His professional service includes contribution and participation at the departmental, university, national, and international levels. Memberships/affiliations include Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) and GreyNet International.
Professional Community Service
- Guardian ad Litem Florida 8th Circuit Certified child advocate (Summer 2019 – 2023)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico (Big Brother Mentor) (Fall 2014 – Spring 2018 )
- EarthCube Community Service Award. Arlington, VA. Certificate earned on May 28, 2015.
- 2015 Postdoctoral Fellow in Data Curation for the DLF E-Research Network 2015 Cohort
- NM EPSCoR Representative at the No-Boundary Thinking 2015 Conference: NBT and Big Data. Little Rock, Arkansas (April 12-14, 2015)
- Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) – Re: Thinking Blog “Does your Organizational Culture Perpetuate or Repudiate the ‘Impostor Syndrome’ Phenomenon?” (February 5, 2015)
- EarthCube Governance Evaluation Interview by the Spark Policy Institute (November 6 & 19, 2014)
Professional Committees/Editorial Board/Working Group
- GreyNet International Conference Planning Committee Member (2023)
- Journal of Medical Library Association (JMLA) Editorial Board Member (2022 – 2025) (selected)
- ARL-CARL Joint Task Force on Research Data Services Working Group (2020 – 2021) (nominated)
- GreyNet GL2021 International Conference Program Chair (2021)
- GreyNet International Conference Planning Committee Member (2019)
- GreyNet International Conference Planning Committee Member (2018)
- DataONE Users Group Co-chair (2015 – 2017)
- EarthCube Technology & Architecture Committee Gap Analysis Working Group Chair (2015)
- EarthCube TAC and Engagement Committee Member (volunteer) (Fall 2014 – Winter 2015)
- Council of State University Libraries (CSUL) Digital Initiatives Subcommittee Member (2005 – 2012)
- MetaArchive Steering Committee Member (2011)
- Council of State University Libraries (CSUL) Digital Initiatives Subcommittee Chair (2010 – 2011)
- Council of State University Libraries (CSUL) Digital Initiatives Subcommittee Co-Chair (2009 – 2010)
Professional Review Activities
- 2019 University of Florida International Center (UFIC) Global Fellows Program Reviewer (invited)
- 2018 Edward A. Bouchet Honor Society Reviewer (invited)
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Reviewer
- 2020 CLIR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Reviewer (volunteer)
- 2015 CLIR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Reviewer (invited)
Grant Proposal Reviewer
- 2022 Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Recordings at Risk Cycle 9 Grant Reviewer
- 2021 Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Recordings at Risk Cycle 8 Grant Reviewer
- 2020 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant Reviewer
- 2014 National Science Foundation (NSF) Polar Cyberinfrastructure Program – Division of Polar Programs Reviewer (Spring 2014)
- 2014 National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (ACI) Reviewer & Rapporteur (Scribe) (March 2014)
- 2014 National Science Foundation (NSF) Polar Cyberinfrastructure Program – Division of Polar Programs Reviewer (March 2014)
- 2013 National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (ACI) DataNet Reverse Site Visit (RSV) Reviewer
- 2012 NSF Office of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI) DataNet 48-month Reviewer
- 2012 NSF Geosciences and OCI EarthCube Research Coordination Networks (RCN) Reviewer
- 2011 NSF OCI 36-month DataNet Reviewer
- 2008 NSF OCI DataNet Reviewer
- 2007 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant Reviewer
- 2006 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Priority 6 Grant Reviewer
Manuscript Reviewer
- 2022 IGI Global Book Chapter Reviewer for Academic Libraries as Partners in Data Science Ecosystem
- 2021 IGI Global Book Chapter Reviewer for Academic Libraries as Partners in Data Science Ecosystem (x2)
- 2012 Journal of Education in Library and Information Science (JELIS) Reviewer
- 2008 American Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Reviewer
Tenure and Promotion External Reviewer
- 2022 Tenure and Promotion from Assistant to Associate Professor, Auburn University Libraries
- 2021 Tenure and Promotion from Assistant to Associate Specialist, The University of Arizona Libraries
- 2018 Tenure and Promotion from Assistant to Associate University Librarian, The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Libraries
- 2018 Tenure and Promotion from Assistant to Associate University Librarian, The University of Tennessee – Knoxville Libraries
