Darren Ilett

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Education

MLIS, San José State University, 2015
Area of Study: Library and Information Studies

PhD, University of Chicago, 2007
Area of Study: Germanic Studies

MA, University of Chicago, 2001
Area of Study: Germanic Studies

BA, University of Oregon, 1998
Area 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. (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.

Couture, J., Bretón, J., Dommermuth, E., Floersch, N., Ilett, D., Nowak, K. Roberts, L., & Watson, R. (2021). “We’re gonna figure this out“: First-generation students and academic libraries. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 21(1), 127-147. https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2021.0009

Ilett, D. (2019). First-generation students’ information literacy in everyday contexts. Journal of Information Literacy, 13(2), 73-91.https://doi.org/10.11645/13.2.2675

Ilett, D. (2019). A critical review of LIS literature on first-generation students. portal: Libraries and the Academy 19(1), 177-196. https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2019.0009

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