Biography

Dr. Larsen is the dean of the School of Information Sciences (SIS) at the University of Pittsburgh. The School offers undergraduate and graduate education in Information Science, graduate education in Telecommunications, and graduate education, including a professional degree, in Library and Information Science. Prior to accepting the deanship at SIS, Ron held academic and administrative positions at the University of Maryland, most recently leading a consortium of ten Maryland universities as they expanded their computer science, information science, telecommunications, and related information technology programs to respond to workforce demands.During the late 1990's, Ron served as assistant director of the Information Technology Office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), where he led research programs in digital libraries, information management, and cross-lingual information utilization.Dr. Larsen earned a PhD in computer science from the University of Maryland, following a M.S. in applied physics from the Catholic University of America and a B.S. in engineering sciences from Purdue University.

EDUCAUSE Involvement

Publications

On the Threshold of Cyberscholarship

Organizations or Campuses

February 2008

What’s in a Name?

EDUCAUSE Quarterly

January 2004

Physician, Heal Thyself

EDUCAUSE Review

January 2000

Presentations