Google Certified Educator Level 1, Google. (2021 – Present).
ISTE Certified Educator, International Society for Technology in Education. (2020 – Present).
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ® (MBTI ®) Certified Practitioner, The Myers & Briggs Foundation. (2017 – Present).
Certificate in Public Administration, Florida State University. (2000 – Present).
Prekindergarten/ Primary Education (Prek-3), Florida Department of Education. (2007 – 2015).
Educational Media Specialist (K-12), Florida Department of Education. (2004 – 2015).
Member, Young Adult Library Services Association. (2014 – Present).
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). (2013 – Present).
Member, Association for Library and Information Science Education. (2009 – Present).
Committee Member, American Association of School Librarians. (2006 – Present).
Member, American Library Association. (2004 – Present).
Member, Association for Library Services to Children. (2015 – 2017).
Member, International Association of School Library Administrators. (2011 – 2017).
Member, Texas Library Association. (2011 – 2017).
Member, Texas Association of School Library Administrators. (2011 – 2012).
Chairperson & Committee Member, Florida Association for Media in Education. (2006 – 2010).
Faculty Fellowship,"Texas Academic Leadership Academy Fellow," Texas Academic Leadership Academy, United States of America. (June 2022 – Present).
Workshop,"Unlikely Allies," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (2020 – Present).
Other,"IDEA Institute Artificial Intelligence Fellow," University of Tennessee Knoxville- School of Information Sciences, University of Texas at Austin- School of Information, Mortenson Center-The University of Illinois Library, Austin, Texas, United States of America. (2022 – 2022).
Faculty Fellowship,"University of North Texas Leadership Fellow," University of North Texas, United States of America. (August 2021 – May 2022).
Other,"International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Certification Training," International Society for Technology in Education, Austin, Texas, United States of America. (December 12, 2019 – October 14, 2020).
Workshop,"Teaching Portfolio Online Institute," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).
Workshop,"Unlikely Allies," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).
HERS Leadership Institute Fellow, HERS Leadership Institute. (August 2023 – March 2024).
Texas Academic Leadership Academy Fellow, Texas Council of Chief Academic Officers. (June 2022 – June 2023).
University of North Texas Leadership Fellow, University of North Texas. (August 3, 2021 – May 2022).
Institutional Effectiveness Celebrity Achiever Award, University of North Texas. (2019 – 2019).
Selected "Causality: School Libraries and Student Success (CLASS) Summit Participant, AASL. (2014 – 2014).
Project Athena Scholarship, Florida State University. (2007 – 2007).
Dissertation Committee Member, Information Science. (2022 – Present).
Major Professor, Information Science. (2021 – Present).
Major Professor, Information Science. (2021 – Present).
Major Professor, Information Science. (2020 – Present).
Major Professor, Information Science. (2019 – Present).
Major Professor, Information Science. (2019 – Present).
Major Professor, Information Science. (2018 – Present).
Major Professor,"Information-Seeking Behaviors of Rural Community-Based Hospice Social Workers during a Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities," Information Science. (2020 – 2023).
Major Professor,"Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Behaviors of School Librarians: Perceptions during Times of Crisis," Information Science. (2019 – May 2023).
Major Professor, Information Science. (2022 – 2022).
Major Professor, Information Science. (2022 – 2022).
Dissertation Committee Member, Information Science. (2019 – 2021).
Dissertation Committee Member, Information Science. (2018 – 2021).
Dissertation Committee Member, Information Science. (2020 – 2020).
Other, Information Science. (2019 – 2019).
Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Information Science. (2017 – 2018).
Major Professor, Information Science. (2016 – 2018).
Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Information Science. (2015 – 2017).
Dissertation Committee Member,"Understanding the Information Seeking Skills of Pre- Kindergarten Students: An Ethnographic Exploration of Their Seeking Behaviors in a School Setting," Information Science. (2014 – 2016).
Major Professor, Information Science. (2015 – 2015).
Dissertation Committee Member,"Adolescent task management: multitasking and social media in the student search process," Information Science. (2011 – 2013).
Dissertation Committee Member,"Struggling Middle School Readers Learning To Make Intertextual Connections With Texts," Teacher Education and Administration. (2011 – 2012).