- 2011 Tenure and Promotion from Assistant to Associate University Librarian, The University of Tennessee – Knoxville Libraries
Volunteer Judge
- 2014 ALISE/Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (January 22, 2014)
University and Departmental Service
- University of Florida Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere (CHPS) Graduate Advisory Board (2022 – 2024)
- University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries Tenure and Promotion Support Committee (2022 – 2023)
- University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries Library Faculty Assembly Secretary (2022 – 2023)
- University of Florida Electronic Lab Notebook Committee (2022) ex officio member
- University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Search Committee Member (2022)
- University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries Senior Director Academic Research Consulting and Services Search Committee Member (2022)
- University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries Caribbean Partnerships Librarian Search Committee Member (2022)
- University of Florida AI Outreach and Workforce Development Committee (2021 – 2022)
- University of Florida Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere Envision Humanities Selection Committee (2020 – 2021)
- University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries Convocation Committee (2019 – 2021)
- University of New Mexico University Libraries – Research Services Librarian for the Life Sciences Search Committee Member (Fall/Winter 2015)
- University of New Mexico University Libraries – Innovative Scholarly Initiatives Committee (ISIC) Member (2015)
- Florida A&M University (FAMU) Libraries Fall Faculty Planning Conference Presenter (2013)
- Florida State University (FSU) Libraries Associate University Librarian (2008-2012)
- FSU Libraries Director’s Council Member (2005-2012)
- FSU Libraries DigiNole Commons Institutional Repository (IR) Manager (2011-2012)
- FSU Libraries Committee on Professional Development Research & Travel Chair (2011-2012)
- Faculty Senate Library Committee – Task Force on Scholarly Communication Member (2011)
- FSU College of Information Faculty Candidate Tour Escort of FSU Libraries (2010)
- FSU Libraries Behavioral Values Task Force (BVTF) Member (2010)
- FSU Libraries Assistant University Librarian (2005-2008)
- FSU Heritage Protocol Executive Committee Member (2006-2007)
- FSU Libraries Day at the Capitol Representative (2006 & 2007)
- FSU Libraries Serials Metadata Cataloger Library Search Committee Member (2007)
- FSU Libraries Cataloging Coordinator Library Search Committee Member (2007)
- FSU Librarian Experiences Presentation to students at FAMU to encourage graduate study at Florida’s iSchool (2006)
- FSU Libraries Associate Director for Administrative Services and the Assistant for Library Technology Library Search Committee Member (2006)
- FSU Libraries Web Development Librarian Search Committee Member (2006)
- FSU Libraries E-Resources Collection Management Library Search Committee Member (2006)
- FSU Libraries Special Collections Library Search Committee Member (2006)
- FSU Heritage Protocol Archivist Library Search Committee Member (2006)
- North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries Fellows (2001-2003)
- NCSU Libraries GIS Department Head Search Committee Member (2003)
- NCSU Libraries Travel Committee Member (2002-2003)
- NCSU Libraries Staff Development and Diversity Search Committee Member (2002)
- Duke University Libraries Graduate Assistant (2000-2001)
Training/Professional Development
- 2022 – 2023 University of Florida Advanced Leadership for Academics and Professionals (ALAP) (competitive selection)
- The Carpentries Instructor Training at University of Florida on March 9-10, 2020.
- Data Carpentries for Social Sciences at University of Florida Informatics Institute. February 9-10, 2020.
- CITI Introduction to Export Compliance Course at University of New Mexico. Report earned on January 4, 2016.
- CITI Institutional/Signatory Official: Human Subject Research – Basic Course at University of New Mexico. Report earned on December 31, 2015.
- Earth-Centered Communication for Cyberinfrastructure (EC3) Field Trip participant. Yosemite National Park and Owens Valley. White Mountain Research Center, Bishop, CA. (August 2-7, 2015)
- EarthCube Architecture Workshop participant, San Diego Supercomputing Center, La Jolla, CA. (July 19-20, 2015)
- CITI Social & Behavioral Research – Basic/Refresher at University of New Mexico. Report earned on May 20, 2015.
- FCOI Online Tutorial by National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research. Certificate earned on May 20, 2015.
