Service

Service at Kent State University:

​Department
  • ALA Student Group, Faculty Liaison (2019-2021, 2022-2023, 2023-2024)
  • Curriculum Committee (2022-present)
  • Committee Member, Undergraduate Ad Hoc Task Force (2019-2021) 
  • Committee Member, Faculty Affairs Committee (2020-2021)
  • Committee Member, Student Affairs Committee (2019-2020) 
  • Committee Member, Director Search Committee (Fall 2019)
  • MLIS Program Coordinator (Fall 2018-Spring 2019)) 
  • Member, Faculty Affairs Committee (Fall 2018- Spring 2019)
  • Co-Chair, Curriculum Committee (Fall 2017-Spring 2019)
  • Member, Marantz Picturebook Research Symposium Advisory Board
  • Co-Directed the Reinberger Children’s Library Center (Fall 2014-Spring 2017)
  • Member of the Youth Services Working Group (Fall 2012-present) 
  • Member, Ad Hoc Task Force for an AY 2016-17 faculty hire
  • Committee Member, Director Search Committee (Fall 2015)
  • Committee Member, Online Education Committee (2014-2016) 
  • Committee Member, Director Search Committee (Fall 2014)
  • Member, Diversity Working Group, (2013-Present)
  • Committee Member, Curriculum Committee (2012-2014)​
College
  • Member, CCI Doctoral Studies Committee (Fall 2020-Spring 2021) 
  • Member, CCI Doctoral Program Review Committee (Fall 2020-Spring 2021)
  • Member, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, College of Communication and Information,  Kent State University (Summer 2020-present)
  • Member, Global Initiatives Committee, College of Communication and Information, Kent State      University (Fall 2015-2018) 
  • Member, Diversity Task Force, College of Communication and Information, Kent State University  (Spring 2015-Fall 2015)​

​University
  • Co-Chair, EPC Subcommittee: Internationalization Advisory Committee (2021-present)
  • Member, Dean Reynolds’ Reappointment Committee (Fall 2019-Spring 2020)
  • Board Member, Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Young People (2019-present)
  • Board Member, Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Young People (2014-2016)
Service on National and International Organizations:

Committee Chair and Board Member Positions
  • Chair, 2021-present: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions’ (IFLA) Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section
  • Member, (2023): The Scott O’Dell Award Committee
  • Member (March 2021-July 2021): Association for Library and Information Science Educators (ALISE) Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Task Force
  • Secretary (August 2019-August 2021): International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions’ (IFLA) Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section, Coordinator, Safer Internet Day Working Group (2019-2021)
  • Member, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions’ (IFLA) Standing Committee: Libraries for Children and Young Adults (2017-2019), and Coordinator, World Through Picture Books Working Group (2017-2019)
  • Member, Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) 2020 Batchelder Committee
  • Co-Chair, Workshops Committee, iConference 2019 Annual Conference
  • Member (2018), Scientific Committee, Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP), Sydney, Australia
  • Co-Chair, Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) Charlemae Rollins President's Program Planning Committee (2017-2019)
  • Co-Chair (2017-2018), Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), Youth SIG
  • Co-Chair (2017-2018), Association for Library Service to Children, Notable Children’s Digital Media Committee (This is the inaugural committee established to evaluate emerging media formats for children.)
  • Committee Member (2016-2017), Association for Library Service to Children, Nominating Committee
  • Chair (2015-2017), Association for Library Service to Children, Notable Children’s Recordings
  • Invited Co-Chair (2014-2015) of “Evolving Carnegie Task Force” for the Association for Library Service to Children, which provided recommendations to the field around children, reading, and new media. Two reports delivered: January 2015, and June 2015 
  • Chair, (2012-2013) Association for Library Service to Children, The Scholarships: Melcher and Bound to Stay Bound Committee​​
Prior Service
  • Co-Chair (2010-2011) and Committee Member (2009-2010) The Association for Library Service to ​​                                                               Children (ALSC) Special Collections and Louise Seamen Bechtel Committee 
  • Executive Board Member. (2007-2009). ALSC Representative to the United States Board on Books                                                               for Young People (USBBY)
Committee Member, Advisory Board Member, or Consultant
  • Member, Youth Services Advisory Committee, Northeast Ohio Regional Library System (NEORLS), (2022-present)
  • Invited Member, ALA Editions Advisory Board for the fourth edition of Young Adult Literature: From Romance to Realism by Michael Cart, Spring 2020
  • Invited Member, University of Southern Mississippi Medallion Committee, 2019, 2020, 2021 
  • Founding Board Member. (2015-present). Diversity in Apps (http://diversityinapps.com/our-team/) [now called KIDMAP]
  • Advisory Board Member. (2016). NEH Planning Grant lead by Dr. Christine Jenkins: “International Directory of Special Collections in Children's and Young Adult Literature”
  • Consultant, (2014-Present), Digital Reading Network, University of Bournemouth, UK (http://www.digitalreadingnetwork.com/people/)
  • Advisory Board Member (2014-2015), Little eLit. 
  • Committee Member (2013-2015) Association for Library Service to Children, Children and Technology Committee
  • Committee Member (2012-2013), The Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) “working group to assist with the ‘for librarians’ redesign of the Reading Rockets website” 
  • Committee Member, (2012-2014) United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) Special Projects Committee
Prior Service
  • Doctoral Student representative. (2009-2011). ALISE Membership Advisory Committee 
  • TA/GA Liaison. (2009-2010). School of Communication & Information to The Rutgers Council of AAUP Chapters 
  • Committee Member. (2006-2009). The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) International Relations Committee. Responsible for updating the Americas (Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada) section of the Growing Up Around the World Bibliography 
  • Nominating Committee Member. (2006). United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) ​
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Judge
  • Judge. (2013, April). Doctoral students’ interactive practicum displays. Rutgers, School of Communication and Information, New Brunswick, NJ
  • Judge. (2013, January). ALISE/Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition
  • US Juror. (2002 and 2004). The Hans Christian Andersen Medal. International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).