About

My name is Julia (she/her)

I am an information practices researcher,

singer + Performer, teacher, reader.

reach me at jam1148 (at) scarletmail.rutgers.edu

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I’ve held many positions across the artistic, literary, education, and library fields. Right now, I am a phd candidate at Rutgers University. I do research around libraries and information behavior in a variety of settings, and I teach on information science and library studies topics. I have a theatre and music background and am working on merging my performance work with my academic work by studying the information practices of creative workers using qualitative and critical methods. Right now, I am working on my dissertation, which maps the information embodiment of performing arts workers as they contend with the competitive and stratified labor environment in New York City’s entertainment economy.

As a trained performer with a degree in musical theatre, I am involved in singing and music communities. I play piano and am learning guitar. My true passion is singing. I use my music + education background to teach voice lessons to people of all ages.

as a librarian, I frequently worked on topics related to information behavior, patron outreach, social justice and social work, public policy, and open education. I’m a methods expert in systematic and scoping reviews in the social sciences.

I also like to line dance, read for fun, play video games, cook vegetarian meals, camp and hike, and hang out with my spouse (physicist Chris Dessert), and our cats, Waffles and Circe.