Stephanie Diaz
Assistant Director for Library Engagement and Enrichment
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Background
Stephanie is the Assistant Director for Library Engagement and Enrichment. She teaches information literacy sessions, helps the JCU community with research, manages the Curiosity Lab, the Peer Research Consultant program, and oversees the management of the Peer Tutoring program in the Learning Commons. Before joining JCU, Stephanie has worked in academic libraries in instruction, reference, and outreach public service roles at Penn State and Case Western Reserve University for 14 years.
Areas of Expertise
- Teaching
- learning
- outreach
- and student engagement in academic libraries.
Research Interests
Outreach and student engagement in academic libraries.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in History, Bowling Green State University
- Master of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina
Courses Taught
Course-related information literacy, critical thinking, and evidence-based practice instruction.Publications
ORCID: 0000-0003-4031-0188- Diaz, S. A. (2019). Outreach in academic librarianship: A concept analysis and definition. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 45(3), 184-194.
- Diaz, S., and Walsh, A. (2018). Promoting evidence-based practice and information literacy through an undergraduate nursing journal club. Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice, 6(1), 23-38.
- Diaz, S. A., and Hall, R. A. (2020). Fighting fake news: Inspiring critical thinking with memorable learning experiences. College & Research Libraries News, 81(5), 239.
- Porterfield, J. M., Diaz, S., and Waltz, R. M. (2020). Activating Library Classrooms: Evaluating Formal Learning Spaces for Active Learning and Student Engagement. Journal of Learning Spaces, 9(2), 67-78.
- Davis, A. R., Diaz, S. A., Hall, R. A., Zakarija, M. M., and Urem, I. (2023). Comparison of library studies programs in Croatia and the USA. IFLA journal, 49(1), 74-86.
- Diaz, S., and Hall, R. (2020). Out of the Class and Onto the Board: Building Student-Faculty Relationships and Easing Library Anxiety through Board Game Nights. Games and Gamification in Academic Libraries.
- J. Meier, C Burke, and Stephanie Diaz (2022). Gathering in the Libraries: A Collective Experience. Johnson, M. E., Weeks, T. C., & Davis, J. P. (Eds.) Chapter in Integrating Pop Culture Into the Academic Library. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
