Education & Certifications

The Ohio State University ● Columbus, Ohio

Ph.D. in Learning Technologies, Expected Graduation 2024

University of Michigan ● School of Information ● Ann Arbor, Michigan

Master of Science in Information, Specialization in Preservation of Information & Archives and Records Management,

August 2009-April 2011

University of Michigan – Flint ● Flint, Michigan

Bachelor of Art in Cultural Anthropology, May 2009

State of Michigan

Librarian Professional Certification Level 2

Languages

Languages: Fluent Polish, Basic Japanese, Basic French.

Skills

• Instructional:

  • Creation of IL tools to teach some of the basic framework skills for the needs of many focuses

    •  presentations

    •  worksheets

    •  videos

    •  online tutorials: Basic Searching Skills with branching logic

  •  Designed and Implements  interchangeable IL modules for quick, yet concise and interactive
    class creation

  • Assesses and alters accordingly self-created information literacy modules  

  •  Creation of the acronym D.R.A.M.A to better teach source evaluation to students

    •  http://bit.ly/2qe56cU

  •  Canvas Affiliate for University Libraries

  •  Moodle familiarity

• Archival:

o   Create and edit MARC records, Archivists Tool Kit, OCLC, SIRSI Horizon

o   Web archiving, METS, PREMIS, MODS.

• Preservation:

  • Paper repair, creation of sink mats, portfolios, and oversized folders, knowledge of proper housing and preventative conditions for film, photos, and paper.

• Technical:

o   Photoshop, Windows, MS Office Suite, Camtasia

o   Highly proficient usage of digital cameras, scanners.

• Web based:

  • Devoted Blogger 7+ years personal blogging, 2+ year professional

  • Professional use of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Blogger, Wordpress, etc.

  • Experience with HTML, Drupal, CSS, LibGuides.

  • Maintained and created the web presence for Priceless Photo Preservation

  • Creates and maintains LibGuides that are relevant to faculty and student needs

    • http://osu.campusguides.com/1stPageWorkshop

    • http://osu.campusguides.com/cotc_career_resources

    • http://esearch.sc4.edu/AntiPlagiarism

Committees:

Digital Flagship Advisers Cohort: August 2018-Present

Teaching and Learning- September 2016- Jan 2018, 2021-Present

Experience 

The Ohio State University  ● Columbus, Ohio ● December 2017-Present

Instructional Designer

• Liaisons with various library departments to provide support in

  • using sound instructional design techniques to create content for their areas

  • utilizing educational technologies

• Lead a small team in developing and launching in October 2021 an Instructor Resources site,

  • This is a digital repository dedicated to connecting instructors on campus to professional development guidance on topics such as information literacy and affordable learning, as well as library curated “just in time” learning objects that instructors can incorporate directly into their courses.

• Redesigned two 3 credit courses

  • 2120, Information Search, Evaluation, & Use is the most widely taught 3 credit course within the OSU Library, with this redesign ensuring not only that the coursework is pedagogically sound and inclusive, but that it is able to be taught from a wide range of campuses and instructors.

  • 2121, Academic Online Research

    • Intentionally created Assignments within 2121 to be stripped of theme-ing for embedding into courses

      • Worked with the English Subject Librarian to implement these assignments into at least 5 of the Autumn 2019 First Year Writing Courses, and at least 5 of the Spring 2020 First Year Writing Courses. These continue to be used in some capacity.

• Created basic demonstration videos to fill in for librarians unable to come to courses, helping to address scale

• Filled in Autumn 2018 teaching One Shot information Literacy courses for the Art Librarian

• Recreation of one of the library’s for credit courses to make content more meaningful and useful to the modern student researcher

• Works closely with librarians and library staff across the organization who are seeking to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of faculty development programming about information literacy and related topics.

Central Ohio Technical College/ The Ohio State University at Newark  ● Newark, Ohio ● October 2016 – January 2017

Interim Director

• Maintained budget, keeping library system on track with fiscal year.

• Community Outreach, both on and off campus.

• Oversaw staff in day to day operations.

• Represented the library for both OSU and COTC in all leadership meetings and as a liaison with various departments.

• Attended ALAO meetings to ensure the Warner Library was represented in the state of Ohio.

• Created reports intended for the Directors return.

Central Ohio Technical College/ The Ohio State University at Newark  ● Newark, Ohio ● January 2016 – December 2017

Reference and Instruction Librarian

• Coordinator of the Undergraduate Library Experience

  • Created face to face lesson to be taught by the Librarians to all the incoming freshmen at OSU Newark.

