Janna Mattson

I have been with George Mason University Libraries since 2007 and have had the privilege of teaching Honors 110 since 2020.

Education

BA in Music, Virginia Commonwealth University (1997) Master of Library Science, Queens College - CUNY (2004)
Graduate Certificate in eLearning, George Mason University (2015)
Master of Education with concentration in Curriculum and Instruction, George Mason University (2018)

Publications

Oberlies, M., Kirker, M., Mattson, J. and Byrd, J. (2021). Epistemology of Teaching Librarians: Examining the Translation of Beliefs to Practice. College & Research Libraries. Linsinbigler, V., Lowder, C., Mattson, J., Murphy-Lang, A., & LoPresto, S. (2021). User-Centered Design of a Library Tutorials Page: A Solution to Digital Hoarding. Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/1533290X.2021.1938787 Oberlies, M. and Mattson, J., Eds. (2018). Framing information literacy: Teaching grounded in theory, pedagogy, and practice, Vol. 1- 6. ACRL Press. Mattson, J. (2018). Examining justice models through social media (pp.613- 622). In Oberlies, M. and Mattson, J., Eds., Framing information literacy: Teaching grounded in theory, pedagogy, and practice, Vol.6. ACRL Press. Kirker, M. and Mattson, J. “This is terrifying!” Problem-based learning, information literacy and the Zika Virus. In Oberlies, M. and Mattson, J., Eds., Framing information literacy: Teaching grounded in theory, pedagogy, and practice, Vol.1. ACRL Press. Gosnell, E., Mattson, J., Hernandez, D., and Saroughi, M. (2017). Resources for allies, activists, and advocates for immigrant children and their families in S. Wong, E. Gosnell, A. Foerster Luu, and L. Dodson (Eds), Teachers as allies: Transformative practices for teaching DREAMer and undocumented children and youth, Teachers College Press. Mattson, J., Kirker, M. J., Oberlies, M., and Byrd, J. (2017) Carving out a space: Ambiguity and librarian teacher identity in the academy in The self as subject: Autoethnographic research into identity, culture, and academic librarianship, ACRL Press. Mattson, J. and Oberlies, M. (2015). Google tools & problem-based instruction: Collaborate, engage, assess” in The complete guide to using Google in libraries: Research, user applications, and networking, Volume 2. Rowman & Littlefield.

Grants and Fellowships

American Library Association 2016-2017 H.W. Wilson Staff Development Grant Award for 13 Things in Blackboard: A Self-paced Online Learning Professional Development Program

Classes

Honors 110