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Dr. Buchanan was interviewed by Laureano Ralon on February 28th, 2011 as part of the Figure/Ground Communication scholarly interview series: http://www.figureground.ca/interviews/

Dr. Buchanan is Endowed Chair and Director of the Center for Applied Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where she specializes in Information Ethics, Research Ethics, Internet Research Ethics and Information Policy. She earned her PhD in Ethics and Information Transfer from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1999, and has since held a number of research and teaching positions related to her area of expertise. Among other things, she was a research fellow at the Oxford e-Research Center (University of Oxford) and Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Information Policy Research in the School of Information Studies at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Elizabeth is the Editor of the 2004 Readings in Virtual Research Ethics, one of the first anthologies on Internet research ethics, and co-author, with Kathrine Henderson, of the 2009 Case Studies in Library and Information Science Ethics. She is professionally active in Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research, the International Society for Ethics and Information Technology (Co-Director), and the Association of Internet Researchers. Elizabeth also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Research on Human Research Ethics (JERHRE), is a co-founder and co-editor of the International Journal of Internet Research Ethics, on the Editorial Boards of the International Review of Information Ethics and Philosophy and Technology, and reviews for many other scholarly journals and granting agencies. She was recognized for her teaching with a 2003 University of Wisconsin System Office for Professional and Instructional Development Teaching Fellowship.