Specializations

  • Information literacy
  • Algorithmic literacy
  • Academic libraries

Biography

Susan Archambault is a Guest Faculty Member in the University of Washington's iSchool. She is also Head of the Reference and Instruction Department at Loyola Marymount University’s William H. Hannon Library in Los Angeles, CA, and adjunct faculty in the University of Denver’s online MLIS program. With 20 years of experience as a librarian in academic libraries, she recently earned her doctorate in educational leadership for social justice. Her current research explores algorithmic literacy and the invisible bias present in the way we design technology and information systems that utilize algorithmic decision-making.

Education

  • Ed.D., Educational Leadership for Social Justice, Loyola Marymount University, 2022
  • MSLS, Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • BA, English, Emory University