Brenda has a PhD in Instructional Design for Online Learning. She has been an educator for over 30 years and is the Teacher Librarian at Kutztown Senior High School (Kutztown, PA), as well as the Chair of the Information and Technology Resources Department. Brenda has also instructed graduate students at Kutztown University and Rutgers University. Her most recent journal article appears in the Nov/Dec, 2015 issue of Knowledge Quest. She is a co-author of the October, 2014, ALA Library Technology Report: Social Media Curation, and has contributed a chapter, "College Ready: Improving Student Research Skills Through Professional Collaboration" in Collaborative Models for Librarian and Teacher Partnerships (IGI Global, 2013), as well as the chapter, "K-12 Online and Blended Learning, School Libraries, and School Librarians" in Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning (ETC, in press).  Her research interests include online learning, embedded librarianship, and inquiry/research instructional models.  When she is not teaching, researching, or reading, Brenda can be found on various bike or ski trails.

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