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Christina Chan-Park Christina Chan-Park is currently the science librarian at Baylor University. She previously held teaching and administrative positions at the University of Houston. She received her PhD in geophysics from the University of British Columbia, an MA in public administration from the University of Houston, an MS in geophysics from Stanford University, and AB in Geology from Princeton University. Dr. Chan-Park is currently working on an MS in information science from the University of North Texas and plans to earn a graduate academic certificate in data curation. More than anything else she enjoys seeing other people succeed and helping them achieve their goals. |
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Sabrina Dyck Sabrina Dyck is a first generation college student from Ozark, Alabama. She earned a BA in history and an MEd in secondary education from the University of Montevallo. She was a Gates Millennium Scholar and the 2011 ACRL Spectrum Scholar. Currently, she is pursuing a master’s degree in library and information studies at the University of Alabama, while working as a graduate research assistant and teaching history in southeast Alabama. She aspires to work in an academic or research library as a user instruction librarian. In addition to instruction, Sabrina’s interests include issues related to diversity in libraries, information technology, and outreach. |
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Lisa Hardman Lisa Hardman is a second year graduate student at the University of Michigan School of Information, where she is studying information policy. Originally from Detroit, MI, she holds a bachelor of science in information assurance from Eastern Michigan University. She has previously worked on the HathiTrust OrphanWorks project, and currently works for the University of Michigan Law Library in Acquisitions. She has done research for the American Library Association on the e-book policies of the Big Six publishers, and has interests in privacy, security, and intellectual property concerns in digital information learning environments. |
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Mario Macías Mario Macías is pursuing a master’s program at the Information School of the University of Washington. He graduated from Grinnell College as a Posse Foundation Scholar from Los Angeles. At Grinnell, he served as the library manager for the Stonewall Resource Center on campus and served as the editor of The Grinnell Review. |
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Ebony Magnus Ebony Magnus is pursuing her MLIS at the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS) at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. She has a BA in English literature and language from the University of Victoria, and an MA in English literature from Carleton University with a focus on Caribbean-Canadian Literature. During the upcoming academic year, she will be working as a student librarian at the Humanities and Social Sciences Library at UBC where she looks forward to further exploring the instructional role of the librarian. Ebony is particularly interested in faculty-librarian collaboration and enhancing user experience. |
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Christian Minter Christian Minter holds a BA in biblical studies from Washington Bible College. She is pursuing a master's degree at the Catholic University of America's School of Library and Information Science. In addition to being an ARL Diversity Scholar, she is also an ALA Spectrum Scholar. Christian currently works as a library associate for the Prince George's County Memorial Library System in Maryland. In spring 2012, she completed an internship with the Health Sciences and Human Services Library at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Her professional interests include health sciences librarianship, instruction, outreach, disaster preparedness, and consumer health information. |
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Thomas Padilla Thomas Padilla holds a BA in history and an MA in world history from San Francisco State University. Currently, Thomas is pursuing a master’s degree in library and information science at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC) with a specialization in data curation. In addition to his coursework Thomas works at the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship. Prior to beginning studies at UIUC, Thomas worked at the Library of Congress where he helped launch and grow the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education program. Thomas is deeply interested in digital preservation, data curation, and advancing the interdisciplinary potential of data. |
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Na Qin Na Qin is a graduate student in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Indiana University in Bloomington, specializing in chemical information. She is currently working at HPER library as a library assistant and a research assistant in the Association of the Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) as well. She holds a BS of chemical engineering from Dalian University of Technology in China and an MS in paper and chemical engineering from Miami University. Prior to library school, she used to work at Blommer Library of Georgetown University where she was inspired to pursue a professional career in academic libraries with interests in chemical informatics, engineering and science librarianship. |
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Eva Rios-Alvarado Eva Rios-Alvarado, an information professional from Los Angeles, California, is at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts at the GSLIS program. She has a BA in geography, and a minor in political science from California State University, Los Angeles. Her active professional memberships prior to moving to Boston included: REFORMA- Los Angeles Chapter, and MALCS- Cal State LA Chapter. Eva’s community activism, home-based in Los Angeles, prompted her to explore interests at the public library sector. There, she developed passions that will lead her to librarianship abroad or in the United States. She aspires to work in an academic or research library. Her interests include: De-colonial/Feminist/Urban Geography, Xicanisma, sustainable planning, and library and information science. |
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Bredny Rodriguez Bredny Rodriguez is a first-generation college student from New York City. He is a graduate student at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York’s Department of Library and Information Studies where he was awarded an Arthur A. Schomburg Fellowship. He holds a BA in Spanish language and literature from the College at Buffalo, The State University of New York. Bredny works as a student coordinator in the University at Buffalo’s Health Sciences Library and has worked in both public and academic libraries since the age of 15. He is interested in library administration and outreach. |
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Camille Salas An MLS student at the University of Maryland's iSchool focusing on Information and Diverse Populations, Camille Salas will graduate in May 2013. She is originally from El Paso, Texas, and holds a B.A. from Smith College and a masters in public affairs from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She has worked as a paralegal for the federal government, as a business analyst, and as a rapporteur for a series of debates co-hosted by the World Bank and USAID on emerging issues in HIV/AIDS prevention. Currently, she is an intern with the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the Library of Congress. |
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Amber Saundry Amber Saundry holds a B.Sc. from Simon Fraser University, where she studied ecology & evolution, and is pursuing her master’s in library and information studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Her future career interests are in academic and research collections, and she hopes to apply her background to the scientific research community. Building on her experience as collections and database managers at the UBC Herbarium in the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, she hopes to gain further knowledge and skills to contribute in the preservation and accessibility of digital collections and data management. |
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Curtis Small Curtis Small is in the LIS program at Simmons College GSLIS West in South Hadley Massachusetts. He plans to work as an academic reference and instruction librarian, with an additional interest in international librarianship focusing on the African Diaspora. Most recently Curtis has been a digital collections intern at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley. Before starting library school Curtis completed a Ph.D. in French at New York University, and taught French language and francophone Caribbean and African literatures at the college level. |
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Peace Williamson Peace Williamson is a Dallas resident originally from Oklahoma. She is obtaining a master of library science degree and a master of science degree in health studies in Texas Woman’s University’s dual degree program. She is currently a member of the Medical Library Association (MLA) and American Library Association (ALA). She serves as secretary and treasurer of the Graduate Library and Information Studies Association (GLISA) and is a member of the Governmental Relations Committee for the South Central Chapter of MLA. Peace works as an interlibrary loan library associate for the Baylor Health Sciences Library and is interested in health sciences librarianship and e-resource management. |
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