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Stephanie Robertson

Assistant Professor/Outreach Librarian
Joseph F. Smith Library, Faculty of Education & Social Work, Faculty of Arts & Letters
Email: stephanie.robertson@byuh.edu

Joseph F. Smith Library Room 193

(808) 675-3880

Stephanie Robertson is an Assistant Professor and Outreach Librarian at BYU–Hawaii. Her MA is in English with an emphasis in Composition & Rhetoric, and her MLISc is in Academic Librarianship—both from The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. In 2006, she graduated from BYUH with a BA in English and returned to campus to teach as an adjunct faculty member in the English program in 2009. In January 2022, she was hired as a full-time faculty and a librarian, alternating between teaching a section of ENG 101 or Children’s Literature for Elementary Schools each semester. She is a Senior Managing Editor for The International Journal of Inclusion, Diversity, & Information and is Co-Chair of the BYUH Undergraduate Research Conference. Her research interests include marketing in academic libraries, open educational practices, and mindfulness in the writing process. Her fondest honor to date is raising four beautiful children, in partnership with her husband, in the most beautiful place on earth.

TEACHING & LIBRARIANSHIP EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor & Outreach Librarian, Brigham Young University–Hawaii, Laie, HI (Jan 2022-Present)

Joseph F. Smith Library, Instructional Services Department
Library Marketing Coordinator

  • Primary responsibility is to oversee all marketing events, digital and print assets, and all strategies to engage the campus community in library resources
  • Develop and implement a Library Marketing Plan to engage students across campus programs with library services and spaces
  • Manage all social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, X, etc.), including graphic design, content creation, and moderate interactions and comments
  • Coordinate the development of library marketing materials and advertising campaigns in print format
  • Working with University Communications, developed consistent brand messaging, logos, etc., to create sustainable marketing practices that are both professional and engaging
  • Design and execute all events for students and faculty outreach for the library

Library Outreach Coordinator

  • Create materials to communicate what the library can do for faculty: printed cards, digital canvas modules, an OER short textbook, zoom workshops, in-person workshops with a library tour, and short informational videos
  • Serve as a liaison between faculty and their Subject Librarian to enhance and facilitate effective faculty outreach
  • Working with University Communications, promote faculty scholarship campus-wide using diverse marketing methods
  • Ensure the library has physical copies (where appropriate) of faculty works to provide students with equity access
  • Facilitate communities of practice where faculty can locate, edit, and create Open Educational Resources
  • Organize events that support faculty scholarship, such as the Faculty Research Boot Camp
  • Develop partnerships with external entities to connect them with library resources

URC Co-Chair

  • Primary responsibility is to plan, execute, and evaluate the marketing of the conference, kickoff events, awards ceremony, and preparatory workshops to both students and faculty across all disciplines
  • Under my leadership, student participation doubled, and all faculty units were involved for the first time
  • Led the core committee for the annual BYUH Undergraduate Research Conference to plan and execute all details related to the URC
  • Create, promote, and teach workshops focused on helping students with research needs

Open Educational Resources Lead

  • Work with faculty and programs in finding, using, and/or creating CC-licensed works for courses and curriculum
  • Assist and support faculty in creating and using OER-connected assignments in courses
  • Created a “Lit Guide” about OER for each discipline and marketed it to faculty units to reduce costs for students, increase student retention, and improve graduation rates

Additional Responsibilities

  • Keeps abreast with issues and trends in academic librarianship, including EDI, open access, OER, and the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy
  • Researches current teaching trends and technology movements and examines their applicability to instruction
  • Supervises student library graphic designers: Library Outreach Assistants.
  • Offers research consultations as needed and facilitates faculty research education and support
  • Instruction and Information Literacy services provided in subject librarian role

Adjunct Faculty, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Mānoa, HI (July 2023-present)
Library and Information Science Graduate Program: Community Engagement Course

  • Developed syllabi and course structure
  • Taught research and writing, Indigenous and Critical Theory conceptual frameworks, community engagement research, editing, and mindfulness in the research process
  • Fostered active class discussion and facilitated multimodal ePortfolio-eligible work

