Professor Harden has been a member of Point Loma Nazarene University’s Ryan Library faculty since 2025. Prior she worked as a Library Assistant at the San Mateo Law Library and the Stanford Graduate School of Business Library. Professor Harden teaches information literacy and research practices and is the library’s liaison to: Business, Nursing, College of Health Sciences, and the Education department. Her scholarly interests include information seeking behaviors of students, mental health and wellness, and diversity, equity and inclusion. She currently serves at her home church on prayer team and mission volunteer team at Grace Church.
Education
- M.L.I.S., Library and Information Science, San Jose State University
- B.A., Human Communication – Journalism and Media Studies, CSU Monterey Bay
- A.A., Liberal Studies – Social and Behavioral Sciences, Cosumnes River College
Dissertations, Presentations, and Publications
Publications:
- Book – Beyond the Stacks – Article: Look Again: Steps to Change Careers and Identify your skills as an Information Professional
- Article: Submitted to Editor; Anticipated Publishing Date: Fall 2026 by ALA
Presentations:
- ACL – Association of Christian Librarians Annual Conference: Presentation: Panel Discussion - Unlocking Graduate Success: Librarian Strategies for Supporting Adult Scholars
- Proposal: Accepted; Conference: June 2026
- CARL – Conference: Librarians at the Forefront: Centering Human Intelligence in an AI Future – Presentation - Centering Ethics in Library Instruction for Human Flourishing in an AI Future
- Proposal: Accepted; Conference: April 2026
- San Diego Evidence – Based Practice Institute - EBPI Search Strategies Workshop – Spring 2025 - Ongoing
