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Editors Gina Schlesselman-Tarango, Renée Ann Rau, and Alanna Aiko Moore, are joined by chapter authors, as they discuss the new book Information, Power, and Reproductive Health.
Presenter Info
Gina Schlesselman-Tarango
Gina Schlesselman-Tarango (she/her) is Associate Professor and Science Librarian at Grinnell College. She is an interdisciplinary scholar and educator who writes about critical information literacy in academic libraries and the gender and racial dynamics at play in information work more broadly. Her work has appeared in Exploring Equitable and Inclusive Pedagogies: Creating Space for All Learners, Critical Library Pedagogy Handbook, Communications in Information Literacy, College & Research Libraries, Library Trends, and Keywords in (Critical) Library Information Science/Studies (forthcoming). Most notably, she authored the widely cited “The Legacy of Lady Bountiful: White Women in the Library” (2016) and edited Topographies of Whiteness: Mapping Whiteness in Library and Information Science (2017).
Alanna Aiko Moore
Alanna Aiko Moore is the Librarian for Sociology, Ethnic Studies, and Critical Gender Studies at the University of California, San Diego. Alanna holds a bachelor of arts in Sociology/Anthropology and Gender Studies from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, OR, and a master’s of Library and Information Science from Dominican University. Alanna has published book chapters and articles on queer parenting, cross cultural mentoring, emotional labor, activism, and issues affecting women of color librarians. She has worked in academic libraries for over 15 years and has presented at numerous conferences and organizations. Before librarianship, she worked at social justice-centered non-profits and community organizations.
Renée A. Rau
Renée A. Rau is an Information Services Librarian at University of Southern California’s Norris Medical Library and the liaison to the Keck School of Medicine. She earned a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree at San José State University (SJSU), in 2020. In 2017, she earned an MA in 20th-century United States history, specializing in women’s and gender history, from Washington State University (WSU). Her current research interests include: Evidence Based Practice and information literacy instruction; Graphic Medicine and health humanities; and diversity, equity, and inclusion in health sciences librarianship.
Tina Liu
Tina Liu (she/her) is a Cataloguing Librarian at McGill University, where she creates metadata for a range of materials including rare books, music scores, scientific standards, children’s books, and medical materials.
Barbara Alvarez
Barbara Alvarez (she/her) is the author of The Library’s Guide to Sexual and Reproductive Health by ALA Editions. She has a PhD in Information Science from UW-Madison.
Jessie Loyer
Jessie Loyer is Cree-Métis and a member of Michel First Nation. She’s the Indigenous Engagement Librarian at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, and currently on maternity leave with her second child.
Robert Canada
Robert Canada is an author and aspiring playwright from Des Moines, Iowa. He is currently working on short stories centered around the holidays.
JJ Pionke
JJ Pionke is an adjunct professor of information for Syracuse University. His research revolves around disability and accessibility in libraries for patrons and employees.
Michelle Guittar
Michelle Guittar (she/her) is Director of Learning & Engagement at Northwestern University Libraries, and the librarian for Latin American and Latino Studies.
McKenzie Lemhouse
McKenzie Lemhouse (she/they) has enjoyed a career in special collections and academic libraries in the southeastern United States. Her research interests include whole-person librarianship and LGBTQ+ issues.