CURRICULUM VITAE

Pamela Louderback, EdD

 Northeastern State University, Library Services

Assistant Professor

Information Services Librarian

June 2011

 

                               

EDUCATION: 

Doctor of Education, Higher Education Administration
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, OK
Specialization: Instructional Technology Design

 

Master of Library and Information Studies
University of Oklahoma - Norman, OK

 

Bachelor of Arts, Government/ Public Policy
Shippensburg, University of Pennsylvania - Shippensburg, PA

                               

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT AT NSU AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS:

Northeastern State University

Assistant Professor, Library Services, Tenure-track (2008- )

October 2001 – present

 

PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY EXPERIENCE:

Information Services Librarian/Assistant Professor

October 2001 – current

Interim Director, NSU Broken Arrow Library

March 2010-September 2010

Interim Director, NSU Broken Arrow Library

January2008 – September 2008

 

OTHER EMPLOYMENT RELATED TO PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY ACTIVITY:

University of Tulsa – Tulsa, OK

Serials/Original Cataloger and Reference Librarian - McFarlin Library

1998-2001

Head of Acquisitions, McFarlin Library

1991-1998

Head of Circulation, University of Tulsa Law Library

1990-1991

Periodicals Library Technician, McFarlin Library

1986-1990

Acquisitions Library Technician, McFarlin Library

1985-1986

                                 

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

           

Adjunct Assistant Professor, LIBM 5413

Fall 2011, Summer, 2007, Fall 2004-Summer 2005,

College of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

 

School of Library Media

 

 

 

Adjunct Assistant Professor, LIBM 4611

Fall 2008-Fall 2010

College of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

 

 

 

Tulsa Community College

Fall 2011, Fall 2008-Spring 2010

Adjunct Professor, ENGL 1003, Strategies to Academic Success

 

Communications Division, English Department (SE campus)

 

 

 

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Summer 2008

Guest lecturer, (Graduate), Statistical Analysis for Business Majors

 

Guest lecturer, (Graduate), Educational Psychology

 

                                                                                                                                               

 

OTHER EMPLOYMENT/ACTIVITY RELATED TO PROFESSIONAL TEACHING:

Swansea University, Swansea Wales

Fulbright Occasional Lectureship, American Studies

Assimilationist Education Policies

February 2011

 

 

Howth Gaelscoil,  Howth, The Republic of Ireland    

Guest lecturer, Irish Medium high school

November 2010

 

 

Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Belfast, Ireland

Distinguished Judge, Institute of Ideas Debating Matters, U.K.

International Debate Competition for high school students

November 2010

 

 

 

Union Collegiate Academy, Union High School, Tulsa, OK                                    

Instructor, College Strategies/Survival

Spring 2010

 

 

PUBLICATIONS (Refereed Journals):

 

(In process). Louderback, P. (2011). The importance of immersion in language restoration and preservation.  Indigenous Policy Journal.

 

(In process). Louderback, P. (2011). Full immersion language programs: From Bunscoileanna to Gaelscoileanna – Lessons learned.  The International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 

 

(In process). Louderback, P. (2011). Comparative themes of language revitalization in educational policy and practice: Indigenous perspectives for American Indian and Irish children.  The Modern Language Journal.  

 

Louderback, P. (2010).  Book review of ‘American Indians, the Irish, and Government Schooling: A Comparative Study’. In the Southwest Journal of Cultures, August 2010

 

Louderback, P. (2010). Book review of ‘Native Americans and Anglo-American Culture, 1750-1850: The Indian Atlantic’. In the Southwest Journal of Cultures, July 2010

 

Louderback, P. (2009). Transitioning to college: Sociocultural factors for Native freshmen academic achievement. American Psychological Association Convention Proceedings.

 

Louderback, P. (2008). Social and emotional well-being as factors to academic achievement for American Indian freshmen. Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association Conference Proceedings

 

Louderback, P. (2008). Information seeking and retrieval process: Knowledge management integration in the digital age through social networking in an academic library setting. Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association Conference Proceedings

 

Louderback, P. (2008). Successful First Year Experiences: Sociocultural factors for Indigenous peoples Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education 11th Annual Conference Proceedings

 

Louderback, P. (2007). Experiential Learning: Best Practices, Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association Conference Proceedings

 

PUBLICATIONS (Books)

 

(In process). Louderback, P. (2011). Comparative studies in cross-cultural education: Indigenous perspectives in language preservation. 

