Christine Angel

Christine Angel is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Division of Library and Information Science at St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. John's University. She holds a PhD from the University of South Carolina, an MS in Library Science from North Carolina Central University, an MS in Instructional Technology from East Carolina University, and certifications in Museum Management, Distance Education, and Library Media.

Her research focuses on Information Representation and Retrieval, Archival Description, Museum Informatics, and Metadata. She investigates how information professionals across cultural institutions standardize descriptive practices and enhance digital access to collections.

Her publications emphasize improving educational methodologies in library science, comparative analysis of metadata practices, and optimizing digital collection management. Recent work explores academic service-learning integration in online graduate programs.

Awards & Honors:

• Faculty Recognition Awards (2015, 2016)
• Academic Service-Learning Faculty Excellence Award (2015)
• iConference Best Poster Award (2009)
• IMLS Teaching & Research Fellowship (2011-2012)

Grants: Secured $41,000 (Raskob Foundation) and multiple St. John’s University grants including Seed Grants ($10,000), Service-Learning Mini-Grants, and Faculty Growth Awards ($1,500) for research on digital archives and educational innovation.

She leads initiatives as ePortfolio Training Manager and serves on the Liberal Arts Faculty Council, Catholic Archives Digitization Collaborative, and Committee on Public History and Museum/Archival Studies.