Twanna Hodge 254 South 300 East #101 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 tkhodge20@gmail.com EDUCATION University of Washington, Seattle, WA Master of Library and Information Science The Information School 2015 Nonprofit Management Certificate The Evans School of Public Affairs Exploration Seminar, Accra, Ghana (Summer 2014) University of the Virgin Islands, St.Thomas, VI Bachelor of Arts, Humanities 2013 Minors in Communication and Psychology; Cum Laude Study Abroad - Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (Summer 2012) WORK EXPERIENCE University of Utah Marriott Library Diversity Resident Librarian July 2015 Present o Provide subject librarian liaison providing support for American Ethnic Studies Department o Provide information and research service at reference and information service points o Provide research consultations o Conduct outreach to academic and non-academic departments and centers o Digitize the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Collection o Create a Due Diligence worksheet with the Scholarly Communication & Copyright Librarian to assist Special Collections staff in checking the appropriate resources to determine resources to determine copyright status of collections o Update Special Collections Wikipedia pages with links from special collections findings aids University of Washington, Suzzallo/Allen Libraries, Seattle, WA September 2013 Graduate Reference and Instruction Specialist June 2015 o Provided information and research service at Reference and Information service points and via the Libraries chat and email reference services o Taught library instruction session to 5-7 lower level undergraduate classes using active learning techniques o Participated in the hiring of graduate student employees o Digitized music manuscripts for the Digital Initiatives department o Edited and created excerpt files ready for kiosk display for an exhibit at the Wing Luke Museum of Asian Pacific American Experience
o Assisted the Labor Activist in processing 217 artifacts from the AFT Local 200 Record University of the Virgin Islands Library, St.Thomas, VI August 2011 Office Assistant May 2013 March 2009 September 2010 o Created thematic month-to-month bulletin board to promote cultural education o Authored training manual for new employees to help acquaint them to help desk processed o Provided customer service and troubleshooting to library patrons in their information and technology requests o Served as senior trainer and oriented new student workers o Completed end processing for books and library materials o Assisted with shelving and organizational duties INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA January 2015 March 2015 Teaching Assistant for Applied Behavior Science 330 o Collaborated with course instructor to develop and implement curriculum centered on information literacy for a diverse class of non-traditional students o Led group activities in the classroom and computer lab o Provided one on one reference assistance to students, as well support via email University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington, KY June 2014 Association of Research Libraries Career Enhancement Program Intern August 2014 o Researched privacy issues and privacy policies in academic libraries o Created drat privacy for the William T. Young Library o Created a research guide about privacy for students, faculty and students Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC June 2013 Archives Development Intern, National Museum of American History August 2013 o Aided the Chair of the Archives Center in researching grant options for financial support o Evaluated private funding sources based on the Archives Center high-priority processing projects o Consolidated grants information into Excel spreadsheet for easy access and use ischool Inclusion Institute (i3), Pittsburgh, PA June 2011 i3 scholar, School of Information Science, University of Pittsburgh June 2012 Undergraduate research and leadership development program that prepares students for graduate study and careers in the information and library sciences
o Selected as 1 of 21 i3 scholars in 2011 from nationally competitive search o Participated in over 35 academic workshops and professional development seminars led by faculty and researchers from leading information schools and programs o Completed year-long team research project with student colleagues from five different universities o Co-authored and presented team research proposal, paper, and poster at the end of June 2012 o Research Topics: Financial Management tools and resources designed for and used by undergraduate students PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Hodge, T., Huddleson, J. (2016, August). Missing in the Archives: Uncovering Underrepresented Voices. [Presentation]. Presenters at the upcoming National Diversity in Libraries Conference, Los Angeles, CA. Hodge, T., Modwood, A., Rutledge, L. (2016, June). Addressing cultural humility and implicit bias in information literacy sessions. [Presentation] Panelist at the upcoming Library Instruction West. Salt Lake City, UT. Hodge, T. (2016, March). Resources on Campus. [Presentation] Presenter at the upcoming Black Student Union High School Conference: Designing Your Future, University of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT. Hodge, T. (2015, November). MLIS Academic Librarianship Career Panel [Presentation]. Panelist at University of Washington, Information School. Seattle, WA. Hodge, T. (2015, August). Introduction to the University of Utah Marriott Library. [Presentation]. Presented at the University of Utah - Diversity Scholars Welcome. Salt Lake City, Utah. Hodge, T. and Ltyle B. (2015, April). Diversity in LIS Education: Continuing the Conversation. [Presentation]. Poster presented at the Symposium on LIS Education. Online. Hodge, T. (2014, August). Privacy in Academic Libraries. [Presentation].Presented at the University of Kentucky Libraries Association of Research Libraries End of Internship Presentation. Lexington, KY. Hodge, T. (2014, August). Diversity Programs in IS, Libraries, Archives and Museums. [Presentation].Presented at the University of Kentucky Libraries Faculty/ Staff Retreat. Lexington, KY.
