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Biography
Jennie Ray has been a Research & Instruction Librarian at Notre Dame since 2011. Prior to being a librarian, she taught composition and rhetoric classes at NC State University, UMBC, and the University of Baltimore.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in English, Vassar College
- Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, North Carolina State University
- Master of Library Science, University of Maryland, College Park
Presentations
- Ray, Jennie, and Kate Newton. “AI Literacy Initiatives: Designing In-Person and Online Sessions.” Lightning Talk, Congress of Academic Libraries Spring Meeting, Virtual, April 24, 2025.
- Ray, Jennie. “Leading in Spite of Yourself: Overseeing the Assembly Line When You’re Rather Just Be Fastening Bolts.” Presentation at LOEX (Library Orientation Exchange), Virtual, May 6, 2020.
- Ray, Jennie. “Life After Dogs: Rebooting a Library Stressbusters Program.” Poster presentation at the Towson Conference for Academic Libraries. Towson, MD, July 21, 2019.
- Ray, Jennie, and Matthew Treskon. “Supporting Pop-Up Classes at the Library.” Presentation at the Towson Conference for Academic Libraries, Towson, MD, July 25, 2017.
- Ray, Jennie. “Falling Forward: From Paper to Moodle to the Therapist’s Couch.” Presentation at the Maryland Literacy Exchange, January 22, 2016.
- Ray, Jennie, Christy Denter, and David Russell. “The One-Desk Model: An Expedition.” Presentation at the Towson Conference for Academic Libraries, Towson, MD, August 16, 2016.
Professional Affiliations & Memberships
- LOEX (Library Orientation Exchange)
- Maryland Library Association
- MILEX (Maryland Information Literacy Exchange)
Awards
- Professional Development Grant, Maryland Library Association, 2026