Curriculum Vitae

Associate Professor

School of Information Science & Learning Technologies

University of Missouri

ORCID 0000-0001-5732-897X 

ResearcherID: AFN-7496-2022 

EDUCATION 

Ph.D., University of Missouri, May 2008.

Dissertation: One Read: A Phenomenological Study of New Adult Readers’ Participation in a Community Reading Program.

Master of Arts, Library Science, University of Missouri - Columbia, 2002

Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology (minor in Anthropology), University of Missouri – Columbia, 1995 

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 

Associate Professor, 2016 - present. School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri, Columbia.

Assistant Professor, 2010 - 2016. School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri, Columbia.

Assistant Professor, 2008 - 2010. School of Library and Information Science, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg. 

PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED LIBRARY EXPERIENCE 

Software Support Analyst, 2002 - 2005 MOBIUS Consortium Office (Columbia, MO).

Internship, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's U.S. Library Program, 2002.

Office Support Staff III, Library Administrative Services, 2000 - 2001, University of Missouri – Columbia, Ellis Library.

Access Services Billing Clerk and Student Supervisor, 1999 - 2000, University of Missouri - Columbia, Ellis Library. 

Library Assistant/Library Associate, 1998 - 1999 Daniel Boone Regional Library (Columbia, MO).

HONORS AND RECOGNITION

Scholarly Awards:

ALISE/Connie Van Fleet Award for Research Excellence in Public Library Services to Adults. 2022. Association for Library and Information Science Education. For achievements that have significant impact in the field

David Cohen/EMIERT Multicultural Award, 2020. For significant new research related to the understanding and promotion of multiculturalism in libraries in North America for Exploring reader-generated language to describe multicultural literature, with Denice Adkins and Heather Moulaison Sandy.

Outstanding Research Paper Award, 2020. For outstanding research paper published in the International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, for Exploring reader-generated language to describe multicultural literature, with Denice Adkins and Heather Moulaison Sandy.

Reference Service Press Award, 2011. For the most outstanding article published in Reference & User Services Quarterly in the past two years, for Using vernacular literacy practices to enhance understanding of community information needs: A case study with practical implications, with Denice Adkins and Kim M. Thompson.

Four Star Research Award, Library Research Round Table, 2011. For the paper Experiencing communication overload: A phenomenological study of academic reference librarians at research universities. Presented at the meeting of the American Library Association (ALA), New Orleans, with C. Sean Burns.

SISLT Graduate Student Research Award, Missouri Library Association, 2008. For most outstanding research graduate student paper, The Role of the Public Library in Welfare to Work.

Teaching Award: Excellence in Teaching Award, 2020. UPCEA Central Region.

Service Award: Nominee, International Engagement Award, University of Missouri, April 2012. 

Elected Offices:

• Chair, Library History Round Table, 2018 - 2019.

• Member-at-large, Library History Round Table (ALA), 2015 – 2017.

• Member-at-Large and Secretary, Missouri Library Association, 2017 - 2018.

GRANTS AND EXTERNAL FUNDING 

External Funding:

1. Bossaller, J. (PI),  Adkins, D., Cho, H., & Moulaison Sandy, H. (Co PIs) (2021 – 2022). Preparing Public Librarians to Deal with the Next Health Crisis: An Environmental Scan and Needs Assessment. ARPML-250568-OMLS-22. $49,828.

2. Alston, J. K., Bossaller, J., & Adkins, D. (2021). STEM Equity Framework: Building Equitable, Inclusive Library Services That Address Community Needs. Cornerstones of Science. $24,998.

3. Cho, H., Adkins, D., Bossaller, J., & Moulaison Sandy, H. (2020 – 2021). Moods in Book Reviews: Text Mining Approach. Research competition: Awarded access to ProQuest full-text database content and TDM studio software for text analysis research. 

4. Bossaller, J. (PI), Adkins, D., Ward, D. H., & Pryor, C. (Co-PIs). (2019-2022). Librarians as Catalysts for Community Health. Institute of Museum & Library Services. $585,082.

5. Buchanan, S. (PI) Moulaison Sandy, H., Adkins, D. & Bossaller, J. (CoPIs). 2017. WGBH-Boston, Project Team, Developing a Curriculum for Digital Preservation of Recorded Sound Materials. $6,000.

6. Bossaller, J. (Project Lead). (2016 – 2018). Digital Public History, German Heritage Corridor Project. The Missouri Humanities Council. ​Received project support.

7. Adkins, D. (PI) & Bossaller, J. (Co-PI) (2014 – 2017). The MU-SISLT Public Library Leadership Fellows (PuLL) Program (Fall 2014 - Spring 2017) ($347,488).

8. Bossaller, J., Bomhold, C., & Reeves, S. (Co-PIs). (2009). Reading Together: Bringing Families Together Around Books. to Dollar General Youth Literacy Grant Program ($3,000.00).

9. Bossaller, J. (Grant Administrator) (2009 – 2012). The IMLS Minority Scholarship Initiative at the University of Southern Mississippi School of Library and Information Science. ($429,388.00). Grant Administrator.

Internal Funding:

1. Bossaller, J. (PI). 2023 - 2024. Growing Health and Science Literacy in Public Libraries and Community Gardens. CEHD. $54,818.53

PUBLICATIONS 

Refereed Journal Articles:

1. Bossaller, J., Kohlburn, J., Adkins, D., Cho, H., Butler, E., & Castaño, W., (2024). Commitment to justice, empathy, and community during COVID-19: Results from a three-phase study of public libraries. Advances in Librarianship 47. 

2. Urban, A. & Bossaller, J. (2024). Exploring Enigmas: Information Seeking After Exposure to Virtual Reality Awe Elicitors. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (accepted, in publication).

3. Bossaller, J. & Aparac-Jelusic, T. (2024). Reflections on Preserving Association Records. IFLA Journal. (accepted, in publication).

4. Million, A.J. & Bossaller, J. (2023). Funding Our Priorities: Comparisons of Public Library Funding and Services with Other Sectors in Post-COVID America. Political Librarian 6(2): 77 – 94.

5. Bossaller, J., Long, B., & Vardell, E. (2023). Connections are the opposite of addiction: Recovery reading groups in public libraries. Public Library Quarterly 43(1): 62 – 79. DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2023.2223100

6. Kohlburn, J., Bossaller, J., Cho, H., Moulaison-Sandy, H., & Adkins, D. (2023). Public Libraries and COVID-19: Perceptions and Politics in the United States. The Library Quarterly 93(1), 7-25.