Hodge, T. (2014, May). Graduate Student Panel. [Presentation]. Panelist at the ALA/UW Master of Library & Information Science and Graduate Education Workshop. Seattle, WA. Hodge, T. (2014, February) The Application & Admission Process & How to Fund Graduate School. [Presentation]. Student Discussion Leader at the Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP) Undergraduate-Graduate Diversity Mixer, Seattle, WA. Hodge, T. (2013, August 20). Through the Eyes of a Caribbean American Intern at NMAH. [Web log post] Smithsonian Office of Fellows and Intern Blog. Retrieved from http://www.smithsonianofi.com/blog/2013/08/20/twanna-hodge-throughthe-eyes-of-a-caribbean-american-intern-at-nmah/ Hodge, T. (2013, April 13). Who Cares? Life and Learning after UVI. University of the Virgin Islands-UVI Voice - Newspaper. Retrieved from https://uvivoice.net/2013/04/04/who-cares-life-and-learning-after-uvi/ GRANTS, AWARDS AND HONORS University of Washington: Gonfalonier 2015 Students who lead their degree candidates in the procession at the university commencement ceremony are called gonfalonieres because they carry the school s gonfalon, a banner that hangs down from a crosspiece and bears that school s name and symbol. Gonfalonieres has compiled a record of outstanding achievement at the University and is worthy of special recognition. Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands NSL Graduate Scholarship 2014 Associate of Research Libraries Career Enhancement Program Fellow 2014 American Library Association Spectrum Scholar 2013-2014 Alpha Kappa Alpha Graduate Educational Scholarship Recipient, 2013-2014 Jill and Joseph McKinstry Libraries Endowed Fellowship 2013-2015 Dean s Fellowship Recipient 2013-2015 University of the Virgin Islands: Psi Chi the International Honor Society in Psychology Member 2013 Golden Key International Honor Society Member 2013 Outstanding Humanities Major Award 2013 SERVICE NATIONAL ACRL Residency Interest Group Web Team ALA Spectrum Scholarship Juror June 2015 Present February 2016 - Present
SERVICE STATE Utah Library Association ACRL Vice-Chair February 2016 Present SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Community Engagement Day Committee Black Advisory Council Martin Luther King Jr. Planning Week Committee Graduate School - Diversity Advisory Committee February 2016 Present September 2015 - Present October 2015 - Present September 2015 Present SERVICE J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Celebration Task Force Eclectic Film Series Committee September 2015- Present November 2015 - Present PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Utah Library Association Association of College and Research Libraries American Library Association Black Caucus of American Library Association 2015 Present CONFERENCES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 9th National Conference of African American Librarians, St. Louis 2015 ALA Annual National Conference, San Francisco 2015 ACRL National Conference, Portland 2015 ARL Leadership Symposium, Chicago 2015 Spectrum Scholar Leadership Institute, Las Vegas 2014