last updated: September 2017
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EDUCATION
M.A., Media Studies. Long Island University Brooklyn, 2016. Concentration in Film Theory.
M.S., Library & Information Science. Drexel University, 2008.
B.A., English. University of Colorado at Denver, 2006.
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EMPLOYMENT
Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
Reference & Instruction Librarian, 2013—present
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
Reference Librarian, 2011—2013
Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
Senior Library Assistant, 2009—2011
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
Access Services Intern, 2008—2009
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Reference Intern, 2007—2008
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PUBLICATIONS
- “Learning About Student Research Practices through an Ethnographic Investigation: Insights into Contact with Librarians and Use of Library Space.” With Kimberly Mullins, Natasha Tomlin, and Valeda Dent. [Under review]
- “The Practice and Promise of Critical Information Literacy: Academic Librarians’ Involvement in Critical Library Instruction [preprintl.” College & Research Libraries 78, no. 6 (2017) [Forthcoming]
- “In Their Own Voices: An Ethnographic Perspective on Student Use of Library Information Sources.” With Natasha Tomlin, Kimberly Mullins, and Valeda Dent. Journal of Library Administration, 57, no. 6 (2017): 631-650. [Forthcoming]
- “Teaching and Un-Teaching Source Evaluation: Questioning Authority in Information Literacy Instruction.” With Katelyn Angell. Communications in Information Literacy 11, no. 1 (2017): 95-121.
- “Where Students Start, and What They Do When They Get Stuck: A Qualitative Inquiry into Academic Information-Seeking and Help-Seeking Practices.” With Susan Thomas and Gloria Willson. Journal of Academic Librarianship 43, no. 3 (2017): 224-231.
- “Resistant Spectatorship and Critical Information Literacy: Strategies for Oppositional Readings.” Information Research 22, no. 1 (2017).
- “Critical Information Literacy, Progressive Librarianship, and a Lockout.” Interview with Martin Persson. Bibliotek i Samhälle [Libraries in Society], no. 3/4 (2016): 6-11.
- “Putting Critical Information Literacy into Context: How and Why Librarians Adopt Critical Practices in their Teaching.” In the Library with the Lead Pipe (2016).
- “Authority and Source Evaluation in the Critical Library Classroom.” With Katelyn Angell. The Critical Library Pedagogy Handbook, Vol. 2. Eds. Kelly McElroy and Nicole Pagowsky. Chicago: ACRL Press (2016): 49-57.
- “Toward the Resistant Reading of Information: Google, Resistant Spectatorship, and Critical Information Literacy.” portal: Libraries and the Academy 16, no. 2 (2016): 289-310.
- “A Decade of Critical Information Literacy: A Review of the Literature.” Communications in Information Literacy 9, no. 1 (2015): 24-43.
- “The Amazing Library Race: Tracking Student Engagement and Learning Comprehension in Library Orientations.” With Katherine Boss and Katelyn Angell. Journal of Information Literacy 9, no. 1 (2015): 4-14.
- “Far from a Trivial Pursuit: Assessing the Effectiveness of Games in Information Literacy Instruction.” With Katelyn Angell. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 10, no. 1 (2015): 20-33.
- “Tying Television Comedies to Information Literacy: A Mixed-Methods Investigation.” The Journal of Academic Librarianship 40, no. 2 (2014): 134-141.
- “‘Punk-Ass Book Jockeys’: Library Anxiety in the Television Programs Community and Parks & Recreation.” Library Philosophy and Practice (2014): Paper 1060.
- “What Stand-Up Comedians Teach Us About Library Instruction.” College & Research Libraries News 75, no. 1 (2014): 28-30.
- “Collaborating for Academic Success: A Tri-Institutional Information Literacy Program for High School Students.” With Katelyn Angell. Public Services Quarterly 9, no. 1 (2013): 1-19.
- “Employment Opportunities for New Academic Librarians: Assessing the Availability of Entry-Level Jobs.” portal: Libraries and the Academy 12, no. 4 (2012): 407-423.
- “Art Librarians’ Professional Paths: A Careers Survey with Implications for Prospective Librarians.” Art Libraries Journal 37, no. 1 (2012): 41-45.
- “Video Tutorials in Academic Art Libraries: A Content Analysis and Review.” Art Documentation 29, no. 2 (2010): 53-61.
- “Resources for Selecting Popular Music Recordings.” Collection Building 29, no. 1 (2010): 27-30.
