University Libraries

Liaison Areas

• Counseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education (CTH)
• Psychology
• Social Work

Library Responsibilities

• Information Literacy & Instruction - provide face-to-face, synchronous online, and asynchronous instruction and liaison services in Social Sciences, First Year Seminars, Rhetoric and Composition, Writing Across the Curriculum, and other areas as needed. 
• Marketing and Outreach - Develop strategies to develop and promote best practices in online instructional pedagogy within the library, academic departments, and support programs. 
• Instructional Materials – Create, design, and manage the instructional materials repository.
• eLearning - Develop eLearning instructional tools and resources in consultation with the eLearning librarian.
• Research Assistance and Public Services - Provide reference and research assistance in person and online and participate in team public services and programming initiatives.

 Education

• Master of Library and Information Studies, 2020, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Online Teaching Certificate, 2020, Quality Matters
• Certificate in Rhetoric and Composition, 2014, Appalachian State University
• Master of Arts in English, 2012, Georgia State University 
• Bachelor of Arts in English, 2006, Appalachian State University 

 Scholarly Interests

• Information Literacy
• Assessment
• Humanities Research Methods
• Art and Literary Theory and Criticism 
• Rhetoric and Composition

Affiliations

• Member: American Library Association (ALA)
• Member: Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)
• Member: Southeastern Library Association (SLA)
• Member: Library Orientation-Instruction Exchange (LOEX)
• Member: African Literature Association (ALA)
• Member: Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (ACLALS)
• Member: Society for the Study of Southern Literature (SSSL)
• Board Member: Banner Elk Book Exchange (BEx)
• Board Member: Western North Carolina Sculpture Center (WNCSC)
• Secretary: Watauga County Beekeepers Association (WCBA)