Interim Associate Director, Brigham Young University–Hawaii, Laie, HI (Jan 2022 - Jul 2022)
Edward D. Smith Center for Learning and Teaching

  • Led Faculty Book Club on Culturally Sensitive Teaching
  • Created and Facilitated Weekly Faculty Workshops on Pedagogy
  • Supported Monthly Faculty Confab Program
  • Guest speaker at Faculty Colloquium: “Mindfulness and Writing”
  • Created and Facilitated 3 Part Series: Faculty Research Bootcamp to assist faculty in research and publication goals toward tenure and promotion

Adjunct Faculty, Brigham Young University–Hawaii, Laie, HI (2009 - 2021)             
English Program, Faculty of Arts & Letters

  • Developed syllabi and course structure
  • Taught critical thinking, active reading, and composition with an emphasis on structure, editing, and mindfulness in the writing process
  • Facilitated active class discussion, debate, and creative, multimodal projects
  • Mentored other Special Instructors in the English Department in 2012

Librarian, Laie Elementary School, Laie, HI (2019 - 2021)       
Para-Professional Educator 

  • Taught curriculum-based lessons for 4 grade levels each week
  • Cataloged all new books and managed an integrated library system program
  • Assisted 32 teachers and numerous staff with library technology and equipment
  • Created and ran a Library Club for 45 fifth and sixth-grade students

Fellow, Brigham Young University–Hawaii, Laie, HI (2017 - 2021)   
Edward D. Smith Center for Learning and Teaching   

  • Completed Spring 2017 Colloquium
  • Completed Winter 2021 Educational Research Fellowship Phase 1
  • Enrolled in Fall 2021 Educational Research Fellowship Phase 2
  • Mentored 10 adjunct faculty from various departments
  • Taught faculty instruction, course design, and pedagogical workshops

Creator, Owner, Marketer, Laie, HI (2014-2020)   
Story Club

  • Created business and marketing plan, (now archived) digital presence, designed curriculum
  • Taught weekly literacy and literature workshops with creative components for children
  • Grew the program to include two age groups, additional days, and a waitlist due to demand
  • Included additional weekly one-on-one literacy tutoring at the request of parent participants
  • Was featured in Ke'Alakai due to demand and success in the community

SCHOLARSHIP

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PUBLICATIONS

SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

Mar 2024
2024 Oxford Education Research Symposium

  • Presentation “Re-Imagining English and the Open Pedagogical Process for an Internationally Diverse Audience”
    March 12, 2024, Oxford, England

Nov 2023 BYUH Faculty Forum

  • Presentation “Mentoring Students: How to utilize the Undergraduate Research Conference and Intersections Journal”
    November 9, 2023, Lā’ie, HI
    Co-presenters: Caryn Lesuma and Line-Noue Kruse

Oct 2023
2023 Open Education Global

  • Presentation “Considering Your Positionalities in Conjunction with Open Education, Sacred Knowledge, and Indigeneity”
    October 18, 2023, Edmonton, Canada
    Co-presenter: Emily Bradshaw
  • Presentation “Academic Librarians as Trusted Facilitators of Sustainable Practices in Open Education Through Communities of Practice”
    October 17, 2023, Edmonton, Canada
    Received funding to attend through my fellowship with the OER Fellows

Jun 2023
2023 American Library Association Annual Conference

  • Presentation “It’s Not Either/Or: How to Include Open Access Materials to Transform Curriculum and Collections”
    June 25, 2023, Chicago, IL
    I was included in an official conference summary and received an individual write-up about my presentation as well (American Libraries magazine).
  • Panel “Thinking Outside of Your Positionalities: Centering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility in Your Library”
    June 25, 2023, Chicago, IL
    Co-presenters: April Sheppard, Windy Crist, and Kael Moffat

Nov 2022
2022 Hawaii Library Association Annual Conference

  • Presentation “Past, Present, Future of Low-Cost Materials: Creating Access to Encourage Life-Long Learning in the Academic Library”
    November 18, 2022, Honolulu, HI

Nov 2022
2022 Library Marketing and Communications Conference

  • Poster “Nevertheless She Persisted…and Finally Gained Access to Old Library Social Media Accounts!”
    November 1, 2022, Indianapolis, IN.
    *Received a scholarship from LMCC to attend and present at the conference.

