Brittani Sterling, 2022 Recipient
Brittani Sterling is the social sciences and interdisciplinary studies librarian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is the liaison to the areas of sociology, anthropology, interdisciplinary studies, and political science and creates instructional opportunities for students across the curriculum to cultivate the critical skills necessary to meet their research needs. Brittani intentionally collects materials that center equity, diversity, representation, and inclusion based in anti-racist principles and has recently finished overhauling her institution’s Indigenous and African-American Studies Collections providing critical resources on contemporary Indigenous identity and reflecting neo-Civil Rights commentary that has arisen in recent years.
Brittani’s research agenda includes the sociology of librarianship, building equitable collections, and exploring the intersection of organizational culture and the lived experiences of librarians of color. Her ACRL contributed paper “Conference critique: An analysis of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) planning” has changed the way conference planners across the country evaluate proposals that center EDI content, and she is currently serving as primary investigator of the project “We’re still here at mid-career: The retention of academic librarians of color and our lived experiences,” winner of an American Library Association Diversity Grant. You can catch her hanging out on Twitter @professor_ish for conversations about social justice, tales from Libraryland, and fabulous eyeglasses! Ezra Choe, 2022 Recipient
My name is Ezra Choe, and I am currently a Reference and Instruction Librarian at the University of Dallas. I earned my BA and MA in philosophy from Queens College, City University of New York. Afterwards, I attended UCLA for my MLIS degree. My main interests in librarianship include: knowledge organization, information literacy, and digital humanities. I love engaging with students, and I am always looking for ways to improve instruction sessions. Outside of library, I enjoy playing basketball, visiting coffee shops, and hanging out with friends!
Nandi Prince, 2019 Recipient
Nandi Prince currently works as an Assistant Professor at the New York City College of Technology. Prior to this position, she served as an instructional librarian at the Philips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai and a librarian at St Joseph’s College. Her work focuses on teaching Information Literacy classes and identifying ways to support the research and learning needs of students and faculty. She enjoys teaching Information Literacy because her skills connect the complexity of students’ informational needs with the vastness of the information universe of publications. Her research areas include (1) Dramatic Literature, (2) co-teaching relationships between librarians and (3) student learning. She received her MA in 2018 and a MLIS from Queens College, CUNY.
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Marilia Antúnez, 2019 Recipient
Marilia Antúnez is Assistant Professor of Bibliography, Life and Allied Health Sciences Librarian at The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. She is the library liaison for biology, nursing, speech-language pathology, audiology, nutrition/dietetics, allied health technology, and sport science and wellness education at UA’s Science and Technology Library. Marilia is always looking to make library instruction sessions more engaging, creative and fun including adding easy ways to assessing learning objectives in one-shot sessions. She is active in the Ohio Health Sciences Library Association (OHSLA) and the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association. She earned a M.A. in library and information science from the University of South Florida in 2002 and a M.A. in gerontology from Appalachian State University in 2011.
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Yi Han
2018 Recipient of The Innovative Library Classroom Travel Grant
Yi Han is Head of Research and International Student Library Services at the Paul V. Galvin Library at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She oversees the library research and instructional services, and assessment of instructional programs. Also serving as the international student library liaison, her responsibilities include providing outreach services, designing instruction programs, and planning activities and events for international students. Yi obtained her MILS from Dominican University in 2010. Her professional interests include instructional service assessment, instructional design, innovative research service, open educational resources, outreach services to underserved population and international librarianship. She currently serves on the ALA Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Award Committee and the IACRL Membership Committee (2017-2019) and Conference/Continue Education Committee (2017-2019).
Chanelle Pickens
2017 Recipient of The Innovative Library Classroom Travel Grant
Chanelle Pickens earned a Master's in Library & Information Science, with an Archives & Records Management focus, from San Jose State University in 2014 and a B.S. in Communications from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2004. A Visiting Librarian at West Virginia University as part of the Diversity Alliance, she is a member of the Research Services & Instruction unit. Chanelle’s professional objectives include: expanding her skills in instruction and curriculum development; actively conducting research on mindfulness and contemplative pedagogy as they relate to IL, library instruction, and community building; and extending her network of interested colleagues by participating in advocacy activities and professional development. Lifelong learning is also extremely important to Chanelle and she includes data services, open educational resources/open access, and assessment as professional interests.
The William & Mary Libraries Travel Grant helps someone from an underrepresented and/or marginalized group attend the conference by providing financial assistance. Underrepresented and/or marginalized groups are identified in accordance with the ALA’s Office of Diversity recruitment resources. Prior to 2020 the award was called The Innovative Library Classroom Travel Grant.
