The School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Danielle Allard as an Assistant Professor, starting July 1, 2017

Dr. Allard joins SLIS after the completion of a two-year interdisciplinary SSHRC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Mamawipawin at the University of Manitoba. She holds a PhD from the Faculty of Information and a collaborative masters degree (MISt) in Information Studies and Gender and Equity Studies, from the University of Toronto.

24 April 2017

Dr. Allard joins SLIS after the completion of a two-year interdisciplinary SSHRC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Mamawipawin at the University of Manitoba. She holds a PhD from the Faculty of Information and a collaborative masters degree (MISt) in Information Studies and Gender and Equity Studies, from the University of Toronto. Dr. Allard's scholarly pursuits fall at the intersection of culture and community, information (its usages, representations, and institutions), and the role that information plays in the promotion of a more ethical and socially just world. Her interests include: the information practices of newcomer and migrant communities; archival decolonization; Indigenous, community, and activist archives; critical information studies; and the inclusion of marginalized communities, cultural heritage, and knowledge domains in digital and real-world information institutions. Dr. Allard has co-authored a number of publications within both Information Studies and Women's and Gender Studies; her publications can be found in Library Trends, Library and Information Science Research, and Feminist Media Studies. Active in a number of community organizations and professional associations, Dr. Allard is currently co-chair of the Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS) 2017 annual conference. She is looking forward to bringing her teaching experience from Women's and Gender Studies to the SLIS program.