Stephanie Beene is an Assistant Professor and Art, Architecture, and Planning Librarian at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In this capacity, she supports the teaching, learning, and research of students and faculty within the Art Department in the College of Fine Arts and the School of Architecture and Planning. Stephanie received an MSIS from the University of Texas at Austin, an MA in Art History from the University of California, Riverside, and a BA in Art and Art History from Colorado State University. Before coming to UNM, Stephanie worked at Lewis & Clark College. She has worked as an educator, librarian, and visual resources curator. Her research interests include visual and information literacy frameworks as they relate to trust, lifelong learning and the politics of identity.