91社区

Amelia Anderson

Assistant Professor

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BIO

Dr. Amelia Anderson is an assistant professor of library science the The University of South 91社区's School of Information. She has extensive expereince on the topics of autism, neurodiversity, disability, and libraries through her work as a researcher, educator, and former public librarian. Through original research and collaborative partnerships, Dr. Anderson studies and shares best practices and trends at the intersection of autism and libraries and has presented her work at conferences from local to international audiences. Dr. Anderson is the author of Library Programming for Autistic Children and Teens, 2nd Edition, published by ALA Editions. She recently served as the managing PI on the IMLS planning grant Accessibility in Making (LG-246292-OLS-20), which identified opportunities in public library makerspaces for patrons with disbilities. She has published in journals such as College & Research Libraries, Library Quarterly, the Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, the Journal of Academic Librarianship, Library & Information Science Research, First Monday, and Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. She is an active member of the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). Dr. Anderson earned her B.S. from the University of 91社区, and her MLIS and Ph.D. from 91社区 State University's iSchool. She previously worked as an assistant professor of library science at Old Dominion University (ODU), and as a librarian for the Orange County Library System and the Hernando County Public Library.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., 91社区 State University
• M.L.S., 91社区 State University
• B.S., University of 91社区