7. Singh, K., & Bossaller, J. (2022). It’s Just Not the Same: Virtual Teamwork in Public Libraries. Journal of Library Administration 62(4), 512-534.

8. Bossaller, J., & Million, A. J. (2022). The research data life cycle, legacy data, and dilemmas in research data management. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 74(6): 701–706. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi. 24645

9. Cho, H., Adkins, D., Bossaller, J., & Moulaison-Sandy, H. (2021). What Is Genre? How Do We Talk About Fiction?: Assessing Complementary Schemas and Approaches. NASKO 8(1), 1-7. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7152/nasko.v8i1.15861

10. Moulaison-Sandy, H., Adkins, D., Bossaller, J. & Cho, H. (2021) An Automated Approach to Describing Fiction: A Methodology to Use Book Reviews to Identify Affect, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 59(8): 794 – 814. DOI: 10.1080/01639374.2021.1992694

11. Suorsa, A., Bossaller, J., & Budd, J. (2021). Information Literacy, work and Knowledge Creation: A hermeneutic phenomenological point of view. The Library Quarterly 91(4): 457-472.

12. Adkins, D., Bossaller, J., Brendler, B., Buchanan, S., & Moulaison Sandy, H. (2021). Assessing experiential learning to promote students’ diversity engagement. Journal of Education for Library & Information Science 61(2).

13. Puckett, H., Bossaller, J., & Sheets, L. (2021). The Impact of Project ECHO on Physician Preparedness to Treat Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 16 (6) https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-021-00215-z. 

14. Janku, A., Bossaller, J., Adkins, D., & Thudium, R. (2020). Public Libraries Expanding Health Literacy for Drug Court Participants. Advances in Librarianship 47: 181 - 197.

15. Bossaller, J., Oprean, D., Urban, A., & Riedel, N. (2020). A Happy Ambience: incorporating ba and flow in library design. Journal of Academic Librarianship 46(6): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2020.102228​

16. Million, A.J. & Bossaller, J. (2020). Lobbying and Political Advocacy: A Review of the Literature and Exploratory Survey of State Library Associations. Political Librarian 4(2): 33 – 48. https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/pollib/vol4/iss2/8.

17. Atiso, K., Kammer, J. & Bossaller, J. (2019). Predatory Publishing and the Ghana Experience: A Call to Action for Information Professionals. IFLA Journal 45(4): 277 - 288.

18. Bird-Meyer, M., Erdelez, S., & Bossaller, J. (2019). The role of serendipity in the story ideation process of print media journalists. Journal of Documentation 75(5): 995 - 1012.

19. Adkins, D., Bossaller, J. & Moulaison, H. (2019). Exploring Reader-Generated Language to Describe Multicultural Literature. International Journal of Information, Diversity & Inclusion 3(2): 4 - 23.

20. Bossaller, J. & Freeland, C. (2019). Pruitt-Igoe and the Crunden Branch Library:  Exploring the relationship between public housing and public libraries in post-World War II St. Louis. Libraries: Culture, History, and Society 3(1): 97-116.

21. Bossaller, J., Martin, D., & Smith, S. (2018). Digitizing Local Zines in Public Libraries. Public Libraries, 57(6), 23–28.

22. Bossaller, J. & Haggerty, K. (2018). We are not police: public librarians’ attitudes about making and intellectual property. Public Libraries Quarterly 37(1): 36 - 52.

23. Bossaller, J. (2017). Alternatives to Apathy and Indifference : Civic Education in Public Libraries. The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy, 87(3), 195–210.

24. Bossaller, J., Adkins, D., & Brendler, B. (2017). Learning to Lead: Challenges and Resources for The New Public Library Director. Journal of Library Administration, 57(4), 444–460. https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2017.1300454

25. Moulaison Sandy, H. & Bossaller, J. (2017). Providing Cognitively Just Access to Indigenous Knowledge through Knowledge Organization Systems. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 55(3), 129 - 152. 

26. Bossaller, J., Burns, S., & VanScoy, A. (2017). Re-conceiving Time in Reference and Information Services Work: A qualitative secondary analysis. Journal of Documentation 73 (1), 2 - 17. 

27. Bossaller, J., & Moulaison Sandy, H. (2017). Documenting the Conversation: A Systematic Review of Library Discovery Layers. College & Research Libraries, 78(5), 602–619. https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.78.5.602

28. Bossaller, J. (2016). Service Learning as an Innovative Pedagogy in Online Learning. Education for Information 32 (1), 35 - 53.

29. Bossaller, J. (2016). Access to Affordable Care through Public Libraries. Library Quarterly  86(2), 193 - 212.

30. Bossaller, J., & Sweeney, M. (2016). Democratic Potential of New Models of Scholarship and the Crisis of Control. Mediatropes 5(1), 32 - 57. http://www.mediatropes.com/index.php/Mediatropes/article/view/26418. 

31. Shannon, B., & Bossaller, J. (2015). Storing and Sharing Wisdom and Traditional Knowledge in the library. IFLA Journal 41(3), 211 - 222.

32. Bossaller, J., & Budd, J. (2015). What We Talk About When We Talk About Free Speech. Library Quarterly 85(1), 26 - 44.

33. Bossaller, J., & Atiso, K. (2015). Sharing science: the state of institutional repositories in Ghana. IFLA Journal 41(1), 25 - 39.

34. Million, A.J., & Bossaller, J. (2015). Strike While the Iron Is Hot: Change Management in the Context of a New Political Administration. Journal of Library Administration  55(2), 92 - 113.

35. Bossaller, J., & Kammer, J. (2014). On the Pros and Cons of being a Faculty Member at E-Text University. Journal of Academic Freedom 5. https://www.aaup.org/JAF5/pros-and-cons-being-faculty-member-e-text-university#.V7SUZPkrJQI. 

36. Bossaller, J., & Kammer, J. (2014). Faculty Views on Etextbooks: A Narrative Study. College Teaching 62(2), 68 - 75.

37. Bossaller, J. (2014). Evidence not Authority: reconsidering presentation of science for difficult decisions. Reference and User Services Quarterly 53(3), 232 - 241.

38. Hill, H., & Bossaller, J. (2013). Public Library Use of Free E-Resources. Journal of Librarianship & Information Science 45, 103 - 112.

39. Burns, S., & Bossaller, J. (2012). Communication Overload: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Academic Reference Librarianship. Journal of Documentation 68(5), 597 - 617.

