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Research output per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
Kasey is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Information Studies. She is a part of the Teacher Librarianship team and also the Coordinator of the Children's Specialisation for the Masters of Information Studies. Kasey earned her PhD in Education with a focus on Curriculum and Instruction from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, in the United States. Her dissertation research used a mixed methods design to investigate factors influencing the selection and collection development of multicultural children's literature in public libraries. Kasey has experience across school levels in the library as well as teaching Spanish and students with exceptional learning needs. She has also served as head librarian and manager for a special library and archives collection at Ohef Sholom Temple in Norfolk.
Research Interests
- Social justice issues in children’s and young adult literature in various formats including graphic novels
- Inquiry based learning approaches and how the school library can support inquiry in Australian schools
- The availability of culturally diverse literature in library collections for children and young adults
- The quality and value of global literature for teaching and learning in libraries and schools
- The relationship between metacognition and the school library curriculum and teacher librarians' practices and beliefs about metacognition and metacognitive strategies
Professional Information
- International Association of School Librarianship
- International Board on Books for Young People
- CSU Human Research Ethics Committee
- SIS Research Management Committee
- SIS Professional Experience Committee
- SIS School Board
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Research output
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“Just let me go at it”: Exploring students’ use and perceptions of guided inquiry
Garrison, K. L., Fitzgerald, L. & Sheerman, A., 01 Jan 2018, In: School Library Research. 21, p. 1-37 37 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Picture this: Using graphic novels to explore social justice issues with young adults
Garrison, K. & Gavigan, K., 01 Feb 2019, In: Teacher Librarian: The Journal for School Library Professionals. 46, 3, p. 8-12 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What’s going on down under? Part 1: Portrayals of culture in award-winning Australian young adult literature
Garrison, K., Jul 2019, In: The Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults. 10, 2, p. 1-34 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What’s going on down under? Part 2: Portrayals of culture in award-winning Australian young adult literature
Garrison, K., Jul 2019, In: The Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults. 10, 2, p. 1-34 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Embracing the cultural identity of burgeoning ethnic groups in regional public libraries: A pilot project with the Punjabi Indian Community in the Riverina: Embracing the cultural identity of burgeoning ethnic groups in regional public libraries: A pilot project with the Punjabi Indian Community in the Riverina (nsw.gov.au)
Wardle, S., Garrison, K. & Bell, K., 25 May 2022, online: The State Library of New South Wales. 51 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report (public)
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Prizes
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Award for Academic Excellence
O'Connell, Judy (Recipient), Combes, Barbara (Recipient), Garrison, Kasey (Recipient) & Fitzgerald, Lee (Recipient), 09 Sep 2016
Prize: Award
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Virginia Hamilton Essay Honor Award
Garrison, Kasey (Recipient), Kimmel, S. C. (Recipient) & Forest, D. E. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Award
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Takeshi Murofushi Research Award
Garrison, Kasey (Recipient), Kimmel, S. C. (Recipient) & Forest, D. E. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Award
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Australian Library and Information Association Greening Libraries Research Award
Garner, Jane (Recipient), Garrison, Kasey (Recipient), Wardle, Sabine (Recipient) & Bell, Karen (Recipient), Jun 2021
Prize: Grant › Successful
Activities
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Australian School Library Association Conference 2019
Kasey Garrison (Speaker) & Alinda Sheerman (Speaker)
16 Apr 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar/presentation › Industry
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MANTLE
Lee Fitzgerald (Speaker) & Kasey Garrison (Speaker)
10 May 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar/presentation › Industry
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Libraries and Sustainability Seminar
Sabine Wardle (Participant) & Kasey Garrison (Participant)
18 Nov 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar/presentation › Industry
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Incite in Conversation
Kasey Garrison (Participant)
12 Mar 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public event › Academic
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School of Information and Communication Studies Research Retreat
Kasey Garrison (Chair), Travis Holland (Participant), Waseem Afzal (Participant), Hamid R. Jamali Mahmuei (Participant), Michelle O'Connor (Participant), Simon Wakeling (Participant), Ros Cox (Participant), Rachel Walls (Participant), Mary Carroll (Participant), Kay Oddone (Participant), Jock Cheetham (Participant), Jane Garner (Participant), George Yi (Participant), David Cameron (Participant), Asim Qayyum (Participant), Zoe Rodwell (Participant), Yazdan Mansourian (Participant), Victoria Erskine (Participant), Romany Manuell (Participant), Monique Shephard (Participant), Krystal Gagen-Spriggs (Participant), Dilini Bodhinayaka (Participant), Dianne Ruffles (Participant) & Erina Rowe (Participant)
14 Dec 2021 → 16 Dec 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Workshop/course/forum › Academic
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The Australian Library and Information Association: Greening Libraries in Australia
Jane Garner, Kasey Garrison, Sabine Wardle, Karen Bell, Sarah Redshaw & Sarah Redshaw
01/02/22 → 19/05/22
1 item of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Celebrate Wagga's Punjabi community with morning tea at the library
03/12/21
2 items of Media coverage
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Project set to expand City Library’s multicultural collections
14/05/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Wagga academic pushes for stronger school libraries in light of COVID-19
18/09/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media