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Abigail Phillips CV
Abigail Phillips CV
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.). (in press). Reconceptualizing libraries: Possibilities for information
and learning sciences. Abington, U.K.: Routledge
Phillips, A., Recker, M., & Lee, V. R. (under review). A framework for characterizing 21st Century
school librarianship: How librarians enact innovative activities. School Libraries Research.
Phillips, A. (2017). Understanding empathetic services: The role of empathy in everyday library
work. Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults, 8(1).
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).
BOOK CHAPTERS:
Phillips, A. (to appear). Making it work: From solo researcher to research collaborator and back
again. In Lee Ann Fullington, Brandon K. West, and Frans Albarill (Eds.) Becoming a
Practitioner-Researcher: A Practical Guide for Information Professional. Chicago, IL:
Association of College and Research Libraries.
Phillips, A. (in press, 2018). 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. (2018). 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.) (2018). Reserve and
renew: The LIS mental health zine.
Phillips, A. (2016). Highlights-The life of a Young Adult Library Services Association Board Fellow.
Young Adult Library Services (YALS), Summer Issue, 4-6.
Phillips, A., & Anderson, A. (2018). Cyberbullying, digital citizenship, and youth with Autism:
Global LIS education as a piece in the puzzle. In Wang, P., Green, A., & Assefa, S.(Eds.),
Proceedings of the Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual
Conference 2018. Denver, CO: ALISE.
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). 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:
Allen, W. & Phillips, A. (to appear). Consensus analysis of shared beliefs among young adults
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. (2018). 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). 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). Understanding empathy in the profession. Inclusive Museum
International Conference 2017 in Manchester, U.K.
Phillips, A. & Anderson, A. (to appear). Teens on the Autism Spectrum and digital citizenship:
Identifying the potential for public librarian support. YALSA Young Adult Services
Symposium 2018 in Salt Lake City, UT.
Cain, R., Phillips, A., & Lee, V. R. (2017). 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., & Anderson, A. (2017). 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). 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). Let’s Facebook it: Promoting library services to young adults through social
media. Library Research Seminar VI in Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Phillips, A. (2017). Finding what fits: Approachability of makerspaces and making in the library.
Libraries 2.017: Makerspaces Virtual Conference.
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., Burns, D., Grove, C. (2018). Advancing mental health within the profession: Techniques
and narratives for increased understanding. American Libraries Live.
Phillips, A. (2015). You have my empathy: What does empathy look like in the library? American
Library Association Annual Conference 2015 in San Francisco, CA.
Phillips, A., Rogowski, A., Lee, V., & Recker, M. (2018). STEM-geared Making for the busy librarian.
Utah Educational Library Media Association (UELMA) Annual Conference 2018 in West
Valley City, UT.
Hansen, J., Phillips, A., Lee, V., & Recker, M. (2017). Makerspaces and school libraries: From
librarianship practices to implementation strategies. Utah Library Association Annual
Conference 2017 in Sandy, UT.
Phillips, A. (2017). Making in the library and connected learning. 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). Assessing and improving your library's social media presence. Jewish Library
Association Annual Conference 2016 in Charleston, SC.
Phillips, A. (2015). Cyberbullying and the public librarian: How can I help? Public Library
Association. Webinar.
Phillips, A. (to appear). New Member Round Table Presidential Program. American Library
Association Annual Conference 2018 in New Orleans, LA.
Phillips, A. (2017). New Member Round Table Orientation Session. American Library Association
Annual Conference 2017 in Chicago, IL.
Wood, J., Phillips, A., & Mardis, M. (2016). 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). 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). 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,
MA.
Phillips, A. (2015). 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). 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). 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.
Rogowski, A., Phillips, A., Lee, V., & Recker, M. (to appear). STEM-geared Making for teens in the
library. Utah Library Association (ULA) Annual Conference 2018 in Provo, UT.
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.
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
Dylan Burns, Digital Scholarship Librarian, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University
TEACHING
Adjunct
Masters Level:
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
Regular reviewer for Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
Regular reviewer for American Library Association
Regular reviewer for Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults (JRLYA)
Regular Reviewer for School Library Research (SLR)
Regular reviewer for School Libraries Worldwide (SLW)
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
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
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
Chair, American Library Association 2017 Local Arrangements Committee, Young Adult Library
Services Association, 2016 - 2017, 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
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