40. Bossaller, J., & Adkins, D. (2011). Envisioning the Future of Reference Instruction: LIS Students’ and Practitioners’ Opinions on Print and Online Sources. Reference and User Services Quarterly 51(2), 153 - 162.

41. Bossaller, J., Adkins, D., & Thompson, K. (2010). Critical Theory, Libraries, and Culture. Progressive Librarian 34 - 35, 25 - 38.

42. Bossaller, J., & Budd, J. (2009). Making the Jump: The need for a Phenomenological Shift through the Literature Experience in the Adult Literacy Classroom.  Progressive Librarian 33, 3 - 17.

43. Adkins, D., Bossaller, J., & Thompson, K. (2009). Using Vernacular Literacy Practices to Enhance Understanding of Community Information Needs: A Case Study with Practical Implications. Reference and User Services Quarterly 49(1), 64 – 71.

44. Carracelas-Juncal, C., Bossaller, J., & Yaoyuneyong, G. (2009). The Transformative Power of Service-Learning Pedagogy: A Journey of Faculty Rediscovery of Learning and Teaching. Insight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching 4, 28 – 44.

45. Bossaller, J., & Raber, D. (2008, Summer). Reading and Culture: the challenge of Progressive-era beliefs in the postmodern world. Progressive Librarian 31, 17-28.

46. Bossaller, J., Paul, A., Hill, H., Wang, J., & Erdelez, S. (2008). Conferences as information grounds: web site evaluation with a mobile usability laboratory. Journal of Web Librarianship 2(2-3), 247-261.

47. Adkins, D., & Bossaller, J. (2007, September). Fiction access points across computer-mediated book information sources: a comparison of online bookstores, reader advisory databases, and public library catalogs. Library & Information Science Research 29(3), 354 – 368.

Conference Proceedings: 

1. Bossaller, J., Kohlburn, J., Cho, H., Moulaison Sandy, H., & Adkins, D. (2022). Health information needs of public library leaders during COVID-19. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 59(1), 410-414. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.643 

2. Bossaller, J., Hill, H., & Adkins, D. (2022). Authority is constructed and created … but not by you. Proceedings of the Association for Library and Information Science Education Conference. https://doi.org/10.21900/j.alise.2022.1099  

3. Cho, H., Adkins, D., Bossaller, J., & Moulaison Sandy, H. (2021). What Is Genre? How Do We Talk About Fiction?: Assessing Complementary Schemas and Approaches. Proceedings from the North American Symposium on Knowledge Organization, 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.7152/nasko.v8i1.15861

4. Cho, H., Adkins, D., Bossaller, J., & Moulaison Sandy, H. (2021). Moods in book reviews: Text mining approach. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 58(1), 415-419. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.470 

5. Cho, H., Bossaller, J., Adkins, D., & Lee, J. H. (2020). Human versus machine: Analyzing video game user reviews for plot and narrative. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 57(1), e235. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.235  

6. Urban, A., Edgar, W., & Bossaller, J. (2020). Narrative immersion for information literacy: A pilot study. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology 57 (1): https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pra2.371.   

7. Adkins, D., Bossaller, J., Brendler, B. M., Buchanan, S., & Moulaison Sandy, H. (2018). Learning by doing: Using field experience to promote online students’ diversity engagement and professional development. In P. Wang & A. Green (Eds.), Proceedings of the Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference: ALISE 2018 (pp. 123-127). Denver, CO: Association for Library and Information Science Education.

8. Bossaller, J., & Adkins, D. (2016). Documenting and sharing managerial wisdom. IFLA 2016 Knowledge Management Satellite Conference (Cincinnati, OH). Available from https://sites.google.com/site/ifla2016km/abstracts-full-papers. 

9. Bossaller, J., Burns, S., & VanScoy, A. (2016, May 26)."Advancing Research for Library and Information Science with Qualitative Secondary Analysis." Paper at Qualitative Quantitative Methods in Libraries, London, U.K. Online: http://www.isast.org/images/e-_Book_of_Abstracts_final_2016_v9.pdf

10. Bossaller, J. (2008). Does My Opinion Count? Interpretation and Inclusion in a Community Reading Program. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS/Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI.

11. Adkins, D., & Bossaller, J. (2006). Looking for a good book: Searching for fiction using computer-mediated retrieval mechanisms. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 43(1), 1-4. 

Books:

1. Bossaller, J. & Adkins, D. (Forthcoming). Introduction to Public Librarianship (4th ed.). Chicago: American Library Association.

2. McCook, K. & Bossaller, J. (2017). Introduction to Public Librarianship (3rd ed.). Chicago: American Library Association.

Book Chapters:

1. Bossaller, J. (2023). I Feel Like an ATM Machine: Mentoring, LIS Research, and Academic Capitalism. In Inglorious Pedagogy: Difficult, Unpopular, and Uncommon Topics in Library and Information Science Education, 191 – 207.

2. Bossaller, J., Silva, R. C., & Atiso, K. (2021). Public libraries practices: a cross cultural study. In: Carvalho Neto, S., Smith, M. S. J. (Orgs.), Anais do XXI Encontro de Pesquisadores: Interdisciplinaridade para o Desenvolvimento Regional (pp. 695-706). Franca, Sao Paulo/Brazil: Uni-Facef. Available at https://eventos.unifacef.com.br/encpesq/2021/files/XXIIENCPESQ_Ebook_v2.pdf

3. Bossaller, J. & Kammer, J. (2020). The Power of Public Space: Providing Equal Access in an Era of Fear and Austerity. In Public Library Governance: International Perspectives. De Gruyter.

4. Bossaller, J. (2017). Phenomenology. In Research Methods for Librarians and Teachers in Formal and Informal Learning Environments. R. Small & M. Mardis (Eds.). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. (invited chapter).

5. Bossaller, J. (2017). Social Justice in Study Abroad: intentions and outcomes. Teaching for Justice. M. Sweeney & N. Cooke (Eds.). Sacramento, CA: Litwin Books. 

Non-Refereed Professional Publications:

1. Bossaller, J. (2016). Editorial Introduction: Libraries in Crisis. Mediatropes 5(1): i - vi. http://www.mediatropes.com/index.php/Mediatropes/article/view/26234/19595. 

2. Moulaison, H. L., & Bossaller, J. (2016). Usability and the dawn of the discovery system. Argus, 44(2). 

3. Bossaller, J., & Moulaison, H. (2015). Project Mayibuye: Documenting the struggle and liberation of South Africa. Nebraska Libraries 3(2), 16 - 19. Online: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1011&context=neblib. 

