Melissa I. Cardenas-Dow is a Social Sciences Librarian at Sacramento State University, responsible for the subject areas of psychology, ethnic studies, women’s and gender studies, and counselor education. Currently, she is a NALCo Councilor (National Associations of Librarians of Color) in the American Library Association (ALA) representing CALA (Chinese American Librarians Association). She also has experience in committees and governance of ALA, the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), and the California Academic & Research Libraries Association (CARL). Melissa is made in the CSU: she holds a BA in Anthropology with a minor in Asian American Studies from San Francisco State University, a MLIS from San José State University, and a MS in Assistive Technology Studies & Human Services from California State University Northridge. She is currently a doctoral student in the Gateway PhD Program at SJSU iSchool in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University. She is currently researching the ongoing implementation of the Ethnic Studies undergraduate graduation requirement at the CSU and the roles academic librarians play across CSU higher education in mediating institutional practices that support (or hinder) the state mandate.

Proposal Title: Scholar-Practitioner-Advocate Framework of Ethnic Studies Academic Librarianship: How Academic Librarians Perceive and Embody Their Roles Within the University Community

SJSU Supervisor: Dr. Christian Klesse

MMU Supervisor: Dr. Mary Bolin

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts, San Francisco State University, in Anthropology (major) and Asian American Studies (minor), May 1996; Master of Library & Information Science, San José State University, May 2008; Master of Science, California State University, Northridge, in Assistive Technology Studies and Human Services, December 2017

Current or Most Recent Position:

• Associate Librarian, Social Sciences, Sacramento State University Library (current and most recent position)