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About Shaundra Walker

I am an experienced library and information science scholar + practitioner with over 20 years experience working in diverse types of higher education institutions. My research interests include the recruitment, retention, and advancement of librarians of color, and critical librarianship.

Positions

2021 - Present Library Director, Georgia College & State University ‐ Russell Library
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2019 - Present Associate Professor, Georgia College & State University ‐ Russell Library
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2017 - 2020 Interim Library Director, Georgia College & State University ‐ Russell Library
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2013 - 2019 Assistant Professor, Georgia College & State University ‐ Russell Library
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2022 - 2022 Humanities Grants for Libraries, American Library Association/National Endowment for the Humanities
American Library Association/National Endowment for the Humanities
Role: Principal Investigator
$10,000
2019 - 2021 Documenting African American Milledgeville
National Endowment for the Humanities
Common Heritage Grant
$12,000
2018 - 2018 Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
National Endowment for the Arts
The Big Read
$15,000
2016 - 2017 Affordable Learning Georgia
University System of Georgia
$10,000
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Professional Service and Affiliations

Member, American Library Association
Member, Association of College and Research Libraries
Member, Black Caucus of the American Library Association
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Honors and Awards

  • Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Diversity Travel Grant
  • BCALA/DEMCO Outstanding Librarian of the Year Award (2020)

Courses

  • GC1Y Critical Thinking: Critical Information Literacy
  • GC1Y Critical Thinking: Research in the Age Google

Education

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2011 - 2015 PhD, Mercer University ‐ Tift College of Education
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2000 - 2002 MSLS, Clark Atlanta University ‐ School of Library and Information Services
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1994 - 1998 B.A., Spelman College ‐ History
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Recent Works (11)

Research Works (1)

Teaching Works (1)