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Mary Brown

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Biography

  1. Brief Biography
    Academic background includes work in education and the comprehensive sciences, information science, social systems sciences, cognitive psychology, intelligent tutoring systems, and statistics, including classes at Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania, and Princeton University. Experience includes teaching from elementary to graduate levels, industrial research, psycholinguistics research, fundraising, grant writing, and small press publishing.

    Teaching Interests
    research

    Research Interests
    categorization

Scholarship/Creative Activity

  • Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New

    1. Kumon-Nakamura, S., Glucksberg, S., & Brown, M. E. (2007). How about another piece of pie? The Allusional Pretense Theory of Verbal Irony. In R. W. Gibbs, Jr. & H. L. Colston (Eds.), Irony in Language and Thought: A Cognitive Science Reader (p. pp. 57–96 (624 pages)). Taylor & Francis. www.cognitivepsychologyarena.com/irony-in-language-and-thought-9780805860627

  • Book, Chapter in Textbook-New

    1. Brown, M. E. (2013). Assessment of Adult Services. In Library Services for Adults in the 21st Century.

  • Book, Textbook-New

    1. Brown, M. E., & Power, R. (2006). Exhibits in Libraries: A Practical Guide. (p. 258 pages). McFarland. www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?isbn=0-7864-2352-8

  • Conference Proceeding

    1. Brown, M. E. (1991, October). A general model of information seeking behavior.. Published.
    2. Brown, M. E. (1991, October). Design for a bibliographic database for non-professional users.. Published.

  • Journal Article, Academic Journal

    1. Brown, M. E. (1995). By any other name: Accounting for Failure in the Naming of Subject Categories.. 17, 347–385.
    2. Kumon-Nakamura, S., Glucksberg, S., & Brown, M. E. (1994). How about another piece of pie? The Allusional Pretense Theory of Verbal Irony.. 124(1), 3–21.
    3. Glucksberg, S., Brown, M. E., & McGlone, M. (1993). Conceptual metaphors are not automatically accessed during idiom comprehension.. 21, 711–719.

  • Journal Article, Professional Journal

    1. Brown, M. E. (2015). Invisible debility: Attitudes toward the Underrepresented in Library Workplaces. 34(2), 124–133. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01616846.2015.1036707
    2. Roys, N. K., & Brown, M. E. (2004). The ideal candidate for school library media specialist: Views from school administrators, library school faculty, and MLS students.. 7. www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/slmrb/slmrcontents/volume72004/candidate.cfm

  • Newsletter

    1. Brown, M. E. (1992). Developmental patterns in children’s generation of subject categories: Proposal of an autopoietic theory of conceptual development for information retrieval.: Vol. 1992 (Number Spring, pp. 10–19). New Jersey ASIS Key Words.

  • Review of Other Books

    1. Brown, M. E. (1999). Knowledge, Concepts, and Categories, Lamberts Koen, Shanks David (Eds.). MIT Press, Cambridge, MA (1997), 464, ISBN: 0-262-62118-5. In Knowledge, concepts, and categories, MIT Press, Lamberts & Shanks (Eds.): Vol. 21 (1st ed., pp. 131–134). Library and Information Science Research.

  • Study Guide

    1. Brown, M. E. (2012). Friending Buley. In H. Lockwood (Ed.), Owl to Owl: Advice for new students from faculty, staff, and students. Southern Connecticut State University.
    2. Brown, M. E. (2012). Tackling Tasks. In H. Lockwood (Ed.), Owl to Owl: Advice for new students from faculty, staff, and students [expanded CD version]. Southern Connecticut State University.

