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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Doctor of Philosophy, Information Studies, 2016
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Committee Chair: Marcia A. Mardis
Dissertation Title: The Empathetic Librarian:
Rural Librarians as a Source of Support for
Rural Cyberbullied Young Adults
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, September 2016 - Current
Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences,
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Supervisor: Victor R. Lee
Lee, V. R. & Phillips. A (Eds.). (under contract). Reconceptualizing libraries: Possibilities for
information and learning sciences. Abington, U.K.: Routledge
Phillips, A. (2017). Understanding empathetic services: The role of empathy in everyday library
work. Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults, 8(1). Retrieved from
Phillips, A. (2015). Facebooking it: Promoting library services to young adults through social
media. Public Library Quarterly, 34(2), 1-20.
Phillips, A. (2014). What do we mean by library leadership? Leadership in LIS education. Journal
of Education in Library and Information Science, 55(4), 336-344.
Phillips, A. (2014). Systematic marketing facilitates optimal customer service: The marketing audit
of a rural public library system. Public Library Quarterly, 33(3), 1-16.
Phillips, A. (2014). More than just books: Librarians as a source of support for cyberbullied young
adults. Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults, 4(1). Retrieved from
http://www.yalsa.ala.org/jrlya/2014/05/more-than-just-books-librarians-as-a-source-of-
support-for-cyberbullied-young-adults/.
BOOK CHAPTERS:
Phillips, A. (to appear). Youth perceptions of online harassment, cyberbullying, and “just drama”:
Implications for human-centered design. In Jen Golbeck (Ed.) Online Harassment. New
York, NY: Springer.
Phillips, A., Lee, V. R., & Recker, M. (to appear). Supporting school librarian learning: New
opportunities for instructional technology collaboration with school librarians. In Robert
C. Branch (Ed.) Educational Media and Technology Yearbook. New York, NY: Springer.
Phillips, A. (2016). But what are teens doing online? Teenagers and digital media. In Paul G. Nixon,
Rajash Rawal, and Andreas Funk (Eds.) Digital Media Usage Across the Lifecourse. Surry,
England: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
Mon. L., & Phillips, A. (2015). Becoming social: Exploring library services for adults and teens in
social spaces. In Paul T. Jaeger and John Carol Bertot (Eds.) Advances in Librarianship, 39,
241-268.
Pho, A., McElroy, K., Gustavsen, N., Phillips, A., Deibel, K., & Fox, V. (Eds.) (to appear). Reserve and
renew: The LIS mental health zine.
Phillips, A. (2016). Highlights-The life of a Young Adult Library Services Association Board Fellow.
Lee, V. R., Lewis, W., Searle, K. A., Recker, M., Hansen, J., & Phillips, A. (2017). Supporting
interactive youth maker programs in public and school libraries: Design hypotheses and
first implementations. In P. Blikstein & D. Abrahamson (Eds.), Proceedings of Interaction
Design and Children (IDC) 2017. Stanford, CA: ACM.
Phillips, A., Lee, V. R., Hansen, J, & Recker, M. (2017). Librarians in transition: Investigating CSCL
potentials within the school library. In Brian K. Smith, Marcela Borge, Emma Mercier, and
Kyu Yon Lim (Eds.), Proceedings of Making a Difference: Prioritizing Equity and Access in
CSCL, 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
2017, Volume 1. Philadelphia, PA: International Society of Learning Sciences.
Phillips, A. (2016 March 22). The empathetic researcher: Applying research methods from
anthropology to LIS. In Lin and Khoo (Eds.), Proceedings of iConference 2016: Partnership
with Society. Philadelphia, PA: iSchools.
PRESENTATIONS
REFEREED PAPERS AT CONFERENCES - INTERNATIONAL:
Lee, V. R., Recker, M., & Phillips, A. (to appear). Conjecture mapping the library: Iterative
refinements toward supporting maker learning activities in small community spaces.
Submitted to the International Conference of the Learning Science 2018.
