An academic librarian with a passion for information literacy, faculty outreach, reference

services, digital instruction, and open educational resources.

Educational Background
University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa, HI Master’s Program in Library and Information Sciences (MLISc) with an
emphasis in Academic Librarianship (Jan 2020-*anticipated: Jul 2, 2021*) Culminating Project: ePortfolio

Master’s in English with an emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, HI
(Aug 2017-Dec 2019) Thesis: “The Use of Meditative Rituals in the First-Year Writing Classroom”

Bachelor of Arts, Brigham Young University–Hawaii (BYUH) Campus, Lāʻie, HI (Jan 2004 - Apr 2006)
Major: English

Brigham Young University-Idaho (Aug 2002 - Dec 2003)

Professional Work Experience

2009 - Present Adjunct Faculty, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Lāʻie, HI
English Program, Faculty of Arts & Letters- Teaching 55 courses over 32 semesters
■ Developed syllabi and course structure
■ Taught critical thinking, active reading, and composition with an emphasis on structure,
editing, and mindfulness in the writing process
■ Lead active class discussion, debate, and creative, multimodal projects
■ Mentored other Special Instructors in the English Department in 2012

2021 - Present Senior Managing Editor, Action, Spectacle! Literary Magazine

■ Managed the editorial team
■ Copyedited socio-political, cultural, and art genres

2019 - 2020 Librarian, Laie Elementary School, Lāʻie, HI

■ 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

2017 - Present Fellow, BYUH Center for Learning and Teaching, Lāʻie, HI
■ Completed Spring 2017 Colloquium
■ Mentored 10 adjunct faculty from various departments
■ Taught workshops:
Holding Students Accountable for Preparation
Increasing Engagement and Motivation through Writing
Working With Women: Reflections from a Survey Project
Learning Objectives
Assessment Strategies
Working with International Students
Increasing Engagement and Motivation Through Writing

2016 - Present Freelance Copyeditor, Lāʻie, HI

■ Worked with clients to create house style and individualized plans
■ Completed global, substantive, and specific edits (including proofreading)

2014 - 2018 Story Club, Lāʻie, HI

■Created, carried out, and taught an afterschool program for children ages 4-14
emphasizing literacy through playful application

2014 - 2017 Literacy Tutoring, Lāʻie, HI

■ Developed a program for struggling readers and writers focused primarily on dyslexia
and other literacy disabilities

2006 - 2009 Program Manager and Supervisor, North Shore Mental Health, Oʻahu, HI
■ Hired and Managed Personal Assistants for Department of Health Program
■ Created documents and reports for state records and agency
■ Completed monthly medical billings through state program system
■ Supervised staff with their clients once a month each in the community
■ Met with families of clients to assess need and create individual care plans
■ Audited all program files twice-a-year

2004 - 2006 Editor-in-Chief and Staff Writer, Ke‘Alaka‘i, BYUH, Lāʻie, HI

■ Managed writers, copy editors, and graphic designers daily to put out a weekly paper
■ Edited colleague work
■ Carried out various writing assignments and generated content for publication
■ Ran weekly staff meetings and gave out writing assignments

2004 – 2005 Reading Writing Center Tutor, BYUH, Lāʻie, HI

■ Assisted ESL and Native speaking students in concepts of writing for various courses
■ Worked with E101 and E201 Lab students
■ Lead subject-specific writing workshops
 ■ Focused on paper structure with struggling writers
■ Completed MLA in-class tutorials
■ CRLA Certified

2002 - 2003 Reading Center Tutor, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, ID

■ Administered Woodcock Reading Diagnostic test
■ Created curriculum for struggling readers at the college level
■ Assisted ESL learners in language studies
■ Administered center speed reading program
■ CRLA Certified

Internship
Jan 2021-Present BYUH Joseph F. Smith Library, Lāʻie, HI
■ Surveying faculty on scaffolding and information literacy
■ Creating digital module instruction on synthesizing sources
■ Promoting library resources through library social media
■ Copyediting existing library digital instructional materials
■ Job shadowing all librarians and library staff to understand each role

Research Editorial Assistantship

2020-Present Research Editorial Assistantship for the UHM LIS Program, with The International
Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI).
■ Shaw Award Fellow with the LIS Program at UH-Manoa
■ Copyediting academic, peer-reviewed scholarly articles each week

Publications
■ Robertson, S. & Sunouchi, J. (Winter/Spring 2021). Librarians and “second responders”: ALA President
Julius C. Jefferson Jr.’s talk story with the UHM LIS Program. Hawai‘i Library Association’s Kolekole, pp.
11&13. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I8ldhft2n6WrtCdVHrpURhy4g5fBCTjx/view

