Select Funded Projects
- Accessible Libraries for All (Project ALFA). 2010 IMLS, Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. Funding to prepare 21st century librarians to bridge the physical access divide. (Principal Investigator) Amount Funded $885, 416.
- ICT Readiness Index: Measuring the preparedness of libraries to serve patrons with disabilities in the context of economic challenge. 2009 ALA Diversity Grant. Funding to survey libraries in Alabama and Florida about the ability to serve patrons with disabilities. (Principal Investigator) Amount Funded $2,500.
- Project FIT 4 Retirement. 2007 Community-Based Partnership Program Seed Funding Program. Funding to establish and test a computer training program for seniors in Tuscaloosa County. (Principal Investigator) Amount Funded $5,000.
- Recruitment for LIS Doctoral Education: A Decision Model for Program Selection. 2003 IMLS, Recruiting and Educating Librarians for the 21st Century. Funding to develop a model for potential applicants to select a program. (Co-Principal Investigator) Amount Funded $449,750.
- Spinning the Web of Our Future: An Education & Training Project to Identify, Recruit and Educate the LIS Professorate of the 21st Century (Project Athena). 2002 IMLS, National Leadership Grant for Libraries. Funding to support LIS socialization processes in doctoral education. (Co-Principal Investigator) Amount Funded $482,780.
Select Awards
- Research Fellow, Social Media Lab, Ryerson University, Summer 2018
- Project ALFA. 2013 Outstanding Student/Faculty-Initiated Engagement Effort Award. University of Alabama, Council on Community-Based Partnerships. $2,000.
- Project FIT 4 Retirement. 2009 Outstanding Faculty/Staff-Initiated Engagement Effort Award. University of Alabama, Council on Community-Based Partnerships. $2,000.