Education
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, December 2022
- Master of Library and Information Science
University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, May 2013
- Bachelor of Arts in English and Humanities
Awards and Honors
- 2021 UW-Green Bay Founders Award – “Academic Support Award for Excellence”
- 2021 UW-Green Bay Founders Award – “University Award for Excellence in a Collaborative Achievement” as a member of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
- Awarded 2013 UWGB Chancellor’s Medallion
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude, May 2013
Academic Interests
- Collection development and resource management
- Digital scholarship and pedagogy
- Open educational resources
- Born digital records management
- Universal design and accessibility
- Open access publishing and intellectual property
Work Experience
University of Wisconsin – Green Bay
Digital Collections and Metadata Librarian | April 2022 – Present
- Manage and support UWGB’s Institutional Repository
- Manage metadata interoperability for CONTENTdm, and import processes to Alma and Primo VE
- Original and copy cataloging
- Chair of Open Educational Resources Program
- Member of Libraries’ DEI Team
- Member of Digital Transformation and Technology Team
- Member of Usability Testing Team
University of Wisconsin – Green Bay
Teaching, Learning, and Technology Consultant | October 2014 – April 2022
- Consult with instructional staff to design assignments and projects that meet course learning outcomes
- Support teaching and learning best practices using educational technologies
- Coordinate educational development for instructional academic staff across the University
- Manage and support UWGB Domains – “Domain of One’s Own” Institutional License
- Advise and support digital scholarship for staff and students
- Coordinate and support ePortfolio use for undergraduate and graduate students
- Lead badging project within the Center; Develop taxonomy
- Producer for Phoenix Studios Podcast Network
University of Wisconsin – Green Bay
Digital Humanities Technology Consultant | May 2013 – October 2014
- Coordinate digital projects for Humanities unit
- Train students on how to use content management systems (WordPress and others), network visualization tools (node.js, Gephi, and others), mapping applications (ESRI suite: ArcGIS, StoryMaps, others), content creation tools: Adobe Suite and open source products like Audacity.
Research & Special Projects
- Open Education Resources Pilot, Strategic Initiative
- HLC Accreditation Working Group, September 2019 – October 2021
- Graduate Internship in the Archives and Area Research Center at UW-Green Bay, September 2019-November 2019
- “Road Trip Vintage Postcards” CONTENTdm project in Digital Libraries course
- “KaNa Foto Archive” Project
- “Scalable Social Tagging with Stakeholders,” course paper in Information Access and Retrieval, Spring 2019
- “Brown County Criminal Court Records Database 1890-1939,” Co-Project Manager with Dr. Caroline Boswell and Nathan Kraftcheck, and The Archives and Area Research Center at UW-Green Bay, January 2019 – May 2019
- “Building the Ship: Streaming Media and Tangled Knots,” course paper in Foundations of Library and Information Sciences
- HLC Accreditation Working Group, October 2016 – October 2017
Professional Development & Presentations
- Spring 2019 OPID Conference: Workshop Presentation with Dr. Caroline Boswell: “Open Pedagogy and Student Learning” | April 2019
- Presenter at the Learning Technology Development Council virtual showcase, “Choose-Your-Own-Adventure using Twine” | April 2019
- Hands-On Technology Day at UW-Green Bay, “ePortfolios and Student Digital Identity” | August 2018
- T3 Conference at St. Norbert College, “Scale the ePortfolio” | May 2018
- Coordinator of the Digital Scholarship Institute at UW-Green Bay with presenters Miriam Posner and Amanda Visconti | May 2018
- Presenter at Ripon College, “UWGB Domains, How to Start a Domain of One’s Own Project” | November 2017
- Attendee, Digital Humanities Summer Institute 2017: Digital Humanities Pedagogy Course, Victoria, British Columbia | June 2017
- Presenter at Domains 17 Conference in Oklahoma City, OK, “ePortfolios and Digital Identity” | June 2017
- Spring 2016 OPID Conference: Panel presentation with Drs. Caroline Boswell and Heidi Sherman: “Inspiring Makers: Creating Community and Authenticity through Project-Based Learning in Face-to-Face and Blended Humanities Courses”
Affiliations & Memberships
- Member, Awards and Recognition Committee, September 2021-Present
- Member, Academic Staff Committee, September 2020-July 2021
- Member, UW System OER Strategy Taskforce, July 2019-July 2020
- Member, Academic Staff Professional Development Committee, July 2019-July 2021
- Member, American Library Association, August 2018 – Present
- Member, Association of College and Research Libraries, August 2018- Present
- Chair, Academic Staff Personnel Committee, July 2016-July 2018
- Chair, Learning Technology Collaborative Committee, July 2015 – July 2017