Melissa Gross is a professor in the School of Information at Florida State University and past president of the Association for Library and Information Science Education. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1998 and has received numerous awards for her research and teaching. These include the prestigious American Association of University Women Recognition Award for Emerging Scholars in 2001; the Outstanding Faculty Member Award for 2002-2003; Transformation through Teaching Recognition in 2015, Awarded by the Florida State University Spiritual Life Project; 2014-2015 Distance Learning Award for Excellence in Online Teaching, 2018 Florida State University College of Communication & Information Graduate Faculty Teaching Award; the 2019 ALISE Award for Professional Contribution to Library & Information Science Education, the 2020 Florida State University College of Communication & Information Graduate Faculty Research Award, the ALISE 2021 best paper award (with co-author Don Latham), and the 2023 Leadership Board Faculty Leadership Award for the School of Information, College of Communication & Information's Leadership Board.
Education
Courses Taught
- LIS 2527: Digital Storytelling in Information Environments
- LIS 5271: Research in Information Studies
- LIS 5564: Information Needs of Children
- LIS 5565: Information Needs of Young Adults
- LIS 5566: Diverse Resources for Children and Young Adults
- LIS 5576: Information Needs of Adults
- LIS 6279: Research in Information Studies
- LIS 6909: Directed Independent Study
Research
Overview My research interests are in the area of information seeking behavior, information literacy, library program and service evaluation, information resources for youth, and teacher/librarian collaboration. Teaching interests include research methods, the information needs of children and young adults, reference, and the development and evaluation of information programs and services. Notice to outside researchers: Policy on Conducting Surveys: The College of Communication & Information (CCI) at Florida State University does not endorse studies which involve CCI students that are made by outside investigators.
Research Interests
Information seeking behavior; information literacy; library program and service evaluation; information resources for youth, social services in libraries
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