Cain, R., Phillips, A., & Lee, V. R. (to appear). Making her way, One youth’s path to well-developed
interest in digital fabrication. NARST Annual International Conference 2017 in Atlanta, GA.
Phillips, A., Lewis, W., Hansen J., Lee, V. R., & Recker, M. (2017 October 5). Bringing making to
rural and small libraries: Design hypotheses for youth maker program development. Digital
Media and Learning (DML) at the University of California, Irvine in Irvine, CA.
Coleman, L-E., & Phillips, A. (2017 September 17). Understanding empathy in the profession.
Inclusive Museum International Conference 2017 in Manchester, U.K.
Cain, R., Phillips, A., & Lee, V. R. (to appear). Finding her niche in making, one youth’s interest
development over multiple years of working in a makerspace. Learning Sciences Graduate
Student Conference 2017 in Bloomington, IN.
Phillips, A. (to appear). Regarding empathy in the profession: An investigation into empathetic
librarianship, school and public libraries, and serving youth. School Libraries Special
Interest Group session at the Association of Library and Information Science Education
(ALISE) Annual Conference 2018 in Denver, CO.
Phillips, A., & Anderson, A. (2017 June 24). Opportunities for youth library services: Cyberbullying
and patrons with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Library Research Round Table Forum
at ALA Annual Conference 2017 in Chicago, IL.
Phillips, A. (2015 January 29). Digital citizenship and digital literacy as means of preventing
cyberbullying among young adults. Ethics Special Interest Group Panel Session,
Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference 2015
in Chicago, IL.
Phillips, A. (2014 October 8). Let’s Facebook it: Promoting library services to young adults through
social media. Library Research Seminar VI in Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Phillips, A. (to appear). Finding what fits: Approachability of makerspaces and making in the
library. Libraries 2.017: Makerspaces Virtual Conference.
Phillips, A. (to appear). Advancing mental health within the profession: Techniques and narratives
for increased understanding. American Libraries Live.
Phillips, A., Dallas, S., & Muri, S. (to appear). The librarian's dilemma: How would you respond.
American Library Association Annual Conference 2018 in New Orleans, LA
Phillips, A. (2015 June 28). You have my empathy: What does empathy look like in the library?
American Library Association Annual Conference 2015 in San Francisco, CA.
Phillips, A., Ragowski, A., Lee, V., & Recker, M. (to appear). STEM-geared Making for the busy
librarian. Utah Educational Library Media Association (UELMA) Annual Conference 2018 in
West Valley City, UT.
Phillips, A. (2017 October 5). In Crystle Martin & Linda Braun (Workshop Facilitators), Connecting
youth interests to success: Frameworks and strategies for informal educators. Digital
Media & Learning (DML) Conference 2017 in Irvine, CA.
Phillips, A. (2016 June 20). Assessing and improving your library's social media presence. Jewish
Library Association Annual Conference 2016 in Charleston, SC.
Phillips, A. (2015 May 6). Cyberbullying and the public librarian: How can I help? Public Library
Association. Webinar.
Phillips, A. (2017 June 23). New Member Round Table orientation session. American Library
Association Annual Conference 2017 in Chicago, IL.
Wood, J., Phillips, A., & Mardis, M. (2016 July 6). Public and school libraries in the Florida
Panhandle: Straddling the Digital Divide. Poster Session at 8th International Conference on
Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries in London, UK
Lee, V. R., Recker, M., & Phillips A. (to appear). An asset-based framework for youth maker
development in libraries. Structured poster session at the American Education Research
Association (AERA) 2018 in New York, NY.
Phillips, A., & Anderson, A. (2017 January 17). Cyberbullying and young patrons with Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Works-in-Progress poster session at the Association of Library
and Information Science (ALISE) Annual Conference 2017 in Atlanta, GA.
Phillips, A. (2016 January 7). The empathetic librarian: Rural librarians as a source of support for
Phillips, A. (2015 January 27). What do librarians really think? Exploring librarians’ perceptions,
attitudes, and use of social media. Work-in-Progress poster session at the Association of
Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference 2015 in Chicago, IL.