■ Robertson, S. (Winter/Spring 2021). Creating connections: UHM LIS students speed networking with local
professionals at the 2020 HLA/HASL Conference. Hawai‘i Library Association’s Kolekole, pp. 20-21.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I8ldhft2n6WrtCdVHrpURhy4g5fBCTjx/view

■ Robertson, S. (2018). Mindfulness as pedagogy: A method of inclusion in a multilingual first-year writing

classroom. Journal of Pedagogic Development, 8(3).
https://www.beds.ac.uk/media/244851/stephanie-robertson_final.pdf

■ “This is Just to Say…Again.” and “Sacrificial Motherhood” OlioFolio Collective Writers 2008-2009
Oliofolio.com (no longer active)

■ Robertson, S. (2011). The dress does not belong to me. In L. Long (Ed.), Little white dress. Mill Park
Publishing.
*This book won a 2012 Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) for Women’s Issues.*

Scholarships and Awards

UH Mānoa Ralph Shaw Memorial Fund Scholarship (Spring and Fall 2020)
UH Mānoa Merit Scholarship (Fall 2019)
UH Mānoa James W. and Eleanor B. Frierson Scholarship Fund Recipient (Fall 2018)
BYUH Ke‘Alaka‘i Editor-in-Chief Full Tuition Scholarship (2005-2006)
BYU-Idaho Student Leadership Half-Tuition Scholarship (2002-2003)

Academic Conference Presentations

April 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
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 @4:30pm (digitally due to COVID-19)
Co-organizers: Gladys Cepeda and Bianca Carrasco

January 2021 American Library Association Midwinter 2021 Conference

■ Organized and facilitated “Librarian Lounge: A Student Networking Session”
Monday, January 25, 2021 @1:00pm (digitally due to COVID-19)
Co-organizers: Gladys Cepeda and Bianca Carrasco

December 2020 Hawaii Library Association 2020 Conference

■ Organized and facilitated “LIS Student Speed Networking Session”
Saturday, December 5, 2020 @2pm (digitally due to COVID-19)
Co-host: Meera Garud

December 2020 Hawaii Library Association 2020 Conference

■ Present​​ed “From Meme to You: Social Media in Academic Libraries in a
Post-COVID19 World”
Saturday, December 5, 2020, @1:10pm (digitally due to COVID-19)
Co-presenter: Halie Kerns

March 2020 Conference on College Composition & Communication

■ Present on a panel entitled ​“Pedagogies of Mindfulness and Contemplation in
First-Year Writing and Beyond”
Friday, March 27, 2020 @8am (digitally due to COVID-19)
Paper: “The Under-Examined Rhetorical Arts of Listening and Silence in First-Year
Writing”

March 2019 Conference on College Composition & Communication

■ Presented on a panel entitled “Performing Embodied Multiliteracies: Mindfulness,
Drones and the 5 Elements of Hip Hop”
Thursday, March 14, 2019 1:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Paper: “Performing Mindfulness in a Multimodal First-Year Writing Classroom”
Service and Leadership

Aug 2020-Present Women in Academia at BYU–Hawaii

■ VP of Adjunct Faculty and emerging WIA Newsletter Editor-in-Chief
■ 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.

Feb 2020-Present American Library Association and ALA Student Chapter at UH-Mānoa
■ President of ALAsc at UH-Mānoa (8/20-7/21)
■ Received the ALA 2020-2021 Student Chapter of the Year Award
Each year the Student Chapter of the Year Award Committee selects those student
chapters who exemplify ALA values of excellence, service, and compliance while
performing at a consistently high level and making a difference in the lives of their
students

Feb 2020-Present Special Libraries Association and SLA Student Chapter at UH-Mānoa
■ Webmaster of SLAsc at UH-Mānoa (5/20-7/21)

Feb 2020-Present Hawaii Library Association

■ Member and student liaison for ALAsc at UH-Mānoa (Fall 2020)

Jan 2020-Present Hawaii Association of School Librarians

2005-Present Sigma Tau Delta—International English Honor Society

May 2004 BYU-Idaho Study Abroad British Literary Tour

Guest Speaking Events

■ “Begin Professionalization” UH-Mānoa English Graduate Mentors Program Roundtable (March 2021)
■ “Inspired by RBG” BYU Management Society BYUH Chapter Women in Leadership Event (January 2021)
■ “Breathing Techniques for the New Year” Laie Elementary Family Night (January 2020)
■ “Meditation for Testing” Laie Elementary SBA Parent Workshop (April 2018)
■ “Using Mindfulness in Tutoring Sessions” BYUH Reading Writing Center Tutor Training (August 2016)
■ “Engaging Readers and Writers” Laie Elementary Parent Workshop (November 2014 )
■ “English Curriculum and Tutor Partnership” BYUH Reading Writing Center Tutor Training (August 2012)

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