Expertise

Research Areas: Diversity and inclusion, intercultural communication, social justice in library and information science, critical and cross-cultural studies, community engagement, community Informatics, rural libraries, human information behaviors of underserved populations, LGBTQ+ concerns, action research, qualitative methods.

Teaching:

  • Social Justice & Inclusion Advocacy, Diversity Leadership in Information Organizations, Community-Engaged Scholarship, Public Library Management & Services, Collection Development & Management, Grant Development for Information Professionals, Resources & Services for Adults [Fiction & Non-Fiction; Reader’s Advisory Services], Information Representation & Organization.

My research focuses on diversity and social justice in library and information science (LIS) and community informatics or the use of information and communication technologies to empower minority and underserved populations to make meaningful changes in their everyday lives.  

Past Affiliations

Professor, School of Information Sciences, College of Communication and Information, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (past)

Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences, College of Communication and Information, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (past)

Assistant Professor, School of Information Sciences, College of Communication and Information, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (past)

Communities
Library Science
Degrees
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Library and Information Science, 2004
MA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, 1999
M.L.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Landscape Architecture, 1997
B.Arch., School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India, Architecture, 1992