Jewel Davis

Liasion Areas

  • Literacy
  • Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum
  • Library Science

Library Responsibilities

  • Provide instruction and consultation in information literacy, critical media literacy, and youth literature for education programs
  • Support education students and faculty with research services related to teaching, learning, and curriculum design
  • Lead the planning, development, and assessment of the Instructional Materials Center’s collections, services, and programs
  • Guide IMC operations, priorities, and initiatives in collaboration with library leadership and campus partners
  • Foster outreach and professional learning opportunities connecting the IMC with education programs and PK–12 educators

Education

  • Master of Library and Information Studies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Master of Arts in Teaching, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Bachelor of Arts in English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Service Interests

  • USBBY Outstanding International Books Committee 
  • Caldecott Award Selection Committee Chair
  • Past President, Assemby on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE (ALAN)

Scholarly Interests

  • Diversity in Youth Literature
  • Critical Media Literacy 
  • Arts-Based Inquiry and Caring Practices in Higher
Title: Director of the Instructional Materials Center, Martha and Nancy Lee Bivens Distinguished Professor

Email address: Email me

Phone: (828) 262-2791

Office address
033 Belk Library and Information Commons