My role:
As Head of Research and Instruction Services I support teaching and learning at all levels on the Oxford and distance campuses with a team of librarians and students in the Department of Research and Instruction. I am the subject librarian to the departments of Athletic Training; Health, Exercise Science & Recreation Management; Public Health; and Freshman Studies. I coordinate the Ask a Librarian chat services and lead the first-year instruction initiative as well as work with the campus-wide Common Reading Experience committee each year. My research involves first-year student learning in academic libraries as well as community engagement partnerships with school librarians, including two annual events, School Library Symposium and Library Experience Day, both hosted by UM Libraries.
Education:
2006 Master of Library and Information Science, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS Thesis: Intellectual Freedom and Mississippi Academic Libraries: An OPAC Study of Books Challenged or Banned in 2003-2004
Bachelor of Arts, University of MS Major: English, Minor: Business Administration
Associate of Arts, Jones County Junior College, Ellisville, MS