4. Bossaller, J., Frasher, J., Norris, S., & Presley-Marks, C. (2015). Learning about social justice through experiential learning abroad. Reference and User Services Quarterly 54(3), 6 - 11.

5. Bossaller, J. Review of Durrani, S., (2014). Progressive Librarianship: Grassroots Information Movements in Kenya and Britain. London: Vita Books.

6. Bossaller, J. (2011). What’s Information Got to Do with It? Information, Society and Justice 4 (2), 1 – 3.

Technical Reports:

Bossaller, J., Adkins, D., & Lowrance, N. L. (2012). Advancing the movement: Communities uniting for a healthy and prosperous third American century. Available from author. 

Professional Development Materials:

Randall, C., Davis, A., Adkins, D., Bossaller, J., & Alston, J. (2022). Serving Communities: Sustainable Inclusion-Centered Library Leadership Practices Shared Language Glossary. Cornerstones of Science. 

Website: 

Bossaller, J. Material culture of the Missouri German Heritage Corridor. Missouri German Corridor Heritage Project. [inactive]

App: Yager, Caitlin, and Bossaller, J. (2018). Walking Tour: Hermann's German Heritage. GuidiGo. [inactive]

Data: Bossaller, J., Kohlburn, J., Cho, H., Moulaison-Sandy, H., & Adkins, D. (2022). Public libraries and COVID: perceptions and politics in the United States [data].

​PRESENTATIONS 

* Refereed      † Invited      †† Keynote

National and International Papers, Webinars, and Workshops:

1. Bossaller, J. & Stewart, A. (2023, November 28). Webinar: Revolutionizing Library Management with Health in All Policies: Session 3, Community Frameworks and Best Practice. EveryLibrary Institute. https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/new_webinar_revolutionizing_library_management_with_health_in_all_policies. †

2. Bossaller, J. & Aparac-Jelusic, T. (2023, August 18). The Fragility of the Historical Record and Current Efforts to Ease Historical Work. International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), Library History Special Interest Group Satellite Meeting, August 17 - 19, 2023, Mons, Belgium.*

3. Bossaller, J., Kohlburn, J., Adkins, D., Cho, H., & Moulaison-Sandy, H. (2022, Nov 1). Health Information Needs of Public Library Leaders During COVID-19. ASIST Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.*

4. Bossaller, J., Hill, H., & Adkins, D. (2022) Authority is Constructed and Created...but not by you. ALISE Annual conference, Pittsburgh, PA.*

5. Pryor, C., Bossaller, J., Sterling, B., & Adkins, D. (2022, May 5). Reimagining the Practicum Experience: Post-pandemic Round-up. Paper presented at the Medical Library Association annual conference, New Orleans, LA*

6. Cho, H., Adkins, D., Bossaller, J., & Moulaison-Sandy, H. (2021, Nov 1). Moods in Book Reviews: Text Mining Approach. Paper, ASIST 2021, Virtual.*

7. Million, A.J., & Bossaller, J. (2021, Oct 31). Policies, Procedures, and Decision-Making: Data Managers and the Research Lifecycle. Paper, ASIST 2021, Virtual.*

8. Bossaller, J., Adkins, D. & Janku, A. (2020, May 27). Using the Gap Analysis Method to Determine Health Information Needs of the Drug Court Population. Paper presented at 12th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, Barcelona (turned into virtual).*

9. Bossaller, J. & Burns, S. (2020, May 28). Bibliographic Analysis of Fake News. Paper presented at 12th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, Barcelona (turned into virtual).*

10. Adkins, D., Bossaller, J., Brendler, B., Maras, M., Pryor, C., Townsend, K., & Ward, D. (2019, October 17). Challenges and capacities for libraries supporting rural health. Paper presented at the Library Research Seminar VII, Columbia, South Carolina.* 

11. Adkins, D., Bossaller, J., & Disney, B. (2019, October 17). Library-driven research agendas: Using content analysis to describe library priorities. Paper presented at the Library Research Seminar VII, Columbia, South Carolina.*

12. Bossaller, J., Pryor, C., Ward, D., & Adkins, D. (2019, August 23). "Academic Librarians Expanding Rural Information Access in the U.S. Midwest." Health & Biosciences Libraries Satellite Meeting of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), Athens, Greece.*

13. Bossaller, J., Mehra, B., Burnett, K., and Caidi, N. (2019, March) Advising and Mentoring PhD Students (ALISE Webinar). †

14. Bossaller, J., Adkins, D. & Moulaison Sandy, H. (2018, November 10). Reader-generated language and fiction publishing. Paper presented at the 14th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium: Sociotechnical perspective on ethics and governance of emerging information technologies, 81st Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIST), Vancouver, Canada.*

15. Bossaller, J., & Whetstone, D. (2018, August 1). "Exploring Backward Design Methods in a Higher Education Information Literacy Curriculum." Education Research Symposium at Oxford, Oxford University, UK.*

16. Adkins, D., Bossaller, J., Brendler, B., Buchanan, S., & Moulaison Sandy, H. (2018, February 8). "Learning by Doing: Using Field Experience to Promote Online Students' Diversity Engagement and Professional Development." Paper presented at Association of Library and Information Science Educators (ALISE), Westminster, CO.*

17. Bossaller, J. & Freeland, C. (2018, February 7). "Hope in the Urban Desert: The Libraries of Pruitt-Igoe." Paper presented at Association of Library and Information Science Educators (ALISE), Westminster, CO.*

18. Million, A.J., Bossaller, J., & Burgess, J. (2017, October 28). "The Role of Professionals: Policy-Making in a Democracy." Paper presented at Association for the Society of Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T), Washington, DC, October 27 - November 1, 2017.*

19. Kammer, J. & Bossaller, J. (2017, May 11.). "The Instructional Designer: Opportunities for Collaboration with Librarians and Faculty." Webinar, ACRL Blended Learning. Recorded. †

20. Bossaller, J. & Haggerty, K. (2017, April 21). "Is it our job to police them? Librarians, intellectual property, and ethics in public libraries." Paper at Information Ethics Roundtable 2017, Urbana, IL.*

21. Moulaison Sandy H. & Bossaller, J. (2017, January 22). "Problems with Subject Access to Indigenous Knowledge." Paper at CaMMS Forum: Working Within and Going Beyond: Approaches to Problematic Terminology or Gaps in Established Vocabularies. American Library Association Midwinter, Atlanta, GA.*