Jun 2022
2022 American Library Association Annual Conference

  • Poster "Focusing Academic Library Outreach at the Center of Campus Revitalization in an Age of Misinformation"
    April 1, 2022, Washington, D.C.
    Co-presenter: Halie Kerns

May 2022
FLVC 2022 OER Summit

  • Presentation “Global Possibilities: Open Pedagogy on an International Campus”
  • May 18, 2022, Online

Apr 2022
2022 Hawai‘i InfoLit Summit

  • Presentation “The Academic Library: The Heart of Campus Revitalization and a Trusted Source for Information”
    April 1, 2022, Online
    Co-presenter: Halie Kerns

Mar 2022
2022 UH First-Year Writing Symposium

  • Presentation “Mindful Writing as a Transition Tool in Hybrid FYW Environments”
    March 5, 2022, Online

Feb 2022
BYUH Faculty Forum

  • Presentation “Improving Campus-Wide Instruction through a Faculty-Centered Information Literacy Toolkit”
    February 10, 2022, Lā’ie, HI
    Co-presenter: Zoia Falevai

Feb 2022
LILi Show and Tell Webinar Series

  • Presentation “Reimagining Libraries to Meet the Needs of the Pandemic-Traumatized”
    February 9, 2022, Online
    Co-presenter: Zoia Falevai

Dec 2021
2021 Hawaii Library Association Annual Conference

  • Presentation “Reimagining Information Literacy Approaches and Services: Considering Faculty Perspective"
    December 3, 2021, Online
    Co-presenter: Becky DeMartini and Zoia Falevai
  • Poster "Reimaging Library Spaces and Learning Frameworks at The JFS Library at BYU–Hawaii.”
    December 3, 2021, Online
  • Presentation “Share Your Perspective: ADHD in Our Libraries and Profession"
    December 4, 2021, Online
    Co-presenter: Thomas Robertson, LCSW

Oct 2021
2021 Open Educational Conference

  • Presentation “Faculty Adoption of OER through Compatibility and Relative Advantage Training"
    October 20, 2021, Online
    Co-presenter: Emily Bradshaw

Jul 2021
8th Annual Virtual LILi Conference

  • Presentation “Improving Campus-Wide Instruction through a Faculty-Centered Information Literacy Toolkit”
    July 9, 2021, Online
  • Co-presenters: Becky DeMartini and Zoia Falevai

Jun 2021
ALA Annual 2021 Conference

  • Poster “Academic Libraries verses the Doom Scroll: Engaging with At-Home Patrons on Social Media During COVID-19”
    June 23-29, 2021, Online
    Co-presenter: Halie Kerns

Jun 2021
ALA Annual 2021 Conference Student Networking Session

  • Organized and facilitated “Librarian Lounge: A Student Networking Session”
    June 28, 2021, Online
    Co-organizers: Gladys Cepeda, Bianca Carrasco, India Solomon, and Michelle Johnson

Apr 2021
National Libraries Week ALA Student Networking Session

  • Organized and facilitated “Librarian Lounge: A Student Networking Session” Featuring ALA Executive Director and former Spectrum Scholar Tracie D. Hall
    April 14, 2021, Online
    Co-organizers: Gladys Cepeda and Bianca Carrasco

Jan 2021
American Library Association Midwinter 2021 Conference

  • Organized and facilitated “Librarian Lounge: A Student Networking Session”
    January 25, 2021, Online
    Co-organizers: Gladys Cepeda and Bianca Carrasco

Dec 2020
Hawaii Library Association 2020 Conference

  • Organized and facilitated “LIS Student Speed Networking Session”
    December 5, 2020, Online
    Co-host: Meera Garud
  • Presentation “From Meme to You: Social Media in Academic Libraries in a Post-COVID19 World”
    December 5, 2020, Online
    Co-presenter: Halie Kerns

