Dr. Karen Wickett

Associate Professor

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Biography

Karen M. Wickett is an associate professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois. Her research focuses on information organization, metadata, knowledge organization systems, and data curation. She has a strong interest in analyzing common concepts across information systems, including documents, datasets, databases, digital objects, and metadata records. Prior to joining the iSchool at Illinois, Wickett was part of the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin, where she taught courses and conducted research in information modeling and conceptual modeling related to data curation. She also held a position as a postdoctoral research associate at the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS) at the iSchool. Throughout her career, Wickett has published extensively in the field of information sciences, contributing to the understanding of metadata practices and data modeling.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
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  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

GRE is optional for admission to all graduate programs in Statistics. Full status admission requires higher language scores than limited status.