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Twanna Hodge (she/her/hers) is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Librarian at the University of Florida Libraries. She holds an MLIS from the University of Washington and a BA in Humanities from the University of the Virgin Islands. Her research and professional interests are diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility issues and efforts in the LIS curriculum and workplace, library residencies and fellowships, cultural humility in librarianship, and the retention of underrepresented and BIPOC library staff in librarianship. She is a 2013 Spectrum Scholar and 2018 ALA Emerging Leader. She is the National Conference of African American Librarians XI Conference Programming Committee co-chair, Association of College and Research Libraries Residency Interest Group – Social Media and Communications team leader, and more.

Links to previous presentations, resources, and/or help guides:

Using LibGuides to support racial justice & create inclusive communities

On Being Black in Librarianship

Why Did I Leave the Profession? A DEI Perspective, Co-moderator

Integrating Cultural Humility into Public Services Librarianship

Call to Action:  Envisioning a Future That Centers BIPOC Voices