Jenelle E. Jensen

Degrees and Credentials

M.L.I.S., Library and Information Science, Clarion University, 2018
B.S., Secondary Social Studies Education, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, 2010
B.A., History Political Science, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, 2008

Short Bio

Jenelle is currently the liaison librarian to the Social Sciences and the Education Program at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford and coordinates major outreach initiatives for Hanley Library. Before working in the Hanley Library, Jenelle worked in public education.  She taught English, reading, and was the library media specialist at Kane Area Middle School. While teaching, Jenelle was also the advisor to the Kane Middle School blog, library helpers, and the reading competition team and coached track & field and women’s soccer.

Academic Focus

Academic librarian deference behavior & best practices with Curriculum Materials Centers such as culturally sustaining resources, own voices collections, and creating inclusive and brave classroom and library spaces.

Research, Accomplishments, and Publications

Johnson (Jensen), J., & Ross, M. (2023, March 17). Roundtable 21: Whose authority is it anyway? Using critical frameworks to disrupt. [Roundtable Discussion]. ACRL 2023. Pittsburgh, PA.

Johnson (Jensen), J., & Ross, M. (2022, June). Exploring the ACRL Frames Authority is Constructed and Contextual and Scholarship as Conversation while using a culturally and historically responsive literacy approach with pre-service teachers. [Conference presentation].  2022 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference. Virtual Forum.

Kogut, A., Stewart, C., Dovydaitis, A., Boff, C., Johnson (Jensen), J., Grimes, N., Fontno, T., Cameron, L., & Hangauer, K. (2023). Directory of curriculum materials centers and collections 8th edition.     

Stewart, C., & Jensen (Johnson), J. (2026). The state of funding for curriculum materials centers and collections. College & Research Libraries, 87(1), 39-55.   

Stewart, C., & Johnson (Jensen), J. (2024, May 1). National discrepancies: The relationship between education student enrollment and curriculum materials center/collection budget. [Open Peer-Reviewed, Presentation]. ACRL EBSS Virtual Research Forum. Virtual. 

Awards & Accomplishments

IRDL Research Incentive Award, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University. (2024, July). Exploring Instructional Librarians’ Backgrounds and Deference Behavior. $3,700.