Grants

  1. Benes, S., Strong, A. L., Hutchinson, B., Brown, M. E., "Inclusive Pedagogy for Today's Student-Centered Teaching," Sponsored by Southern Connecticut State University.
  2. Brown, M. E. (Supporting Team Member), Miller, M. D. (Co-Principal Investigator), McVerry, J. G. (Co-Principal Investigator), Okobi, E. A. (Co-Principal Investigator), "Implementing GIS-based Integrative Learning into the NHPS Social Studies Curriculum," Sponsored by Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program, Office of Higher Education, Federal. (February 2017 - August 2018).
  3. Brown, M. E. (Supporting Team Member), Okobi, E. A. (Supporting Team Member), "Bringing GIS* into the humanities and education classroom. *(geographic/geospacial information systems," $4,000.00. (January 2017 - May 2017).
  4. Brown, M. E. (Principal Investigator), "Attitudes Toward Interactions with Underrepresented Groups and the Potential of Using Augmented Realities to Counter Resulting Inequalities in the Workplace," $3,550.00. (July 2014 - August 2015).
  5. Brown, M. E. (Supporting Team Member), Okobi, E. (Principal Investigator), "Creation of a digital collection and catalog of the works of Ben Enwonwu," Sponsored by written for E. Okobi. (June 2012 - December 2012).
  6. Brown, M. E., Kim, H. J., "Assessing Special Project portfolios of graduating MLS students for evidence of meeting new national competencies for “What … it take[s] to be a librarian”," Sponsored by SCSU. (2006 - 2007).
  7. Brown, M. E., "funding of a pilot graduate degree online (Master of Library Science)," Sponsored by eCollege.com, Private. (1999 - 2001).
  8. Brown, M. E., "University Research Grant," Sponsored by CSU. (1998).
  9. Brown, M. E., Disbrow, N. J., "Library Education and Human Resource Program for Fellows," Sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, Federal, $88,000.00. (1997).
  10. Brown, M. E., "Curriculum Related Project Grant - Learned Creativity," Sponsored by CSU. (1995).

Presentations

  • Oral Presentation

    1. Brown, M. E., Innovations in Student Learning and Assessment, "Reading and writing in codes: The new literacies," Connecticut Coalition of English Teachers (CCET), Gateway Community College, New Haven CT. (September 22, 2017).
    2. Brown, M. E., District In-Service Day, "Teacher Quality Partnership: New Haven Schools & Southern Connecticut State Universtiy," New Haven Public Schools / Social Studies, Hill Regional Career High School, New Haven CT. (November 8, 2016).
    3. Brown, M. E., Chinese students in U.S. for lectures and campus visits, "History of Library Education," Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing Information Science and Technology University (BISTU), New Haven CT. (August 23, 2013).
    4. Brown, M. E. (Author & Presenter), Visiting students from Korea [~30] and advisors/dean; touring Harvard, MIT, Yale, UMd, "Being Successful in America," Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea, Southern Connecticut State University. (July 17, 2012).
    5. Brown, M. E., "Library Education/," Council of Library and Information Research Initiative, Yale University, New Haven CT. (April 2004).
    6. Brown, M. E., "The Future of Library and Information Science Education," Catholic University, Washington, D.C. (April 2003).
    7. Brown, M. E., Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference, "Distance Education: Evolution or Revolution?," Connecticut Library Association. (April 2002).
    8. Brown, M. E., "Pursuing the Future with Eager Feet," Committee on Professional Awareness, Yale University Libraries, New Haven CT. (April 2001).
    9. Brown, M. E., Women's History Month, "Strategies for Advancement for Women in Academe," New Haven. (April 2001).
    10. Brown, M. E., Annual Conference on Online Learning, "Mentoring at a Distance," Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium. (October 2000).
    11. Brown, M. E., "Using Technology to Support Classroom Activities," Ursinus College, Collegeville PA. (January 2000).
    12. Brown, M. E., "Psycholinguistics of Information Seeking Behavior," University of Maryland - College Park, College Park, MD. (April 1999).
    13. Brown, M. E., 12th Annual Academic Computing Conference, "Web-Based Testing," CSU, ECSU, Willimantic, CT. (April 1998).
    14. Brown, M. E., Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference, "Digital Libraries," Connecticut Library Association. (April 1998).
    15. Brown, M. E., Psycholinguistics of Information Seeking Behavior, "Distance Education: Evolution or Revolution?," CSU, CCSU, New Britain, CT. (April 1998).
    16. Brown, M. E., Grantsmanship Series, "Preparing proposals for Federal Funding," SCSU, New Haven CT. (April 1997).
    17. Brown, M. E., University Forum, "Managing a WebSite for Classroom Support, (included a Web version of the presentation for those who could not attend)," SCSU, New HAven CT. (April 1997).

  • Other

    1. Brown, M. E., "Participative Action Research for Teachers and School Library Media Specialists," state grant to Fairfield schools, Fairfield CT. (May 2000).

  • Paper

    1. Okobi, E. A. (Author & Presenter), Brown, M. E. (Author), International Education Conference, Center for International Education,, "Adaptation of Professional Training to Other Cultures: A Case Study in Library Science," Central Connecticut State University, New Britain CT. (November 2008).

  • Poster

    1. Brown, M. E. (Author & Presenter), Kim, H. J. (Author & Presenter), CSU Assessment Conference, "Compromise at the Crossroad.," Central Connecticut State University, New Britain CT. (April 2007).