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 - Present
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LIS 605 - Library Management (Graduate)
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LIS 511 - Collection Development & Management (Graduate)
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LIS 629 - Early Child Literature (Graduate)
Indiana University Purdue University
at Indianapolis
2016 - 2020
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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
American Journal of Evaluation 2017
Library Hi Tech 2017
Service to Organizations
Undergraduate Research Committee, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. 2019-2020
Curriculum Committee, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. 2018-2020
RACL, University System of Georgia. 2018-2020
University System of Georgia Open Textbooks Reviewer, University System of Georgia. 2019
FLA Standards and Outcomes Committee Member. Florida Library Association.
2016-2019
Strozier Library Graduate Advisory Board Member, Florida State University, Graduate Advisory Board. 2014-2016
Committee Member, 21st Century Literacy Lecture Series: Literacy and Urban Education in the 21st Century. 2015
Early Learning Coalition of Pasco and Hernando Counties, Emergent Literacy: 7th Annual Early Learning Conference. 2014
Consultant, Florida State University, Department of Speech Pathology and Information Studies (PALS): Children’s Program for Autism Training of Rural Librarians. 2014
Committee Member, Public Library Association Proposal Reviewing Committee for PLA @ ALA. 2013-2014
Committee Member, Florida Library Association, Continuing Education Committee. 2013-2015
Committee Member, ALA New Members Round Table, Orientation Committee. 2013
Secretary, Florida State University ALA Student Chapter, Student Chapter of the Year. 2012
Professional Memberships
American Library Association (ALA)
Georgia Library Association (GLA)
Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
Beta Phi Mu International Library & Information Studies Honor
Society Florida Library Association (FLA)