EDUCATION
Library and Information Science (MLIS) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI
Urban Studies (MS) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI
Public Relations and Advertising (BA) DePaul University, Chicago IL
EXPERIENCE
Outreach and Reference Librarian (July 2022 - Present) UI Libraries, University of Iowa, IA
Graduate Archives Assistant (May 2021 - May 2022) UWM Libraries, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI
Compile and process new and current collections that need updating through finding aids (UWM Mss 370, UWM Mss 0111)
Fieldwork Assistant (Sept 2021 - May 2022) Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Research Assistant (Jan 2020 - May 2022) SOIS, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI
User Services Intern (Feb 2021 – August 2021) UWM Libraries, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI
Collaborate on information teaching instruction project related to UWM courses including first-year ENG students, staff, faculty and undergraduate and graduate students
SCHOLARSHIP
Publications:
Anderson, A. M., Phillips, A. L., & Brenner, M. (2022). Meeting Them Where They Are: Online LIS Students and Mental Health Supports. The Library Quarterly (Chicago), 92(4), 379–387.
Brenner, M. (2021). Borrowing beyond the books: A reactionary piece on mixed-used libraries in Milwaukee. e-polis: Urban Studies Programs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (online).
Presentations and Proposals:
Brenner, M. (May 2022). Re-Imagining Reference through WTMJ-TV Film: An Exploratory Analysis on Wisconsin's WTMJ-TV Film and Online Platforms for Users. Presentation presented in the Pop-up Sessions at the Midwest Archives Conference 2022.
Brenner, M. (Nov. 2021). Beyond the Books: An Exploratory Analysis on Mixed-use Libraries in Milwaukee. Proposal presented at the Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference 2021.
Phillips, A., Anderson, A, & Brenner, M. (2020). Special Interest Group Transforming LIS Education through Disability Inclusion Session. Paper presented at the Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Virtual Annual Conference 2020.
SERVICE AND OUTREACH
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Social Justice (IDEAS) Council (Aug 2022 - present) UI Libraries, University of Iowa
Communications Team (Aug 2022 - present) UI Libraries, University of Iowa
University Libraries Committee (Sept 2021 - May 2022) UWM Libraries, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
SOIS American Library Association Student Chapter (May 2020 - May 2022) SOIS, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Building University of Iowa Leadership for Diversity (BUILD), UI Libraries, Sept 2022 - present
Iowa Library Association Conference, Iowa Library Association, October 2022
Vel Phillips Educational Outreach Session, UWM Archives, Aug – Sept 2021
Diversity Committee Sponsorship Event, SOIS ALA Student Chapter, Sept 2021 - November 2021
ALA Sponsored DEI Series, SOIS ALA Student Chapter, April – May 2021
WAAL Conference, Virtual, April 2021
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Urban Studies Programs Travel Grant, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Sept 2021
Graduate Student Travel Award, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Sept 2021
ASSOCIATIONS
Member, American Library Association, BRASS
Last updated November 2022