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Projects

All of the projects listed below are rooted in meeting the needs of those around us. Needs-Based Research focuses on addressing gaps in populations and developing a plan or recommendations for solving problems. 

Students with Disabilities and Their Perception of One College Library
2023-2024

Principle Investigator

Article published in January 23, 2024 focusing on a systematic review and case study. Creating systematic discovery of literature focused on academic students with disabilities and their perceptions of the college library. 

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Cultural Heritage in School Libraries
2024-2025

Researcher

Cultural heritage is important for all of us. So many stories in history are only told by the winners. Focusing on ways school media specialist can support evolving curriculum mandates with tools is vital to impacting students learnings. 

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Academic Library Deans' and Directors' Perceptions on Accessibility
2026-2027

Researcher

Description coming soon. 

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Dr. Laura K.
Clark Hunt

Assistant Professor

ABOUT ME

Dr. Laura K. Clark Hunt is a faculty member in the School of Information Studies at Louisiana State University. She has more than a decade of experience in public and academic libraries, with professional expertise in library leadership, accessibility, programming, assessment, and community engagement.

Dr. Clark Hunt began her career in public librarianship in Leon County, Florida, where her work helped shape her long-standing interest in literacy, outreach, and community-centered library services. She earned her PhD from Florida State University, where her dissertation examined emergent literacy programming in public libraries. American Libraries recognized her dissertation as one of the notable dissertations of 2017. From 2017 to 2018, Dr. Clark Hunt completed a postdoctoral appointment at the University of West Florida, where she conducted the first statewide assessment of public archaeology outreach in Florida. Her expertise in program assessment has been applied across diverse populations, age groups, and abilities, including innovative programming in nontraditional environments such as underwater programs for divemasters. She later served as a library director within the University System of Georgia and subsequently held a faculty position at The University of Southern Mississippi before joining Louisiana State University.

Dr. Clark Hunt’s research is grounded in assessment and the application of theoretical frameworks addressing contemporary issues in libraries and information organizations. Her scholarship examines how libraries can better understand, evaluate, and respond to the needs of the communities they serve. Her research interests include library assessment, information privacy, accessibility and services for people with disabilities, library management and leadership, and the application of information-behavior theory to professional practice.  She is particularly interested in collaborative and interdisciplinary research because of its potential to generate meaningful discovery, strengthen professional practice, and create broader societal impact.

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