Teaching & Learning Team Staff

Email: ablinstr@gmu.edu
Phone: (703) 993-3471
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Ashley Blinstrub is the Lead, University Libraries' Accessibility Efforts and Student Success and Inclusion Librarian. She has been at George Mason University since Fall 2019 and has her Master of Science in Information from the University of Michigan. Ashley is passionate about continual improvement of library services for students and creating inclusive environments so that everyone has access to the library. In her spare time, Ashley loves hanging out with her family and reading.

Email: ljordan9@gmu.edu
Pronouns: She/Her

Lorena Jordan is the Policy and Government Librarian on the Teaching and Learning Team. She received both her Master of Library Science and Honors Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of South Carolina. Lorena is passionate about instruction and special events that promote civic engagement, student success, and interest in the library. In her spare time, Lorena can be found reading a book, enjoying the cultural sites of D.C., engaging in meaningful conversations with others, or living with her four cats.

Email: mkirker@gmu.edu
Phone: (703)993-9059
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Maoria J. Kirker is the Team Lead for the Teaching & Learning Team. She has her MSLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MS in Educational Psychology from George Mason University. Maoria's research interests include teacher-librarian identity, reflective teaching practices and learning, and person-centered management practices in libraries. She is a co-founder of the Conference on Academic Library Management (CALM). In her spare time Maoria likes playing Ultimate Frisbee, going to concerts, and hanging out with her pup, Stevie Nix.

Curriculum Vitae

Email: dlemmons@gmu.edu
Phone: (703)993-3484
 

David X. Lemmons is the Instruction Coordinator for the T&L Team. They have an MSLS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MA in Political Science from Appalachian State University, and are currently studying for their PhD in Higher Education at George Mason University. David's research interests include the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in libraries, librarian teaching self-efficacy, and librarian-faculty partnerships.

Email: jmattso1@gmu.edu
Phone: (703)993-5874
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Janna Mattson is the Online Learning Coordinator and Instruction Librarian. She has her Master of Education and graduate certificate in eLearning from George Mason University. She also has a Master of Library Science from Queens College - City University of New York and a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Virginia Commonwealth University. She is the co-editor of the book series "Framing Information Literacy: Teaching Grounded in Theory, Pedagogy, and Practice" (2018, ACRL Press).

Email: tmazyck@gmu.edu
Phone: (703)993-9054
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Taneisha Mazyck is a long standing member of the Teaching and Learning Team serving over 10 years with the University Libraries. She originally pursued an Associates in Business Management at Northern Virginia Community College and then completed an online Bachelors of Arts degree program to further her career in Human Resources and to strive towards future goals working in Management. Taneisha's research interests are geared more towards researching information about Immunology and Pathology since Science has always been her favorite topic of discussion. Hobbies include dancing, eating out at exotic restaurants, and writing poetry. In addition, relaxation and spending time with family and good friends is her favorite way to keep everything going in life.

Email: emertz@gmu.edu
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Elise is the Online Learning Assistant on the Teaching and Learning Team. In this role, she provides education about online resources for research and academic success. Previously to this role, she earned her BA in English literature and a minor in German Studies from George Mason. In her free time, she has far too many hobbies to keep up with, including fiber arts, language learning, indoor rock climbing, and adoring her cat, Phillip the Dragon.

Email: amurph2@gmu.edu
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Anna Murphy-Lang is the Teaching and Outreach Specialist for the Teaching and Learning Team. She has her Master of Library Science from Queens College - City University of New York and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The College of Santa Fe. Anna is passionate about creating events, workshops, and teaching materials that promote student engagement and academic success. Anna is a multi-media artist and printmaker. She spends her spare time reading, making prints, book sculptures and collage pieces.

Email: epanjwan@gmu.edu
Pronouns: they/them

Roshan Panjwani is a Teaching & Learning Specialist passionate about critical information literacy and feminist pedagogy in library instruction. An alumnus of the 2023-2025 Association of Research Libraries Kaleidoscope Scholars Program, they hold a MSLS from University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Roshan received their BA in linguistics from NC State University. Their undergraduate research studied the social distribution of linguistic variables in LGBTQ+ BIPOC Southerners, and their interest in librarianship stems from documenting the political legacies of queer Southerners.

Email: aricha40@gmu.edu
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Audrey is the First-Year Experience Librarian for the T&L Team. She received her Bachelor's degree in History from University of Maryland, Baltimore County and is currently pursuing her MLIS from Old Dominion University. Audrey's research interest includes science and medical history, Indigenous peoples, and diversity in libraries. In her spare time, Audrey enjoys curling up with her pup, building Lego sets, and almost anything Marvel or Disney.

Email: twatkin8@gmu.edu
Phone: (703)993-2244
Pronouns: He/Him/His

Trevor Watkins is the Teaching and Outreach Librarian at George Mason University. He leads a mini-team of two staff members on the Teaching and Learning Team, which engages in teaching, special projects, outreach, and library programming for George Mason University Libraries. His research interests include Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI literacy, Augmented Reality (AR), digital sustainability, and human-AI interaction. He is a professional member of IASSIST, IEEE, and ACM (SIGAI, SIGCSE). He is the Technical Lead and senior web developer for Project STAND. He is also the founder of Grey Alien Technologies, where he consults with public libraries, academic libraries, and BIPOC organizations about their technology needs. His current projects include the Black Squirrel GNU/Linux operating system, Cosmology of Artificial Intelligence, Mason's 3D AR/VR Tour, and MOCA (Mason-Libraries Orientation Conversational Agent).