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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Doctor of Philosophy, Information Studies, 2016
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Committee Chair: Marcia A. Mardis
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, September 2016 - Current
Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Advisor: Victor R. Lee
Lee, V. R. & Phillips. A. (In Progress). Reconceptualizing libraries: Possibilities for information and
learning sciences. Abington, U.K.: Routledge
Phillips, A. (In Press). Understanding empathetic services: The role of empathy in everyday library
work. Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults, 8(1), Retrieved from
http://www.yalsa.ala.org/jrlya/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Phillips_Understanding-
Empathetic_final.pdf.
Phillips, A. (2015). Facebooking it: Promoting library services to young adults through social
media. Public Library Quarterly, 34(2), 1-20.
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., Lee, V. R., & Recker, M. (Accepted). 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.
Phillips, A. (2016). Highlights-The life of a Young Adult Library Services Association Board Fellow.
Young Adult Library Services (YALS), Summer Issue, 4-6.
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 IDC 2017.
Stanford, CA: ACM.
PRESENTATIONS
REFEREED PAPERS AT CONFERENCES - INTERNATIONAL:
Coleman, L-E., & Phillips, A. (Accepted). Understanding empathy in the profession. Inclusive
Cain, R., Phillips, A., & Lee, V. R. (Under Review). Finding her niche in making, one youths interest
development over multiple years of working in a makerspace. Learning Sciences Graduate
Student Conference 2017 in Bloomington, IN.
Phillips, A. (Under Review). 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. (Under Review). Cyberbullying, digital citizenship, and youth with
autism: Global LIS education as a piece in the puzzle. Juried Papers 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). Lets Facebook it: Promoting library services to young adults through
social media. Library Research Seminar VI in Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Phillips, A. (Under Review). Finding what fits: Approachability of makerspaces and making in the
library. Libraries 2.017: Makerspaces Virtual Conference.
Phillips, A., Lewis, W., Hansen J., Lee, V. R., & Recker, M. (Accepted). Bringing making to rural and
small libraries: Design hypotheses for youth maker program development. Digital Media
and Learning (DML) at the University of California, Irvin in Irvine, CA.
Phillips, A., Lee, V. R., Hansen, J, & Recker, M. (2017 June 21). Librarians in transition: Investigating
CSCL potentials within the school library. In Victor Lee (Chair), Libraries as emerging
spaces for computer-supported collaborative learning in schools and communities.
Symposium conducted at the meeting of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning,
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.
Hansen, J., Phillips, A., Lee, V., & Recker, M. (2017 May 19). Makerspaces and school libraries:
From librarianship practices to implementation strategies. Utah Library Association Annual
Conference 2017 in Sandy, UT.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS:
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.
INVITED PANELS:
Phillips, A. (2017 June 23). NMRT Orientation Session. American Library Association Annual
Conference 2017 in Chicago, IL.
Wood, J., Phillips, A., & Mardis, M. (2016 July). 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.
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 March 22). The empathetic researcher: Applying research methods from
anthropology to LIS. Poster Session at the iConference 2016 in Philadelphia, PA.
Phillips, A. (2016 January 7). The empathetic librarian: Rural librarians as a source of support for
cyberbullied rural young adults. Work-in-Progress poster session at the Association of
Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference 2016 in Boston,
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 2015 in Philadelphia, PA.
Phillips, A. (2013 September 19). More than just books: Librarians as a source of support for
cyberbullied young adults. 21st Century Literacies Lecture Series at Florida State University
in Tallahassee, 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.
Phillips, A. (2013 September 19). More than just books: Librarians as a source of support for
cyberbullied young adults. 21st Century Literacies Lecture Series at Florida State University
in Tallahassee, FL.
TEACHING
Adjunct
Masters Level:
Assessing and Improving Your Librarys Social Media Presence, August, 2016; June 2017
Library Juice Academy
Sacramento, CA
Lead Instructor
Undergraduate Level:
Teaching Assistant
Undergraduate Level:
Masters Level:
REVIEWING ACTIVITIES
Regular reviewer for School Libraries Worldwide (SLW)
Regular reviewer for Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults (JRLYA)
Regular reviewer for Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
Regular reviewer for the American Library Association (ALA)
SERVICE
Professional:
Committee Member, Nominating Committee, New Members Round Table, 2016 - 2017, American
Library Association
Committee Member, Governance Committee, New Members Round Table, 2015 - 2017,
American Library Association
Chair, American Library Association 2017 Local Arrangements Committee, Young Adult Library
Services Association, 2016 - 2017, American Library Association
Committee Member, American Library Association Conference Committee, Young Adult Library
Services Association Representative, 2016 - 2017, American Library Association
Committee Member, American Library Association Committee on Professional Ethics, Young Adult
Library Services Association Representative, 2016 - 2017, American Library Association
Mentor, Young Adult Library Services Association, 2016 - 2017, American Library Association
Mentor, New Members Round Table, 2016 - 2017, American Library Association
Committee Member, Research Journal Advisory Board, Young Adult Library Services Association,
2017 - 2018, American Library Association
Secretary/Treasurer, Library Research Round Table, 2017 - 2019, American Library Association
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
Committee Member, Governance Committee, New Members Round Table, 2017 - 2018,
American Library Association
SIG Member, Youth Services Special Interest Group, Association of Library and Information Science
Education
Doctoral:
Committee Member, Competencies Update Taskforce, Young Adult Library Services Association
2014 - 2015, American Library Association
Committee Member, Midwinter Paper Presentation Committee, Young Adult Library Services
Association, 2014 - 2016, American Library Association
Co-Convener, Doctoral Student Special Interest Group, 2014 - 2015, Association of Library and
Information Science Education
Chair, Doctoral Student Special Interest Group, 2015-2016, Association of Library and Information
Science Education
Member-At-Large, Library Research Round Table, 2015 - 2017, American Library Association
Committee Member, American Library Association Annual Local Arrangements Committee, Young
Adult Library Services Association, 2015 - 2016, American Library Association
Librarian: