V. Dozier

V. Dozier is an Education Librarian and Assistant Professor at the University of San Diego, in San Diego, California. She is the embedded librarian to the School of Leadership and Educational Sciences (SOLES) where she facilitates library instruction sessions, research support workshops & consultations, and curates a resource collection designed to support SOLES’ interdisciplinary teaching & research needs, with an emphasis on needs of BIPOC & other underrepresented faculty, staff, and students. V’s research interests include critical librarianship & pedagogy, the experiences of BIPOC and other marginalized populations in academic libraries, and graphic novels/comics in educational settings. She earned degrees from Tuskegee University (BA-English), Duke University (MAT-Secondary English Education), and University of Alabama (MLIS). In addition to serving as a member of local, regional and national library committees and organizations, V is a dedicated member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.