2026 ALISE Annual Conference: Full Schedule

3:00pm EST

Breakout 2.1: Turning the Tide of Open Questions into Multidimensional Skills Development for School and Career

Monday November 16, 2026 3:00pm - 4:15pm EST

TBA

archival education; preservation education; religious archives; data curation; crowdsourcing

Speakers

Sarah A. Buchanan

associate professor, University of Missouri

convener of ALISE SIG for archival/preservation education

Rajesh Das

PhD Student, Florida State University

presenter

Eric Hung

Adjunct Lecturer (Executive Director of the Music of Asian America Research Center (MAARC)), University of Maryland

presenter

Maria Mazzenga

Department of Library & Information Sciences, The Catholic University of America

Gretchen Stahlman

Florida State University, School of Information

Christina Velasquez Fidler

Monday November 16, 2026 3:00pm - 4:15pm EST
TBA

SIG, Breakout Series 2

10:30am EST

Breakout 3.1: Who Gets to Ask the Questions: Disability Research and Advocacy as a Collaborative Endeavor

Tuesday November 17, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EST

TBA

accessibility; disability; disclosure; neurodiversity; programming; workforce

Session Sponsored by:

Speakers

Keren Dali

Associate Professor, Department of Information Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, The Catholic University of America

Kim M. Thompson

Professor, School of Information Science College of Information and Communications University of South Carolina

ProfessorSchool of Information Science
College of Information and Communications
University of South Carolina

Andrew J. M. Smith

Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Management Emporia State University

Associate ProfessorSchool of Library and Information ManagementEmporia State University

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

Ph.D. Candidate, Syracuse University iSchool

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 →

Tessie Holliday

Dick Kawooya

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 →

Abigail Phillips

Caitlin Tobin

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 →

Amelia Anderson

Florida State University

Tuesday November 17, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EST
TBA

SIG, Breakout Series 3

10:30am EST

Breakout 3.2: When Questions Harm: Power, Silence, and Social Opprobrium in Information Environments

Tuesday November 17, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EST

TBA

social opprobrium; epistemic injustice; questioning practices; misinformation; LIS education

Speakers

Shannon C. Williams

Graduate Lead Instructor, Florida State University

Dr. Willie L. Smith, Jr.

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

SIG, Breakout Series 3

1:05pm EST

Breakout 4.1: From Dormancy to Dialogue: Revitalizing the ALISE Doctoral Student SIG

Tuesday November 17, 2026 1:05pm - 2:20pm EST

TBA

Doctoral Students; Networking; Special Interest Groups; Outreach; Scholarship

Speakers

Karen Snow

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 →

Briana J. Christensen

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 →

Steven P. Brummel

Rhodes College/Dominican University

Tim Bowman

Austin Stroud

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 →

Khiana Harris

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 →

Tuesday November 17, 2026 1:05pm - 2:20pm EST
TBA

SIG, Breakout Series 4

1:05pm EST

Breakout 4.2: Strengthening School Librarian Preparation through Standards, Strategic Partnerships, and Responsive Practices

Tuesday November 17, 2026 1:05pm - 2:20pm EST

TBA

School librarians; Education programs/schools; Leadership; preparation standards; Trauma-informed practice.

Speakers

Kim Reichenbach Krutka

Katie Klein

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

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 →

Rita Reinsel Soulen

Assistant Professor, East Carolina University

Lara Tedrow

Allison Fears

Amelia Anderson

Florida State University

Selena Layden

Amanda Harrison

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 →

Amber Solida

Elizabeth Burns

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

Associate Professor, University of Kentucky

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 →

Rebecca Morris

University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information

Diana Colby

University of North Texas

Tuesday November 17, 2026 1:05pm - 2:20pm EST
TBA

SIG, Breakout Series 4

2:35pm EST

Breakout 5.1: Naming, knowing, and belonging:Centering queer and trans communities in our “good questions.”

Tuesday November 17, 2026 2:35pm - 3:50pm EST

TBA

LGBTQ+ communities, information practice, reading practices

Speakers

Rhys Dreeszen Bowman

Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute

Gina Schlesselman-Tarango

The University of Alabama

Shengang Wang

Simmons University

Karen Snow

Professor, Ph.D. Program Director, Dominican University

Travis L. Wagner

Assistant Professor, University of Illinois

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 →

Jason Ezell

Milo Ono

Emrys Brandt

Evan M. Allgood

Doctoral student, University of Illinois

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 →

Tuesday November 17, 2026 2:35pm - 3:50pm EST
TBA

SIG, Breakout Series 5

4:20pm EST

Breakout 6.1: Youth Services in LIS: Celebrating a plurality of perspectives

Tuesday November 17, 2026 4:20pm - 5:35pm EST

TBA

teens; children; rural libraries; storytimes; LIS curriculum

Speakers

Rachel M Magee

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 →

Jacqueline Kociubuk

Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island

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 →

Sarah Barriage

Associate Professor, University of Kentucky

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 →

Ena Prskalo

Kerry Townsend

University of Missouri

Itza A Carbajal

Abigail Phillips

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 →

Aubrey Rogowski

Nicole Wojcik

PhD Student, University of South Carolina

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 →

Tuesday November 17, 2026 4:20pm - 5:35pm EST
TBA

SIG, Breakout Series 6

4:20pm EST

Breakout 6.2: How do or can we transcend beyond the Innovative to Transformative? - Asking the Bold Question!

