Positions

Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Professions, College of Education

Contact Info

irvinv22@ecu.edu

Publications in VIVO

Co-author Network

Co-investigator Network

Vanessa Irvin

member of

selected publications

article
- "The changing same" of whiteness in the LIS academy: A cathartic reflection from non-white LIS faculty and administrators. Journal of Documentation. 2024
- "The changing same" of whiteness in the US LIS academy: A cathartic testimonial from BIPOC faculty scholars.. Journal of Documentation. 80:1597-1625. 2024
- Developing an Empathic Analysis: Using Critical Literacy, Dialogue, and Inquiry with Literature to Explore the Issues with Gender Labels. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 68:14-22. 2024
- Footed in the information deep: (Re)claiming and (re)storing heritage-based knowledge for identity development of information professionals. Library and Information Science Research. 46. 2024
- LINQing inFLOmation of librarians in the public sphere: A Critical Race Theory perspective towards librarian identity. The Library Quarterly. 2024
- Shifts of Labour: The Ever-Changing Contexts of Our Information Worlds. The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI). 7. 2023
- A whole new information world: AI, bots, metadata, and discourse. International Journal of Information, Diversity and Inclusion. 7:1-6. 2023
- Reading Well: Book clubs as an origin story for librarian professional development. North Carolina Libraries. 81:5-9. 2023
- Shifts of labour: The ever-changing contexts of our information worlds. International Journal of Information, Diversity and Inclusion. 7:1-5. 2023
- The practice lens: Intersectionality and contemporary public library services to adults. Public Library Quarterly. 2023
- An ethos of grace: Towards an epistemic growth in LIS as a global discourse. International Journal of Information, Diversity and Inclusion. 6:1-3. 2022
- Questions learned: Considering geocultural context within public librarian professional development. Education for Information: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Information Studies. 38. 2022
- Developing an Empathic Analysis: Using Critical Literacy, Dialogue, and Inquiry with Literature to Explore the Issues with Gender Labels. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy.
book
- The Readers' Advisory Guide to Street Literature, Second Edition. American Library Association. 2024
- "Reading" Workplace Dynamics: A Post-Pandemic Professional Ethos in Public Libraries. Emerald Group Publishing. 2024
chapter
- Collective praxis: Leveraging local and heritage-based values for public librarian professional development.. Emerald. 2023
proceedings
review
- Book Review: Reference and Information Sources and Services for Children and Young Adults 2023

presentations

presentation

co-principal investigator on

East Carolina University / Faculty Organizing for Community Archives Support (FOCAS) Internship & Resource Development Project awarded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 2024 - 2027
FOCAS: ECU awarded by Mellon Foundation 2023

professional service activities

President, ALISE 2024-2025 As President of ALISE, I lead monthly board meetings, determine the theme for the year, and work with the conference planning team to bring the theme to our annual conference, which will be held in Kansas City, Missouri, October 4-6, 2025. 2024 - 2025
Peer Review Course Observation Certification Certification for ECU Peer Observation 2024
President-Elect, Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) As President-Elect, I attend monthly meetings via Zoom with the ALISE Board of Directors. We also communicate daily or weekly via the Basecamp platform to share ideas and developments. I also have one-on-one meetings with the current President, as needed. 2023 - 2024
AERA 2024 Peer reviewer for juried papers and juried panels for the American Education Research Association (AERA) 2024 annual conference. 2022 - 2023
2023 ALISE Annual Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Peer reviewer for juried papers and juried panels for the Association of Library and Information Science Educators (ALISE) 2023 annual conference. 2022
Research in the Teaching of English (RTE) From their website: "Research in the Teaching of English (RTE) is a broad-based, multidisciplinary journal composed of original research articles and short scholarly essays on a wide range of topics significant to those concerned with the teaching and learning of languages and literacies around the world, both in and beyond schools and universities." 2022

education and training

B.A. in Journalism and Mass Media, Rutgers University - Livingston College
Ed.D. in Literacy Studies, University of Pennsylvania - Graduate School of Education
M.L.I.S in Library and Information Science, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

preferred title

Associate Professor