Experience & Service

Library Experience

2018- University of Michigan, Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Ann Arbor, MI

History Librarian

  • Develop, manage, and assess collections in all formats and languages for American history, British history, Canadian history, and Irish history.
  • Create and conduct library instruction sessions for graduate and undergraduate students in the History Department.
  • Conduct research consultations with students and faculty.
  • Liaise with History Department.
  • Collaborate with digital scholarship and pedagogy librarians to support new forms of teaching and scholarship.
  • Library Diversity Council, elected member, 2018-2021, co-chair 2020-2021.
  • Librarians’ Forum Board, elected vice-secretary/secretary 2020-2022.
  • Other library service: Antiracism in Collections Working Group, Antiracism Toolkit, Digital Scholarship Advisory Group/Digital Scholarship Certificate Subcommittee (co-chair)/Technology Strategy Subcommittee, Employee Survey Follow Up Team, Focus Group Follow-Up Team, General Reference and Popular Press E-Team, Instructor College Steering Committee, Instruction Assessment Committee/Online Instruction for Curriculum-Related Classes Subcommittee, Popular Culture Discussion Group (co-chair), Research and Creative Projects Ad-Hoc Working Group, Web Content Coordinators.
  • University service: Debate & Democracy Theme Semester: Issues Exploration Team, Faculty Senate Information Technology Committee.
  • Awards: Team Library Diversity Award 2023 for the Anti-racism Toolkit Subcommittee; Team Library Diversity Award 2022 for the Library Employee Survey Follow Up Team

2008-2017 Georgetown University, Lauinger Memorial Library, Washington, DC

Collections, Research, & Instruction Librarian for American history, American studies, African American studies, European history, general history, LGBT studies, medieval studies, music, and women’s and gender studies

  • Developed, managed, and assessed collections in all formats for liaison areas, including foreign-language materials and multimedia.
  • Conducted and promoted instructional sessions primarily for undergraduate and graduate courses in liaison areas, but in other areas as needed.
  • Conducted research consultations with undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty.
  • Engaged in outreach to departments, programs, faculty, and students in liaison areas, including departmental office hours.  
  • Provided discipline-specific and general reference and research services.
  • Served on and coordinated library, university, and consortial committees, working groups, and task forces.
  • Coordinator and administrator of LibGuides and RefWorks.
  • Interim librarian for GIS (including ArcGIS), 2014-2015.
  • Interim librarian for English literatures, 2012-2013.
  • Interim librarian for communication, culture, and technology and journalism, 2012-2013.
  • Interim librarian for Latin American studies, 2010-2011.

2007-2008 Grand Valley State University, Zumberge Library, Allendale, MI

Arts and Humanities Librarian

  • Liaison to African and African American studies, East Asian studies, Latin American studies, Middle Eastern studies, and Russian and Eastern European studies.
  • Developed and managed collections in all formats for liaison areas.
  • Developed, promoted, and conducted instruction sessions for the introductory writing program.
  • Engaged in outreach to faculty and students in liaison areas.
  • Provided discipline-specific and general reference and research services.
  • Served on emerging technology and website work group committees.
  • Participated in first-year faculty seminars sponsored by the Faculty Teaching and Learning Center.

Professional Service

Public Services Quarterly, member of editorial board, reviewer (2011- )
Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship, reviewer (2020- )
Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies, reviewer (2018-)
Communications in Information Literacy, reviewer (2017- )
Partnership, reviewer (2017- )
Journal of Academic Librarianship, reviewer (2015- )
Journal of Education in Library and Information Science, reviewer (2011- )
First Monday, reviewer (2022- )
LIBER Quarterly, reviewer (2022- )

Member, American Library Association (2007- )
New Members Roundtable (2007-2011): Member of Midwinter Social Committee and Shirley Olofson Memorial Award Committee (2010-2011)

Member, Association of College and Research Libraries (2007- )
Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee (2018-2024): Publications Sub-Team Lead (2021-2022)
Excellence in Academic Libraries Awards Committee (2018-2019)
Annual Conference Programs Committee (2010-2012)

Member, ACRL Instruction Section (2007- )
Member of Communication Committee/Web Editor (2020-2022)
Member of Membership Committee (2018-2020)
Member-at-Large (elected position) (2016-2019)
Web Editor (2015-2016)
Member of Communication Committee (2015-2016)
Co-Chair of Website Implementation Task Force (2014-2015)
Chair of Website Implementation Task Force (2013-2014)
Secretary/Archivist (elected position) (2012-2014)
Chair of Planning Committee (2010-2011)
Member of Planning Committee (2011-2012)
Co-Chair of Local Arrangements Committee (2009-2010)

Member, ACRL University Libraries Section (2007- )
Vice-Chair/Chair/Past-Chair (elected position) (2021-2024)
Chair of Nominating Committee (2022-2023)
Member of Membership Committee (2021-2022)
Member of Communications Committee (2019-2021)
Chair of ALA Annual 2019 Program Planning Committee (2018-2019)
Member-at-Large (elected position) (2016-2018)
Member of ALA Annual 2017 Program Planning Committee (2016-2017)
Member of ALA Annual 2016 Program Planning Committee (2015-2016)
Chair of ALA Annual 2015 Program Planning Committee (2014-2015)
Member of ALA Annual 2014 Program Planning Committee (2013-2014)
Member of ALA Annual 2013 Program Planning Committee (2012-2013)
Member of Current Topics Discussion Group (2010-2013)
Member of Nominating Committee (2010-2012)
Member of Ad-Hoc Virtual Midwinter Committee (2011)
Co-chair of ALA Annual 2011 Program Planning Committee (2009-2011)

Member, ACRL Women’s and Gender Studies Section (2014- )
Chair of Nominating Committee (2021-2022)
Co-Chair of Instruction Committee (2019-2021)
Member of Collections Committee (2018-2019)
Member of ALA Annual 2019 Program Planning Committee (2018-2019)
Member of ALA Annual 2018 Program Planning Committee (2017-2018)
Member of ALA Annual 2017 Program Planning Committee (2016-2017)
Member of Awards Committee (2016-2017)
Member of ALA Annual 2016 Program Planning Committee (2015-2016)

Member, District of Columbia Library Association (2008-2011)

Digital Library Federation, Co-Chair of Teaching with Digital Primary Sources, DLF Teach, (2018-2019)