Shatha Baydoun

Portrait of Shatha Baydoun

Contact Info

Head Librarian for Arts & Humanities

Mugar Memorial Library

With 20 years in higher education—including 15 as a history professor supporting first-gen, veteran, and nontraditional students—I now apply that experience to my work as an academic librarian, fostering student success and creating inclusive learning spaces. My research focuses on trauma-informed practices, AI in teaching and learning, and ensuring that library collections represent diverse perspectives through graphic novels and zine collection. Through multidisciplinary projects and programming, I have also worked with faculty on AI literacy programming at Case Western Reserve University and establishing a new Native American and Global Indigenous Studies program at the University of Miami.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3289-7858 

Publications:

  • Baydoun, S., & Fralinger, L. (2022). Community outreach and engagement in a time of crisis: The peer research consultants’ program. In the International Association of University Libraries (IATUL).
  • Baydoun, S., & Pickens, R. (2021). Collaborative and active engagement at the hemispheric university: Supporting ethnic studies through academic library outreach at University of Miami. In R. Pun, M. Cardenas-Dow, & K. S. Flash (Eds.), Ethnic Studies in Academic and Research Libraries. Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).
  • Baydoun, S. (2020). Supporting teaching with primary sources at the University of Miami. The University of Miami. https://scholarship.miami.edu/esploro/ outputs/ 991 031505389302976.

Education

MIS, Wayne State University
MA, University of Michigan

Subject Area Expertise

History, Languages and Literatures, Ethnic and Area Studies, Religion, Native American and Global Indigenous People and Cultures

Language expertise

  • Arabic
  • Krio
  • Spanish