Gender

Female

Organization

San Jose State University

Title / Role

Assistant Professor

Subject(s) I Teach or Learning Interest Area

Cultural Intelligence Diversity, Inclusion, Community and Equity Information and Society / Culture Information Needs / Behaviors of Specific Groups Law Libraries Libraries and Society / Culture Serving Multicultural Populations Social justice in library and information science Special and Corporate Libraries

Personal Interests and Passions

Cultural Intelligence Diversity, Inclusion, Community and Equity Information and Society / Culture Information Needs / Behaviors of Specific Groups Law Libraries Libraries and Society / Culture Serving Multicultural Populations Social justice in library and information science Special and Corporate Libraries

Personal Website / ePortfolio / Personal Web Presence (PWP)

https://ischoolapps.sjsu.edu/facultypages/view.php?fac=villagranm

Twitter Handle (@yourtwitter)

@dr_malvillagran

More About Me

Dr. Michele A. L. Villagran is an accomplished educator, innovative speaker, entrepreneur, consultant, cultural intelligence and diversity & inclusion expert with over 24+ years of experience in the public and private sectors. Dr. Villagran’s research focuses on diversity and social justice in library and information science and cultural intelligence phenomena within libraries. Dr. Villagran earned her Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership with her dissertation focusing on cultural intelligence in 2015 with Pepperdine University. She also completed her Masters of Dispute Resolution and Certificate of Dispute Resolution with Pepperdine. At the University of North Texas, Dr. Villagran completed her M.L.S. degree in Legal Informatics and her M.B.A. in Strategic Management. Dr. Villagran serves as CEO of CulturalCo, LLC consulting in areas of cultural competency, diversity & inclusion, conflict resolution, and emotional intelligence. She is an advanced certified cultural intelligence and unconscious bias facilitator through the Cultural Intelligence Center, and Conflicts Dynamic Profile consultant. She is involved with numerous associations in the fields of library and information science, conflict management and leadership.