Provost Commendation for the UNT Thank a Teacher Program, University of North Texas. (December 2023 – December 2023).
Provost Commendation for the UNT Thank a Teacher Program, University of North Texas. (August 2023 – August 2023).
Provost Commendation for the UNT Thank a Teacher Program, University of North Texas. (2022 – 2022).
Faculty and Staff Recognition List, UNT Honors Day, UNT. (2015 – 2015).
Provost Commendation for the UNT Thank a Teacher Program, University of North Texas. (2015 – 2015).
Provost Commendation for the UNT Thank a Teacher Program, University of North Texas. (2014 – 2014).
Provost Commendation for the UNT Thank a Teacher Program, University of North Texas. (2013 – 2013).
Faculty and Staff Recognition List, UNT Honors Day, UNT. (2012 – 2012).
Provost Commendation for the UNT Thank a Teacher Program, University of North Texas. (2011 – 2011).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), ESC One Spring Extravaganza, Culturally relevant literature: reflections and resources, ESC One, Edinburgh, TX, United States of America. (2015 – 2015).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), SLIS 5000, Welcome to UNT LIS, University of North Texas, Department of Information Science, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), SLIS 5711: Internet Applications, Services, and Management for Information Professionals, A brief introduction to social media trends and research, UNT Department of Information Science, Denton Texas, United States of America. (2015 – 2015).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Educating Librarians in the Middle South (ELMS) Web Institute, APA Style Basics, University of North Texas, Information Science Department, Little Rock, AR, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), SLIS 5711: Internet Applications, Services, and Management for Information Professionals, Information Professional Methods for Using Social Media Tools for Research, University of North Texas, Department of Information Science, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), SLIS 5711: Internet Applications, Services, and Management for Information Professionals, Using Social Media Tools for Research, Unversity of North Texas, Department of Information Science, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).
Tyler-Wood, T. L. (Author), Smith, D. L. (Author), Zhang, X. (Author), The IAFOR International Conference on Education, Providing Accessible Learning Materials for the Diverse Learner: Equitable Learning Opportunities Provided Through School Libraries (67234), International Academic Forum, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).
Smith, D. L. (Author & Presenter), Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018, Compatibility, skills, and good ideas: School librarian use of social media, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Alexandria, VA, United States of America. (2018).
Smith, D. L. (Author & Presenter), Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018, In search of leaders: Exploring the technology comfort levels and efficacies of pre-service and early career school librarians, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Alexandria, VA, United States of America. (2018).
Smith, D. L. (Author), Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, Implications from the Past: African American Youth and Social Media Civic Engagement, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, United States of America. (2017 – 2017).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Schultz-Jones, B. A. (Presenter), Texas ESC 20 Library Resource Roundup, The challenge of book challenges, Texas ESC 20, United States of America. (2016 – 2016).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Increasing engagement: Designing interactive videos for online learning, Houston, TX, United States of America. (2016 – 2016).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Self-reflection for improvement: Building skills with the Leadership Practices Inventory, Houston, TX, United States of America. (2016 – 2016).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), 2015 Online Learning Consortium International Conference, The layman's guide to creating interactive videos for online learning, Online Learning Consortium International Conference, Orlando, Fl, United States of America. (2015 – 2015).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), American Association of School Librarians Bi-Annual Conference, Getting beyond the brick and mortar: 3 teens and a librarian discuss virtual courses and learning commons, American Association of School Librarians, Columbus, OH, United States of America. (2015 – 2015).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), International Association of School Librarians Regional Conference, Assisting pre-service librarians with syncing up for success, International Association of School Librarians, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2015 – 2015).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Texas ESC 20 Library Resource Roundup, Tools and tips for developing online interactive lessons, Texas ESC 20, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (2015 – 2015).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Come to the flipping library! Instruction at home, homework at school, Texas Library Association, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2015 – 2015).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Meeting half way: Collaborative relationships between Texas school and public youth services librarians, Texas Library Association, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2015 – 2015).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), E-Learn Conference, Examining the gender variable: Perceptions of access to online library materials in distance learning students, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Educating Librarians in the Middle South (ELMS) Web Institute, Information Technology 2.0, University of North Texas, Department of Information Science, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Online Learning Consortium International Conference, Fabulous Flipping: Tools to Make Your Classes Come Alive, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Texas ESC 20 Library Resource Roundup, The School Librarian's Guide to Treading the Sea of Social Media, Texas ESC 20, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Partners in Academic Achievement, Texas Library Association, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Staying Afloat: The Librarian's Guide to Treading the Sea of Social Media, Texas Library Association, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), SITE Annual Conference, Connecting the Dots Between the Technology Professional Development Needs of Teachers and Technology Implementation, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, United States of America. (2013 – 2013).
