PhD, Adult Learning, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in progress
MLIS, University of Denver, 2019
BA, English, Western Kentucky University, 2017
Student Success Librarian for Online Pedagogy, Assistant Professor
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville • Knoxville, TN • Sep 2019 - present
Other library and higher education experience:
Graduate Assistant — Education and Outreach Services
Auraria Library • Denver, CO • Aug 2017 - Aug 2019
Graduate Research Assistant — Morgridge College of Education
University of Denver • Denver, CO • Sep 2018 - May 2019
Cataloging Volunteer
Douglas County School District • Castle Rock, CO • Oct 2017 - May 2019
Research Assistant — Institutional Research & Analysis
University of Denver • Denver, CO • Apr - May 2018 / Apr - May 2019
Metadata & Digitization Assistant
University of Denver Libraries • Denver, CO • Jul 2018 - Mar 2019
First-Year Studies 129 — Taylor Swift and Pop Culture
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville • Fall 2024
First-Year Studies 129 — "I've Got Receipts:" Social Media and Information
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville • Fall 2022
First-Year Studies 129 — Social Media and Culture
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville • Spring 2021 • Online - Synchronous
Therrell, G., & Ortiz Baco, J. (2024). The problem of abundance: Text mining approaches to qualitative assessment of asynchronous library instruction. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 50(6), Article 102976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102976
Therrell, G. (2023). Balancing, prioritizing, and reimagining: Comprehensively updating asynchronous library instruction. Practical Academic Librarianship, 13(2), 68-83. https://pal-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/pal/article/view/7185
Therrell, G. (2022). Influencers, info lit, and learning by doing: Approaching setbacks and failures in the semester-long classroom. Library Orientation Series, 55. https://commons.emich.edu/loexconf2022/19/
Therrell, G. (2022). Does anybody have a map? Organizing, prioritizing, and planning as a new academic librarian. Tennessee Libraries, 72(1). https://www.tnla.org/page/72_1_Therrell
Organisciak, P., Therrell, G., Ryan, M., & Schmidt, B. (2019). Examining patterns of text reuse in digitized collections. 2019 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL). https://doi.org/10.1109/JCDL.2019.00071
Therrell, G. (2019). More product, more process: Metadata in digital image collections. Digital Library Perspectives, 35(1), 2-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-06-2018-0018
Therrell, G. (2021). “Past pandemic pedagogy: Information literacy one-sheets.” ACRL Instruction Section Semi-Annual Newsletter, 38(1), p. 2. https://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/sections/is/iswebsite/projpubs/newsletter/is_spring2021.pdf
Therrell, G. (2019, February 26). “Okay, but can I actually do this?” Diving into publishing as a graduate student. The Librarian Parlor. https://libparlor.com/2019/02/26/okay-but-can-i-actually-do-this/
Therrell, G. (2019). The ILI Toolbox: Digital asset management for information literacy instruction at Auraria Library. https://tinyurl.com/ili-toolboxpaper
Therrell, G. (2017). Dante and the “dead white dude” dilemma: Exploring the complexities of diversity and controversy in medieval literature. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_hon_theses/712/
Therrell, G., & Whitaker, E. E. (2025, March 6). SoTL in progress: FYS & primary sources [Presentation]. Getting Acquainted with SoTL - A SoTL Social, Knoxville, TN. (equal co-presenter)
Spitz, A., & Therrell, G. (2023, August 25). Library instruction for "nontraditional" students [Presentation & facilitated discussion]. LIS Pedagogy Chat, online.
Therrell, G. (2023, Jun. 21). If at first you don't succeed: Lessons from two semesters in the credit-bearing classroom [Webinar]. Associaton of Southeastern Research Libraries. https://www.aserl.org/event/at-first-you-dont-succeed-lessons-from-two-semesters-in-the-credit-bearing-classroom/
Therrell, G. (2022, May 20). Journaling for creative organization [Workshop]. Library Instruction Tennessee Retreat, Clarksville, TN.
Therrell, G. (2022, May 5-7). Influencers, info lit, and learning by doing: Approaching setbacks and failures in the semester-long classroom [Conference session]. LOEX, Ypsilanti, MI.
Fleming, R., Gramling, J., Hong, L., McGaskey, F., Nordberg, E., Therrell, G., & Walker, R. (2022, Apr. 21). Affordability and Open Educational Resources [Panel]. ONE UT: Making an Impact Symposium, online. (panelist)
Therrell, G. (2021, Jun. 22). Affordable Learning Tennessee: New OER resources for the UT System [Lightning talk]. UT Libraries Research Interest Group Lightning Talk Session, online.
Therrell, G. (2021, Jun. 7-10). Projects, positions, and persistence: Finding identity and focus in a time of transition [Conference presentation]. Library Instruction Tennessee, online. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NueBj8Wy6Ic
Therrell, G. (2021, Apr. 26-30). The Teaching Bridge: Building an online space for collaborative Teaching [Asynchronous presentation]. ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section Virtual Poster Session. https://acrl.ala.org/dols/virtual-poster-session-2021/the-teaching-bridge-building/