Education
University of Texas at Austin, School of Information, Austin, TX
- Master of Science in Information Studies, May 2021
Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, NY
- Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies in Agriculture and Life Sciences - Biology, May 2006
Professional Experience
Faculty Librarian/Assistant Professor, Austin Community College, Austin, TX April 2024 - Present
- Provides reference services to students, faculty and staff at the ACC Hays Campus
- Delivers information literacy instruction to individuals and classes
- Selects McNaughton leisure reading materials as the Eastview campus representative
Access Services Librarian, UT at Austin - Tarlton Law Library, Austin, TX June 2021 – March 2024
Circulation Manager, promoted to Professional Librarian after MSIS completion Aug 2016 – June 2021
- Provide general reference assistance to all law library users
- Assist patrons with general library information; assist and instruct in using library services, equipment, facilities and resources
- Support and work collaboratively with Librarians to meet academic goals and initiatives
- Communicate changes and new initiatives impacting circulation practices to library personnel
- Provide management to achieve optimal function of workflow and exceptional customer service in all areas, including lending of materials, course reserve and interlibrary loan
- Evaluate circulation policies and procedures, implement operational and technological improvements
- Maintain and update procedures and practices to optimize circulation services
- Recruit, hire, and train student workers and staff
- Coordinate training, assignments, and scheduling of circulation staff
- Identify and retrieve overdue materials; resolve issues arising from late, damaged, or lost materials
Access Services Coordinator, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY Jul 2013 - Jul 2016
- Managed and trained unit staff and student employees
- Demonstrated leadership in maintaining current services and implementation of new initiatives
- Backed up and assumed responsibilities of Archivist in their absence
- Co-taught instructional classes with Librarians to introduce students to Archival Research
- Researched and created online exhibits for Archives and Special Collections using Omeka
- Uploaded digital photos and assigned metadata in accordance with institutional standards in CONTENTdm
- Processed interlibrary loan borrowing and lending requests and monitored progress to ensure completion
- Performed reserve processing activities including creating lists, adding items to lists, and removing books from reserve during and/or after the term
- Provided direct public service at the circulation desk including policy explanation and complaint resolution
- Conducted online circulation activities including generating reports, updating circulation database, turning in incident reports, and work orders
Access Services Technician II, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY Sept 2011 - Jul 2013
- Processed course reserves and ILL requests
- Supervised and trained student employees
- Assigned daily tasks to student assistants as needed
- Sorted books, bound journals, and magazines for shelving
Teaching Assistant, Newark Central School District, Newark, NY Sept 2009 - Jun 2011
- Taught small group reading and writing lessons with students in K-12
- Participated in planning and execution of student activities
- Assisted teacher during lessons, edited and graded student assignments and tests
Head English Teacher, KJC English Academy, Busan, South Korea Jan 2008 - May 2009
- Taught reading, writing, and English conversation to Korean students age 5-16
- Collaborated with Korean co-teacher to develop class curriculum and choose course materials
- Interviewed for hire foreign teachers and trained new teachers in English instruction and policies
- Wrote daily lesson plans for varying placement levels
- Instructed Middle School TOEFL class in listening and writing
English Teacher, Reading Town English Academy, Busan, South Korea Oct 2006 - Oct 2007
- Taught reading, writing and English conversation to Korean students age 5-16
- Wrote daily lesson plans for classes
- Edited weekly journals and writing assignments
- Kept track of student progress and wrote quarterly report cards
Library Student Employee, Cornell University, Uris Library, Ithaca, NY Feb 2004 - May 2006
- Assisted patrons in finding and checking out materials
- Checked-in and shelved returned items; answered phone and greeted patrons
- Created reserve lists and added both print and electronic items to course reserve