Smith, D. L. (Moderator), Khalil, A. (Panelist), Tonatiuh, D. (Panelist), Kemp, L. Z. (Panelist), Brown, M. (Panelist), (Panelist), Texas Library Association, Do It for the Culture Celebrating Culture and Family Traditions, Austin, Texas, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).
Marino, J. (Author), Evans, S. A. (Author & Presenter), Moore, J. (Author), Smith, D. L. (Author & Presenter), Schultz-Jones, B. A. (Author & Presenter), Annual Conference, Preparing Library Professionals for Data Literacy Leadership: Administrator Perspectives, Association for Library and Information Science Education, Knoxville, Tennesee, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).
Tyler-Wood, T. L. (Author & Presenter), Smith, D. L. (Author), Johnson, K. R. (Author), American Society for Engineering Educators Annual Conference and Exposition, Gender Differences in 7th Grade Students' Interest in STEM after Participating in a Solenoid Instructional Unit, American Society for Engineering Educators, Tampa, Florida, United States of America. (2019).
Smith, D. L. (Author & Presenter), E-Learn Conference, Learner-centered focus and power structures: An analysis of information science syllabi for online courses, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Vancouver, BC, United States of America. (2017).
Schultz-Jones, B. A. (Author & Presenter), Smith, D. L. (Author & Presenter), Jeffers, R. (Author & Presenter), AACE E-Learn conference, Distance learning instructional design: Assessing professional competence with Miller’s Pyramid., AACE, Vancouver, Canada, Canada. (2017).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Kaz-Onyeakazi, I. (Presenter), Oladapo, L. (Presenter), ALISE Annual Conference, Is There a Resource for That?: The Development of a Chatbot to Provide School Librarian Professional Development, ALISE, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America. (2023 – ).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), 2017 Online Learning Consortium Accelerate Conference, Is it time to flip? Fourth grade students’ self-perceptions of scholastic competency and flipped learning, Online Learning Consortium, Orlando Florida, United States of America. (2017).
Smith, D. L. (Author & Presenter), Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), National Conference of Africa American Librarians, Sustaining Transformation: The Implications of the Past and Current Presence of Black and African American LIS School Administrators, ALA, Atlanta, AG, United States of America. (2017 – 2017).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), ALISE, Intersecting variables: A study of relationships between demographics and how school librarians support diversity with technology, United States of America. (2016 – 2016).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference, Youth civic engagement: Extrapolations for the education of school librarian, Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2015 – 2015).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), iConference, 2015 Annual Conference, A preliminary usability study of Follett's Destiny basic and visual search functions, iSchools, Newport Beach, CA, United States of America. (2015 – 2015).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), National Conference of African American Librarians, The intersection of leadership behaviors and technology skills: A study of school librarians of color, ALA Black Caucus, St. Louis, MO, United States of America. (2015 – 2015).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Online Learning Consortium International Conference, Designing flipped lessons: Lessons learned from fourth grade students, Online Learning Consortium, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. (2015 – 2015).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Online Learning Consortium International Conference, Does Gender Matter? University Library Access and Career Preparedness, Online Learning Consortium International, Orlando, FL, United States of America. (2014 – 2014).
Smith, D. L. (Presenter), Ennis-Cole, D. L. (Presenter), American Association of School Librarians Webinar, School libraries supporting learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), American Association of School Librarians, Online, United States of America. (2017 – 2017).
College of Information Faculty Excellence Award, College of Information. (December 2018 – December 2018).
College of Information Research Award, College of Information. (December 2018 – December 2018).
College of Information Research Award, University of North Texas, College of Information. (December 2017 – December 2017).