 

Louderback, P. (2009). Academic encounters of American Indian freshmen: Identifying factors that promote academic success for Native students, VDM Verlag, 2009.

 

Louderback, P. (2008).  Comparison of the predictive validity of traditional intellectual measures and sociocultural factors on American Indian student academic achievement. UMI, 2008.

 

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS – (Conferences: Refereed):      

 

Louderback, P., Kymes, A., & Ray, B. (2011).  Preparing School Librarians to Make a Difference in Native American Communities. John Hope Franklin National Conference, June 1-3, 2011, Tulsa, Oklahoma.  PRESENTATION.

 

Louderback, P. (2009). Transitioning to college: Sociocultural factors for Native freshmen academic achievement. American Psychological Association Convention, August 6-9, 2009, Toronto, Canada.  PROCEEDINGS

 

Louderback, P. (2009). Retention of Native American students: Uncovering epistemological possibilities. New Mexico Higher Education Assessment and Retention Conference (NMHEAR), Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 26-27, 2009.  PROCEEDINGS

 

Louderback, P. (2009). Communicating through popular culture: Information literacy components in freshman orientation. Southwest Texas Popular Culture Association/ACA Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 25-28, 2009.   PRESENTATION

 

Louderback, P. (2008). Social and emotional well-being as factors to academic achievement for American Indian freshmen. Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association Conference, UCO, Edmond, OK, October 23-24, 2008.  PROCEEDINGS

 

Louderback, P. (2008). Information seeking and retrieval process: Knowledge management integration in the digital age through social networking in an academic library setting. Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association Conference, UCO, Edmond, OK, October 23-24, 2008.   PROCEEDINGS

 

Louderback, P. (2008). Successful First Year Experiences: Sociocultural factors for Indigenous peoples Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education 11th Annual Conference, Hobart Tasmania, June 30-July 2, 2008.  PROCEEDINGS

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Louderback, P., Holmes, J., & Summers, L. (2008). Web 2.0: Practical Application, Blogging in the Library, Oklahoma Library Association Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma.  PRESENTATION

 

Louderback, P. (2007). Experiential Learning: Best Practices, Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association Conference, Tarleton State University (Granbury, TX), October 23-24, 2007.  PROCEEDINGS

 

PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH ACTIVITY:

Fulbright Research Scholar: Queen’s University Belfast Award in Governance, Public Policy, and Social Research – Comparative study in cross-cultural education, 2010/2011

 

PROFESSIONAL GRANT ACTIVITY:

Grants Awarded

IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant ($983,593)                                                                        2010-2013

Project Director, (July 2010-July 2013)

Big Read Grant ($58,200),                                                                                                                                                2009-2010

Co-investigator, (September 2009-June 2010)  

SAILS Information Literacy Grant ($209,667)                                                                                                            2008-2009

Co-investigator, (September 2008-January 2009)

 

Grants Submitted

American Library Association/NEH - Let’s Talks About It: Making Sense                                                              April 2011

of the American Civil War, ( $3,000)  In Process

Project Director

Big Read Grant (not awarded)                                                                                                                                          2010-2011

OSRHE Summer Academy, Solar Energy Summer Academy (not awarded)                                                           2009

 

OTHER ACTIVITY RELATED TO INSTRUCTION/EDUCATING:

Symposium on American Indian Spring Powwow, NSU Broken Arrow                                                             April 12, 2011

Facilitator

 

Quality Matters Program Training                                                                                                                                   March 2011                                                         

(Faculty-centered peer review process that is designed to certify the quality of online and blended courses)

                                                                                                               

Capstone Internship Director, Tamara Kharavora, Capstone student                                                                     Fall 2010

Confucius Institute Classroom, Liaison (BA campus),                                                                                                June 2009-

                       

SCHOLARSHIP OF DISCOVERY

                Suffolk University: Communication, Collaboration, and Self-Service                                                                    June 9, 2011

                via the Cloud, Webinar

                First-Year Homesickness, EBI Food for Thought Webinar                                                                                         June 9, 2011

                Academic Expectations, EBI Food for Thought Webinar                                                                                           May 26, 2011

