{{Short description|American information scientist}} {{Infobox scientist | name = Cassidy R. Sugimoto | workplaces = [[Indiana University Bloomington]] (2010–2021) <br />[[Georgia Tech]] (2021–) | alma_mater = [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] | thesis_title = Mentoring, collaboration, and interdisciplinarity : an evaluation of the scholarly development of Information and library science doctoral students | thesis_url = http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702686518 | thesis_year = 2009 }} '''Cassidy R. Sugimoto''' is an American information scientist who is Chair and Tom and Marie Patton Professor in the School of Public Policy at the [[Georgia Institute of Technology]]. Starting July 1, 2026, she will be the Bess Family Dean of the [[Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences|Marianna Brown Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences]] at [[Carnegie Mellon University]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simmons |first=Abby |date=2026-04-07 |title=Cassidy Sugimoto Named Dean of CMU's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences - News - Carnegie Mellon University |url=https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2026/april/cassidy-sugimoto-named-dean-of-cmus-dietrich-college-of-humanities-and-social-sciences |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=Carnegie Mellon University}}</ref> Her research considers the formal and informal production, sharing and consumption of knowledge. She is the author of the 2023 [[Harvard University Press]] book ''Equity for Women in Science'' and the 2018 [[Oxford University Press]] work on ''Measuring Research: What everyone needs to know.'' She has also edited several books including the 2016 [[MIT Press]] book ''Big Data is Not a Monolith''.
== Early life and education == Sugimoto was an undergraduate student at [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], where she studied music performance. She remained at the University for graduate studies, but moved to the department of Library Science for a Master's degree and then to the Information and Library Science doctoral program. Her doctoral research considered the scholarly development of information and library science.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Cassidy R. Sugimoto {{!}} sils.unc.edu|url=https://sils.unc.edu/people/alumni-profiles/cassidy-sugimoto|access-date=2021-07-21|website=sils.unc.edu}}</ref> She evaluated mentoring, collaboration and interdisciplinary training in doctoral education.<ref name=":0" />
== Research and career == After earning her doctorate, Sugimoto joined the faculty at [[Indiana University Bloomington]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Cassidy R. Sugimoto|url=https://iac.gatech.edu/people/person/2815f752-35cb-5607-a294-bc3ad6645390|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cassidy Sugimoto: Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering IU Bloomington|url=https://news.iu.edu/iu-experts/profile/m/1136/sugimoto-cassidy|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Indiana University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129172107/https://news.iu.edu/iu-experts/profile/m/1136/sugimoto-cassidy |archive-date=2020-11-29 }}</ref> where she served as President of the Faculty Senate. From 2018 to 2020 Sugimoto worked as program director for the [[National Science Foundation]] program on Science of Science and Innovation Policy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 NSF Program Officer Visit Registration {{!}} University of Delaware Research|url=https://research.udel.edu/nfs-officer-visit-registration/|access-date=2021-07-21|website=research.udel.edu}}</ref> Sugimoto was appointed Professor of Informatics at [[Indiana University]] in 2019 and served as Director of Graduate Studies in Informatics from 2020-2021. She moved to the [[Georgia Institute of Technology]] in 2021 as Tom and Marie Patton Chaired Professor and Chair of the School of Public Policy.<ref name=":1" /> In 2024, under her leadership, the school formally became the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy. She has also held several visiting professorships, including at [[KAIST]] (South Korea), [[Stellenbosch University]] (South Africa), [[Universiti Malaya]] (Malaysia), [[University of Granada]] (Spain), and [[Leiden University]] (The Netherlands).
She was announced as a member of the [[Angewandte Chemie]] International Advisory board.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Compton|first1=Neville|last2=Kueckmann|first2=Theresa|last3=Maaß|first3=Frank|last4=Su|first4=Xin|last5=Tobey|first5=Suzanne|last6=Weickgenannt|first6=Nathalie|title=Angewandte Chemie's Redefined International Advisory Board: Strengthening Connections between the Journal and Its Community|journal=Angewandte Chemie International Edition|year=2021|volume=60|issue=33|pages=17752–17754|doi=10.1002/anie.202108266|pmid=34263538|issn=1521-3773|doi-access=free}}</ref>
== Awards and honors == * 2002 [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] Concerto Competition Winner<ref name=":1" /> * 2009 [[Association for Information Science and Technology]] James M. Cretsos Leadership Award<ref>{{Cite web|title=James M. Cretsos Leadership Award Recipients|url=https://www.asist.org/programs-services/awards-honors/cretsos-award/cretsos-winners/|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Association for Information Science and Technology {{!}} ASIS&T|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2014 [[Indiana University]] Trustees Excellence in Teaching Award * 2014 Committee on Institutional Cooperation Academic Leadership Program Fellow<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cassidy Sugimoto|url=https://citations.cogs.indiana.edu/profile.php?faculty=sugimoto|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Cognitive Science Program|language=en|archive-date=2022-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911013214/https://citations.cogs.indiana.edu/profile.php?faculty=sugimoto|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 2020 Indiana University Bicentennial Award for service<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cassidy Sugimoto: University Honors and Awards: Indiana University|url=https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/awards/honoree/10180.html|access-date=2021-07-21|website=University Honors & Awards|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Publications == * {{Citation|first1=Blaise|last1=Cronin|first2=Cassidy R.|last2=Sugimoto|title=Beyond Bibliometrics: Harnessing Multidimensional Indicators of Scholarly Impact|date=2014|url=https://direct.mit.edu/books/edited-volume/4039/Beyond-BibliometricsHarnessing-Multidimensional|publisher=The MIT Press|doi=10.7551/mitpress/9445.001.0001|isbn=978-0-262-32328-4|access-date=2021-07-21|arxiv=1209.1318}} * {{Citation|title=Big Data Is Not a Monolith|date=2016|url=https://direct.mit.edu/books/edited-volume/4097/Big-Data-Is-Not-a-Monolith|publisher=The MIT Press|doi=10.7551/mitpress/10309.001.0001|isbn=978-0-262-33576-8|access-date=2021-07-21 |last1=Sugimoto |first1=Cassidy R. |last2=Ekbia |first2=Hamid R. |last3=Mattioli |first3=Michael |pages=173–186 |url-access=subscription }} * {{Cite book|last=Sugimoto|first=Cassidy R.|title=Measuring research : what everyone needs to know|date=2018|others=Vincent Larivière|isbn=978-0-19-756940-5|location=New York, NY|oclc=1001968340}} * {{Cite book |last1=Sugimoto |first1=Cassidy R. |title=Equity for Women in Science: Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Advancement |last2=Larivière |first2=Vincent |publisher=Harvard University Press |year=2023 |isbn=978-0-674-91929-7}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenawalt |first=Marc |date=2022-12-02 |title=Spring 2023 Announcements: Science |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/91035-spring-2023-announcements-science.html |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref>
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