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Gwendolyn Reece Director of Research, Teaching, and Learning University Library Faculty

Degrees
Ph.D. Education, 17³Ô¹ÏÔÚÏß; M.S. Library and Information Science, Simmons College; M.A. Religious Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara; B.Ph. Interdisciplinary Studies, Miami University

Favorite Spot on Campus
Any of the little wooded nooks hidden around campus.
Bio
Gwendolyn is the Associate University Librarian and Director of Research, Teaching and Learning in the University Library. Gwendolyn's scholarly research is primarily on Contemporary Paganism and she has an MA and was a doctoral candidate in Religious Studies at University of California at Santa Barbara. When her lead two professors left UCSB, she went to Simmons and became a librarian. Gwendolyn joined 17³Ô¹ÏÔÚÏß’s faculty in 1998 and earned a Ph.D. from 17³Ô¹ÏÔÚÏß’s School of Education in 2007. Her research used ethnographic methods to investigate a school for at-risk youth that used Waldorf methods, invented by Rudolf Steiner.
For the Media
To request an interview for a news story, call 17³Ô¹ÏÔÚÏß Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.

Partnerships & Affiliations

  • • Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) Legislation and Regulation Committee: June 2007 – Current
    Member

  • • Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA), June 2006-June 2008
    Website Advisory Board

  • • LITA Education Committee, 2003-2008
    Member

  • • LITA Open Source Interest Group, 2002-current
    Member

  • LITA Open Source Interest Group 2005-2006
    Chair

  • LITA Open Source Interest Group, 2004-2005
    Vice Chair

Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Research Interests

Waldorf Education and Educational Equity.Ìý The relationship between environmentalism and spirituality.

Selected Publications

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Reece, G. J. (2017). Pagan Leaders and Clergy: A Quantitative Exploration. The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies, 19(1), 25-46. journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/POM/index

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Reece, G. J. (2016). Contemporary Pagans and Stigmatized Identity. The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies, 18(1), 60-95.

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Reece, G. J. (2015). Impediments to Practice in Contemporary Paganism. Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies, 16(2), 150-177. 10.1558/pome.v16i2.27020

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Reece, G. J. (2015). Prevalence and Importance ofÌý Contemporary Pagan Practices. Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies.

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

  • LITA – certificate recognizing outstanding participation
  • Beta Phi Mu
  • Phi Beta Kappa