I'm the Head of the Reference & Instruction Department in the William H. Hannon Library. I direct the department in its mission to promote a 24/7 technologically advanced learning environment that supports individual and collaborative research and scholarship. I am also the subject selector for Communication Studies, American Cultures, and Asian Pacific Studies.
Articles
Library Instruction for Freshman English: A Multi-Year Assessment of Student Learning, LMU Librarian Publications (2011)
Abstract Objective – The objective of this study was twofold: 1) to assess the effectiveness...
Conference Papers
Using A Rubric to Assess Freshman English Library Instruction (with Elisa Acosta), LMU Librarian Publications (2010)
Loyola Marymount University’s (LMU) Reference Department redesigned their freshman English library instruction so that all...
Presentations
Ordering Up Gimlet for Data Mining Success. (with Ken Simon), RUSA (Reference &User Services Association) Reference Renaissance Conference (2010)
The Reference Department at Loyola Marymount University’s (LMU) William H. Hannon Library experimented with using...
Solving the Rubrics Cube: Using Assessment to Sharpen Library Instruction (with Elisa Slater Acosta), Annual Conference of the American Library Association (2010)
Loyola Marymount University's (LMU) Reference Department designed a rubric to measure student learning outcomes for...
Whose Line Is It: The Business of Improvisation Applied to Library Instruction (with Felicia Palsson, Nikki Julian, and Norah Xiao), 14th Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference (2009)
A panel of instruction librarians from the University of Southern California (USC) will present on...