AASL 2013 Elections

ESLS Secretary

Maria Cahill

Current Position:

Assistant Professor; School of Library and Information Studies; Texas Woman's University; Denton; TX;

Previous Positions:

Graduate Assistant, Department of Reading, University of Tennessee, 2004-2009
School Librarian, Beaufort County School District, Beaufort, SC 1998-2004

Degrees and Certificates:

University of Tennessee, PhD Literacy Education, 2009; University of South Carolina, MLIS, 1998; East Tennessee State University, BS History/Sociology, 1993.

ALA and/or ALA-APA Activities:

AASL School Library Research Editorial Board Member, 2012-2015; ALA Office of Literacy Outreach Services Advisory Board Member, 2011-2014; AASL Distinguished School Administrator Award Committee Member, 2012; AASL Innovative Reading Grant Award Committee Member, 2011; AASL 2011 National Conference Program Proposal Reviewer.

Offices held in state/regional library associations, and other associations:

Texas Library Association, MVP (formerly Distinguished Blog Award) Committee Member 2011-2013; Literacy Research Association, Edward Fry Book Award Committee Member 2010-2013; Literacy Research Association, Annual Conference Program Proposal Reviewer, 2011-2012.

Honors and Awards:

IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, PI of Literacy Matters: Educating Librarians to Serve Families with Young Children Project ($469,999); Texas Library Association Demco Research Award 2010 ($2,000)

Publications:

Meeks, M. V., & Cahill, M. (2013, January/February). Dream big: Empowering middle school students. Library Media Connection, 31(4), 30-33.
Moreillon, J., Cahill, M., & McKee, R. (2012). State library conferences as professional development venues: Unbalanced support for the AASL-defined roles of the school librarian. School Library Research, 15.
Cahill, M., McGill-Franzen, A., & Peterson, D. (2012). Enhanced picture books: Enhancing the literacy development of young children. In Whittingham, J., Huffman, S., Rickman, W., & Wiedmaier, C. (Eds.). Technological tools for the literacy classroom. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Links to further information:

http://www.twu.edu/slis/cahill.asp

Statement of Professional Concerns/Aspirations if Elected:

As a school library educator, I am committed to providing future and practicing school librarians with the knowledge, skills, and tools to position themselves as valuable within their school communities.

Member of ALA since:

2006