Biography

Dr. Andrea Baer is an Associate Professor of Practice in the School of Information at the University of Texas-Austin. She teaches courses
in librarianship, academic librarianship, information literacy, library instruction, and scholarly communication. Prior to joining the iSchool,
Andrea worked in academic libraries and instruction librarianship for over a decade. She also taught academic writing, source-based research, and
literature. Andrea’s research interests include critical and digital literacies, inclusive pedagogies, affect and learning, critical reflective
practice, instruction librarians teaching roles and practices, and the intersections between information literacy and writing. For more about her
research, please see her ORCID page https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6361-948X.

Degrees

PhD, in comparative literature
Master's of Science in Information Sciences