Assistant Professor
Instruction Coordinator
Reference and Research Services

Research Interests

• The ACRL Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education: Impact on student learning and cross-curricular faculty partnerships
  
  
• Asset-based pedagogies applied to Information Literacy Instruction
  
  
• Mindfulness practice as a tool to understand cognitive biases in information-seeking

Publications & Conference Presentations (selected)

• Ross, L.M. (2020). From standards to threshold concepts, knowledge practices, and learner dispositions: Rethinking formal information literacy instruction in higher education. In H. Julien, M. Gross, & D. Latham (Eds.), The Information Literacy Framework: Case studies of successful implementation (pp. 65-77). Rowman & Littlefield.
  
  
• Ross, L. & Raber, E. (2015, March 20). From standards to the framework: Using threshold concepts to rethink instruction, Bold Moves: New Connections, ILA/ACRL Spring Conference, Des Moines, IA.
  
  
• Ross, L. (2016). Shifting from standards to threshold concepts, knowledge practices, and learner dispositions to rethink formal information literacy instruction in higher education, American Library Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
  
  
• From standards to the framework: Presentation and workshop for SAU Faculty to facilitate dialog on integrating IL concepts and practices across the curriculum. St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA.

Brief Bio

Leslie joined NMSU Library's Reference & Research Services in August 2023. Prior to this, Leslie held positions as a reference and instruction librarian, as well as an information literacy coordinator at St. Ambrose University, and as an Information Services supervisor at the Davenport Public Library. Both are in Davenport, IA. Leslie holds a BA in history and French from the University of Akron, an MA in library and information science from the University of Iowa, and a Master of organizational leadership from St. Ambrose University.