Tuesday November 17, 2026 4:20pm - 5:35pm EST

TBA

Counterstorytelling, Fugitive Pedagogy, Indigenous Knowledge, Mentorship, Transformative

Speakers

Anthony W. Dunbar

Professor, Dominican University

ALISE Innovative SIG Co Convener

Paria Aria

Assistant Professor, Texas Woman's University

Darryl Allen

Mandissa Arlaina

Renate Chancellor

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 →

Shawn Smith Cruz

Ashley Edwards

Amelia Gibson

University of Maryland

Tuesday November 17, 2026 4:20pm - 5:35pm EST
TBA

SIG, Breakout Series 6

9:00am EST

Breakout 7.1: Expressive Freedom and LIS Education

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

TBA

Academic freedom; Expressive freedom; higher education; educational institutions ; institutional autonomy.

Speakers

John Burgess

Associate Professor and Teaching Excellence Coordinator, University of Alabama

Assistant Professor and Teaching Excellence Coordinator for the University of Alabama's School of Library and Information Studies

Amanda Shelton

University of Missouri-Columbia

Andrew Zalot

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

SIG, Breakout Series 7

9:00am EST

Breakout 7.2: Good Questions and Developments in Teaching Information Organization: Metadata, Cataloging, and Collections

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

TBA

competencies; skill training; flipped classroom; music materials; indigenous materials

Speakers

Vyacheslav Zavalin

Tenured Faculty Member, Texas Woman's University

Dr. Vyacheslav "Slava" Zavalin is a faculty member of the School of Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman's University. He teaches courses on information organization, cataloging and classification, information retrieval, and a variety of technical subjects, including data... Read More →

Priya Kizhakkethil

Faculty Member, Texas Woman's University

Dr. Priya Kizhakkethil is an assistant professor in the School of Library & Information Studies at Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas, USA. She received her PhD from the University of North Texas, and her research interests include human information behavior, information... Read More →

Karen Snow

Professor, Ph.D. Program Director, Dominican University

Sevim McCutcheon

Sonia Archer-Capuzzo

Clinical Associate Professor, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Dr. Sonia Archer-Capuzzo is Clinical Associate Professor of Library and Information Science at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, where she teaches information organization and access, cataloging and classification, indexing and abstracting, and music librarianship. Sonia... Read More →

Laikin Dantchenko

Mary Burke

Faculty member, University of North Texas

Dr. Mary Burke is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of North Texas (UNT). She specializes in digital language archiving, information organization, and cultural heritage stewardship, with a focus on increasing accessibility for Indigenous... Read More →

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

SIG, Breakout Series 7

10:30am EST

Breakout 8.1: Academic Freedom as Policy: Governance and Practice

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

TBA

Academic freedom; Educational institutions; Institutional autonomy; International perspectives.

Speakers

Xiaohua Awa Zhu

Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Xiaohua Awa Zhu is an Associate Professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her work focuses on several themes at the intersection of information policy, social informatics, and libraries: misinformation governance, rights related to... Read More →

Charles Sutton

Assistant Professor, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, Indianapolis

Charles Sutton is an assistant professor at Indiana University, Indianapolis. His teaching/learning philosophy centers on community – community organizing, community-engaged and community-based participatory research. His research explores the social-material manifestation of circulating... Read More →

Kim Krutka

Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University

I am Assistant Professor of Library and Information Studies at ODU. Previously, I was a high school social studies teacher for 7 years and an elementary and high school librarian for 10 years. My research interests include critical examination of libraries, exploration of STEAM experiences... Read More →

Spencer Lilley

Associate Professor, Victoria University of Wellington

New ZealandIndigenous KnowledgeData Sovereignty

Jieun Yeon

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 →

Melissa Cardenas-Dow

Social Sciences Librarian, Sacramento State University

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

SIG, Breakout Series 8

10:30am EST

Breakout 8.2: Repairing the Record: A Curriculum Workshop

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

TBA

Cultural Heritage Informatics, Collective Memory, Crowdsourcing, Digital Humanities, Epistemicide.

Speakers

Tyler Youngman

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 →

Joseph Winberry

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 →

Beth Patin

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 →

Renate Chancellor

Associate Professor Associate Dean for Access, Ethics, and Belonging, Syracuse University School of Information Studies

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

SIG, Breakout Series 8

1:40pm EST

Breakout 9.1: The Good Questions: Exploring LIS Education

Wednesday November 18, 2026 1:40pm - 2:55pm EST

TBA

Cultural Capital; Curriculum; Diversity; Curriculum Development

Speakers

Elizabeth Burns

Interim Dean University Libraries/ MLIS Program Director, Old Dominion University

Amanda Harrison

Assistant Professor, University of Central Missouri

Rita Soulen

Natalie Taylor

University of South Florida

Denise Shereff

BRONZE, University of South Florida

John Sullivan

Spencer Lilley

Associate Professor, Victoria University of Wellington

New ZealandIndigenous KnowledgeData Sovereignty

Vanessa Irvin

East Carolina University

Wednesday November 18, 2026 1:40pm - 2:55pm EST
TBA

SIG, Breakout Series 9

1:40pm EST

Breakout 9.2: International Collaboration in LIS Education

Wednesday November 18, 2026 1:40pm - 2:55pm EST

TBA

Global engagement; LIS education; Internationalization

Speakers

Dick Kawooya

Associate Professor, School of Information Science, University of South Carolina

Paria Aria

Assistant Professor, Texas Woman's University

Nadine I. Kozak

Associate Professor, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Nadine Kozak, Ph.D., is an information policy scholar whose research examines how individuals, communities, and organizations interpret, adopt, and challenge policies, regulations, and laws. She earned her Ph.D. in Communication and Science Studies in 2010 from the University of California... Read More →

Wednesday November 18, 2026 1:40pm - 2:55pm EST
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