Ashley R.

Lierman

Education
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - HOUSTON, TX
Master of Education in Learning, Design, and Technology, anticipated graduation 2018
27 out of 30 credit hours completed, 3 in progress.
DREXEL UNIVERSITY – PHILADELPHIA, PA
Master of Library and Information Science, 2010
DREW UNIVERSITY – MADISON, NJ
Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate Division of Religion, 2009
Area: Graduate Division of Religion, Historical Studies
Concentration: U.S. History
Dissertation: "The Plague Wars: Encounters Between Gay and Lesbian Activism and the Christian Right
in the Age of AIDS"
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE – SOUTH HADLEY, MA
Bachelor of Arts in Religion, 2003
Awarded Kneeland Prize in Religion for superior academic performance.

Experience
ROWAN UNIVERSITY – Glassboro, NJ
Instruction Librarian, 2018 to present
 Develop and deliver introductory undergraduate information literacy instruction
 Provide research and instructional support to the College of Education and Women’s and Gender
Studies department
 Develop collections for Education and Women’s and Gender Studies
 Support the development of library online learning resources
 Conduct research and scholarship to satisfy requirements for tenure and recontracting
 Serve on library, university, local, and national committees

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON – Houston, TX

Instructional Design Librarian, 2014 to 2018
 Developed a core collection of online modules for information literacy instruction
 Managed content and best practices for library research guides
 Maintained library resources in Blackboard and served as library liaison to campus instructional
designers
 Developed and provided face-to-face instruction as part of the library Instruction Team
 Organized and hosted multiple training sessions for migration of research guides platform from
LibGuides v1 to v2
 Organized a project team to identify best usability practices in LibGuides v2, and developed
institutional Research Guides Usability Guidelines: http://guides.lib.uh.edu/c.php?g=543851
 Completed annual team projects with colleagues in the Liaison Services department, including
developing outreach programming for residential students and a recommendation for a research
instruction plan for graduate students
  Worked to satisfy criteria for promotion including scholarly research activities, professional
development, and serving on library, university, and national committees.

ROSEMONT COLLEGE – Rosemont, PA

Instructional Technology Librarian/Cataloger, 2011 to 2013
 Developed and maintained library web pages and research guides
 Provided technology training for faculty and staff, including new and emerging technologies
 Provided customized research and technology instruction to numerous courses, both face-to-face and
online, and collaborated with faculty to develop new assignments and instruction
 Assumed primary responsibility for administration of EZ Proxy server
 Provided desk reference and served as a Personal Librarian to incoming students
 Performed copy and original cataloging of new library materials
 Assisted in development of print and electronic collections
 Engaged in professional development activities, presented locally, and served on college committees

ATWOOD VETERINARY LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA – Philadelphia, PA

Intern, 2010 to 2011
 Developed and maintained library web pages and research guides
 Completed special projects for the library director to improve public services, including: an online
competitive intelligence dashboard displaying RSS news feeds from other veterinary libraries; a virtual
tour of the library for the library web page; and a comparative coverage analysis of databases in
veterinary medicine
 Developed scanning and metadata standards and guidelines for a digitization project, instructed and
supervised student employees responsible for operating scanner, and applied metadata to scanned
materials
 Assisted in interlibrary loans processing
 Provided desk, email, and chat reference for the Veterinary and Biomedical libraries, as well as other
university libraries

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY – Philadelphia, PA

Adjunct Professor of Women's Studies, Spring 2010
 Courses: Intro to Women's Studies, Gender in America

Scholarly Activities

Publications
 "The Search for a Service Model of Copyright Best Practices in Libraries," with Stephanie Lewin-
Lane, Nora Dethloff, Julie Grob, and Adam Townes, in Journal of Copyright in Education and
Librarianship 2 (2), 2018
 "LinkedIn at the Library: A Continuing Collaboration," with Ariana Santiago, Emily Vinson,
Esmeralda Fisher, and Mea Warren, in Collaborative Librarianship 9 (4), 2017
 "Lessons Learned: A Primo Usability Study," with Kelsey Brett and Cherie Turner, in Information
Technology and Libraries 35 (1), March 2016
 "DIY Skills: Upgrading for the Teaching Librarian," in Texas Library Journal 91 (3), Fall 2015

