Dr. Robin Moeller is a former high school librarian and received her Ph.D. in curriculum studies from Indiana University, Bloomington. Her research interests lie in visual representations of information, as they apply to youth and schooling, as well as issues of intellectual freedom.
She has published in many top tier journals such as The Library Quarterly and The Journal of Librarianship and Information Science and has presented at international conferences such as the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) and the International Research Society for Children’s Literature (IRSCL) and elsewhere.
Dr. Moeller is a member of the American Library Association, Association of Library Services for Children, Young Adult Library Services Association, and North Carolina School Library Media Association.
Selected Publications
- Mental health and children’s literature: Evaluating, curating, and sharing books with children. (Forthcoming). ALA Editions.
- Moeller, R.A. (2023). “It’s not something I’ve really thought about ‘til now”: The social aspects of U.S. emerging adults’ comics reading histories. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 55(1), 33-42.
- Moeller, R.A. & Becnel, K.E. (2022). School librarians and graphic novel reading: A complicated relationship. The Library Quarterly, 92(3), 259-273.
Title: Professor, Library Science, Program Director of Library Science
Department: Department of Media, Career Studies, and Leadership Development
Email address: Email me
Phone: (828) 262-2091