In addition to my doctoral work, I have also studied librarians' experiences with teaching and with technology.

Recent publications include:

• Critical consciousness and search: an introductory visualization. (2016). In N. Pagowsky & K. McElroy (Eds.), Critical library pedagogy handbook. Chicago: American Library Association. [Link]

• Unpacking and overcoming 'edutainment' in library instruction. (2015). In the Library with the Lead Pipe. [Link] [open-reviewed]

My recent presentations include (refereed, unless otherwise indicated):

• Interviews that attend to emplacement: the “walk-through” method. (2017, May). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Information Science, Ryerson University, Toronto. With Lisa M. Given and Lauren Carlson. Winner of the award for Best Overall Paper.

• Coming to our senses: Considerations for studying sensory information. (2017, May). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Information Science, Ryerson University, Toronto.

• Against the wind: Challenges and barriers to Canadian academic librarians’ instructional practices. (2017, June). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Information Science, Ryerson University, Toronto. With Heidi Julien.

• Institutions, ways of knowing, and critical information literacy. (2017, February). Guest lecture for LIS 598, Knowledge Production, Diffusion, and Reception, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton. [Invited]

• Embodied information in workplace contexts. (2016, October). Symposium of the Special Interest Group for Information Needs, Seeking, and Use (SIG-USE), Annual Meeting of the Association of Information Science and Technology, Copenhagen. (with Thane Chambers) [Link]

The core of my librarian practice is supporting students and faculty members in the University of Alberta's Departments of Art & Design, Drama, and Psychology.

My primary responsibilities include:

• Creating and offering discipline-specific searching consultations and teaching
• Advising students and faculty members on issues such as scholarly communications, open access, and research data management
• Coordinating Rutherford Library's exhibitions program

Recent and current service roles include:

• Co-chair, Canadian Association for Information Science 2018 conference
• Peer mentor, Librarians' Research Institute, Canadian Association for Research Libraries (2017, 2015)
• Chair, Program Committee, WILU 2017 (Workshop on Instruction in Library Use)
• Webmaster and Executive Board Member, Canadian Association for Information Science (2015-present)
• Reviewer, Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T), Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, and others
• Guest lecturer, University of Alberta and University at Buffalo

My awards include:

• Best Overall Paper, Canadian Association for Information Science (with Lisa Given and Lauren Carlson) (2017)
• Tuition Fees Scholarship, Swinburne University of Technology (2017-)
• OCLC/ASIS&T Student Prize (2016)
• Faculty of Education Resource Funding, Charles Sturt University (2016)
• Research Support Fund Grant, University of Alberta Libraries (2016, 2012)
• Librarian Recognition Award, University of Alberta (2014)
• Best Paper by a Practitioner, Canadian Association for Information Science (2013, 2012)
• Sponsored Place Award at i3 (information: interactions and impact), Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland (2013)
• SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship (2003)

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