Megan Hodge

Teaching and Learning Librarian

Instructor
Research and Learning, Teaching, Learning, and Information

(804) 827-3910
James Branch Cabell Library, Room 121-E
mlhodge@vcu.edu

Education

• M.S. Library Science, University of North Texas, 2010
• B.A. English Literature, Randolph College, 2004

Previous Professional Experience

• Assistant Branch Manager, Chesterfield County Public Library, 2011-2013
• Temporary Reference Assistant, Randolph-Macon College, 2013
• Adjunct Instructor, Bryant and Stratton College, 2011-2012
• Student Academic Assistant, University of North Texas, 2009-2010
• Circulation Supervisor, Randolph-Macon College, 2008-2011

Teaching Experience

• Bryant & Stratton College
  • Introduction to Information Literacy and Research, COMM 150
  • First-Year Experience, FYE 098

Honors and Awards

• Virginia Library Association Presidential Citation, 2012
• Chesterfield County Employee of the Year, 2012
• University of North Texas College of Information Outstanding Virginia Faculty Recognition Award, 2011
• ALA Emerging Leader, sponsored by the ALA New Members Round Table, 2011

Selected Presentations

• Hodge, M. and Francabandera, L. (2014). Insights from The Machiavellian Librarian. ACRL/CHOICE webinar.
• Hodge, M., Palmer, S.S., Mosley, P., Ferrara, B., Parker-Graves, A. (2013). Everything you ever wanted to know about finding your first librarian job. Panel moderator at the American Library Association Annual Conference.
• Hodge, M., Sears, C., Gariepy, L., Stovall, J. (2012). Got leadership? Panel moderator at the Virginia Library Association Annual Conference, Williamsburg, VA. 
• Hodge, M. (2012). How to succeed in networking without really trying. Presented at the American Library Annual Conference.
• Hodge, M., Doherty, M.T., Lammers, D., Spoor, N. (2011). Interviewing: Tips from the other side of the table. Presented at the Virginia Library Association Annual Conference, Portsmouth, VA. 
• Hodge, M. (2011). Congratulations! You've landed an interview: What do hiring committees really want? Presented at the IFLA World Library and Information Conference, San Juan, PR. 
• Hodge, M., Doherty, M.T., Spoor, N. (2011). Inside an interview: Understanding what hiring committees really want. Presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference.
• Hodge, M. (2011). How to be a library leader even if you're in school or underemployed. Presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference.

Selected Publications

• Hodge, M. (Forthcoming). Pedagogy for librarians. In D. Lowe-Wincentesn (Ed.), Skills to make a librarian: Transferable skills inside and outside of the library. Cambridge, UK: Chandos. 
• Hodge, M. (2014). The constant innovator: When library workers expand their horizons, so do libraries. ALA eLearning (a digital supplement to American Libraries). An excerpt of The Constant Innovator: A New Organizational Mode of Experimentation from Planning Our Future Libraries: Blueprints for 2025. 
• Hodge, M. (2013). The constant innovator: A new organizational mode of experimentation. In E. Frierson & K. Leeder (Eds.), Planning our future libraries: Blueprints for 2025. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.
• Hodge, M. (2013). Prince or plebe?: Success at all levels of the library hierarchy. In M. Aho & E. Bennett (Eds.), The Machiavellian librarian. Cambridge, UK: Chandos. 
• Hodge, M. & Spoor, N. (2012). Congratulations! You've landed an interview: What do hiring committees really want? New Library World, 113(3/4). 
• Hodge, M. (2012). The introvert's guide to networking. LIScareer.com.
• Appleton, B., Hodge, M., Jabaily, M. (2012). Virginia's emerging leaders. Virginia Libraries, 58(3). 
• Hodge, M. (2011). New perspectives on leadership: How to be a library leader even if you're in school or underemployed. Library Leadership & Management, 25(3). 

Professional Organizations

• American Library Association 
  • American Libraries Advisory Committee
  • Committee on Legislation, Telecommunications Subcommittee
  • Round Table Coordinating Assembly 
• Association of College and Research Libraries
  • Instruction Section
  • University Libraries Section
• New Members Round Table
  • President, 2014-2015
  • Executive Board, Leadership Development Director, 2011-2013
• Virginia Library Association
  • Conference Committee Co-Chair, 2012-2013
  • New Members Round Table Forum, Co-Founder and Chair
  • Virginia Leadership Development Forum
  • Virginia Library Association College & Research Libraries Chapter 
• Young Adult Library Services Association 
• Beta Phi Mu (International Library & Information Studies Honor Society)
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society 

University Service

• Faculty advisor, Auctus: The Undergraduate Journal of Research and Creative Scholarship at VCU
• Campus review panelist, National Scholarship Office

Research Interests

• Instructional design; educational psychology; learning assessment; library human resources; leadership

Community Activities

• Hanover Humane Society, Volunteer
• Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT.org) Editorial Board
• International Journal of ePortfolio, Peer Reviewer