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PRESENTATIONS
- “Learning About Student Research Practices through an Ethnographic Investigation.” With Natasha Tomlin and Kimberly Mullins. Evidence Based Library & Information Practice Biennial Conference, June 19, 2017, Philadelphia, PA.
- “Critical Library Practice and Higher Education: Locating Spaces of Agency and Resistance.” With Sofia Leung and Vani Natarajan. Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL) Annual Conference, June 1, 2017, Toronto, Ontario.
- “Invisible Barriers and Subversive Practices: Critical Librarianship in Higher Education.” With Veronica Arellano Douglas, Joanna Gadsby, Sofia Leung, and Angela Pashia. Identity, Agency, and Culture in Academic Libraries Conference, May 22, 2017, Los Angeles, CA.
- “Academic Libraries and the False Promises of Resiliency.” With Jacob Berg and Angela Galvan. Libraries and Archives in the Anthropocene Colloquium, May 14, 2017, New York, NY.
- “Library Workers Today: Strong Staff Equals Strong Service [panel questions].” With Julie Tozer, Aimee Fernandez, Maryjean Bakaletz, and Marc Meola. New Jersey Library Association Annual Conference, April 24, 2017, Atlantic City, NJ.
- “Resilience, Grit, and Other Lies: Academic Libraries and the Myth of Resiliency.” With Angela Galvan and Jacob Berg. Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Biennial Conference, March 23, 2017, Baltimore, MD.
- “Asking, Listening, and Observing: Learning About Student Research through Ethnography.” With Natasha Tomlin and Kimberly Mullins. ACRL Biennial Conference, March 24, 2017, Baltimore, MD.
- “Charting the Unknown through Qualitative Research: Becoming a Practitioner-Researcher.” With Frans Albarillo, Lee Ann Fullington, and Brandon West. ACRL Biennial Conference, March 24, 2017, Baltimore, MD.
- “The Future of Librarian Labor.” With Emily Drabinski. ALA Midwinter Meeting, January 21, 2017, Atlanta, GA.
- “Living to Tell the Tale: Librarians and an Archivist Come Clean About Their Original Research Projects.” With Lee Ann Fullington, Frans Albarillo, and Elizabeth Surles. Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) Annual Conference, January 11, 2017.
- “Resistant Spectatorship and Critical Information Literacy: Strategies for Oppositional Readings.” Conceptions of Library and Information Science (CoLIS) Triennial Conference, June 28, 2016, Uppsala, Sweden.
- “Asking, Listening, Observing: Learning about Student Research and Study Behaviors Through an Ethnographic Investigation.” With Natasha Tomlin and Kimberly Mullins. Poster presentation, ALA Annual Conference, June 25, 2016, Orlando, FL.
- “Reference as a Site for Social Justice: A Discussion on Possibilities and Practicalities [handout].” With Kate Adler and Ian Beilin. Library Information Literacy Advisory Committee of CUNY (LILAC) Annual Training, June 10, 2016, New York, NY.
- “The Practice and Promise of Critical Information Literacy in Library Instruction.” Library Orientation Exchange (LOEX) Annual Conference, May 6, 2016, Pittsburgh, PA.
- “Teaching and Un-Teaching Authority in the Critical Library Classroom.” With Katelyn Angell. Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC), March 22, 2016, Dublin, Ireland.
- “What Actually Happens: An Ethnographic Investigation of Student Library Use.” With Natalia Tomlin and Kimberly Mullins. LILAC, March 21, 2016, Dublin, Ireland.
- “Critical Source Evaluation: Teaching Students to Rethink Authority in the First Year and Beyond.” With Katelyn Angell. METRO Annual Conference, January 21, 2016, New York, NY.
- “Building Your Methods Toolkit: Research Design for Information Professionals.” With Frans Albarillo, Lee Ann Fullington, Brandon West, and Elizabeth Surles. METRO Annual Conference, January 21, 2016, New York, NY.
- “Critical Information Literacy as Collaborative Praxis.” With Karen Nicholson, Jessica Critten, and Ryan Randall. Cultural Studies Association Annual Conference, May 21, 2015, Riverside, CA.
- “Elevating Source Evaluation: Teaching and Un-Teaching Authority in the Critical Library Classroom.” With Katelyn Angell. LOEX Annual Conference, May 2, 2015, Denver, CO.
- “Measuring Our Information Literacy Footprint: Assessing Games-Based Learning in Library Instruction.” With Katelyn Angell. ACRL Biennial Conference, March 26, 2015, Portland, OR.
