About this speaker
Dr. Renate Chancellor is Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science at the Catholic University of America. She received her Master’s and Ph.D. in Information Studies from UCLA. Dr. Chancellor's research focuses on human information behavior and social justice in Library and Information Science.
She has published in scholarly journals and has presented her research in national and international venues. Recent publications include: E.J. Josey: Transformational Leader in the Modern Library Profession; Racial Battle Fatigue: The Unspoken Burden of Black Women Faculty In LIS; and From Protests to Practice: Confronting Systemic Racism in LIS. Her forthcoming book, Dr. Chancellor is recipient of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)’s Leadership Award and the ALISE Excellence in Teaching Award.
