Jennifer Campbell-Meier

Dr. Jennifer Campbell-Meier is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She has been with the university since 2014, advancing from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer in 2018. Her academic background includes a PhD in Communication and Information Sciences from the University of Hawai’i and a Master of Library Science from Indiana University. She has previously held faculty positions at the University of Alabama, University of British Columbia, and North Georgia College and State University.

• PhD, Communication and Information Sciences, University of Hawai’i at Manoa (2003–2008)
• MLS, Indiana University Bloomington
• BA, Indiana University Bloomington
• Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education Learning and Teaching, Victoria University of Wellington (2020)

Her research is centered on three core areas: Digital Inclusion, Information Behaviour, and LIS Professional Development. She investigates how individuals access and use information in various contexts, with a focus on equity, accessibility, and professional identity in library and information services. Her work emphasizes community engagement, lifelong information literacy, and ethical information practices, particularly in relation to Indigenous knowledge and digital justice.

Her recent publications span themes such as tattoo information behavior, digital accessibility in public libraries, corporate digital responsibility, and Indigenous curriculum development. These works reflect a strong interdisciplinary approach, combining LIS theory with social justice, education, and technology ethics. She frequently collaborates with researchers across New Zealand and internationally, publishing in leading journals like Library and Information Science Research, Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, and conference proceedings such as ACIS and IFLA.

• Understanding Digital Resilience Amongst People Most at Risk of Digital Exclusion (Digital Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa, 2021–2022)
• LIANZA Evaluation and Impact initiative (2020–2023)
• Learning and Teaching Research Fund (2017)
• The Future of Libraries and Librarianship - Phase 2 (2016–2017)
• Mentoring: An examination of relationships within the LIS Community (2016–2017)

Dr. Campbell-Meier actively supervises doctoral students on topics including public libraries as social inclusion agencies, digital health information seeking among migrants, human-AI collaboration in project management, and generative AI in university libraries. She teaches across both Information Studies and Information Systems programs, offering courses in information access, digital technologies, metadata, and practicum supervision. She is also involved in professional service, serving on committees such as the Digital Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa, RAILS Programme Committee, and SIM Human Ethics Committee. Her editorial and peer-review activities further highlight her active role in the LIS academic community.