Work

I've been working in libraries since 2011. I'm broadly interested in education — how people learn and share information. I've taught a variety of topics about technology, including web development, productivity, tech hygiene, and ethical issues. In my current role I help teach librarians about topics in data services (e.g., Python coding, data management).

Achievements

  • Simmons University IPI Scholarship (2020)
  • Authenticity Project Fellow (2019)
  • ALA Diversity Research Grant (2017)
  • IRDL Scholar (2015)
  • Best Buy Community Grant (2013)

Research

I like thinking about how professional development works (or doesn't) for librarians, and how people find and share information. Below are some selected works. I have a full list of publications on this page.

Instruction

I think it's important to meet learners where they are: figure out what people know and how to add concepts and skills on top of that foundation. Because learning something new is always tied to what you already know. Here are a few classes and assignments I've developed over the years with that in mind. If you see something you like, feel free to adapt and use it (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Audio

I like to record, edit, mix, and master audio. This has led to some fun projects, including a few recent collaborations with an old friend...

Podcast

The Heat Index is a podcast I started with a meteorologist friend, Melody. We wanted to talk about what it's like working with the weather and working in libraries.

Music

  • Solo music is stuff I've written and recorded alone.
  • Prequels was a punk/rock/other band where I wrote the songs, sang, and played guitar (and sometimes bass).
  • The Young and The Elder is an indie/piano band where I played guitar (and sometimes danced).
  • These Gnarly Beasts are an online band I started with friends from college.
  • I played guitar for The Human Ascension, which was a hip-hop / fusion band in Tallahassee, FL. Check out this video I edited of the last show I had with them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OopdQIpEoX0

Publications

Peer-Reviewed

Non Peer-Reviewed

Book Chapters

Visual

I like to mess around in Adobe Illustrator / Photoshop.

Clicks & Whistles is a collaborative t-shirt shop effort with my wife Laura. She draws animal pictures and I adapt them into digital designs.

I've also made several band flyers, logos, and shirt designs. Here are a couple of them:

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