{"id":270,"date":"2025-10-16T23:28:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/?page_id=270"},"modified":"2026-04-09T23:39:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:39:03","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"270\" class=\"elementor elementor-270\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076ac1a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"076ac1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-935241a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"935241a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SLIS_horiz_white_PMS-e1766111514584.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1754\" alt=\"Simmons University School of Library and Information Science\" style=\"width:100%;height:23.31%;max-width:429px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8919a21 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8919a21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a0b871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-custom_html\" data-id=\"6a0b871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-custom_html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><nav style=\"align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;color:white;width:100%;padding:10px 0;flex-wrap:wrap\">\r\n  \r\n  <div style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.5\">\r\n    <div style=\"font-size:25px;font-weight:bold\">IS&amp;T Lab<\/div>\r\n    <div style=\"font-size:18px;margin-top:2px\">Information Science &amp; Technology Lab<\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"align-items:center;text-align:right\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/\" style=\"margin-left:25px;color:white;text-decoration:none\">Home<\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/news-events\/\" style=\"margin-left:25px;color:white;text-decoration:none\">News &amp; Events<\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/research-areas\/\" style=\"margin-left:25px;color:white;text-decoration:none\">Research Areas<\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/ai\/\" style=\"margin-left:25px;color:white;text-decoration:none\">AI<\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/student-projects\/\" style=\"margin-left:25px;color:white;text-decoration:none\">Student Projects<\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/people\/\" style=\"margin-left:25px;color:white;text-decoration:none\">People<\/a>\r\n\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/nav>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3acf999 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3acf999\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27913b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d27913b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ae5c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0ae5c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">People<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4342b96 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4342b96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63467a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b63467a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b785e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08b785e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3540c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3540c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IS&amp;T Lab Faculty<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a94d75d e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a94d75d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3461dbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3461dbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/people\/naresh-agarwal\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/naresh-agarwal-profile.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-739\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/naresh-agarwal-profile.jpg 360w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/naresh-agarwal-profile-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/naresh-agarwal-profile-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Naresh Agarwal<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f7ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88f7ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/people\/kyong-eun-oh\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/faculty-kyongeunoh.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-286\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/faculty-kyongeunoh.jpg 360w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/faculty-kyongeunoh-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/faculty-kyongeunoh-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Kyong Eun Oh<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e0713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26e0713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/people\/mei-zhang\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/faculty-meizhang.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-287\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/faculty-meizhang.jpg 360w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/faculty-meizhang-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/faculty-meizhang-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mei Zhang<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa76632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa76632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/people\/don-simmons\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/donsimmons_360x360.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-289\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/donsimmons_360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/donsimmons_360x360-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/donsimmons_360x360-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Don Simmons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a274b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52a274b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/people\/shengang-wang\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shengang-wang-profile.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-735\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shengang-wang-profile.jpg 360w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shengang-wang-profile-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shengang-wang-profile-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shengang Wang<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b9adf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25b9adf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/people\/zona-kostic\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1635724661679.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-292\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1635724661679.jpg 800w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1635724661679-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1635724661679-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1635724661679-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Zona Kostic<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ba4ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77ba4ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/people\/sanda-erdelez\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dean-sanda-erdelez-2021.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-290\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dean-sanda-erdelez-2021.jpg 360w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dean-sanda-erdelez-2021-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dean-sanda-erdelez-2021-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sanda Erdelez<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-119278d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"119278d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9febf15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9febf15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3fabf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee3fabf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407d0f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"407d0f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IS&amp;T Lab Alumni<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b79e63 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b79e63\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454e768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"454e768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.albany.edu\/cehc\/faculty\/catherine-dumas\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/catherine_352x334.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-293\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/catherine_352x334.jpg 352w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/catherine_352x334-300x285.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" style=\"width:100%;height:94.89%;max-width:352px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Catherine Dumas<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-933d376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"933d376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/danielle_352x334.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-294\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/danielle_352x334.jpg 352w, https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/danielle_352x334-300x285.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" style=\"width:100%;height:94.89%;max-width:352px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Danielle Pollock<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f6448f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f6448f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ischool.illinois.edu\/people\/colin-rhinesmith\" 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