22. Bossaller, J., Schuster, K., and Moulaison Sandy, H. (2017, January 20). "The Missouri German Heritage Corridor Project - Objects: Stories of Material Culture." Paper at Association of Library and Information Science Educators, Atlanta, GA.*

23. Moulaison, H. & Bossaller, J. (2016, August 15). “The Moral Imperative of Subject Access to Indigenous Knowledge: Considerations and Alternative Paths." Paper at International Federation of Libraries Associations, Columbus, OH.*

24. Bossaller, J. & Adkins, D. (2016, August 12). "Documenting and Sharing Managerial Wisdom." Paper at International Federation of Libraries Associations Knowledge Management Pre-Conference, Cincinnati, OH.*

25. Bossaller, J., Goggins, S., & Introne, J. (2016, February 28). "Ownership, authority and decision-making in healthcare." Workshop paper at 19th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing, San Francisco, CA.*

26. Bossaller, J. & Adkins, D. (2016, January 8). "Development of Empathy and Emotional Intelligence in a Public Library Leadership Curriculum." Paper presented at Association for Library and Information Science Education, Boston, MA.*

27. Bossaller, J. & Million, A.J. (2016, January 7). "Critical Information Literacy, Information Policy, Professional Ethics, and Human Rights." Paper presented at Association for Library and Information Science Education, Boston, MA.*

28. VanScoy, A., Burns, C.S., & Bossaller, J. (2015, June 4). Time in the Experience of Reference and Information Services Work. Paper Presented at Canadian Association for Information Science, Ottowa, Ontario.*

29. Bossaller, J. (2015, January 29). Studying Social Justice and Injustices Abroad. Paper presented at Association For Library And Information Science Education 2015 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

30. Bossaller, J. (2014, January 25). The Instructor as Social Entrepreneur: Maintaining Trust and Integrity in Online Learning. Paper presented at the American Library Association 2014 Midwinter Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Paper delivered by D. Adkins.

31. Bossaller, J. (2014, January 24). The Instructor as Social Entrepreneur: Maintaining Trust and Integrity in Online Learning. Paper presented at the Association For Library And Information Science Education 2014 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

32. Bossaller, J. & Adkins, D. (2014, January 23). Entrepreneurship in Online K-12 Information Literacy Education. Paper presented at the Association For Library And Information Science Education 2014 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

33. Bossaller, J. & Budd, J. (2013, October 14). Alternatives to rubrics:  Evaluation of university teachers. Paper presented at Critical Questions in Education Conference, San Antonio, TX.

34. Jamsri, P., & Bossaller, J. (2012, June 28) Frustration of Elementary School teachers’ use of teaching technologies in Thailand. Paper presented at EdMedia 2012, Denver, CO.

35. Bossaller, J. (2011, August 3). Beyond the local: using intercultural dialogue to gain perspective on the issues that affect libraries today. Address presented at “Transforming Lives: a UK & US dialogue on the value of Public Libraries,” Barking Learning Center, London, U.K. ††

36. Bossaller, J., & Stewart, K. (2011, June 8). Cuts Are Not the Cure: Promotion and Justification of Libraries Amongst Budget Cuts: Dialogue in the U.K. Paper presented at WESS Topics in European Studies, American Library Association Annual 2011, New Orleans, LA.

37. Burns, S., & Bossaller, J. (2011, June 8). Experiencing Communication Overload: A Phenomenological Study of Academic Reference Librarians. Paper presented at Library Research Round Table’s 4-Star Research Forum, American Library Association Annual 2011, New Orleans, LA.

38. Bossaller, J., & Adkins, D. (2011, June 3). Reference Librarians and LIS Students: Contrasting Views of Reference Source Training and Experience. Paper presented at Canadian Association for Information Science, Fredricton, New Brunswick.

39. Bossaller, J. (2010, October 7). Print Versus Online: Teaching Reference Sources in an Online Reference Course. Presentation at Library Research Seminar V, College Park, MD.

40. Hill, H., & Bossaller, J. (2010, October 7). Barriers to Free Culture: An Examination of Public Libraries’ Use of Internet Archives and Creative Commons Material. Presentation at Library Research Seminar V, College Park, MD.

41. Bossaller, J. (2008). Does my opinion count? Interpretation and inclusion in a community reading program. Paper Presented at Canadian Association for Information Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, June 5-7.*

42. Bossaller, J. (2009, January 21). Revising the Reference Curriculum: Collaborative Learning and Social Networking in the Online Environment. Presentation at Association For Library And Information Science Education 2009 Annual Conference, Denver, CO.

43. Bossaller, J., & Raber, D. (2007, October 11). Reading and Culture: The challenge of Progressive-Era beliefs in the Postmodern World. Presentation at Library Research Seminar IV, London, Ontario.

44. Bossaller, J. (2006, May 20). Revising the E-Rate. Presentation at Connections 2006, Syracuse, NY.

National and International Panels: 

1. Charbonneau, D., Bossaller, J., Lenstra, N., D'Arpa, C., Vardell, E., Belz, S., Bloch, B. & Phillips, A. (2023, Oct 4). Discussing Health and LIS Research & Education. Panel. ALISE Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI. †

2. Bossaller, J., Samek T., Burgess, J., Mestre, J. & Currier, K. (2023, Oct 3). The Contested Nature of the Public in Policy: Implications for Educators. Panel. ALISE Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI. †

3. Thompson, K., Birdi, B., Bossaller, J., Dali, K., Goulding, A., Nelson, S.B., & Vardell, E. (2023, June 8). Reimagining LIS Education: Everything We Wanted to Say but Were Afraid To. 51st Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science /l’Association canadienne des sciences de l’information (CAIS/ACSI), June 6-9, 2023. Online. https://cais2023.ca/. †

4. Brannon, B., Bossaller, J., Kohlburn, J., Dickey, T., Hajibayova, L., Oltmann, S., & Smith, A. (2022). Banned, Challenged, Questioned, or Lost? Information Access and the Path to an Information-Resilient Society (ASIS&T Midwest Regional Chapter). Panel, ASIST Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. *

5. Charbonneau, D., Bossaller, J., Lenstra, N., Williams, R., & Zimmerman, M. (2021, Sept 21). Supporting Healthy Minds and Bodies: Strategies for Building Resilience. Panel, ALISE 2021, Virtual. 

