Job description

I hold a Ph.D. from the Department of Language and Culture, Media and Documentation Science at UiT  The Arctic University of Norway, and I am a Senior Research Librarian at the University of Inland Norway.

Visiting Research Fellowship at the following institutions:

• Department of Global Engagement Initiatives, Pattee & Paterno Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, USA 
• Department of Information Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Finland (Erasmus+ Mobility)

As a member of the research group "LAMCOM - Libraries, Archives, and Museums in the Community, "I am focused on studying the essential role of knowledge, cultural and innovation diplomacy towards LAMs' learning environments in providing educational, economic, and social opportunities to the civic public.

Professional membership:

• Board member, American Library Association-International Relations Roundtable (ALA-IRRT)
• Member, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
• Member, Forskerforbundets bibliotekforening (Norwegian Association of Researchers - Library Working Group)
• Member, Norsk bibliotekforening (Norwegian Library Association)

Prior to starting my Ph.D. at UiT, I worked as a Deputy Director for Public Diplomacy in American Spaces of the US Department of State and Cultural Engagement Librarian in the Korean Cultural Center of the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Philippines. I studied for both my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Library and Information Science at the University of the Philippines. 

Work areas

Forskningsformidling / Litteratursøk / Undervisning