AACE E-Learn Conference Outstanding Research Paper Award, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). (2017 – 2017).
AASL “Causality: School Libraries and Student Success” (CLASS) Summit II Participant, American Association of School Librarians. (2016 – 2016).
AASL “Causality: School Libraries and Student Success” (CLASS) Summit I Participant, American Association of School Librarians. (2014 – 2014).
AACE Outstanding Virtual Presentation Award, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). (2011 – 2011).
Project LEAD Doctoral Fellowship, Florida State University, College of Communication and Information. (2006 – 2009).
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Florida State University, College of Communication and Information. (2008 – 2008).
Co-Chair, MIRS Conference Committee. (May 2023 – Present).
Committee Member, Presidential Early Career Professorship Selection Committee. (2023 – Present).
Other, Academic Integrity Liaison. (June 2, 2022 – Present).
Other, Department of Information Science. (December 2021 – Present).
Committee Member, Data Science Search Committee, Assistant Professor. (2021 – Present).
Committee Member, Data Science Search Committee, Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. (2021 – Present).
Co-Chair, Department of Information Science Reappointment Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2020 – Present).
Committee Member, Equity and Diversity Committee. (2020 – Present).
Other, Student Data Science Organization. (2020 – Present).
Chairperson, IS PhD Doctoral Scholarship Committee. (2019 – Present).
Committee Member, Data Science Search Committee, Clinical Research Professor. (2021 – 2023).
Chairperson, Graduate Curriculum Committee. (2021 – 2023).
Committee Member, R1 Our Way Task Force. (2019 – 2023).
Chairperson, COI Diversity & Equity Council. (October 15, 2022 – August 2023).
Co-Chair, Department of Information Science Reappointment Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2021 – 2022).
Committee Member, Ricco Ethics Award Committee. (October 12, 2020 – 2022).
Co-Chair, Personnel Affairs Committee. (2020 – 2022).
Committee Member, Linguistics Department Reappointment Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2017 – 2022).
Committee Member, Personnel Affairs Committee. (2010 – 2022).
Committee Chair, Reappointment Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2020 – 2021).
Other, Department of Information Science. (December 2018 – 2021).
Committee Member, COI Adhoc Townhall Committee. (2020 – 2020).
Committee Member, ALA COA Standard I Committee. (2019 – 2020).
Committee Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee. (2019 – 2020).
Other, Unlikely Allies. (2019 – 2020).
Committee Member, Executive Committee. (2018 – 2020).
Committee Member, Administrator Evaluation Committee (AEC)- College of Information. (August 6, 2020 – December 11, 2020).
Committee Member, Admission and Student Affairs Committee. (2017 – 2019).
Committee Member, Reappointment Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2017 – 2019).
Chairperson, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. (2017 – 2019).
Other, IS PhD Program Department of Information Science. (May 2018 – December 2018).
Member, President's Award Committee. (2018).
Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee for School Librarianship Lecturer. (2017 – 2018).
Co-Chair, Personnel Affairs Committee. (2016 – 2018).
Committee Member, Executive Committee. (2016 – 2017).
Committee Member, Executive Committee. (2016 – 2017).
Committee Chair, Reappointment Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2016 – 2017).
Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee for School Librarianship Professor. (2015 – 2017).
Committee Member, Resources and Facilities Committee. (2015 – 2016).
Task Force Member, Academic Services Task Force. (2015 – 2015).
Task Force Member, COI Strategic Plan Task Force. (2015 – 2015).
Committee Member, Curriculum Committee. (2014 – 2015).
Committee Member, Staff Operations Committee. (2014 – 2015).
Committee Chair, End of Program Committee. (2013 – 2014).
Committee Member, Information Science PhD Review Committee. (2013 – 2014).
Other, End Of Program Examination Committee. (2012 – 2013).
Committee Member, Executive Committee. (2012 – 2013).
Committee Member, Resources and Facilities Committee. (2012 – 2013).
Committee Chair, COA Presentation Student Committee. (2011 – 2013).
Committee Member, End Of Program Examination Committee. (2011 – 2012).
Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee. (2011 – 2012).
Committee Member, Adhoc WISE Committee. (2010 – 2011).
Committee Member, External Affairs Committee. (2010 – 2011).