  • Designed interactive multidirectional online modules to be paired with the face to face instruction.

    • http://osu.libsurveys.com/EXP

• Collaborated with instructors from across curriculums to create unique resources for their courses.

• Taught Information Literacy Courses

  • Designed interchangeable IL modules for quick and individualized, yet concise and interactive class creation.

  • Using evidence based practices, utilizing both formative and summative assessment to adjust information literacy modules.

  • Coordination with instructors to create embedded library experiences into courses.

  • Creation of the acronym D.R.A.M.A to better teach source evaluation. http://bit.ly/2qe56cU

• Taught online for-credit introductory information literacy courses.

• Averaging 50 courses per semester while maintaining a high quality of lessons and interactions.

  • Increase from an average of 30 per semester

• Coordinator of the College Credit Plus Library outreach

  • Increased outreach from 0 to 6+ Schools a semester

• Created materials, including videos, for OSU and COTC students of all levels.

  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnKsoOBKttO7N_9zedEeZHw

• Designed and prepared digital resources and materials for instructors as well as students.

• Maintained web presence.

  • Twitter: OSUNCOTCLibrary, Instagram: OSUNCOTCLibrary, Web: Library.cotc.edu / Newark.osu.edu/Library

• Collection Development, from weeding to acquisitions through our entire collection.

• Mentor for Undergraduate Library Research Fellowship

St. Clair County Community College  ● Port Huron, Michigan ● May 2013 – December 2015

Reference and Instructional Librarian

• Tended the reference desk fielding questions, teaching research and citation techniques to faculty, students, and public.

• Taught Information Literacy Courses, constantly assesing and implementing changes in the course to better suit demographic.

• Collaborating with instructors as needed to create the perfect resources for their courses.

• Collection Development, from weeding to acquisitions through our entire collection.

• Update and create LibGuides and other informational resources as found needed.

  • http://esearch.sc4.edu/AntiPlagiarism

• Worked with various social media helping to curate a web presence beyond our website.

Priceless Photo Preservation ● Ann Arbor, Michigan ● Aug 2011 – Dec 2015

Partner and Preservation Specialist

• Carried out preservation treatments:

  • Clean, restore and rehouse items according to archival standards both digitally and physically.

• Worked with social media for the company as well as maintaining the website.

• Kept budget current, eliminating the need for an accountant.

• Started and continued to run as a no debt business.

• Familiar with the intricacies involved with client relations.

 Health Information Management Service (HIMS) ● University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mi ● Oct 2011 – May 2012

Medical Records Technician

• Maintained complex records for the Kellogg Eye Center for Appointments, Surgeries, and Digitization.

• Prepared documents for digitization.

University of Michigan Conservation and Preservation Lab ● Ann Arbor, Mi ● Sept 2010 – Aug 2011

Assistant

• Carried out preservation treatments:

  • Clean, repair, restore and (re)house items according to archival standards.

• Finished Products:

  • Two atlases repaired, two readied for digitization, created Mylar enclosures for 30+ oversized newsmaps.

Hands On Museum ● Ann Arbor, Michigan ● Jan 2011-April 2011

        Consultant

o Survey creation, Data collection through interviewing, Presentation of results.

Smithsonian Museum of American History ● Washington DC ● March 2011

        Archive intern

o  Rehoused Glass Plate negatives, created sink mats for safe storage of broken negatives.

o Leaded a team of interns in the proper techniques for creation of sink mats

o  Assisted in creating a finding aid for the Pullman train car collection

University of Michigan Map Library ● Ann Arbor, Michigan ● April 2010-April 2011

       Library Assistant

• Aided patrons with: Finding, printing, and scanning maps, shelving books, as well as teaching the resources.

• Original and copy cataloging of maps.

• Carried out in house treatments as needed

  • Created running list of items that needed conservation treatment, organized by priority level.

• Created and maintained blog and advertising for events, created posters and fliers with Images from collection.

• Created finding aids .

Enlighten ●Ann Arbor, Michigan ● Nov 2010- April 2011

Historical Detective

o  Researched public domain images, uploaded to whatwasthere.com with corresponding metadata

o   uploaded 80+ images with corresponding location and metadata

University of Michigan Ruthven Natural History Museum Library ● Ann Arbor, Michigan ● Oct 2009- May 2010

Page

o Created, removed, and edited entries in the Libraries OPAC.

o  Retrieve and reshelf books from multiple divisions around the Museum Library, Checked books in and out of the MARC system in the Libraries OPAC.