Select List of Conference Papers, Presentations, & Active Professional Engagement

Presentation, “Reading beyond the Panels: Using Graphic Narratives to Inform a Discussion Group,” for the New England Comic Arts in the Classroom Conference, Rhode Island College, Providence, Rhode Island, 03/26/2011

Roundtable discussion, “Research Partner: Beyond Liaison Librarianship”, Program Track: “Diversify our Interdependence: Building Relationships” for the ACRL 2011 Conference A Declaration of Interdependence to be held in Philadelphia, PA, 03/30/2011

Grant proposal submitted on behalf of ACRL/NY and LACUNY for the ACRL Scholarly Communication Road Show In collaboration with Prof. Kathryn Shaughnessy (St. John’s University, ACRL/NY Executive Board), Prof. Anne Leonard (CUNY City Tech  College, ACR/NY Executive Board) and Prof. Jane Fitzpatrick (CUNY Graduate Center, LACUNY Executive Board)

Panel presentation program, “Librarian Leaders: Engaging Students in Catholic Social Justice Teaching” for the Catholic Library Association 2011 Convention to be held in New Orleans, LA 04/26/2011-04/28/2011

St. John’s University, Center for Teaching and Learning, Research Fellows’ Meeting, Presentation: “Getting Started with Zotero” 09/26/2010

Library Workers Skill Share Event, co-sponsored by the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) and the Association of College and Research Libraries/New York (ACRL/NY), “speed mentor” and resume reviewer, Brooklyn Public Library, 07/13/2010

Mayor Bloomberg’s Commission on Women’s Issues “Mentor It Forward” program, “speed mentor,” 06/19/2010

Presentation, “Shared Leadership, Shared Responsibility: Learning to Lead from Among,” break-out session, St. John’s University Women in Leadership Conference, 03/20/2010

Poster session presentation, “Transforming Responsibility into Opportunity: Lessons Learned by a Legislative Advocate,” at the 2010 ACRL/NY Annual Symposium, “Emerging Leadership in Academic Libraries.” 12-04-2009

Invited participant, Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) two- day session, “Planning Our Digital Future,” 11/2/2009-11/3/2009

Paper presentation, “Where’s the Party? New York Celebrates the Opening of the Erie Canal” at the Researching New York Conference, SUNY Albany, included as part of the panel “History and Memory: Interpretation and Commemoration,” 11/18/2009-11/20/2009

Presentation, Long Island College and Academic Library Directors (LICALD) Fall Meeting Program, “Twitter in Academic Libraries???” New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), Old Westbury. 10-01-2009

Panel presentation, 30^th Annual Conference on New York State History, paper presented: “Reasons to Celebrate: New York and the Opening of the Erie Canal,” SUNY Plattsburgh. 06-04-2009—06-06-2009

Keynote presentation, co-presented with Dr. Blythe Roveland-Brenton, St. John’s University Retirees Association: “The Changing Face of the Queens Library,” with a PowerPoint presentation on the history of St. John’s Queens Library, Council Hall, St. John’s University. 04-26-2009

Presentation, “Using Blogging Software to Promote Special Collections,” Library Association of the City University of New York (LACUNY) Archives/Special Collections Roundtable, 05-08-2008

Presentation, “Using WordPress to Build a Website and a Community to Promote the Use of Special Collections,” panel presentation and discussion as part of the Library 2.0 Special Interest Group (SIG) at the Metropolitan Library Council, 03-14-2008.