Joanna Thompson
e joanna.a.thompson@gmail.com
t @joaileen_

EDUCATION

MSLIS — Library and Information Science, with distinction, 2019
Pratt Institute, New York, NY
MA — Visual and Media Anthropology, 2018
Freie Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, Germany
BA — Cultural Anthropology, Fine Art, magna cum laude, 2014
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Open Educational Resources Librarian, 2020-Present
Ursula C. Schwerin Library, New York City College of Technology (City Tech), CUNY, Brooklyn, NY
Adjunct Open Educational Resources Librarian, 2019-Present
A. Philip Randolph Memorial Library, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY, New York, NY
Research Assistant, 2019-20
CUNY Research Foundation, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY, New York, NY

PROJECTS & PRESENTATIONS

Webinar: Introduction to Copyright and Fair Use for Librarians, 2020
Facilitator, A. Philip Randolph Memorial Library, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Webinar: What to Know Before Signing a Journal Contract, 2020
Facilitator, A. Philip Randolph Memorial Library, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Collaborative Annotation with Hypothes.is (cancelled due to COVID-19), 2020
Facilitator, Open Teaching Week, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning, 2020
Facilitator, Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Scholarship, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Fake Journals and Conferences: What to Know About the Faux, 2019
Co-facilitator, Randolph Library, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Organizing Your Research with Citation Management Software, 2019
Co-facilitator, Randolph Library, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Your Google Scholar Profile: Why to Create It and How to Fine-tune It, 2019
Co-facilitator, Randolph Library, Borough of Manhattan Community College
LibGuide: “History of Family Separation”, 2019
Co-presenter, #infoshow2019, Pratt Institute School of Information
Seeing the Meaning: Connecting Words and Images in the Picture Collection, 2019
Co-organizer, Public Program, The Picture Collection, The New York Public Library
“Eine Kleine Uebung (A Small Practice)”, 2017
Co-director, Digital Short Film/Documentary, Transcultural Film Workshop, Free University of Berlin
“Women’s Civil Society Organizations and Social Support Networks in Post-Genocide Rwanda”, 2013
Research Assistant, Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) Undergraduate Poster Session, University of Louisville Department of Anthropology
“Possibilities of Public Space: Street Artists on Public Art”, 2012
Featured Guest, Louisville Fellowship of Reconciliation FORward Radio
“How Can We Best Serve?” Conference, 2011                    
Lead Organizer, University of Louisville Office of Civic Engagement

SELECTED AWARDS AND GRANTS

Critical Language Scholarship – Turkey (cancelled due to COVID-19), 2020
ACRL Digital Humanities Summer Institute Scholarship (cancelled due to COVID-19), 2020
ACRLNY Symposium Student Scholarship, 2019
Pratt Institute Graduate Scholarship, 2018-20
U.S. Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship – Turkey, 2014-15 
University of Louisville Department of Anthropology Hicks International Travel Award – Turkey, 2014
University of Louisville Department of Modern Languages World Scholars Grant – Turkey, 2014
University of Louisville Etscorn International Summer Research Award – Rwanda, 2013
Hite Art Institute International Travel Grant – Germany, 2012
“Outstanding New Program” Student Award for “How Can We Best Serve?” Conference, 2012

DIGITAL SKILLS

Asset Management: Alfresco/Fred, Bagger, LibGuides, Omeka, Wikidata, WordPress
Citation Management: Zotero
Data Analysis & Visualization: Atlas.ti, Gephi, OpenRefine, Tableau, TimelineJS
Educational Technology: Hypothes.is
Image Editing: Photoshop
Interviewing: Ethnographic, oral history
Mapping: CARTO, OpenStreet, QGIS
Programming: CSS, HTML
Sound: Boom mic, portable digital recorder 
Video Production: Camtasia, Final Cut Pro X, iMovie