instructor English, Zhejiang (China) Medical U., 1982-1986; graduate assistant, Kent (Ohio) State University, 1986-1988; teaching assistant, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1989-1991; cataloging library, Northwestern University, Chicago, 1991-1994; assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1994-1996; assistant professor, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, since 1996. Presenter in field at local, national, and international conferences.
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Membership
Member of American Society for Information Science, Medical Library. Association, Chinese American Libraries Association, Association for Library and Information Science Education, Association Educational Communications and Technology, American Educational Research Association, International Visual Literature Association (board directors since 1994, president 2003-2004, past president since 2005, director conferences, director global education libraries and information professionals, director center research visual information, visual literature and global new media).
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Education
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1988
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Career
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1982 - 1986
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1991 - 1994
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1994 - 1996
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1996 - 1998
Awards
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Graduate School Research Incentive Program grantee University of Wisconsin, 1995, grantee University of Wisconsin Sys., Institute on Race and Ethnicity, 1996, U. Rhode Island Faculty Assistance Fund, U. Rhode Island Foundation.Graduate School Research Incentive Program grantee University of Wisconsin, 1995, grantee University of Wisconsin Sys., Institute on Race and Ethnicity, 1996, U. Rhode Island Faculty Assistance Fund, U. Rhode Island Foundation.