Corinne Laverty

Corinne Laverty is a Research Librarian at Queen's University Library, Queen's University. She supports scholarship on teaching and learning, qualitative methods, ethical review, and the design and assessment of inquiry-based learning. Holding a Ph.D. in Information Science, she actively contributes to academic governance and research ethics.

Her educational background includes:

• B.Music. from Queen's University
• M.A. in Musicology from Western University
• MLIS from Western University
• Ph.D. in Information Science from the University of Wales, UK
• Post Diploma in Music from the University of London, UK

Her research bridges library science and educational pedagogy, with concentrated focus on decolonizing librarian teaching practices and ethical dimensions of scholarly inquiry. She examines how information professionals can transform educational frameworks through critical pedagogy and culturally responsive methodologies, particularly within higher education contexts.

She held significant service roles including: Member of Queen's General Research Ethics Board (2019-2022) as equity representative; Senior Editor for Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education (2016-2022); and Member of Senate Cyclical Program Review Committee (2014-2022). Professional affiliations include Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Ontario Council of University Libraries, Queen's University Librarians' and Archivists' Association, and Society for Teaching & Learning in Higher Education.