Ana brought the highest standards of excellence to everything she undertook when she
joined our doctoral program in Fall 2016. She has a strong passion for research in
archival sciences, and her research efforts have produced a number of co-authored
and sole-authored peer-reviewed publications and presentations. As a teaching assistant
in our department, Ana models professionalism, accessibility, and empathy. Her conscientious
instruction and helpful demeanor are frequently noted on our course evaluations.
Above all, Ana has honed and demonstrated her leadership skills. As president of UNT's
ASIS&T Student Chapter, she coordinated a number of events, including MIRS (Multi-disciplinary
Information Research Symposium), and successfully executed the most successful years
of the student chapter. This helped UNT win the 2018 and 2019 ASIS&T Student Chapter
of the Year Award and the 2019 UNT Eagle Award Outstanding Student Organization Event
Award.
Ana was selected as a New Leader for the ASIS&T from an application pool of highly
qualified candidates. For this New Leader program, Ana served with the ASIS&T Arts
and Humanities Special Interest Group (SIG/AH) during her two-year service. She was
also the recipient of the Student Engagement Award, offered by the ASIS&T Special
Interest Group - Digital Libraries (SIG/DL).
Ana was certainly a wonderful addition to our Ph.D. program. Her positive spirit makes
all her interactions with peers and faculty affirmative and enjoyable.
Ana is currently an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the School of
Library & Information Science at Louisiana State University.