Selected Work: AI Literacy, Digital Stewardship, Research Support, and Program Coordination
This page presents selected examples of my work in AI ethics and literacy, academic research support, digital stewardship, community archives, digital knowledge management, program coordination, facilitation, assessment-informed projects, and public-facing communication. Across these examples, my work is library- and archives-informed, framework-driven, and evidence-based, with emphasis on ethical technology use, access, privacy, scholarly communication, documentation, and public service.
Evidence Areas
1. AI Ethics, AI Literacy, and Information Ethics
These examples show my preparation to support AI literacy work through information ethics, responsible technology use, privacy awareness, critical evaluation, prompt design, and MLIS-based professional judgment.
Trustworthy Generative AI
Analyzed responsible generative AI use, including privacy and data governance, transparency, human oversight, accountability, and institutional policy needs.
Skills: AI literacy, information ethics, risk awareness, policy thinking.
ChatGPT Ethics Impact Statement and Data Privacy Impact Assessment
Applied structured criteria for privacy, fairness, accountability, transparency, and risk mitigation in the use of generative AI tools.
Skills: privacy evaluation, responsible AI use, applied assessment.
Archives and Recommender Systems
Evaluated machine-learning recommender systems through an archives and information ethics lens, including bias, opacity, explainability, provenance, and equitable access.
Skills: algorithmic bias awareness, archives ethics, equitable access.
2. Digital Stewardship, Community Archives, and Knowledge Management
These examples show applied experience with metadata, repository planning, community archives, access, preservation, rights awareness, shared documentation, and web-based access tools.
U.S. Women’s Army Corps Digital Repository Project
Contributed to a group digital repository documenting the U.S. Women’s Army Corps/Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, 1942–1978, using repository planning, Dublin Core metadata, rights review, Preservica ingest, Universal Access/WordPress, and search/access testing.
Skills: metadata, digital preservation, Preservica, Dublin Core, access.
Silicon Kids of the ’70s Community Archives Project Plan
Developed a framework-driven project plan for an inclusive community memory project, connecting community archives theory, cultural representation, privacy, contributor guidance, outreach strategy, preservation workflows, technology selection, partnerships, and funding strategy.
Skills: community archives, inclusive access, OAIS-informed planning, outreach.
SharePoint Research Repository
Created and maintained a shared research repository to centralize project materials, organize documentation, improve access to working files, and support faculty research and publication workflows.
Skills: digital knowledge management, documentation systems, workflow support.
3. Program and Working Group Coordination
These examples demonstrate my ability to organize shared documentation, coordinate timelines, support working group activity, track deliverables, and keep complex academic and mission-driven projects moving.
Note: Some examples involved internal faculty research materials or unpublished scholarly work. I provide non-confidential summaries of my role, methods, tools, and outcomes rather than direct access to proprietary materials.
Faculty Research Support and Scholarly Workflow Coordination
Supported faculty scholarship in AI ethics, privacy, knowledge governance, information science, and emerging socio-technical systems through research, bibliography development, article review, citation formatting, editing, and publication preparation.
Skills: faculty support, scholarly communication, deadline tracking, confidentiality.
Journal Database and Publishing Calendar
Built and maintained a peer-reviewed journal database and publishing calendar to support manuscript development, submission planning, deadline tracking, citation workflows, and scholarly communication across multiple faculty research projects.
Skills: publication planning, research administration, information organization.
Central Africa Science Library / DFGF Research Coordination
Managed a graduate independent study research project connected to a Fulbright African Research Scholar Program initiative with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund’s Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda.
Skills: multi-stakeholder coordination, remote collaboration, research communication.
4. Teaching, Facilitation, & Learning Support
These examples show my experience supporting learners, participating in collaborative learning environments, and helping people engage with new information, tools, and ideas.
Adult Literacy and ESL Tutoring
Support learner-centered literacy and ESL instruction through preparation, adaptability, encouragement, and attention to individual learner goals.
Skills: learner support, facilitation, inclusive communication.
Classroom and School-Based Learning Support
Support classroom, teaching assistant, and school-based environments through preparation, reliable follow-through, clear communication, and responsiveness to varied learner needs.
Skills: instructional support, learner engagement, adaptability.
Faculty Research Committee Participation
Participated as a graduate student appointee in faculty research committee discussions related to research priorities, scholarly activity, emerging information science issues, and graduate student perspectives.
Skills: academic collaboration, meeting participation, professional communication.
5. Assessment and Research Support
These examples demonstrate my ability to support research and assessment workflows through literature review, source evaluation, citation management, evidence organization, research documentation, and program evaluation.
Literature Review, Citation Management, and Research Support
Supported scholarly research through literature review, source identification, source evaluation, bibliography development, citation organization, citation formatting, and research documentation.
Skills: literature review, Zotero workflows, evidence organization.
MLIS Research Methods and Program Evaluation
Graduate preparation in research design, literature review, qualitative and quantitative methods, assessment thinking, outcomes evaluation, environmental scanning, and evidence-based recommendations.
CITI Human Subjects Research Training
Training in human subjects research responsibilities, supporting ethical awareness in research and assessment workflows involving participants, informed consent, project data, and responsible information handling.
Skills: research ethics, informed consent awareness, responsible data handling.
6. Communications and Outreach
These examples show my ability to communicate complex projects clearly through reports, presentations, web content, stakeholder materials, and public-facing documentation.
Stakeholder Reports and Research Recommendations
Contributed to stakeholder reports and project recommendations that translated research findings into usable information for academic and organizational audiences.
Skills: stakeholder communication, reporting, evidence synthesis.
Charleston Conference Presentation and Proceedings
Supported conference presentation materials and a proceedings manuscript connected to academic library, science library, and research communication work.
Skills: scholarly communication, presentation support, publication development.
Sustainability Reporting and Public Accountability
Developed public-facing reporting and documentation to communicate certification, sustainability, quality, and accountability work to internal and external audiences.
Skills: public communication, reporting, documentation, accountability.
Relevant Professional Development
These credentials support my applied work in AI literacy, prompt design, research methods, assessment, data analysis, reporting, and responsible research practice.
AI Prompting for Everyone — DeepLearning.AI
Certificate in applied generative AI prompting, supporting practical experimentation with AI tools, prompt design, and AI literacy instruction when paired with ethical and critical evaluation.
Google Data Analytics Certificate — Coursera
Certificate in data preparation, analysis, visualization, and reporting, supporting assessment, research methods, evidence synthesis, and program evaluation.
MLIS E-Portfolio
My MLIS e-portfolio provides deeper evidence of graduate preparation in library and information science, including professional ethics, information organization, technologies, research methods, communication, program evaluation, and global perspectives.