Book Reviews
 Review of Student Learning in College Residence Halls: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why, by
Gregory S. Blimling, in Reflective Teaching: Writing About Teaching Theology and Religion, March
14, 2016 (http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/article.aspx?id=29396)
  Review of Minds Online: Teaching Effectively with Technology, by Michelle D. Miller, in Reflective
Teaching: Writing About Teaching Theology and Religion, July 15, 2015
(http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/article.aspx?id=29309)

Presentations
 "The Cat Herder: Maintaining Standards for Research Guides Without Making People Hate You"
presentation at LITA Forum, Saturday, November 10, 2018
 "Building It Better: Librarians Partnering with Faculty to Develop Digital Learning Objects"
presentation at Digital Pedagogy Institute, Friday, August 10, 2018
 "A Tale of Two Classes: Transforming Core Curriculum Pedagogy" presentation at TLA LIRT
Summit, Friday, September 22, 2017
 "Where Instructional Design Meets User Experience Design" presentation at Designing for Digital
conference, Monday, April 3, 2017
 "Small Institution = Big Opportunities" presentation in Collaborating With Faculty panel at PA
Forward Information Literacy Summit, July 24, 2013
 Panel discussion by former library science interns at the University of Pennsylvania, April 17, 2013
 "The Sandman Revolution: Comics and Spiritual Experimentation," Religion and the Culture of Print
conference, University of Wisconsin-Madison, September 10-11, 2004 (paper presented in absentia)
 "Costumes and Masks: A Queer Reading" in a public book discussion on Alan Moore's Watchmen
comic, Drew University Theological & Religious Studies colloquium, March 24, 2004

Posters and Roundtables

 Poster presentation "Backwards in Heels: Partnering for Learner-Centered Pedagogy in Online
Modules" at EDUCAUSE 2015, Wednesday, October 28, 2015
 Facilitated "Make Your Module a Better Teacher: Pedagogy in Asynchronous Online IL Instruction"
roundtable at ACRL 2015, March 26, 2015

Professional Service

 LITA Forum Planning Committee, member, 2019.

 User Experience Interest Group, LITA, co-chair, 2017-2018.
 Web Committee, ALA GLBT Round Table, member, 2016-2018.
 Assessment & Research Committee, LITA, member, 2014-2018; vice-chair, 2016-2017; chair, 2017-
2018.
 News Committee, ALA GLBT Round Table, member, 2014-2016.
o Wrote bi-weekly/monthly column Queer Quest for GLBTRT News blog

Library and University Service

Library Service: Committees and Groups

 Campbell Library Safety Committee, Rowan University, member, 2018-2019.
 Search Committee, Performing Arts Librarian, Rowan University, member, 2018-2019.
 Identifying Recognition Opportunities Committee, University of Houston Libraries, member, 2017-
2018.
 Organized Research Guides v2 Usability Group, University of Houston Libraries, spring and summer
2016.
 Campus Engagement Committee, University of Houston Libraries, member, 2015-2017.
 Faculty and Staff Campaign Committee, University of Houston Libraries, member, 2015-2017.
 Copyright Team, University of Houston Libraries, member, 2015-2017.
o Awarded microgrant in 2016-17 award period for Fair Use Week 2017 film screening and
panel discussion.
 Search Committee, User Experience and Web Content Strategy Coordinator, University of Houston
Libraries, member, November 2015 - March 2016.
  UH Libraries Website Redesign Contextual Inquiry project group, member, March-April 2015.
 "Game On, Cougars" event planning committee member and volunteer, University of Houston
Libraries, fall 2014 and 2015.
 Discovery Usability Group, University of Houston Libraries, member, 2014-2015.
 Instruction Management Committee, University of Houston Libraries, member, 2014-2015.

College & University Service: Committees

 Graduate Advisory Council, Rowan University, member, 2018-2020.
 A.D. Bruce Religion Center Advisory Committee, University of Houston, 2017-2018.
 Intellectual Property Committee, University of Houston, member, 2015-2018.
 Gender Diversity Engaged Learning Group Advisory Committee, University of Houston, member,
2015-present.
 Online Education Committee, Rosemont College, member, 2013.
 Professional Development Committee, Rosemont College, member, 2013.
 Strategic Planning Infrastructure Work Group, Rosemont College, member and secretary, 2012-2013.
 Technology Advisory Committee, Rosemont College, member, 2011-2013.