Protecting Human Research Participants, National Institute of Health. (2018 – 2018).
Society of American Archivists. (2022 – Present).
National Archivist, National Opera Association. (2011 – Present).
Member, Music Library Association. (2009 – Present).
Association of Library and Information Science Education. (2002 – Present).
Texas Library Association. (2002 – Present).
Member, American Library Association. (1987 – Present).
Member, Federation of North Texas Area Universities, UNT Representative. (2003 – 2005).
Executive Board, Urban Libraries Council. (2000 – 2002).
Member, ALA Council. (1998 – 2002).
Board of Directors, Friends of the Detroit Public Library. (1996 – 2002).
Seminar,"Levels - Leadership in the Music Industry," Executive Leadership Council, online, online, United States of America. (September 2021 – December 2021).
Faculty Development Leave,"Co-PI $400K Mellon Foundation Grant," Woodruff Library Atlanta University Center, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2016 – 2017).
Faculty Development Leave,"Deputy Director," Woodruff Library Atlanta University Center, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2016 – 2017).
Nominated for: Board of Directors, Poets House. (January 2023 – Present).
Nominated for: Fellow - Leadership in the Digital Age Institute, Harvard University School of Education. (March 2017 – 2017).
Diversity Award, University of Michigan Libraries. (2001 – 2001).
Leadership Detroit, Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, Detroit, MI.. (2000 – 2000).
Member, Beta Phi Mu, International Library and Information Science Honor Society. (1995 – 1995).
Academic Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Science. (1993 – 1993).
Outstanding Young Men of America. (1988 – 1988).
Scholastic Merit Fellowship, University of Michigan, Rackham Graduate School. (1986 – 1986).
Scholastic Merit Fellowship, University of Michigan, School of Music. (1980 – 1980).
The Juilliard School of Music, Lecturer, Ph.D. Seminar, Fall 2019.
Spelman College, Lecturer, Fall 2017.
Morehouse College, Lecturer, Spring 2017.
Morehouse College, Lecturer, Spring 2010.
University of Rhode Island, Visiting Professor, Summer 2007.
Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, Information Science. (January 2021 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Member, Information Science. (August 2019 – Present).
Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Broadband Access in Indian and Tribal Communities," Information Science. (June 2021 – August 2021).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Information Science. (December 2018).
Dissertation Committee Member, Information Science. (2018).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Information Science. (2015).
Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, Information Science. (2015).
Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, Information Science. (2015).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Information Science. (2008).
Wheeler, M. B. (Panelist), ALA Live, Diversity in Library Education: A call to Action, American Library Association, Online, United States of America. (2021 – ).
Wheeler, M. B. (Presenter), Monthly Scholarly Topic Discussion, Music Archives and Operatic History in America, Detroit Study Club, United States of America. (2021 – 2021).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), National Association of Negro Musicians, Central Region Annual Meeting, Blazing A Musical Trail on Pennsylvania Avenue: African American Concert and Opera Singers at the White House., University of Northern Iowa – Waterloo, IA, United States of America. (2012).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), American Association of Law Libraries, Developing Diversity: Exploring Innovative Approaches to Recruitment into the Profession of Law Librarianship., Portland, Oregon, United States of America. (2008).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), The MET Legacy of George Shirley., University of Michigan School of Music, United States of America. (2014).
Wheeler, M. B. (Chair), African American Art Song Alliance Conference, “Equity through Arts Administration.”, African American Art Song Alliance, University of California – Irvine, February 2022, United States of America. (2022).
Wheeler, M. B. (Panelist), Let's Talk Lecture Series, Let's Talk: Diversity in Music Libraries, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Music Library and Black Musician Alliance, Zoom, United States of America. (2021 – 2021).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), By Invitation Only: Corporate Donor and Patron Event, Behind the Scenes of Black Voices at the Met: Research and Exhibition Design Process, Metropolitan Opera, United States of America. (2021 – 2021).
Wheeler, M. B. (Panelist), Annual Conference, The Changing Curriculum for the MLS: How well does it meet the needs of Music Librarians?, Music Library Association, Norfolk, VA, United States of America. (2020 – 2020).
Wheeler, M. B. (Panelist), “Porgy and Bess -1959 Film Screening.”, Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York, NY, United States of America. (2019).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), ALA Annual Meeting, A Light in the Dark: Pioneering African American Library Leaders as Lampposts., American Library Association, New Orleans, United States of America. (2018).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), 18th International Conference on Education and Higher Education, The Intersection of Politics and Information., United Arab Emirates. (2016).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), National Council on Black Studies, Opera as Image and Antagonism: Mattiwilda Dobbs and 1950s Social Activism., United States of America. (2016).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), International Conference on the Arts and Humanities, Bridging Politics, Race and Culture: operatic singers in the White House, Perugia, Italy, Italy. (2013).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), International Conference on the Arts in Society,, Opera as Activism: social justice and African American singers in the White House., Budapest, Hungary. (2013).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), New Directions in the Humanities Conference, Social Justice, African American Singers, and White House Politics: Eleanor Roosevelt’s mastery of propaganda., Hungary. (2013).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), International Musicological Society, Reflections from Catfish Row: Porgy and Bess - cultural identity and racial representation in early 20th-century America., Rome, Italy. (2012).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), National Council for Black Studies, Musical Expression and the Intersection with Racial Politics: singing in the big house - African American opera singers and White House politics., Cincinnati, United States of America. (2012).
Wheeler, M. B. (Coordinator/Organizer), Videmus Black Music Symposium, Researching Black Music, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, United States of America. (2012).