- Software Carpentry: University of New Mexico participant, University of New Mexico (May 11-12, 2015)
- CITI Responsible Conduct for Research (RCR) Basic Course at University of New Mexico. Report earned on April 30, 2015.
- EarthCube Tech Hands Meeting participant, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA (April 8-10, 2015)
- R Programming by Johns Hopkins University on Coursera. Certificate earned on March 1, 2015.
- The Data Scientist’s Toolbox by Johns Hopkins University on Coursera. Certificate earned on February 28, 2015.
- First New Mexico Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NMEPSCoR) Postdoc Leadership Workshop at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge Field Station in Socorro, NM (January 5-8, 2015)
- Programming for Everybody (Python) by University of Michigan on Coursera. Certificate earned on December 25, 2014.
- CLIR/Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Fall 2014 Membership Meeting, Washington, DC (December 7-9, 2014)
- University of New Mexico Bureau of Business & Economic Research 16th Annual New Mexico Data Users Conference, Central New Mexico Community College Workforce Training Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico (November 13, 2014)
- University of New Mexico Learning Central Basic Annual Safety Training 2014 (November 7, 2014)
- University of New Mexico Learning Central Preventing Sexual Harassment Training 2014 (November 5, 2014)
- Big Brother Big Sister Mentor 2.0 of Central New Mexico Training (October 23, 2014)
- Cloudera Hadoop Developer Training – Centennial Science & Engineering Library (CSEL), The University of New Mexico College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences (October 14-17, 2014)
- 2014 CLIR/DLF Postdoctoral Fellowship Summer Seminar – Bryn Mawr, Bryn Mawr, PA (July 27, 2014 – August 5, 2014)
- FSU Office of Graduate Studies Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Certificate (April 2013)
- NSF EarthCube Early Career Strategic Visioning Workshop. Carnegie Institute for Science, Washington, DC. (October 2012)
- NSF EarthCube Charette Meeting. Arlington, VA. (July 2012)
- Joint Conference for Digital Libraries (JCDL), Doctoral Consortium. George Washington University, Washington, DC. (July 2012)
- Emerald LiteratiNetwork Highly Commended Article Award Certificate (2009)
- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)/Cornell Library Digital Preservation Management Workshop, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (2009)
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Summer Institute on Data Curation in the Humanities, Champaign, IL (2009)
- FSU Office of Sponsored Research Human Subjects Training Module Online Completion Certificate (November 2008)
- Digital Scholarship/Digital Libraries: “Digital Scholarship/Digital Libraries”, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (November 2007)
- Florida State University Program in Instructional Excellence (PIE) Certificate (October 2007)
- LOC/NDIIPP Conference: LOC and National Digital Information Infrastructure for Preservation Program Project Partners Meeting, Library of Congress and University of Maryland (June 2007)
- MetaArchive Workshop: “MetaArchive Distributed Digital Preservation Workshop”, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (May 2007)
- Florida State University Compliance and Research Administration Training and Education (CReATE) Certificate (March 2007)
- NEDCC Conference: “Persistence Memory Conference: Stewardship of Digital Assets”, Tucson, AZ (December 2006)
- Florida Library Leadership Program: “How to Juggle Everything – The Job of the Library Middle Manager”, Jacksonville, FL (June 2006)
- Grant Writing Workshop: “Grant Writing for Digitization and Preservation Projects”, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL (December 2005)
- Florida State University Supervisory Training Certificate (December 2005)
- ARL Conference: “ARL Managing Digital Assets: Strategic Issues for Research Libraries”, Washington, DC (November 2005)
- Digital Library Symposium: “Free Culture and the Digital Library Symposium”, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (November 2005)
- Central Florida Memory Workshop: “Central Florida Workshop for Museum 7 Library Personnel”, Orlando Public Library, Orlando, FL (September 2005)
- Mount Olive College Program Representative (Research Triangle Park Campus), Durham, NC (January 2005-June 2005)
- Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians from Traditionally Underrepresented Groups (2002)
- Biennial Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Official Representative (OR) Meeting. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (October 25-28, 2001)
- [Interview] FSU Librarian Learns Leadership. WFSU Headlines Radio, Tallahassee, FL. November 2, 2006.