Carol L Tilley

Carol L Tilley is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois, affiliated with the School of Information Sciences and Gender and Women's Studies. She holds a Ph.D. in Information Science and an MLS from Indiana University. Her research focuses on comics history, youth librarianship, and media literacy, particularly examining mid-20th-century U.S. comics readership and its intersection with libraries. She critiques historical figures like Dr. Fredric Wertham and advocates for comics' cultural value.

• Education: Ph.D. & MLS, Indiana University
• Affiliations: Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies, Comics Studies Society (President, 2018)
• Speaking: Keynotes at Comics & Medicine conferences, NY Comic Con, and the National Archives.

Her teaching includes courses on comics reader’s advisory and youth services librarianship. She emphasizes equity and social justice in library education and has supervised thesis work on topics like cultural competence and STEM programming in libraries.