What I like to think about...
My research interests examine the intersection between information and digital tools and daily communication needs both inside and outside the classroom. I'm fascinated by the ways that we humans both express and build our understanding of the world through and with technologies. My research unites both my library and composition backgrounds to explore the ways that people live out a performance of information literacy: in response to information needs, they both look for and construction knowledge, and share it with others through networks. Below are a few samples and presentations of my work.
At the moment...
My current research project examines the application of Elfreda Chatman's Theory of Information Poverty to the classroom experience in general and the writing classroom in particular. I will present the results of this research at the 2016 CCCC Convention in Houston, TX--if you'll be attending, I'd love to have you join the audience to hear about it! The slides and handouts will be available after the presentation.
In the immediate past...
I was honored to be part of a panel about Intersectionality in Academic Libraries at ACRL 2015 in Portland. This topic has become not only a professional but also a personal value for me during my time in libraries and academia, and I was glad to work with my colleagues and friends to develop a session that spoke about to both these levels of experience and generated good conversations with our audience. Our materials from the session can be accessed at the session's tumblr blog
When the SOPA/PIPA protests happened in January 2011, I started to write down thoughts about copyright and law and social mandates that had been percolating in my head for awhile. I presented a paper about this at two conferences; a recording of one of those presentations can be found at this link, with the Powerpoint file linked below.
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I regularly return to my undergraduate institution to present at their annual conference. This paper, presented in 2015, is about one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, The Merchant of Venice. I believe that the friendships in the play are the strongest bonds that Shylock must break as he attempts to prosecute Antonio, and that his inability to form relationships causes his demise. The second file is a handout containing a cast of characters and the text of the scenes I examined.
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merchantofvenice.handout.pdf | |
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