6. Erdelez, S., Lankes, D., O'Connor, L., & Bossaller, J. (2021, Sept 23). LIS Programs in Pandemic: Challenges, Resilience & Opportunities. Panel, ALISE 2021, Virtual. *

7. Adkins, D., Bossaller, J., Burke, S., D'Arpa, C., Lenstra, N., Mehra, B., & Rubenstein, E. (2020, Oct. 20). Connecting Rural Public Libraries to LIS Education and Research: the case of health services, programs, and partnerships. Panel at ALISE 2020, Virtual. †

8. Adkins, D., Agosto, D., Alman, S., Bossaller, J., Chancellor, R., Faires, D., Hands, A., Kleinsorge, J., Lee, S., Mehra, B., Poole, A. & Tucker, V. (2020, Oct. 19). Innovative Teaching Strategies and Conventional Approaches for Enhanced Learning in a Global Information Environment. Innovative Pedagogies SIG Panel, ALISE 2020, Virtual. *

9. Bright, K., Matusiak, K, Colon-Aguirre, M., Singh, R., & Bossaller, J. (2020, Oct. 19). Preparing Librarians to Research in an Interdisciplinary and Interconnected World: Perspectives on Teaching Research Methods, Evaluation, and Assessment. Panel at ALISE 2020, Virtual. *

10. Dali, K., Bossaller, J., Caidi, N., Mehra, B., and Thompson, K. (2019, October) The Agony and the Ecstasy of Publishing with Master Students: The importance of Scholarly Publishing for Global Information Professionals. ALISE, Knoxville, TN.*

11. Radford, M., Kitzie, V., Floegel, D.,  Silipigni Connaway, L., Bossaller, J. & Burns, S. (2019, March). InVivo Inspiration: Investigating Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS). Workshop at iConference, March 31 - April 3, 2019, Washington, D.C. †

12. Bossaller, J., Burgess, J., Cooke, N., Hughes-Hassell, S., Mehra, B., Rioux, K., Singh, V., Sweeney, M., Winkelstein, J. (2018, February 8). Teaching for Justice. Panel Presentation at Association of Library and Information Science Educators (ALISE), Westminster, CO. †

13. Moulaison Sandy, H., Bossaller, J., Budd, J., Corrado, E., Mitchell, E., and VanScoy, A. (2017, October 31). "Making a Case for Open Research: Implications for Reproducibility and Transparency." Panel presentation at Association for the Society of Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T), Washington, DC, October 27 - November 1, 2017. *

14. Bitsicas, K., Hearne, J., Potter, N., Bossaller, J., Buchanan, S., Gibson, T., & Marra, R. (2017, September 29). Storytelling in Data and Digital Media; Research and Curricular Innovations. Digital Storytelling & the Humanities: 2017 Digital Humanities Forum and Workshops. Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. †

15. Zhang, B., Unsworth, K., Bossaller, J., & Turner, D. (2015, November 10). "Cultural Diversity in LIS Research: National and International Communities as Context for the Study of Ethics, Policy and Education." Panel. Association for Information Science and Technology 78th Meeting - Information Science with Impact: Research in and For the Community, St. Louis, MO. *

16. Sweeney, J., Lynch, B., Bossaller, J., & Stoffle, C. (2015, January 29). Seeking Balance in the Academy: Inclusion of Contingent Faculty in Governance. Panel, ALISE 2015, Chicago, IL.*

17. Bossaller, J. (2011, October). Getting Published in a Competitive Environment. New Faculty SIG Panel Presentation (facilitator). ALISE 2011, San Diego, CA. 

18. Bossaller, J. (2010, January 13). (Convenor). Understanding IMLS Funding: An Insider’s Viewpoint. Association For Library And Information Science Education 2010 Annual Conference, Boston, MA.

National and International Poster Sessions and Table Talks:

1. Bossaller, J., Aparac-Jelusic, T. & Witt, S. (2023, Oct 30). Enabling Historical Thinking Through Interorganizational Cooperation. Poster. ASIST Annual Conference, London, UK. 

2. Post. C., Bossaller, J., Campbell-Meier, J., Colon-Aguirre, M., Reyes, V., & Rittenberger, A. (2022, Oct. 25). Let’s Build a Community! Association for Library and Information Science Education, Pittsburgh, PA.

3. Bossaller, J., Adkins, D., Pryor, C., & Ward, D. (2021, Sept. 30). Catalysts for Community Health (C4CH): Where are we now?. Missouri Library Association, St. Louis, Missouri.

4. Pryor, C., Bossaller, J., Adkins, D., & Ward, D. (2020, August). Catalysts for Community Health: Reviving the Library and Information Science (LIS) Health Sciences Curriculum. Poster session presented at the Medical Library Association virtual conference.

5. da Silva, R. & Bossaller, J. (2020, Oct. 20). Hybrid Libraries: an international comparative project. Poster at ALISE 2020 Works in Progress, Virtual. 

6. Bossaller, J., Budd, J., & Adkins, D. (2015, June 4). Censorship and Reflection: Praxis Prior to the Library Bill of Rights. Poster presented at Canadian Association for Information Science, Ottawa, Ontario.

7. Bossaller, J., & Adkins, D. (2011, January 7). Connecting the Dots: Pedagogy and Student Beliefs about Reference Sources. Poster at the Association For Library And Information Science Education 2011 Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.

8. Adkins, D., & Bossaller, J. (2006, November 7). Looking for a Good Book: Searching for Fiction using Computer-Mediated Retrieval Mechanisms. Poster presented at the conference of the American Society for Information Science &Technology, Austin, TX.

9. Bossaller, J. (2008, January 9). One Read: A Case Study of New Adult Readers’ Participation in a Community Reading Program. Poster presented at the Association For Library And Information Science Education 2008 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

10. Bossaller, J. (2007, January 15). The Role of the Public Library in the Transition from Welfare to Work". Poster presented at the Association For Library And Information Science Education 2007 Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.

Local and Regional Presentations:

1. Budd, J., Bossaller, J., & Alston, J. (2022, Sept. 29). ALA: the Code of Ethics and the Ninth Principle. Paper presentation at Missouri Library Association Annual Meeting, Springfield, MO. 

2. da Silva, R., Bossaller, J. & Atiso, K. (2021, Nov 4). Public Libraries Practices: a cross cultural study. Presentation at XXII Encontro de Pequiesadores, interdisciplinaridade Para o Desenvolvimento Regional. Online. Municipal University Center of Franca, Brazil.

3. Bossaller, J. (2021, Nov 12). Public Health, Pandemics, and Primary Sources. Keynote talk at WeTALC conference, Martin, TN. ††

4. Adkins, J., Bossaller, J., Pryor, C. & Ward, D. (2021, Sept 30). Catalysts for Community Health (C4CH): Where are we now? Poster presented at the Missouri Library Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO.