Committee Member, ALA Policy Monitoring Committee. (2023 – Present).
Committee Member, ALA Policy Revision Committee. (2023 – Present).
Other, Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), Westford, MA. (November 2022 – Present).
Editorial Review Board Member, Public Library Quarterly, London, England. (2022 – Present).
Committee Member, American Library Association Nominating Committee. (2022 – 2023).
Other, ALA Code of Conduct Committee. (2021 – 2023).
Other, American Library Association. (2014 – 2023).
Other, American Library Association, Chicago, Illinois. (December 2022 – January 2023).
Committee Member, American Library Association Nominating Committee, Chicago, IL. (2022 – 2022).
Committee Member, ASIS&T Research in Information Science Award Committee. (2022 – 2022).
Board of Advisors, AASL Educators of School Librarians Section. (2021 – 2022).
Committee Member, AASL Leadership Development Committee. (2021 – 2021).
Other, Association for Library and Information Science Education. (2021 – 2021).
Chairperson, American Association of School Librarians ESLS. (2020 – 2021).
Chairperson, International Association of School Librarians, 2021 Conference Paper. (2019 – 2021).
Other, American Association of School Librarians. (2015 – 2021).
Session Chair, American Association of School Librarians, Chicago, IL. (2020 – 2020).
Other, AASL Educators of School Librarians SIG. (2019 – 2020).
Member, Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries, Advisory Committee. (2014 – 2020).
Committee Member, American Association of School Librarians • AASL CS First Taskforce. (2019 – 2019).
Editorial Review Board Member, Texas Association of School Librarians TxASL Talks. (2019 – 2019).
Committee Member, American Library Association Ready to Code Taskforce. (2018 – 2019).
Editorial Review Board Member, American Association of School Librarians. (2017 – 2019).
Chairperson, SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) Information Literacy SIG. (2017 – 2019).
Chairperson, Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education Information Literacy Special Interest Group. (2017 – 2019).
Committee Chair, Texas Library Association, TASL Legislative Advocacy Committee. (2017 – 2018).
Member, American Association of School Librarians, Professional Development Advisory Group. (2015 – 2017).
Member, American Association of School Librarians, • AASL National School Library Program of the year Award (NSLPY) Subcommittee. (2015 – 2017).
Other, Dallas Independent School District. (2015 – 2017).
Member, International Association of School Librarians, School Library Education SIG. (2015 – 2017).
Committee Member, Texas Library Association, Nominating Committee. (2015 – 2017).
Committee Member, Texas Library Association, Partnerships Task Force. (2015 – 2017).
Committee Chair, Texas Library Association, TASL Shirley Igo Award Committee. (2015 – 2016).
Member, American Association of School Librarians, Essential Links Committee. (2011 – 2014).
Member, American Association of School Librarians, School Library Month Committee. (2010 – 2014).
Member, American Association of School Librarians, Leadership Task Force. (2011 – 2012).
Other, American Association of School Librarians, Learning4Life in My School Library Student Video Contest. (2011 – 2011).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, International Association for School Librarians. (2010 – 2010).
Member, Texas Library Association, TASL Shirley Igo Award Committee. (2014 – 2014).
Other, Texas Library Association. (2013 – 2014).
Other, Texas Library Association. (2012 – 2013).
Member, Texas Library Association, TLA TEKS Alignment Committee. (2012 – 2012).
Other, Florida Association for Media in Education, Jim Harbin Student Film Festival. (2007 – 2010).
Committee Member, Florida Association for Media in Education, Sunshine State Young Readers Award. (2009 – 2009).
Other, Florida Association for Media in Education, Sunshine State Young Readers Award. (2008 – 2009).
ALISE Board Member, Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). (November 2022 – Present).
ALISE Director of Membership, Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). (November 2022 – Present).
Nominated for: Student Employee Supervisor of the Year, University of North Texas. (2022 – 2022).
AASL Chair-Elect of the Educators of School Librarians Section (ESLS) Section, American Association of School Librarians. (November 2019 – May 2020).
Elected ALA Councilor at Large, American Library Association. (2014 – 2017).
Army Achievement Medal, United States Army. (1998 – 1998).
National Defense Service Medal, United States Army. (1995 – 1995).