Darren Ilett

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Education

MLIS, San José State University

PhD, University of Chicago
Area of Study: Germanic Studies

MA, University of Chicago
Area of Study: Germanic Studies

BA, University of Oregon
Areas of Study: German Studies and Religious Studies

Research/Areas of Interest

My research concerns underserved populations in higher education, particularly first-generation college students.

Publications/Creative Works

Ilett, D. (2024). Academic libraries, counter-storytelling, and minoritized students’ scholarly identity development. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 24(4), 765-787. https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2024.a938742

Dineen, R., Ilett, D., & Warner, A. (2023). Teaching communities: An autoethnographic exploration of engaging with students in extracurricular programs. Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship,9, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.33137/cjal-rcbu.v9.40959

Dineen, R., Evers, S., Floersch, N., Ilett, D., & Markowski, B. (2023). Transforming together: Developing and professional learning community of information literacy educators. In A. N. Hess (Ed.), Instructional Identities and Information Literacy (Vol. 1, pp. 141-151). Association of College and Research Libraries. https://digscholarship.unco.edu/libfacpub/158

Ilett, D. (2023). Learning to put people first: Cultural humility, funds of knowledge, and information literacy instruction with first-generation students. In M. Mallon, J. Nichols, E. Foster, A. Santiago, M. Seale, & R. Brown (Eds.), Exploring inclusive & equitable pedagogies: Creating space for all learners (Vol. 2, pp. 539-548). Association of College and Research Libraries. https://digscholarship.unco.edu/libfacpub/157

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