5. Bossaller, J., Adkins, D., Pryor, C., Butler, E., Evans, C.,  Jason, B., & Thieme, E. (2021, Sept. 29). Healthy Online: Libraries and Virtual Health Programming. Panel presentation at Missouri Library Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO.

6. Bossaller, J., & Adkins, D. (2019, October 3). The future is now: What are your priorities for new hires? Table talk presented at the Missouri Library Association conference, Kansas City, MO.

7. Budd, J., Kammer, J., Bossaller, J. & Girouard, A. (2018, Oct. 11). Making Us One: An Ethos of Engagement. Panel at Missouri Library Association Annual Meeting, Columbia, Missouri.

8. Adkins, D., Bossaller, J., Disney, B., & Kroll, M. (2018, Oct 10). Quick and easy GIS applications for your library. Presentation at Missouri Library Association, Columbia, MO.

9. Bossaller, J. & Adkins, D. (2018, Oct. 11).Designing Our Future: Survey and Discussion. Table Talk at Missouri Library Association Annual Meeting, Columbia, Missouri.

10. Whetstone, D. & Bossaller, J. (2018, May 16). "Backwards Design: Mapping Fink’s Taxonomy of Significant Learning to Information Literacy." Presentation at Celebration of Teaching. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.

11. Bossaller, J. (2017, November 8). "We are Not Police: Public Librarians' Attitudes about Makerspaces and Intellectual Property." Poster at College of Education Research Day, University of Columbia, MO. 

12. LeBeau, C., Adkins, D., & Bossaller, J. (2017, October 6). Let's Work Together! Forum held at Missouri Library Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri. 

13. Smith, S., Martin, D., & Bossaller, J. (2017, October 4). Getting Started with Local History in your Public Library. Paper presented at the Missouri Library Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri.

14. Adkins, D. & Bossaller, J. (2017, May 16). Documenting your program outcomes. Presentation at Celebration of Teaching. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.

15. Bossaller, J. & Moulaison-Sandy, H. (2016, Nov. 9). Cataloging Indigenous people of Missouri: an assessment of library knowledge organization systems. Poster Presentation at Mizzou E Research Day, Columbia, MO. 

16. Bossaller, J. & Adkins, D. (2016, October 7). Sharing Managerial Wisdom in the Library. Paper presented at the Missouri Library Association Annual Meeting, Springfield, Missouri.

17. Robinson, K., Adkins, D., & Bossaller, J. (2016, October 6). Your Boss Just Won the Lottery--Now What? Rooting your library in succession planning. Paper presented at the Missouri Library Association Annual Meeting, Springfield, Missouri.

18. Buchanan, S., Bossaller, J., Corrigan, J., Haug, E., & Inge, T. (2016, Oct 6). “50 Years of Library and Information Science at Mizzou.” Poster presented at Missouri Library Association Conference, Springfield, MO.

19. Bossaller, J. (2016, May 18). "Service Learning, Empathy, and Distance Learning: Can We Work This Out?" Presentation at Celebration of Teaching. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. 

20. Bossaller, J. (2016, April 7). "The History and Future of Libraries." Presentation given for Learning and Retirement Group of Lincoln University. Missouri River Regional Library, Jefferson City, MO.

21. Bossaller, J. & Atiso, K. (2016, Feb. 17). The Imperative for Globally Inclusive Scholarly Communication. Presentation at International Working Group of the Life Sciences and Society Program (LSSP), Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri. 

22. Bossaller, J. & Moulaison,    H. (2015, October 20). Discovery Systems as Convergence: A Systematic Review of the Literature on an Emerging Library Technology. Poster Presentation at Mizzou Ed Research Day, Columbia, MO.

23. Bossaller, J. & Moulaison, H. (2015, October 1). Discovery Systems as Convergence: Blurring the Boundaries between Public and Technical Services. Paper presented at Libraries without Borders Conference, Kansas City, Missouri.

24. Adkins, D. & Bossaller, J. (2014). The Public Library Leadership (PuLL) Fellows Program. Poster presented at Missouri Library Association, Columbia, MO.

25. Bossaller, J., Johnson, P., & Parde, A. (2013, October 9). Inspiring Student Employees and Non-professional Staff to do Great Work. Nebraska Library Association Annual Meeting, Kearney, NE.

26. Bossaller, J., & Knotts, P. (2013, October 3). How Apps Use You: Data Collection in Mobile Apps. Missouri Library Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO.

27. Bomhold, C., & Bossaller, J. (2009, October 21). Online Reference Sources: what’s out there now? Presentation at Mississippi Library Association Annual Meeting, Hattiesburg, MS.

28. Englert, T., & Bossaller, J. (2009, October 21). Service Learning, Libraries, and Literacy: Increasing Student Engagement and Retention, Improving our communities. Poster presented at Mississippi Library Association Annual Meeting, Hattiesburg, MS.

29. Bossaller, J. (2009, May). Libraries and Literacy. Poster presented at 2009 annual Service-Learning Poster Session, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.

30. Bossaller, J., & Crispin, J., (2007, October 4). Libraries and the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Learner. Table Talk on Literacy, Missouri Library Association, Springfield, Missouri.

31. Bossaller, J. (2006, October 6.) The Role of the Public Library in the Transition from Welfare to Work. Fourth annual SISLT Graduate Research Award presentation, Columbia, MO.

32. Bossaller, J. (2006, October 5). Creating Community: Lessons from Outside the LIS World. Poster presented at the Missouri Library Association, Columbia, MO.

33. Bossaller, J., & Gordon, J. (2003, June 4). MCO Help Desk Protocols: Discussion List Etiquette and Local Network Troubleshooting. Presentation at the fourth annual MOBIUS Users Conference, Jefferson City, MO.

TEACHING

University of Missouri:

ISLT_2222 Information Management and the Successful Scholar

ISLT 7301 Library and Information Technology

ISLT 7305 Foundations of Library & Information Science

ISLT 7314 Reference Sources & Services

ISLT 7315 Management of Information Agencies

ISLT 9408 Information Policy

ISLT 9410 Libraries, Literacy, and Social Justice (Study Abroad)

ISLT 9410 Cultural Preservation and Human Rights in Context: South Africa (Study Abroad)

ISLT 9411 Doctoral Seminar (Human Information Behavior)

ISLT 9411 Doctoral Seminar (Libraries in Times of Crisis)

ISLT 9012 Public Library Community Partnerships

ISLT 9013 Public Library Administration

ISLT 9407 Intellectual Freedom & Its Discontents

ISLT 9419 American Library History

ISLT 9427 Social Constructs of Information/The Information Society

ISLT 9428 History of Books & Media

ISLT 9435 Adult Services in Libraries

ISLT 9437 Reader Advisory Services

ISLT 9444 The Public Library

ISLT 9450 Research in Information Science & Learning Technologies

ISLT 9453 Planning and Evaluation of Information Services

University of Southern Mississippi:

Seminar in Readers’ Advisory

Libraries and Literacy

Introduction to Archives and Special Collections

Reference Services and Sources

Introduction to Information Literacy

SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES

Memberships:

American Association of University Professors, 2022 – present.

