Information Literacy Librarian-Faculty, Texas A&M International University
Joan Wakasa Murumba, Ph.D., is an Information Literacy Librarian and faculty member at Texas A&M International University, with expertise in information and knowledge management and over 13 years of experience teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels. She has held leadership roles, including Director o... Read More →
Tuesday November 17, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EST TBA
Dr. Cantrell Johnson is a scholar of library and information science whose work examines how individuals navigate, interpret, and use information across academic and community contexts. Her research engages information seeking behavior, user experience, and the practical conditions... Read More →
PhD Student, University of South Carolina, School of Information Science
Raphael Ebiefung is a PhD student at the School of Information Science, University of South Carolina. He previously served as a faculty member and librarian in Nigeria before his doctoral studies. His research, which is at the intersection of academic libraries, GenAI in education... Read More →
Associate Professor, University of South Carolina, University of South Carolina
Dr. Mónica Colón-Aguirre is an associate professor at the University of South Carolina, School of Information Science. She has more than ten years of experience teaching in higher education and has taught courses at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. She is a recipient... Read More →
Associate Professor, University of South Carolina, School of Information Science
Darin Freeburg is an associate professor at the University of South Carolina’s iSchool, where he teaches courses on information literacy, information policy, and workplace information practices. His current research considers the frictionless design mandates that drive the development... Read More →
Assistant Professor, Simmons University, School of Library and Information Science
Dr. Mei Zhang is an assistant professor at the School of Library and Information Science at Simmons University. She has extensive teaching experience in different instructional modalities and has taught courses at undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. Her research focuses... Read More →
Tuesday November 17, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EST TBA
Dr. Katie Klein, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of North Texas. She has more than a decade of experience as a librarian in school and public libraries. Klein earned her BA from Hope College, MLIS from Rutgers University, and PhD... Read More →
Tuesday November 17, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EST TBA
Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Information Studies
Sarah Beth Nelson is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Information Studies. Before becoming a professor, Sarah Beth worked in public and school libraries. In addition to researching oral information, she studies the American reality open mic... Read More →
Tuesday November 17, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EST TBA
Assistant Professor, San José State University, School of Information
José Aguiñaga is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information at San José State University, where he teaches reference & information services and issues in academic libraries. His research agenda focuses on academic libraries. Prior to joining SJSU, he had engaged with higher... Read More →
Professor, San José State University, School of Information
Professor Anthony Chow served as Director of the School of Information at San Jose State University (2021-2026). His career spans over 25 years, during which time he has worked as a faculty member, served as coordinator/director of online learning, published two books and two book... Read More →
Tuesday November 17, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EST TBA
Education & Curriculum Materials Librarian, William Paterson University
Neil D. Grimes ([email protected]) is the Education & Curriculum Materials Librarian at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey and is a current doctoral student in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His undergraduate degree was from King’s... Read More →
Tuesday November 17, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EST TBA
Rhys Dreeszen Bowman is an assistant professor at Pratt Institute. They have a PhD from the University of South Carolina, an MLIS from Simmons University, and are a former school librarian. Their research studies the information practice of queer and trans people.
Leah T. Dudak is a public librarian and Ph.D. candidate at Syracuse University’s iSchool. Her research examines public libraries and the trauma that library staff encounter, centering supporting library workers, systemic issues contributing to trauma, and trauma-informed care. Drawing... Read More →
Associate Professor, School of Information Science, University of South Carolina
Dr. Dick Kawooya is an Associate Professor at the School of Information Science, University of South Carolina, specializing in information policy and intellectual property (IP). His research focuses on IP, innovation, and access to knowledge, particularly within Africa’s informal... Read More →
Ms, Information School, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Caitlin Tobin is a doctoral candidate in the Information School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her work is grounded in Disability Studies and LIS practices, and focuses on how children with mobility-based disabilities experience disability representation in picture books... Read More →
Director of Undergraduate Advising, Florida State University
Dr. Willie L. Smith, Jr., is an information science scholar-practitioner and higher education leader whose work focuses on information behavior, information ethics, artificial intelligence, and equitable access to information. He earned a Ph.D. in Information at Florida State University... Read More →
Tuesday November 17, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EST TBA
ALISE RESEARCH TAXONOMY TOPICS Social justice; Critical librarianship; Information practices; Specific populations (Black women / underrepresented groups); Scholarly communications
AUTHOR KEYWORDS Oral history; Storytelling; Black feminist thought; Representation in LIS
Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and Professor, University of South Carolina-Columbia
Dr. Nicole A. Cooke is the Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and Professor at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina. She brings a critical and humanistic lens to library and information science, with research interests that include human information... Read More →
Assistant Teaching Professor, Old Dominion University
Dr. Cearra Harris is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Library & Information Studies program at Old Dominion University. She is a recent PhD Graduate from the University of South Carolina's Library and Information Science program. Previously, Dr. Harris worked diligently as a... Read More →
Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Information Studies
Sarah Beth Nelson is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Information Studies. Before becoming a professor, Sarah Beth worked in public and school libraries. In addition to researching oral information, she studies the American reality open mic... Read More →
Dr. Rebecca Stallworth is an Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Science at Simmons University. Her research examines diversity issues in academic libraries and the information-seeking behaviors of first-generation graduate students. In 2020, she received... Read More →
Dr. LaVerne Gray is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University. Her research is at the intersection of information science, historical justice, and critical social theory. Dr. Gray examines how information is located, valued, and mobilized in... Read More →
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Data and Information Sciences
Joseph Winberry, Ph.D. is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science. His scholarship emphasizes critical library and information science—especially in relation to societal aging. Current research projects... Read More →
Dr. Elfreda A. Chatman Professor of Information and Director, FSU Information Institute, Florida State University
Marcia A. Mardis, panelist, is the Dr. Elfreda A. Chatmon Professor of Information and Director of the FSU Information Institute. Her over two decades of research, teaching, and service in community and educational informatics include leading five federally funded research projects... Read More →
Associate Professor | Program Director, MLIS, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Dr. Beth Patin is an Associate Professor at the School of Information Studies and is also serving at the Program Director for the Masters of Science in Library and Information Studies program at Syracuse University, where her work explores the intersection of information access and... Read More →
Dr. Bharat Mehra is Professor and EBSCO Endowed Chair in Social Justice and Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama. His research focuses on diversity and social justice in library and information science and community informatics, or... Read More →
PhD Candidate, University of Michigan School of Information
Nazelie Doghramadjian is a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan School of Information. Her research focuses on intellectual choices made in the Armenian community in the United States when preserving their records and their impact on academic archives and special collections... Read More →
Associate Professor, The University of Alabama, College of Communication & Information Sciences, School of Library & Information Studies
Her research explores how people make meaning from information in complex digital ecosystems, with particular focus on proximity and epidata – novel theoretical constructs that examine the attributes and contextual elements shaping information interpretation and discovery.
Evan M. Allgood is a doctoral student in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Allgood recently received their MSLIS from UIUC in 2025. Their research interests include representations of queer life in archives, transgender history, and... Read More →
Professor, Ph.D. Program Director, Dominican University
Karen Snow is a Professor and the Ph.D. Program Director in the School of Information Studies. She teaches face-to-face and online in the areas of cataloging, classification, and metadata. Dr. Snow’s main areas of research interest are cataloging quality, ethics, and education... Read More →
Ph.D. in Information Studies Student, Dominican University
Briana J. Christensen is a PhD student at Dominican University with a research focus of popular culture media and archives. Professionally, Briana has a background in academic libraries, federal archives, and currently is Assistant Professor and the Archives and Information Studies... Read More →
Lecturer and Associate Program Director in Library and Information Science, Indiana University, Indianapolis
Dr. Austin Stroud (he/him/his) is a Lecturer and Associate Program Director in library and information science at Indiana University (IU) Indianapolis. He completed a PhD in information studies at Dominican University in May 2025 with a focus on the use and instruction of high-level... Read More →
Ph.D. in Library and Information Science Student, Simmons University
Khiana Harris (she/they) is a PhD student in Library and Information Science at Simmons University and a Teaching and Learning Librarian at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Their research interests include but are not limited to critical pedagogy in LIS instruction, addressing... Read More →
Dr. Katie Klein, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of North Texas. She has more than a decade of experience as a librarian in school and public libraries. Klein earned her BA from Hope College, MLIS from Rutgers University, and PhD... Read More →
Assistant Professor, University of Central Missouri
Amanda Harrison worked for 15 years in PreK-12 education and fourteen as a school librarian in Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the University of Central Missouri's Library Science program. She has served on numerous professional committees... Read More →
Interim Dean University Libraries/ MLIS Program Director, Old Dominion University
Dr. Elizabeth Burns serves as the Interim Dean for the University Libraries at Old Dominion University, Norfolk VA. She is an associate professor and the Program Director for the Library and Information Studies Program in the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies. Dr... Read More →
Maria Cahill is an associate professor in the School of Information Science and the Department of Educational Leadership Studies at the University of Kentucky. Cahill earned an MLIS at the University of South Carolina and a PhD in Literacy Education from the University of Tennessee... Read More →
Dr. Sarah Barriage is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky. Her research interests include the information practices of children and youth, social justice in information institutions, and the development and use of child-centered... Read More →
Xiaofeng Li is an Associate Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science at PennWest University. Her research interests include youth information behavior, information literacy, and the development of information resources and services for young people.
Dr. Andrew Zalot is an assistant professor at East Carolina University. His research focuses on intellectual freedom and the intersection of local and social media discourse on book bans.
Jessie is an assistant professor in Pratt Institute’s School of Information. Her research interests include Black teens in public library spaces, critical frameworks for teen librarianship, and the ways we teach future librarians work with all youth.