- “The Amazing Library Race: Brewing Active Learning in Library Orientations.” With Katy Boss and Katelyn Angell. Poster presentation, ACRL Biennial Conference, March 27, 2015, Portland, OR.
- “A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of using Popular Media to Teach Information Literacy Concepts.” Poster presentation, Library Assessment Biennial Conference, August 4, 2014, Seattle, WA.
- “They’re Fun, But Are They Sustainable? Assessing Games-Based Learning in Library Instruction.” With Katelyn Angell. Library Instruction West Biennial Conference, July 25, 2014, Portland, OR.
- “Ask Not What Your Profession Can Do For You? Surveying Art Librarian Career Paths and Attitudes.” Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) Annual Conference, May 3, 2014, Washington, DC.
- “The Amazing Library Race: Using Problem-Based Learning in Library Orientations.” With Katelyn Angell and Katy Boss. LILAC, April 23, 2014, Sheffield, England.
- “Using Television in the Classroom to Enable Critical Information Literacy.” Library Association of the City of New York (LACUNY) Annual Institute, April 4, 2014, New York, NY.
- “‘Punk Ass Book Jockeys’: Library Anxiety in Community and Parks & Recreation.” Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA) Annual Conference, March 29, 2013, Washington, DC.
- “Preparing Patrons of the Future: A Library Instruction Program for High School Students.” With Katelyn Angell. State Universities of New York Librarians Association (SUNYLA) Annual Conference, June 7, 2012, New York, NY.
- “What Art Students Value About the Library Experience.” Poster presentation, ACRL Biennial Conference, April 1, 2011, Philadelphia, PA.
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SERVICE
American Library Association
Association of College & Research Libraries
- ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee, 2017—2019
- ACRL President’s Program Planning Committee, 2017—2018
- ACRL 2017 Invited Speakers Committee, 2015—2017
- ACRL 2017 Conference Innovations Committee, 2015—2017
ACRL Arts Section
- 2015 Annual Conference Program Planning Committee, 2013—2015
- Editor, ArtsGuide Philadelphia, ACRL 2011 Conference
- Publications and Research Committee, 2009—2011
- 2010 Annual Conference Program Planning Committee, 2008—2010
ACRL College Libraries Section
- Communications Committee, 2010—2012
- Membership and Outreach Committee, 2008—2010
ACRL Instruction Section
- Membership Committee, 2014—2016
ACRL Women and Gender Studies Section
- 2018 Annual Conference Program Planning Committee, 2017—2019
ACRL New York Chapter
- Executive Board, Member-at-Large, 2016—2017
- Mentor, ACRL/NY Mentoring Program, 2014—2017
- Annual Symposium Planning Committee, 2012—2017
Reference & User Services Association
RUSA Machine-Assisted Reference Section
- Continuing Education Committee, 2010—2012
RUSA Reference Services Section
- Management of Reference Committee, 2010—2012
Library Instruction Round Table
- Transition to College Committee, 2015—2017
- Top 20 Committee, 2009—2011
AWARDS AND HONORS
- 2017 Top 20 Award, Library Instruction Round Table, American Library Association (ALA). For “Putting Critical Information Literacy into Context: How and Why Librarians Adopt Critical Practices in Their Teaching,” selected as one of the 20 best instruction articles published the previous year.
- 2016 Best Article of the Year Award, portal: Libraries and the Academy. For “Toward the Resistant Reading of Information: Google, Resistant Spectatorship, and Critical Information Literacy,” selected as the best article to appear in the journal during this year.
- 2016 Top 20 Award, Library Instruction Round Table, ALA. For “A Decade of Critical Information Literacy: A Review of the Literature.”
- 2016 Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research, Library Research Round Table, ALA. For “Far From a Trivial Pursuit: Assessing the Effectiveness of Games in Information Literacy Instruction,” co-authored with Kate Angell.
- Participated in the Institute for Research Design in Librarianship, a competitive application two-week intensive course in research methodologies for librarianship, 2015.
- 2015 Top 20 Award, Library Instruction Round Table, ALA. For “Tying Television Comedies to Information Literacy: A Mixed-Methods Investigation.”
- 2014 Top 20 Award, Library Instruction Round Table, ALA. For “Collaborating For Academic Success: A Tri-Institutional Information Literacy Program for High School Students,” co-authored with Kate Angell.
- Shirley Olofson Memorial Award, New Members Round Table, ALA. $1000 awarded to support attendance at the ALA Annual Conference, 2011.
