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CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

2013 - 2016

Florida State University

School of Library and Information Science

Tallhassee, Florida

Ph.D., Information Studies, 

Dissertation: Do you do birthday parties?: Caregivers' perceptions of emergent literacy programming in libraries and their motivation for attending. 

2010-2012

Florida State University

School of Library and Information Science

Tallahassee, Florida

MSLIS, Library and Information Science,

Certificate in Information Architecture

TEACHING

University of Southern Mississippi

2021 - 2024

  • LIS 605 - Library Management (Graduate)

  • LIS 511 - Collection Development & Management (Graduate)

  • LIS 629 - Early Child Literature (Graduate)

  • LIS 670 - Graphic Novels (Graduate)

  • LIS 670 - Adult Genre (Graduate)

  • LIS 641 - Public Libraries (Graduate)

  • LIS 519 - Programs and Services for Youth (Graduate)

  • LIS 557 - Info. Tech. Lib. (Graduate)

  • LIS 516 - Technology for School Libraries (Graduate)

  • LIS 653 - Database Management (Graduate)

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Indiana University Purdue University

at Indianapolis

2016 - 2020

  • LIS S604 - Emergent Literacy in Public Libraries

Professional Experience

Public Librarian

Children's Librarian

Library Management

State of Florida Information Specialist

Academic Librarian

Professional Service 

Journal Reviewer

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The Journal of Academic Librarianship 2022-2025     

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American Journal of Evaluation 2017

       

Library Hi Tech 2017

Service to Organizations

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ALA RUSA History 2023-Present

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ALA LHRT 2023-Present

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Beta Phi Mu (National Honor Society) 2023-Present

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USM Beta Phi Mu 2023-PResent

 

USM Committee on Services and Resources for Women 2023-Present

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Undergraduate Research Committee, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. 2019-2020

Professional Memberships

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      American Library Association (ALA)

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      Mississippi Library Association (MLA)


      Georgia Library Association (GLA)


      Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) 

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      Beta Phi Mu International Library & Information Studies Honor             

      Florida Library Association (FLA)

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Laura
Clark Hunt

Assistant Professor

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ABOUT ME

Dr. Laura K. Clark Hunt has served in libraries for over ten years. Her experience has involved both public and academic libraries, and her roles have focused on management, accessibility, and programming. Her dissertation focused on emergent literacy in public libraries and was celebrated as one of the most notable dissertations for 2017 by American Libraries 

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2017/05/01/2017-notable-dissertations/.

 

She was a post-doc at the University of West Florida from 2017 to 2018 and conducted the first statewide assessment of public outreach programs. Her diverse expertise in program assessment has been applied to all ages and physical abilities, including underwater programs for dive masters. Before taking a position at USM, she served as a library director in the University System of Georgia.

 

Her current research still stems from an assessment perspective and focuses on the application of theory and accessibility. Collaborative research projects are of particular concern to her because they offer opportunities for interdisciplinary discovery and impact. Her research interests include library assessment, privacy, library users with disabilities, and library management.

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Write

laura.clarkhunt@usm.edu

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