Dr. Jacqueline ‘Jacquie’ Kociubuk is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Information Equity, Diverse Communities, and Critical Librarianship track at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. Her research focuses on understanding... Read More →
Dr. Latrice Ferguson is an Assistant Professor at East Carolina University in the Department of Library Sciences. Within the world of library sciences, she explores the intersections of community literacies, histories, library practices, and literature with children. She spent many... Read More →
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland iSchool
Dr. Jieun Yeon is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland College of Information. Her research centers on public library governance, aiming to facilitate democratic and community-oriented decision-making for public library professionals and community members. Her ongoing... Read More →
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland College Park
Dr. Ana Ndumu is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland College Park. Ndumu’s work focuses on the cross between social identity and information behavior, particularly how accessible and adequate information strengthens marginalized communities. Her studies are thus... Read More →
S.E. Hackney is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information Studies, Queens College CUNY. His research examines the intersections of librarianship and the history of computing with regards to digital text and information processing, and he does extensive work with community... Read More →
Teaching Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
David Charles is a teaching assistant professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He holds over fifteen years of industry experience in the areas of digital transformation, innovation culture and strategy, business and people analytics... Read More →
Rhys Dreeszen Bowman is an assistant professor at Pratt Institute. They have a PhD from the University of South Carolina, an MLIS from Simmons University, and are a former school librarian. Their research studies the information practice of queer and trans people.
Professor, Ph.D. Program Director, Dominican University
Karen Snow is a Professor and the Ph.D. Program Director in the School of Information Studies. She teaches face-to-face and online in the areas of cataloging, classification, and metadata. Dr. Snow’s main areas of research interest are cataloging quality, ethics, and education... Read More →
Travis Wagner is an assistant professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. They received their PhD in information sciences from the University of South Carolina. Their research explores the sociotechnical practices of creating, curating... Read More →
Evan M. Allgood is a doctoral student in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Allgood recently received their MSLIS from UIUC in 2025. Their research interests include representations of queer life in archives, transgender history, and... Read More →
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland College Park
Dr. Ana Ndumu is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland College Park. Ndumu’s work focuses on the cross between social identity and information behavior, particularly how accessible and adequate information strengthens marginalized communities. Her studies are thus... Read More →
Hripsime Mantecon is a Ph.D. student in Information Science at the University of North Texas, specializing in Health Informatics. Her research focuses on health information-seeking behavior across social media and clinical environments. She is particularly interested in women’s... Read More →
Audrey Wilson-Youngblood is a PhD student at the University of North Texas. Her research interests include information literacy, librarians' identity development, intellectual freedom, and information behavior. With 22 years of experience in public education, Audrey has worked in... Read More →
Rhys Dreeszen Bowman is an assistant professor at Pratt Institute. They have a PhD from the University of South Carolina, an MLIS from Simmons University, and are a former school librarian. Their research studies the information practice of queer and trans people.
Associate Professor Associate Dean for Access, Ethics, and Belonging, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Renate Chancellor, (PhD Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, (UCLA), is Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Access, Ethics, and Belonging. She is recipient of the 2014 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Excellence in Teaching... Read More →
Assistant Professor, East Carolina University College of Education
Dr. Tyler Youngman writes and teaches about the history and philosophy of cultural destruction. Their agenda examines how bibliographical artifacts and preservation infrastructures mediate performances of pastmaking. Their scholarship on epistemicide, epistemic injustice, and cultural... Read More →
Associate Professor | Program Director, MLIS, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Dr. Beth Patin is an Associate Professor at the School of Information Studies and is also serving at the Program Director for the Masters of Science in Library and Information Studies program at Syracuse University, where her work explores the intersection of information access and... Read More →
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Rachel M. Magee, Assistant Professor and Interim Undergraduate Program Director at the School of Information Sciences at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is a youth advocate who teaches about and researches youth technology and information practices, informed by her background... Read More →
Dr. Jacqueline ‘Jacquie’ Kociubuk is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Information Equity, Diverse Communities, and Critical Librarianship track at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. Her research focuses on understanding... Read More →
Dr. Sarah Barriage is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky. Her research interests include the information practices of children and youth, social justice in information institutions, and the development and use of child-centered... Read More →
Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Abigail L. Phillips is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Her research interests include neurodiversity, mental health, disability, accessibility, and support for marginalized and underserved communities, as well... Read More →
Nicole Wojcik is the School Library Fellow and current doctoral student at the School of Information Science at the University of South Carolina. Her research interests include cultural competency, amplifying diverse voices and lived experiences, writing across the curriculum and... Read More →
Associate Professor Associate Dean for Access, Ethics, and Belonging, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Renate Chancellor, (PhD Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, (UCLA), is Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Access, Ethics, and Belonging. She is recipient of the 2014 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Excellence in Teaching... Read More →
