Dr. Andrea Jamison MLIS ’08, PHLIS ’21 enjoying new role at ISU

November 22, 2021

Dr. Andrea Jamison MLIS ’08, PHLIS ’21, assistant professor in the School of Teaching and Learning, joined Illinois State University in Fall 2020. Having spent 17 years in elementary classrooms and libraries in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Calumet City School District, Andrea is embracing her new role at ISU.

Andrea has a master’s in teaching from Concordia-River Forest and a master’s in library information science from Dominican University, which was completely covered by a scholarship. She also completed the coursework for a PhD in information studies from Dominican while serving as a Diversity Fellow at Valparaiso University.

Andrea started off teaching fourth grade before getting more involved in libraries. She transitioned to higher education and became an adjunct professor in the library at Prairie State College.

After she presented at the Library Assessment Conference in 2020, Andrea was offered a book deal by the National Library Honors Society, Beta Phi Mu. The book, to be published in June 2022, is based on Andrea's research.

Andrea has written a few short films. One of her films, Requiem for Black Love, won festival awards and can now be found on Amazon Prime. You can see more of Andrea’s work on her IMDB page.

Read the full interview: Getting to know Dr. Andrea Jamison