Gender

Female

Organization

University of Utah

Title / Role

Associate Librarian

Subject(s) I Teach or Learning Interest Area

professional development, data literacy, information literacy, qualitative research, graduate students, boundary crossing

Personal Interests and Passions

Quilting, gardening, and reading

Personal Website / ePortfolio / Personal Web Presence (PWP)

https://faculty.utah.edu/u0630641-DONNA_HARP_ZIEGENFUSS/hm/index.hml

Twitter (use full Twitter link)

https://@dziegenfuss

More About Me

Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, EdD, is an Associate Librarian at the University of Utah. She received her BS in Biology/Medical Technology from Millersville University, her MS in Applied Technology/Instructional Design from Chestnut Hill College, and her Ed.D. in Academic Leadership Higher Education from Widener University, all in Pennsylvania. She has over 10 years of experience working in academic libraries, 12 years of experience in instructional design and teaching in traditional, hybrid, and online formats, and 20 years of experience working in the area of faculty and professional development. As a qualitative researcher, she is interested in understanding how conceptual change theory can be applied to develop reflective, engaged, and forward thinking librarians and faculty. Her research interests focus on librarian identity, academic leadership, qualitative research methods such as autoethnography and phenomenography, instructional design, assessment. and technology integrated pedagogy. Donna is particularly interested in what is required for crossing boundaries in higher education, especially between disciplinary slios, to develop effective and innovative transdisciplinary practices.