Assistant Professor
Department of STEM Education & Professional Studies

Kevin Mallary

757-683-4550
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2305 EDUCATION BUILDING
NORFOLK, 23529

Dr. Mallary received his bachelor's and master's degrees in Communication from Wake Forest University, and he earned his Ph.D. in Communication & Information from The University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Dr. Mallary's research agenda consists of (a) innovating the delivery of library and information services to disabled patrons via assistive technologies, (b) enhancing autistic students’ sensory and social well-being by designing user-centered library and information spaces, and (c) building accessibility-driven communities of library and information science professionals. His teaching interests include library and information services, user-centered design, and research methods. When he has spare time, Dr. Mallary enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing golf, and going to the movies.

Expertise

Accessible Instruction
Universal Design for Learning
Assistive Technology
Selection and Delivery of Assistive Technologies
Library Information Services
Academic Libraries

Research Interests

Accessibility; assistive technologies; academic libraries; user-centered design; Universal Design for Learning

Articles

Potnis, D. and Mallary, K. Joseph. Comparing the "Value of Information Services" for Providers and Vulnerable Patrons: A Mixed-Methods Study With Academic Libraries and Disabled Students. Information Research.
Potnis, D. and Mallary, K. Joseph. (2022). Proposing an Information Value Chain to Improve Information Services to Disabled Library Patrons Using Assistive Technologies. Journal of Information Science.
Potnis, D. and Mallary, K. Joseph. (2021). Analyzing Service Divide in Academic Libraries for Better Serving Disabled Patrons Using Assistive Technologies. College & Research Libraries 82 (6) , pp. 879–898.

Presentations

Mallary, K. Joseph. (October , 2022). How Supporting the Everyday Information Practices of Students with Autism Can Enhance Their Sensory and Social Well-Being Poster Association for Library and Information Science Education Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Charbonneau, D., Dali, K., Smith, A., Thompson, K., Copeland, C. and Mallary, K. Joseph. (October , 2022). Narratives of Disability and Accessibility Oral Presentation Association for Library and Information Science Education Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • 2022: Provost’s Initiative for Retention of Underrepresented Faculty Award, Old Dominion University

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