                Sharing Means Caring: Collaboration between Librarians/Faculty                                                                      May 23, 2011

                and Its Benefits, AMIGOS Webinar       

                Moving the Front Lines Online: Embedding Reference Librarians                                                                         May 6, 2011

                in Online Classes, AMIGOS Webinar

                President Betz’ Lessons Learned: Leadership and Change Series, NSU                                                             April 14, 2011

                "Tenure Should Be Abolished Within University Settings.” Dialogue                                                                      April 13, 2011

                And Debate, NSUBA

                How Schools can Extend Learning Beyond the Classroom                                                                                        April 12, 2011

                RapidRequest Webinar

                Academically Adrift: Findings & Lessons for Improvement, Webinar                                                                      March 30, 2011

                Quality Matters Workshop, TCC 8th Floor                                                                                                                      March 25, 2011

                "Athletic Programs Should Be Prioritized for Budget Cuts Over Academic                                                           March 22, 2011

                Programs.” Dialogue and Debate, NSUBA

                Women in Leadership: Leadership and Change Series, NSU                                                                                      February 17, 2011

                Race to Nowhere, CTL Workshop, NSU                                                                                                                         February 17, 2011

 

Professional Memberships:

                American Psychological Association

                American Library Association

                Oklahoma Library Association

                American Educational Research Association

National Academic Networking Association

Delta Eta Phi Alpha Honor Society

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE EXPERIENCE:  (last five years).

Committee Service to the University.

 

UPC Priority Project Team member,                                                                                                                                 2011-

Faculty Council, Representative                                                                                                                                      2006/07-

Vice President                                                                                                                                                       2011/2012-

Secretary                                                                                                                                                               2009/2010-2010/2011

 

International Scholars Program, Committee member                                                                                                 2011

International Faculty Development Fellowship Program,                                                                                           2010/2011

Committee member

 

NSUBA Leadership Team,                                                                                                                                                2010

Faculty Handbook Committee, member,                                                                                                                        2007, 2010

Student Success and Retention Committee, member,                                                                                                   2010

Education Librarian Search Committee (BA), Co-chair,                                                                                             July 2009-January 2010

Provost/VPAA Search Committee, (University), member, Secretary                                                                        June 2009-December 2009

Society of College and University Planning (SCUP),                                                                                           June 2009

University Planning Group (University-Faculty Council representative)                                                         2008/2009-.2009/2010   

Mission, Vision, Values Task Group member,                                                                                               2009

Strategic Goal #4: Civic engagement – team leader,                                                                                    2010

Steering Committee member,                                                                                                                           August 2010

Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee                                                                                                           2008/2009-

Centennial Committee, (Broken Arrow campus)                                                                                                          2008/2009

Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching & Learning Conference,                                                                              2008/2009

Committee member, Facilitator, Reviewer

Directors Council (Library)                                                                                                                                                2008/2009, 2010

Academic Council (NSUBA)                                                                                                                                             2008/2009

Employee Appreciation Week Committee (Broken Arrow Campus),                                                                         2005-

Chair,                                                                                                                                                                     2005-2008

United Way Campaign (Broken Arrow Campus),                                                                                                          2005-2009

Chair                                                                                                                                                                      2007-2008

 

            Committee Assignments in Professional Organizations.

National Academic Networking Association, member,                                                                                               2011

Delta Eta Phi Alpha Honor Society, member,                                                                                                                2009-

Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching & Learning Conference                              

Presentations Facilitator                                                                                                                                  2009

Proposal reviewer,                                                                                                                                              2008

Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association Conference,

Speaker/Presentation Facilitator,                                                                                                                   2008

American Educational Research Association, 2009 Conference,

Proposal reviewer,                                                                                                                                              2008

 

Other (activities which enhance the image of the university, represent the university to the public, further the goals and direction of the university, or exercise one’s professional competence for the benefit of the public)

 

TCC Cooperative Programming/SmartChoice TCC/NSUBA                                                                                    2007/2008-2010/2011

(Library representative),

Oklahoma State University, Office of Undergraduate Admissions

Admissions Review Process, Application Examination Proctor                                                 2008-2010

                Reader/Scorer,                                                                                                                                                     2009-

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa Achieve the Dream Focus Group Instructor/member                                                                                       2008-2009

 

 

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