Educational Background

• Ph.D., Education, Instructional Design for Online Learning, Capella Univerity, Minneapolis, MN
• MS, Library Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR
• BA, Secondary Education, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San German, PR

Professional Experience

Professional Experience

2018 - Present    Instruction Librarian/Assistant Librarian

                           Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

2016 - 2018       Reference Librarian/Adjunct Faculty 

                           Eastern Florida State College, Cocoa/Palm Bay Campus

2012 - 2013        Virtual Learning Project Coordinator/Associated Professor

2013 - 2016        Instruction/Liaison Librarian/Associate Professor/Professor

2010 - 2011        General Library Acting Director/Assistant Professor

2009 - 2010        Reference and Instruction Librarian /Instruction

2006 - 2008        Information Literacy Program Coordinator/Instructor

2001 - 2002        Patent & US Government Librarian/Instructor

                            University of Puerto Rico, PR

Courses Taught

2018- Sp 24 - COM 2012: Research Sources and Systems, FIT

2000-02, 2012 CISO 3145: Bibliography and Library Research in the Social Sciences, UPR

Institutional Service Experience

• Academic Program Assessment Committee (APAC)
• Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UGCC) FIT
• Quality Enhancement Program, FIT
• Multiple Search Committees, FIT
• ACRL Library Evaluation Committee, UPR
• Virtual Learning Committee, UPR
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Proposal Team, UPR
• General Education Institutional Committee, UPR
• General Library Professional Development Committee, UPR

Current Courses

F 24 COM 2012: Navigating the Information Landscape

Research

Project Interests

• GenAI for Teaching and Learning
• Web Content Accessibility and Academic Libraries
• Open Educational Resources (OER) and Online Teaching
• Library Impact on Student Outcomes