Joy Marie Doan is a practicing member of the faculty in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK). Prior to joining the faculty at UTK, Joy Marie held positions at University of Miami, Northwestern University, California State University, Northridge and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).  She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Music from the University of Michigan, an M.A. in Music History from Case Western Reserve University, and a Master of Library and Information Science degree from San Jose State University.