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Kawanna Bright
Kawanna Bright

Kawanna Bright

Greenville, North Carolina
Diversity Research Grant, North Carolina, Speaker Fee, Willing to travel

Dr. Kawanna Bright is Assistant Professor of Library Science at East Carolina University. Dr. Bright earned her PhD in Research Methods and Statistics from the University of Denver in 2018. Prior to earning her doctorate, Dr. Bright worked as an academic librarian for twelve years, with a focus on reference, instruction services, and information literacy. She earned her MLIS from the University of Washington iSchool in 2003.

Dr. Bright’s research focuses on assessment in libraries, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in libraries, the role of liaison librarians, and the application of research methodology to the study of LIS. Her work with Dr. Amy VanScoy (University at Buffalo) to investigate the reference and information services experience of librarians of color received a 2014 ALA Diversity Research Grant and was awarded the 2017 Beta Phi Mu-Library Research Round Table Research Paper Award.

Among other projects, Dr. Bright is diligently continuing her efforts to develop a diversity audit for academic libraries in the hopes of moving the assessment of DEI away from simply counting “diverse” employees.

Location: North Carolina

Keywords =  Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Audits, Academic Libraries

$ Speaking Fee (Speaker fees are based on the nature of the presentation and are negotiable based on the needs of the client.)

Willing to Travel 

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Greenville, North Carolina
252-737-1150
brightka19@ecu.edu
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