Tara Zimmerman, PhD
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Research interests  education

Information Behavior                    School Libraries
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Misinformation                               Social Media
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education

PhD, The University of North Texas at Austin, Information Science
MLIS, The University of Oklahoma, Library and Information Studies
BA, The University of Arkansas, Journalism
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University Experience

​Assistant Professor                                                                                August 2022 - present
School of Library and Information Studies
Texas Woman's University

Computing Institute Fellow 2020                                                          
September 2020 – August 2022
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Kenneth R. Fleischmann                                                                      
School of Information
University of Texas at Austin

​Research Assistant
Dr. Hsia-Ching (Carrie) Chang                                                                  June 2018 – May 2020
Information Science Department
College of Information
The University of North Texas
 
Teaching Assistant
Dr. Hsia-Ching (Carrie) Chang                                                                  August 2017 – May 2020
Information Science Department
College of Information
The University of North Texas

grants & funding

​Selected as a Computing Innovation Fellow 2020 by the                    September 2020
Computing Research Association and awarded $263,959
in funding from the National Science Foundation to support
two years of research.

Awarded $4,000 Dollar General Literacy Grant to promote                 January 2014
reading and literacy in the high school library and increased
book checkouts by 20% over previous year.

Received $20,000 Library of Congress Teaching with Primary           Spring 2013
Sources grant to fund 4-day Summer Institute for local school
districts.
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awards

Linda Schamber Writing Award                                                               April 2019
College of Information
University of North Texas
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teaching experience

GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT/REDESIGNED
 
Adjunct Professor, University of Oklahoma

Children's Literature                                                                                 Winter Intersession 2020
                                                                                                                    
Teaching Assistant, University of North Texas
 
+INFO 5040 Human Information Behavior                                             Spring 2019, 2020
 
INFO 5000 Information & Knowledge Professions                                 Fall 2018
 
INFO 5040 Human Information Behavior                                                Spring 2018
 
INFO 5307 Knowledge Management Tools & Technologies                 Fall 2017, 2019
 
+Assisted in redesigning course
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Contact:     tzimmerman1@twu.edu
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