Introduction

I am an Associate Professor of Library Science at Appalachian State University. In addition, I serve as the Faculty Fellow for Mentoring Initiatives in the Reich College of Education and Faculty Senate Secretary. Prior to my academic career, I was a junior high school teacher, and then a librarian at the same school.

I have always been interested in issues of access for students in K-16. More recently, my research has turned to mentorship, both in school librarianship and in higher education. Finally, I work with a group of creative women on arts-based research.