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 →
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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 →
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 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 →
