Biography

Curriculum Vitae

Alyssa Russo (she/her) is an Undergraduate Engagement Librarian within Learning, Research, & Engagement services. Alyssa earned a master's degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of New Mexico. Her research interests include information literacy and library instruction within academic libraries. 

Selected publications: 

Russo, A. (2024). Mapping Out Information Literacy: A Textbook Review. Communications in Information Literacy, 18(2), 158–179. https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2024.18.2.3 

Russo, A. & Jankowski, A. (2023). It’s harder than it looks: How students identify original research articles in an undergraduate biology course. Public Services Quarterly, 19(1), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2022.2116377 

Koelling, G. & Russo, A. (2021). Teaching Assistants’ Research Assignments and Information Literacy. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 21(4), 773-795. doi:10.1353/pla.2021.0041  

Koelling, G. & Russo, A. (2020). The Mystery Room: Discovering the flexibility of an information literacy-based educational escape room. Public Services Quarterly, 16(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2019.1666779 

Russo, A., Jankowski, A., Beene, S. & Townsend L. (2019). Strategic Source Evaluation: Addressing the Container Conundrum. Reference Services Review, 47(3), 294-313. https://doi.org/10.1108/RSR-04-2019-0024