Profiles of PhD Students and Alumni

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Africa Hands

Africa Hands is interested in researching the career experiences of library and information professionals, their motivations for entering doctoral studies, and the factors influencing successful completion of doctoral programs. She has worked as a freelance librarian, and in public and academic libraries and higher education. Africa’s interest in career development has led her to pursue training as a Career Development Facilitator and Certified Professional Coach.

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Mary Ann Harlan

Mary Ann was a teacher librarian for 10 years, after she learned that the library is where all the fun learning was taking place. Previously she taught English in a middle school. She is an active member of California School Library Association and the American Association of School Libraries, and has served on the Board of Directors for both organizations, as well as serving on the Quick Picks committee for YALSA. Her joy in working with adolescents is instrumental in her research, which allows her to continue to work with teenagers.

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Tina Inzerilla

Tina graduated from San José State University in 2005 and works as the Library Coordinator at Las Positas College, a community college in California. She is well aware of the opportunities for collaboration between community college instructors and librarians especially around incorporating information literacy into community college curriculum. Her doctoral research will focus on who influences faculty in their teaching and determining how the librarians can be more integral to the teaching social networks of faculty.