Associate Professor at SJSU, Dr. Bernier is a critical youth studies scholar whose research and teaching explore public space equity and the administration of library services with young people. He has received two (2) National Leadership Grants (totaling over $500,000), has chaired national committees and task forces, and currently serves on the Editorial Boards of Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) and Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP). He serves as faculty advisor for the School’s Student Research Journal, and is serving a 4-year term as a member of the American Library Association’s Committee on Accreditation (COA).