Phillips, A., Skinner, J., & Chatham, J. (2015 January 27). Cats in Space: Educating the public while
searching for cat likeness in NASA satellite images. Works-in-Progress poster session at
the Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference
2015 in Chicago, IL.
Phillips, A. (2014 January 21). More than just books: Librarians as a source of support for
cyberbullied young adults. Work-in-Progress poster session at the Association of Library
and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference 2014 in Philadelphia, PA.
Anderson, A., & Phillips, A. (in review). Neurodiverse college students and digital citizenship. The
educational role of academic librarians. Florida Association of College and Research
Libraries (FACRL) in Tampa, FL.
Cain, R., & Phillips, A. (2017 April 13). From participant to mentor, A case study of youth interest
development in a Makerspace. Student Research Symposium at Utah State University in
Logan, UT.
MENTORSHIP
Tegan Beese, Master’s in Library and Information Science (MSLIS) Student, School of Information
Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ryan Cain, Doctoral Student, Department of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences,
Utah State University
Research and Writing Rally (RAWR) Group, Department of Instructional Technology and Learning
Sciences, Utah State University
Daniel Becker, Business and Humanities Librarian, Madeleine Clark Wallace, Wheaton College
TEACHING
Adjunct
Masters Level:
Introduction to Public Libraries, Spring 2016; 2017; 2018
School of Library and Information Studies,
Valdosta State University
Assessing and Improving Your Library’s August, 2016; June 2017; February 2018
Social Media Presence,
Library Juice Academy
Sacramento, CA
Undergraduate Level:
Lead Instructor
Undergraduate Level:
Teaching Assistant
Masters Level:
Undergraduate Level:
REVIEWING ACTIVITIES
SERVICE
Professional:
Co-Chair, Special Interest Group Youth Services, Association of Library and Information Science
Education, 2018 - 2019
Treasurer, Special Interest Group Information Ethics and Policy, Association of Information Science
and Technology, 2017 - 2018
Taskforce Member, Presidential Advisory Taskforce, Young Adult Library Services Association,
2017 - 2018, American Library Association
Chair, Nominating Committee, New Members Round Table, 2017 - 2018, American Library
Association
Member, Special Interest Group Youth Services, Association of Library and Information Science
Education
Member, Special Interest Group Information and Learning Sciences (InfoLearn), Association for
Information Science & Technology
Member, Research Journal Advisory Board, Young Adult Library Services Association, 2017 - 2018,
American Library Association
Member, Governance Committee, New Members Round Table, 2017 - 2018, American Library
Association
Member, Governance Nominating Committee, Young Adult Library Services Association, 2015 -
2018, American Library Association
Member, American Library Association Conference Committee, Young Adult Library Services
Association Representative, 2016 - 2017, American Library Association
Member, American Library Association Committee on Professional Ethics, Young Adult Library
Services Association Representative, 2016 - 2017, American Library Association
Member, Nominating Committee, New Members Round Table, 2016 - 2017, American Library
Association
Member, Governance Committee, New Members Round Table, 2015 - 2017, American Library
Association
Doctoral:
Member-At-Large, Library Research Round Table, 2015 - 2017, American Library Association
Member, American Library Association Annual Local Arrangements Committee, Young Adult
Library Services Association, 2015 - 2016, American Library Association
Member, Midwinter Paper Presentation Committee, Young Adult Library Services Association,
2014 - 2016, American Library Association
Chair, Doctoral Student Special Interest Group, 2015-2016, Association of Library and Information
Science Education
Co-Convener, Doctoral Student Special Interest Group, 2014 - 2015, Association of Library and
Information Science Education (ALISE)
Member, Special Interest Group Doctoral Student, Association of Library and Information Science
Education
Member, Special Interest Group Youth Services, Association of Library and Information Science
Education
Member, Competencies Update Taskforce, Young Adult Library Services Association 2014 - 2015,
American Library Association