Mar 2020
Conference on College Composition & Communication

  • Presentation “The Under-Examined Rhetorical Arts of Listening and Silence in First-Year Writing”
    March 27, 2020, Online

Mar 2019
Conference on College Composition & Communication

  • Presentation “Performing Mindfulness in a Multimodal First-Year Writing Classroom”
    March 14, 2019, Pittsburg, PA

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBERSHIPS

American Library Association (ALA)

  • Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
  • Library Instruction Roundtable (LIRT)
  • Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
  • New Members Roundtable (NMRT)
  • Library Research Roundtable (LRRT)
  • Sustainability Roundtable (SustainRT)
  • Intellectual Freedom Roundtable (IFRT)

Hawaii Library Association (HLA)

Lifelong Information Literacy Group (LILi)

Women in Academia at BYU–Hawaii (WIA)

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

GUEST SPEAKING EVENTS

  •  “The Job Search: Applying & Interviewing” UH-Mānoa LIS Grad Program (Nov 9, 2022 & Mar 30, 2021)
  • “HLA Conference Poster Session Workshop” Hawaii Library Association (Sept 6, 2022)
  • “Begin Professionalization” UH-Mānoa English Graduate Mentors Program Roundtable (Mar 4, 2021)
  • “Inspired by RBG” BYU Management Society BYUH Chapter Women in Leadership Event (Jan 28, 2021)

SPOTLIGHTS

CITIZENSHIP

2024-Present
Senior Managing Editor, The International Journal of Inclusion, Diversity, & Information (IJIDI).

  • Collaborates on the editorial board for this international, peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that is indexed by DOAJ, EBSCO, JSTOR, and SCOPUS
  • Trains and supervises graduate assistant copyeditor
  • Copyedits all journal articles and collaborates with the editorial team

2024-Present
Hawaii Library Association: Community Engagement Committee

2022 & 2023
Book Review Editor, The International Journal of Inclusion, Diversity, & Information (IJIDI).

  • Collaborates on the editorial board for this international, peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that is indexed by DOAJ, EBSCO, JSTOR, and SCOPUS
  • Selects current OA and traditionally published titles related to journal focus
  • Copy edits all book reviews and communicates author queries with reviewers

2022-Present
Co-Chair, BYUH Undergrad Research Conference

  • Marketing: plan and oversee social media content calendar, PR and marketing materials, oversee graphic design and marketing student interns and library workers
  • Faculty Outreach: plan and carry out marketing to faculty, offer faculty mentor support, collaborate with URC reps for each faculty unit
  • Student Support: teach all library workshops and provide research support
  • Event Support: collaborate on each step of planning and carrying out URC

2022-2023
Club Advisor, The BYUH Embody Love Club

2023
2nd Hiring Committee, for The Head of Acquisitions and Collections Librarian at BYUH

2023
Faculty Committee, Kumuwaiwai Center for Sustainability at BYUH

2022
1st Hiring Committee, for The Head of Acquisitions and Collections Librarian at BYUH

2022
Faculty Committee, English Program Development Committee at BYUH

2022
OpenEd 2022

  • Conference Proposal Reviewer
  • Conference Planning Committee
  • Conference Moderator

2021-2023
Hawaii Library Association Secretary

  • Monthly agendas, minutes, and coordinating for HLA
  • Hawaii Library Association Award Committee 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Hawaii Library Association Sub-Committee: Code of Conduct 2023
  • Hawaii Library Association Annual Conference Committee: 2023

Jun 2021-2023
ALA Intellectual Freedom Roundtable

Jun 2021-2023
Lifelong Information Literacy Group

2021
OpenEd 2021 

Aug 2020-2021
Women in Academia at BYU–Hawaii 

  • 2020-2021 VP of Adjunct Faculty and 2022 Advocacy Chair
  • Primary researcher on a mixed-methods study looking at lived experiences of full-time female faculty as a case study to improve collaborative working relationships on campus

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2020-2121
MLISc with an emphasis in Academic Librarianship, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, HI

2017-2019
M.A. in English with an emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, HI

2004-2006
B.A in English, Brigham Young University–Hawaii, Laie, HI

2002-2004
Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, ID

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