Abigail Phillips

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Information Studies,                  2016
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Specialist, Library and Information Studies,                  2014
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Focus: Leadership and Management

Master of Science, Library and Information Studies,    2008
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Focus: Children and Youth Services

Bachelor of Arts, Major: Anthropology                          2006
University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Bio

Dr. Abigail L. Phillips is an associate professor in the School of Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She holds Master’s and Specialist degrees in Library and Information Science from Florida State University. In August 2016, Abigail began a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences at Utah State University. Abigail received her PhD in Information Science from the School of Information at Florida State University in Spring 2016. Her research interests include neurodiversity, mental health, madness, disability, accessibility, accomodations, and marginalized, underserved, and invisible communities, as well as cyberbullying and bullying. She also explores librarianship/library work as a practice and libraries as both institutions and critical community spaces.

Before entering the PhD program, Abigail worked as a public librarian in a small, rural Southwest Georgia public library system. Per the norm in public library work, she wore many hats - from developing and presenting story times to grant writing to building young adults sections three distinct library and providing outreach to the community through television appearances, regular visits to primary, elemeneraty, middle and high school classrooms and libraries, social media management, and "duties as needed".

Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS)Courses Developed by Dr. Phillips:

Critical Librarianship (INFOST 864G)
MLIS Program,
School of Information Studies,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI

Trauma Informed Librarianship (INFOST 891G)
MLIS Program,
School of Information Studies,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI

Courses Taught

INFOST 501: Foundations of Library and Information Science
INFOST 520: Managing Library Collections
INFOST 736: The Public Library
INFOST 864: Critical Librarianship
INFOST 891: Trauma Informed Librarianship

Sample Publications

BOOKS:

Phillips, A. (In Progress). Challenges and solidarity in library work: A supportive approach. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited.

Lee, V. R. & Phillips. A (Eds.). (2019). Reconceptualizing libraries: Possibilities for information and learning sciences. Abington, U.K.: Routledge

ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS:

Phillips, A. & Fife, D. (In Press). Navigating workplace accommodations in academic libraries: A study of experiences. College & Research Libraries (C&RL).

Anderson, A, & Phillips, A. (2023). Experiences, opportunities, and areas for improvement for adults with disabilities in public library makerspaces. Library Quarterly, 93(4), 379-398.

Anderson, A., Phillips, A., & Brenner, M. (2022). Meeting them where they are: Online LIS students and mental health supports. Library Quarterly, 92(4), 379-387.

Phillips, A. (2022). An uneasy, awkward, yet meaningful experience: A reflection on a face-to-face to online synchronous COVID-19 course transition. Journal of Library and Information Science Education, 63(2), 120-125.

Phillips, A. (2022). #ProtectLibraryWorkers: Librarian and Library Workers Responses to Library Closures, an Empathetic Study. Library Quarterly, 91(3), 250-253.

Meter, D.J., Budziszewski, R., Phillips, A. et al. (2021). A qualitative exploration of college students’ perceptions of cyberbullying. TechTrends.

Phillips, A., & Anderson, A. (2020). Cyberbullying, digital citizenship, and youth with Autism: LIS education as a piece in the puzzle. Library Quarterly.

Curriculum Vitae