American Library Association, 2005 – present.

Library History Round Table, 2010 – present.

Social Responsibilities Round Table, 2010 – present.

Library Research Round Table, 2008 – present.

Association for Library and Information Science Education, 2006 – present.

American Society for Information Science & Technology, 2006 – 2007, 2015 – present.

Missouri Library Association, 2005 – present.

Mississippi Library Association, 2008 – 2010.

Participation in National and International Associations:

Co-Chair, ALISE Papers, 2023 – 2024.

Co-Chair, ASIS&T Papers, 2023 – 2024.

Co-Chair, ALISE Information Policy SIG, 2023 – 2024.

Conference Co-Chair, ALISE 2022.

Member, RUSQ Publications Task Force, 2021 - 2023.

Member, ALISE community Building Committee, 2020 – 2022.

Chair, ASIS&T History Committee, 2022 - 2023.

Member, ASIS&T History Committee, 2020 - 2022.

Member, ASIS&T History and Foundations SIG, 2020 – present.

Co-Chair, ALISE Works in Progress Poster Session, 2020.

Immediate Past-Chair, Library History Round Table, 2019 - 2021.

Chair, Library History Round Table, 2018 - 2019.

Chair, ALISE Education Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation Award, 2017.

Co-Chair, ALISE Education Doctoral Student Poster Competition, 2017.

Member-at-large, Library History Round Table (ALA), 2015 – 2017.

Judge, ALISE Doctoral Student Poster Competition, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016.

Member, Justin Winsor Library History Essay Award Committee, 2014 - 2015.

Women in Libraries (WIL) advisory committee, 2011 – 2012.

SIG Co-Convener, IFLA Satellite Conference, Tampere, Finland, 2012.

SIG co-convenor, ALISE New Faculty, 2010 – 2012.

Committee Member, ALISE Norman Horrocks Award, 2010-2012.

Participation in State and Regional Associations:

Member-at-Large and Secretary, Missouri Library Association, 2017 - 2018.

Poster Session Chair, Missouri Library Association, 2014.

Committee Member, Information Literacy, Mississippi Library Association, 2010.

Committee Member, Membership, Missouri Library Association, 2008.

Refereeing and Advisory Responsibilities:

Member, Editorial Board, Library Quarterly, 2017 - present. 

Member, Editorial Board, Public Libraries Quarterly, 2016 - present.

Reviewer, Open Information Science, 2020.

Member, Canadian Association for Information Science Planning Committee, 2015.

Reviewer, Library Research Round Table Juried Papers, 2014.

Reviewer, ASIS&T Panels, Papers, and/or Posters, 2016 – present.

Member, Editorial Board, Reference and User Services Quarterly, 2012 – 2020, 2023 – present.

Reviewer, Library Research Seminar VI, 2014.

Reviewer, Journal of Library and Information Science Education, 2010 – 2012.

Editor and Reviewer, Special edition of Information and Social Justice, 2011.

Reviewer, ALISE Annual Conference Juried Papers, Panels, and/or Posters, 2009 – present.

Reviewer, Social Responsibilities Round Table Newsletter, 2009 – 2012.

Reviewer, Library Student Journal, 2006 – 2008.

Reviewer, Research Round Table Graduate Research Forum (ALA), 2006.

Service to the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies and the LIS Program:

Member, Academic Personnel Committee, 2022 – Present.

LIS Program Chair, 2018 – 2021.

Chair, LIS Portfolios, 2015 – 2020.

Member, Curriculum Committee

Member, PhD Committee, 2021 – Present.

Member, LIS ALA Accreditation Committee, 2015 – 2023.

Member, Search Committees (various; 2010 – present).

Chair, Search Committees, 2014, 2018.

Service to the College of Education and Human Development:

Chair, College of Education and Human Development Faculty Responsibilities & Appeals Committee, 2021 – 2024.

Member, College of Education Policy Committee, 2018 - 2021.

Member, Diversity Committee, College of Education, 2012 - 2016.

Member, Financial Awards Committee, College of Education, 2010-2012.

Member, College of Education Teacher and Mentor of the Year Committee, 2006 – 2007.

Service to the University of Missouri:

Member, Faculty Council Executive Committee, 2023 – 2024.

Chair, Faculty Council DEI Committee, 2023 – 2024.

Member, Search Committee, DEI Director, 2023.

Mentor, Mentoring at Mizzou, 2022 – Present.

Member, Faculty Council, 2022 – 2025.

Member, Library Committee, 2018 – 2023.

Member, Health Sciences Library Advisory Group, 2019 – Present.

Member, Equity Resolution Panel, 2018 - 2023.

Project Head, African Studies Projects, and Advisory Board Member, Digital Humanities Commons, 2015 – 2017.

E-mentor, Educational Technology at Missouri, 2014 – 2020.

Member, Working Group, Learning Management System Review, 2014 - 15.

Member, Teaching with Technology Awards Committee, 2014 - 2017.

Chair, Student Publication Committee, 2015 - 2017.

Member, Student Publication Committee, 2013 - 2015.

Service in the Community:

Yoga Teacher (volunteer), Hickman High School, 2023; UUCC Church, 2022 – present.

Volunteer, Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen, 2018 – Present.

Secretary, West Middle School PTSA, Columbia, MO, 2015.

Volunteer, Fairview Elementary School Library, Columbia, MO, 2010 – 2012.

Reading Fair Facilitator, Thames Elementary School, Hattiesburg, MS, October 31, 2009.

Project Leader, SLIS Student Workday at Harper-Wallin Family Education Center, Hattiesburg, MS, September 2009.

Tutor, Adult Learning Center in Columbia, Missouri in the ABE (Adult Basic Education) program, 2007-2008.

INTERVIEWS & MEDIA COVERAGE

Catalysts for Community Health. (2021, June 18). Rural Health Information Hub. Available from https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/project-examples/1090.