Dr. Kelly Lyons

Professor

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Biography

Kelly Lyons is a Professor at the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto. Prior to joining the Faculty of Information, she was the Program Director at the IBM Toronto Lab Centre for Advanced Studies. Her current research interests include service science, knowledge mobilization, and collaborative work. Professor Lyons currently focuses on ways to support human-to-human interactions within service systems and data-driven knowledge mobilization. She has co-authored a number of papers, served on program committees for various conferences, and has given keynote and invited presentations. Additionally, she has co-chaired workshops and is a recipient of numerous grants including the NSERC Strategic Partnership Grant, NSERC Discovery Grants, and MITACS Accelerate Grants. Kelly is also committed to promoting Women in Technology initiatives and has presented on this topic to young people and teachers. In her administrative roles, she has served as Acting Vice-Dean for Research Program Innovation and as an IBM Faculty Fellow.

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Experience

Professor

2015-09-01 — Present

University of Toronto • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Conducting research and teaching in the Faculty of Information.

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology