Master of Science in Education (M.S. Ed.), Instructional Technology

Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)

Selected coursework: Information Services Management; Information: Organization and Search; Research and Assessment; Reading Interests of Adults; Metadata Standards and XML

Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS)

Coursework in Spanish, linguistics, and global literatures, including Creative Writing in Spanish, Spanish American Short Story, Sociolinguistics, and Introduction to Linguistics

Post-baccalaureate coursework: SLIS 6411, Detecting and Refuting False Information

Adjunct Reference & Instruction Librarian

• Teach 10–25 course-integrated information literacy sessions per semester across first-year, multilingual/ELL, dual credit, Honors, and STEM courses
• Built a recurring three-session sequence with English faculty, moving from source evaluation and lateral reading to AI literacy and database research
• Designed a flipped AI literacy lesson, later presented at ACRL DOLS and the Illinois Library Association
• Develop dual credit information literacy curriculum serving 120+ students annually; trained 40+ partner high school instructors
• Create asynchronous tutorials and modules in Niche Academy and LibGuides, including the library's second most-used learning object
• Provide reference via desk, chat, and virtual consultation (up to 25 desk and 5–10 chat hours weekly), including Honors capstone support
• Manage a $2,000 semesterly acquisitions budget and weed the C and G classes using Alma data and Choice reviews; supported the Dewey-to-LC reclassification.
• Plan outreach programming, including Banned Books Week and National Library Week, with campus and community partners
• Led a data-driven redesign of the library website and LibGuides (10+ pages), establishing content governance workflows and WCAG accessibility review

Adjunct Librarian

• Provide reference and research consultations in person and virtually several times weekly, across disciplines including STEM
• Teach active-learning information literacy sessions for composition courses
• Collaborate with faculty to adopt and create Open Educational Resources
• Designed "Summer Fling Book Matchmaking," a gamified display promoting collection discovery and teaching LC call numbers
• Invited judge for the annual student research symposium

Librarian

• Taught information literacy sessions and designed the library component of New Student Orientation for cohorts of 150+
• Weeded and selected materials using usage data; drafted updates to the collection development policy
• Provided research consultations for students and faculty across disciplines

Information Services Librarian

• Provided research consultations for graduate and doctoral students in nursing, social work, and education
• Co-developed course-integrated workshops and created LibGuides
• Supervised and trained student employees

Graduate Practicum Student

• Scripted and recorded video tutorials, supported a collection diversity audit, and built a LibGuide for students with disabilities

Research Assistant

• Conducted searches in PubMed, MEDLINE, and Scopus and produced literature reviews and annotated bibliographies supporting faculty publications and grant submissions

Library Assistant II (promoted from Page and Library Assistant I)

• Managed serials acquisitions, copy cataloging, and collection maintenance for magazines, adult nonfiction, and DVDs
• Supervised evening and weekend operations; launched an Emerging Adults book club

Contributor, AI Model Evaluation

• Evaluate large language model outputs for accuracy and reasoning across technical, scientific, and humanities content
• Fact-check responses against authoritative sources and document hallucinated citations, bias, and logic failures

Academic Support Specialist

• Co-developed and facilitated technology workshops supporting underserved students in remote learning
• Produced a campus-wide newsletter reaching 5,000+ recipients
• Served on the Academic Content and Technology Committee addressing web accessibility and digital equity

Program Specialist II (promoted from Temporary Associate and Program Specialist I)

• Built a tracking database connecting home-school and under-resourced test-takers with credentialed proctors for testing accommodations
• Developed a OneNote knowledge base standardizing procedures and training for 20–30 specialists