Full Name
Twanna Hodge
Institution/Organization
University of Maryland, College Park
Speaking At
We Got the Receipts: Navigating Reimbursement Culture in Academic Librarianship
Challenging “Racial Monolith Myths” in the Library Profession Through Critical Race Theory: A Panel Discussion
Challenging “Racial Monolith Myths” in the Library Profession Through Critical Race Theory: A Panel Discussion
Speaker Bio
Twanna Hodge is a Ph.D. student in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. She holds a BA in Humanities from the University of the Virgin Islands and a Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of Washington. Her research includes the mental health literacy; mental health information behavior of Afro-Caribbean immigrants; cultural humility in LIS education and librarianship; Afro-Caribbean immigrants’ ethnic identity formation and experiences in GLAM; Afro-Caribbean students’ and professionals’ experiences in LIS; and the retention of Black students in LIS programs. She is a 2013 American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Scholar and a 2022 ALA Spectrum Doctoral Fellow.