Experience & Education
Professional experience
Director of Library Teaching and Learning @ Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University, October 2019-present
Supervises three faculty librarians and one staff member, including completing performance reviews; coordinates the library’s information literacy program; oversees assessment, open education, and instructional design efforts; partners with University offices and groups to support student learning
- Teaches 3-credit seminar on information literacy at least one per year
- Designs and teaches information literacy sessions for first year students
- Coordinated library’s research award for undergraduates
First Year Experience Librarian @ Oklahoma State University
June 2016-October 2019
Coordinates library support for First Year Seminar and First Year Composition courses; assists in the development and implementation of information literacy assessment efforts; contributes to outreach initiatives and programming for first year students
- Partners with colleagues to implement an assessment plan for information literacy instruction in First Year Composition courses
- Created and maintains a library scavenger hunt for first year seminar courses
- Collaborates on creation of online learning objects for partner programs
Instruction Librarian @ Washington State University
January 2014-June 2016
Designed, delivered, and assessed information literacy instruction for first-year students; served as liaison to Residence Life, First-Year Focus, New Student Programs, and the English Composition Program; and contributed to library outreach and marketing.
- Designed and taught a one-credit information literacy course using a hybrid format
- Delivered comprehensive reference assistance to library users face-to-face and virtually through instant messaging, email, and text
- Selected monographs for inclusion in the Libraries’ Composition and Rhetoric collection
Graduate Assistant @ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
August 2012-December 2013
Collaborated on all aspects of library instruction for writing, communication, and ESL courses; assisted with training of new Graduate Assistants; and contributed to the creation and maintenance of Libguides.
- Provided research assistance in-person, online and over the phone to students, faculty, community members, and visiting scholars
- Assisted in maintenance of library web pages through CMS software
- Marketed library news, events, and resources using multiple social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and WordPress (blog)
Lecturer in English @ Quincy University
January 2011-May 2012
Courses: Composition, Composition and Texts, First Year Experience
- Responsible for course and assigment design while adhering to the mission of the writing program
- Taught two sections of composition each semester
- Sat on Writing Faculty Committee
Associate Faculty @ John Wood Community College
Aug 2009-May 2012
Courses: Rhetoric and Composition I, Rhetoric and Composition II, Introduction to Fiction, Introduction to Humanities, Business Writing I
- Taught open learning classes as needed each semester and graded all assignments
- Delivered course content through hybrid instruction
- Conference weekly with students one-on-one to ensure progress toward completion
Education
MLIS
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
December 2013
Focus: Library instruction, information literacy
MA
Western Illinois University
May 2009
Focus: Literature
Thesis: “The Creep Factor: The Blurring of Familial and Romantic Love in Emma and Clueless”
BA
Culver-Stockton College
May 2007
Focus: English
Committees & service
Community of Oklahoma Instruction Librarians (COIL)
OK-ACRL
Chair-elect, 2019-present
Member, 2016-present
Transitions to College Committee
Library Instruction Roundtable
American Library Association
Co-chair, 2018-present
Member, 2018-present
Management & Leadership Committee
Instruction Section
Association of College & Research Libraries
Member, 2016-present
Web Advisory Committee
Library Instruction Roundtable
American Library Association
2014-2018
ACRL-Washington Board of Directors
Member at Large
2015-2016