2026 ALISE Annual Conference: Full Schedule

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9:00am EST

Breakout 7.5: Questioning AI: Four Perspectives

Wednesday November 18, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am EST

TBA

artificial intelligence, instruction, pedagogy, curriculum

Speakers

Laura Saunderes

Professor & Associate Dean, Simmons University

Laura Saunders is a Professor and Associate Dean at Simmons University School of Library and Information Science as well as the Director of the Simmons Center for Information Literacy. Her teaching and research focus on the areas of information literacy including news/media literacy... Read More →

Don Simmons

Simmons University

Sarah Appedu

Doctoral Candidate, Syracuse University

Sarah Appedu, M.S. LIS (she/her) is a Ph.D. candidate in Information Science & Technology at Syracuse University. She received her Master’s in Library & Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a former academic library worker. Her backgrounds... Read More →

Wednesday November 18, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am EST
TBA

Juried Panel, Breakout Series 7

9:00am EST

Breakout 7.6: Exploring Educational and Cultural Exchange Through the Fulbright Experience

Wednesday November 18, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am EST

TBA

Fulbright; International collaborations; Research; Teaching

Speakers

Africa Hands

Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo

Africa S. Hands is assistant professor in the department of information science at University at Buffalo. Her research examines public library access in marginalized populations, information access in higher education settings, and the experiences of graduate and doctoral students... Read More →

Denise Adkins

Professor & Director, University of Missouri-Columbia

Denise Agosto

Rutgers University

Sanda Erdelez

Simmons University

Heather Moulaison-Sandy

Associate Professor, University of Missouri

Amy VanScoy

Professor, University at Buffalo

Wednesday November 18, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am EST
TBA

Juried Panel, Breakout Series 7

10:30am EST

Breakout 8.5: Academic Hazing: Why Does it Exist in LIS?

Wednesday November 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EST

TBA

Academic hazing, LIS, psychological safety, inclusion, and higher education

Speakers

Twanna Hodge

PhD candidate, University of Maryland, College Park, College of Information

Twanna Hodge (she/her) is a PhD candidate in the College of Information at the University of Maryland, College Park. She holds a BA in Humanities from the University of the Virgin Islands and a Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of Washington. Her PhD... Read More →

Manuel Mendez

Jamia Williams

Jamilah Gabriel

Doctoral Student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Jamillah R. Gabriel is a doctoral student in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with over 17 years of experience working in public and academic libraries. Her research interests focus on the information needs and behaviors of African... Read More →

Wednesday November 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EST
TBA

Juried Panel, Breakout Series 8

10:30am EST

Breakout 8.6: Why ALISE Matters: Dialogic Reflection & Construction of Organizational Identity & Value

Wednesday November 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EST

TBA

Professional associations; professional development; library education.

Speakers

Amanda Shelton

University of Missouri-Columbia

Yi Wan

PhD Candidate, University of South Carolina

Yi Wan is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of South Carolina. Her research focuses on how power systems shape information access at the individual, community, institutional, and societal levels, with a particular attention to health information and improving equity in information... Read More →

Paria Aria

Assistant Professor, Texas Woman's University

Wednesday November 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EST
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Juried Panel, Breakout Series 8

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