Sammy Peter

Biography:

Sammy is the Chair of Research & Instruction and Instructional Design Librarian. In this role she serves as the liaison for Disability Studies and Communication Disorders, the College of Education, and History and Religious Studies. She also supports our distance students including the University of Wyoming Casper campus and is the liaison for accessibility in the libraries.

Sammy’s research focus on disability within libraries including Universal Design for Learning in the classroom and workplace, experiences of librarians with invisible disabilities, and more. Outside of work you can often find Sammy outside, she enjoys hiking, gardening, playing with her dogs, and many farm animals including chickens, ducks, turkeys, and more.

 

Education:

• MLIS, Library and Information Science, University of Texas at Austin
• BA, History, University of Wyoming

Awards & Recognition:

• Winner of the 2024 American Library Association LIRT Librarian Recognition Award

Professional Websites:

• ORCiD 0000-0002-8682-3547

Selected Publications & Grants:

Sammy is currently working on an edited book with Paula Martin titled, Navigating Disability in the Academic Library Workplace that will be published by the Association of College and Research Libraries Press in 2025.

 

Peter, S. & Baribeau, H.B. (2024). Open Universal Design for Learning: Working to Make Open Educational Resources Equitable and Accessible. In Universal Design for Learning in Academic Libraries: Theory into Practice. Association of College and Research Libraries.

 

Manwiller, K.Q., Peter, S., Crozier, H. (2024). Improving Inclusion with Universal Design in the Academic Library Hiring Process. In Toward Inclusive Academic Librarian Hiring Practices. Association of College and Research Libraries.

 

Quirin-Manwiller, K., Peter, S., Anderson, A., and Crozier, H. (Sept. 2023). Hidden Barriers: The Experience of Academic Librarians and Archivists with Invisible Illnesses and/or Disabilities. College and Research Libraries.

 

Peter, S. & Clement, K.A. (2020, September). One step at a time: A case study of incorporating Universal Design for Learning in Library Instruction. Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Innovative Pedagogy.

Hidden barriers: the experience of Academic Libraries and Archivists with Invisible Illness and Disability. Presentation at the Association of College and Research Libraries Virtual Conference.

 

Cook, S. & Clement, K.A. (2019). Navigating the hidden void: The unique challenges of accommodating library employees with invisible disabilities. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 45(5).