Conferences & Publications

Presentations & Awards

March 4-6, 2019 | Designing for Digital | Austin, Texas
Presentation: “A User Research Journey with Customers and Staff: Exploring the Research Techniques Used for Improving the UX of a Library’s Online Catalog”

March 24, 2018 | Innovative User Group Conference | Orlando, Florida
Presentation: “Redesigning WebPac for an Improved Patron Experience and Mobile Responsive Design”

May 11, 2017 | Florida Library Association Conference | Orlando, Florida
Presentation: “Community Created E-book Collection: From Idea to Reality”

May 1-3, 2013 | Florida Library Association Conference | Orlando, Florida
Received award for designing and development a mobile friendly Youth Services Website for the Orange County Library System

August 7-10, 2012 | Apps for Change Conference by Motorola Mobility | San Francisco, California
Received Motorola Mobility Foundation Empowerment Grant and discussed proposal for a K-Ready Mobile Application for the Orange County Library System


Publications

Walls, D. M., Garcia, D. M., & VanSchaik, Amy. (2017). Designing Digital Activism: Rhetorical Tool as Agent of Social Change. In L. Potts & M. J. Salvo (Eds.), Rhetoric and Experience Architecture (pp. 291–303). Anderson, SC: Parlor Press.


Conferences Attended

March 27-29, 2023 | Advancing Research – Rosenfeld Media | Virtual Attendance

March 6-8, 2023 | Designing for Digital | Virtual Attendance

March 9-11, 2020 | Designing for Digital | Austin, Texas

March 4-6, 2019 | Designing for Digital | Austin, Texas

March 24, 2018 | Innovative User Group Conference | Orlando, Florida

May 11, 2017 | Florida Library Association Conference | Orlando, Florida

May 1-3, 2013 | Florida Library Association Conference | Orlando, Florida

August 7-10, 2012 | Apps for Change Conference by Motorola Mobility | San Francisco, California