Pregnant people are overwhelmed by the vast plethora of information about birth and postpartum while simultaneously feeling lost and without agency. Using NNLM, PubMed, and MedlinePlus, we conducted research on their information-seeking behavior and created a library toolkit for public librarians to create materials for their patrons about maternal health. Our resulting toolkit includes handouts, social media tools, inclusive vocabulary, and bookmarks that are ready-to-go or customizable. Our project makes a difference because the published toolkit on NNLM’s website will increase health literacy and empower library patrons in local communities to be an informed participant in their health decisions.

Drawing upon several philosophical theories and experiential pedagogies, I've designed a gamified learning device to assist learners in developing their research skills so that they will be better equipped with the literacies to navigate our complicated mediasphere in their personal, academic and professional lives. This device’s collection echoes the random assortments found in the historical variations of curiosity cabinets. Learners will manually inspect and speculate about the cabinet’s mysterious and unusual objects and then will utilize library resources to investigate their actual origins or functions. This learning program is repeatable and adaptable for many types of learners.

In 2021, the Washington State Library (WSL) purchased Northstar, a program that teaches digital literacy skills. The WSL provides Northstar to libraries and community-based organizations, but the COVID-19 pandemic created constraints around library programming and partnership development. Washington communities need access to this training, but libraries have had limited capacity to provide it. This project streamlines the process of launching Northstar for libraries by providing resources for staff and materials for patron outreach. By creating this infrastructure, we’ve made it easier for patrons to gain access to these essential skills and helped to close the digital divide in Washington state.

After a year of attending school online and their access to cell phones less inhibited, our students needed to practice and learn skills that would help them in their daily digital lives. In partnership with my school’s librarian, I researched and discussed digital literacy and citizenship for over a year. Together, we decided it was time for some action. We created, adapted, and implemented four lessons addressing these concerns. We then reflected with students about that learning and developed a plan for future collaboration.

Many people have piles of papers and photos that they would like to digitize, but they don't know where to start. Family Document Digitization is a website that takes users step-by-step through the process of digitizing, storing, and sharing their letters, photos, diaries, and more. The website features blog posts on how to digitize, store, and share their documents using accessible equipment, free applications, and household objects. The project sponsor is Cook Memorial Library in La Grande, Oregon, a rural public library serving users of all ages.

This project utilizes programs, an online resource guide, and an EduKit to strengthen environmental literacy and love for the outdoors in Central Delaware. These successful programs have resulted in an enthusiastic, constant attendance, and the crafts and stories from the 'Wednesdays in the Woods' programs have inspired great passion around the environment for both kids and families.

Our project picks up from the 2021 project, Funds to Vote, a website focused on creating transparency between American voters and politicians’ funding. American politics is full of jargon, confusing statistics, and an overwhelming amount of information, especially for the average voter. We improved the UX/UI to create a more user-friendly experience, modernized the old codebase, and added the “Congressperson Comparison Tool” feature to the website. We did this in hopes of helping American voters make more informed decisions regardless of background in the political sphere and empowering them to vote for politicians who truly align with their values.

For designers, academic research papers are often hard to access and apply in practice, due to academic jargon and a lack of actionable guidelines. Our goal is to bridge the research-practice gap to promote the creation of research-driven designs. The IDC (Interaction Design & Children) Toolkit website gives designers easy access to evidence-based and theoretically-driven findings to inform their design and business decisions around children’s products. The toolkit also aims to help researchers better translate research findings into actionable design guidelines through a step-by-step submission form.

In recent years there has been an abundance of mis/disinformation around US elections on social media sites like Twitter. Research collectives such as the Election Integrity Partnership investigated this information in real time to analyze and disseminate important details across election stakeholders. However, not all researchers have the quantitative skill sets necessary to access this data at scale. Our project improves the research process of qualitative researchers by creating a Python Jupyter Notebook that allows researchers to gain insight from datasets relevant to the US election.

The QHS Library Literacy Toolbox helped increase students’ use and access to the QHS Library while improving students’ literacy development. Teachers and students worked together with the school library to create and sustain three interconnected tiers of support, including reintroducing independent reading schoolwide; reestablishing a book club, Jack of Clubs, focused on diverse and #OwnVoices books with social justice/action themes; and creating the first secondary writing center in Washington State, QHS Writing Center, where peer tutors worked with their peers to support them in becoming reflective writers, learners, and thinkers. This library programming can inspire other high school libraries nationwide.