I joined the University of New Mexico as Dean and Professor of the College of University Libraries and Learning Services (CULLS) in September 2021. I oversee over 120 full time faculty and staff, a budget of over $20 million, and provide leadership for all University Libraries operations, Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences (OILS) programs, and the UNM Press.
Previously, I served as Associate Dean for Learning, Undergraduate Services and Commonwealth Campus Libraries at the Pennsylvania State University Libraries (2019 – 2021), Associate University Librarian for Research and Learning at Old Dominion University (2016-2019), Head of McLure Education Library/Associate Professor at the University of Alabama (2014 – 2016), and Research and Development Librarian/Assistant Professor at Kansas State University (2009 -2014).
My primary research interests include open access, higher education management, organization development and leadership. I have presented at national and international conferences such as the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) National Conference, Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Assessment Conference, Australia Library and Information Association (ALIA) National Conference, and International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries (QQML). I have also published in refereed journals such as portal: Libraries and the Academy, College and Research Libraries, Journal of Librarianship & Scholarly Communication, Journal of Library Administration, and Communications in Information Literacy. I have served on the Library Leadership and Management Journal Editorial Board and am currently the Chair of the ACRL College and Research Libraries News Editorial Board.
An active member of the American Libraries Association (ALA) since 2007, I was selected as an ALA Emerging Leader in 2010. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) (2010 – 2013), a division of ALA, I chaired the association’s Diversity Task Force (2010 – 2011). I was elected the Chair Elect/Chair/Past-Chair of LLAMA’s Library Organization and Management (LOMS) Section (2013-2016). I was an elected ALA Councilor (2015-2021), and served on the association’s governing body.
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