Ann Kushmerick is Manager of Research Evaluation and Bibliometric Data in the Global Sales Support group within the IP & Science Business of Thomson Reuters.  Ann holds an M.S. in Science Communication from Drexel University and a B.A. in English and Philosophy from the University of Scranton.  Since joining Thomson Reuters in 2006, she has specialized in delivering customized solutions for research evaluation and citation analysis to academic, government, and corporate clients globally. She speaks at industry conferences on topics related to research evaluation/analysis and author identification.