Interim Dean of Library Services (Associate Professor)

EMAIL: hhrichardson@muw.edu

PHONE: (662) 329-7334

WEBSITE: http://www.hillaryahrichardson.com

About Prof. Richardson

Organizes, promotes, and encourages undergraduate research and creative activities across campus; liaison to the College of Arts, Science, and Education, Ina E. Gordy Honors College, and Mississippi School for Math and Science.

Education

• MLIS, University of Southern Mississippi, 2013
• M.A. in English, University of Mississippi, 2011
• B.A. with Honors in English, Millsaps College, 2008

Areas of Expertise

Digital Scholarship & Pedagogy, Information Literacy Instruction, humanities research trends

Select Publications

• “BL Moor High School Legacy: Untold Stories from 1960-2015,” a digital history project published 2024 in collaboration with Jacqueline Ellis and Parker Haley.
• Mallory-Kani, A. & Richardson, H. A. H. (2023). Re-reading and reflection: Stepping stones for critical readers in a college English classroom. In Hannah Rempel and Rachel Hamelers’ (Eds.) Teaching Critical Reading Skills: Strategies for Academic Librarians. ACRL Press.
• Nolen, D. & Richardson, H. A. H. (2016). The search for landmark works in English literary studies: A citation analysis. Journal of Academic Librarianship. 42(4), 453-458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2016.04.002.
• “A Shaky Truce”: Starkville Civil Rights Struggles, 1960-1980. Digital public history project, published in collaboration with Lindsay Drane, Nickoal Eichmann, Daaiyah Heard, Simon Marcy, Michael Murphy, Kelli Nelson, Judith Ridner, Nick Timmerman, and Justin Whitney. Published October 29, 2015. http://starkvillecivilrights.msstate.edu