Twanna Hodge

Twanna Hodge is pursuing her Ph.D. in Information Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her previous position was the diversity, equity, and inclusion librarian at the University of Florida. She holds a BA in Humanities from the University of the Virgin Islands and an MLIS from the University of Washington. Her research interests include diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility issues and efforts in the workplace and LIS education; library residencies and fellowships; cultural humility in LIS education and librarianship; and the retention of Black students in LIS programs. She is a 2013 American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Scholar, a 2018 ALA Emerging Leader, and a 2022 ALA Spectrum Doctoral Fellow.