Building bridges between library resources and the communities that need them most.
As Educational Outreach Graduate Student Assistant, I promoted and assessed library instruction across multiple UW colleges — connecting students in nursing, business, and engineering programs with the research resources they needed.
Promoted and assessed library instruction across multiple colleges including nursing, business, and engineering. Developed learning objectives and assessment policies to measure student outcomes and improve future instruction.
Recorded and published lectures using Adobe Connect, covering citation management tools, academic publishing workflows, and foundational research skills. Collaborated with presenters and instructors in outlining best practices of instruction.
Conducted assessment surveys for departments and individual presenters, creating feedback loops that informed improvements to both content and delivery.
Taught research concepts and resource evaluation to students in HCDE 231 — described as "one of the highlights of my work" due to the high level of student engagement and visible progress in research skills throughout the course.
Created a suite of online tutorials including "The Information Cycle" and the How Do I… series, applying ARCS motivational design and ADDIE process frameworks with subject liaison librarians to establish measurable learning outcomes.
Before UW, I served as Outreach and Instruction Library Associate at Seattle Public Library's Central Branch, providing instruction on catalog databases and internet research skills to remarkably diverse groups of learners.
This included ESL students, job seekers, seniors encountering digital tools for the first time, and community members with limited prior computer experience. This breadth of audience deepened my understanding of varied educational needs and the importance of meeting people at their starting point — not where we wish they were.
This experience grounds my academic library work in a fundamental awareness: information access is not evenly distributed, and the most impactful instruction acknowledges and addresses that reality.
Recognized for excellence in patron service and outreach instruction at Seattle Public Library's Central Branch.
Instruction for ESL students, seniors, job seekers, and community members across all digital literacy levels.
At Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie, WA, I supported first-generation college students who had limited exposure to academic research resources. My role involved delivering instructional presentations on both digital and print resources, coordinating outreach programming with community partners, and developing lesson plans that aligned with classroom curricula.
Working with first-generation students underscored the stakes of effective library instruction. For many of these students, the skills they gained in the library were the same skills that would help them navigate college applications, scholarship research, and ultimately higher education itself.
Outreach instruction translated into self-paced video guides for independent learners.
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