Amber Matthews

Ph.D. in Library and Information Science , Western University , (2024)

M.L.I.S. in Library and Information Science , Western University , (2019)

B.A. in International and Comparative Studies , Huron University College, (2007)

Articles

Matthews, A. (2025). Anti-Black racism in library and information science curriculum. Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research 20 (1) , pp. 1-29.

Mongeon, P., Brown, A., Dhaliwal, R., Hill, J. and Matthews, A. (2021). A bibliometric analysis of race-related research in LIS. Education for Information 37 (2) , pp. 231-246.

Matthews, A. (2021). Reversing the gaze on race, social justice, and inclusion in public librarianship. Education for Information 37 (2) , pp. 187-202.

Matthews, A. (2021). Reading the silence: Canadian library responses to racial injustice. The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science 44 (1).

Matthews, A. (2020). Racialized youth in the public library: Systemic racism through a critical theory lens. Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research 15 (1).

Book Chapters

Matthews, A. and Thomas, S. (2023). Anti-Racism in Practice: The Development of a Black Community Public Library in Canada Advances in Librarianship (pp. 91-103) Emerald Publishing Limited.

• 2025: Doctoral Dissertation Award, Canadian Association for Information Science
• 2025: National Finalist in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Canadian Association for Graduate Studies-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award
• 2022: Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research, American Library Association
• 2020: Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral , Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Government of Canada)
• 2019: Ontario Graduate Scholarship , Government of Ontario