Wheeler, M. B. (Presenter), Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), Mentoring the Future Professorate in LIS: a modeled approach., United States of America. (2011).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), Representation in Music/Musical Representation Symposium, Imagery, Ethics and Representation: African American iconography in 19th century American popular sheet music., Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey. (2010).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), Joint Conference of Librarians of Color, From Road Blocks to Road Maps: Tips on Navigating your Way to Upper Management., American Library Association, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2006).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), Fall Forum, A Day in the Life of a Public Librarian., Texas Woman’s University, School of Library and Information Science, Denton, United States of America. (2005).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), National Dialogue on the Curriculum of Readiness for the 21st Century Librarian, Diversity and Equity in LIS Recruitment, Education, and Readiness., American Library Association, Chicago, United States of America. (2005).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), Annual Conference, Assessing Technical Services: Organizational Dynamics., Texas Library Association,, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (2004).
Wheeler, M. (Author & Presenter), The 18th Conference of Association of Repertoire International d’Iconographie Musicale (RIdIM), The Changing Face of Opera: Blackface and Blackness at the Metropolitan Opera., Canterbury, Great Britain, United Kingdom. (2018).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), African American Art Song Alliance Conference., Opera as Image and Antagonism: Mattiwilda Dobbs and 1950s Social Activism., United States of America. (2017).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), TOSCA, Rudolf Bing – Fear and Terror at the Metropolitan Opera., Bern, Switzerland, Switzerland. (2017 – 2017).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Digital Imagery as Social History: Porgy and Bess, Vancouver, Canada. (2015).
Wheeler, M. B. (Presenter), Kabashi, A. (Presenter), Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. E-Learning 2010, Embracing Diversity in Online Classrooms., United States of America. (2010).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), The African American Art Song Alliance Symposium, Resources for Finding Repertoire., University of California - Irvine, United States of America. (2007).
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).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), National Opera Association, America’s Social History and the Changing Face of Opera: Race and the history of African American singers at the Metropolitan Opera., United States of America. (2011).
Wheeler, M. B. (Author & Presenter), All-Staff Day, The Future of Public Libraries, Fort Worth (TX) Public Library, United States of America. (2003).
Wheeler, M. B. (Presenter), The 19th International Conference, “From Cotton Field to Concert Stage: African American’s Journey Toward Parity in Representation.”, Association of Repertoire International d’Iconographie Musicale (RIdIM),, Australia. (2019 – 2019).
Wheeler, M. B. (Presenter), “Diversity Uncovered: African American Singers and the Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions.”, International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Document Centres (IAML),, Poland. (2019 – 2019).
Wheeler, M. B. (Moderator), Videmus Black Music Symposium, “The Salon for Building Black Musical Thought.”, University of Michigan – School of Music, Theater and Dance, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).
Wheeler, M. B. (Coordinator/Organizer), African American Art Song Alliance, Research Poster Session Chair, University of California – Irvine, United States of America. (2012).
Curatorial Work. Wheeler, M. B., "“Black Voices at the Met.” Online Exhibit," Metropolitan Opera, Online, United States of America. (February 1, 2021 – Present).
Curatorial Work. Wheeler, M. B., "“Black Voices at the Met.” Exhibition," The Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center, New York City, United States of America. (September 2019 – Present).
Music Performance - Featured Lecturer. Wheeler, M. B., "The MET Legacy of George Shirley.," Maurice Wheeler, Carr Center and University of Michigan, Detroit, MI, United States of America. (April 2018).
Research Fellow, National Endowment of the Humanities. (June 21, 2020 – July 3, 2020).
Guest Speaker, Video Presentation - Introduction to Faculty Research. (August 2020 – Present).
Program Coordinator, Music Librarianship Degree Concentration. (2012 – Present).
Faculty Advisor, Graduate Advanced Management Certificate. (2002 – Present).
Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee, Archives. (2021 – 2022).
Committee Member, IS Doctoral Scholarship Ad Hoc Commitee. (2021 – 2022).
Co-Chair, Committee on Committees. (2020 – 2022).
Committee Member, Extermal Affairs and Physical Resources. (2020 – 2022).
Program Organizer, NEH Award Opportunities Presentation. (April 2021 – 2021).
Chairperson, Faculty Search Committee, LIS. (January 2020 – 2021).
Committee Member, Endowed Scholarship Ad Hoc Committee. (December 2020).
Committee Member, Admissions and Student Affairs Committee. (2019 – 2020).
Member, Ad-Hoc Committee on Accreditation Program Presentation – Faculty Standard. (2018 – 2020).
Committee Member, Personnel Affairs Committee (PAC). (2002 – 2020).
Chairperson, Reappointment, Review Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2018 – 2019).
Member, Resources and Facilities Committee. (2018 – 2019).
Committee Member, Committee on Committees. (2017 – 2018).
Committee Member, Reappointment, Review Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2014 – 2018).
Committee Chair, Reappointment, Review Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2016 – 2017).
Committee Member, Provost’s Search Committee for COI Dean. (2015 – 2016).
Committee Member, Committee on Committees. (2014 – 2016).
Program Coordinator, Georgia and Virginia Cohorts. (2013 – 2015).
Committee Member, Resources and Facilities Committee. (2013 – 2014).
Committee Chair, Ad-Hoc Committee on Accreditation Program Presentation – Chair, Finance and Administration. (2012 – 2013).
Committee Member, EOP Committee. (2012 – 2013).
Committee Chair, Ad-Hoc Committee on Accreditation Program Presentation – Chair, Finance and Administration. (2011 – 2012).
Committee Chair, Personnel Affairs Committee (PAC). (2011 – 2012).
Committee Member, Student Affairs Committee. (2011 – 2012).
Attendee, Meeting, Taskforce on University Climate. (2011 – 2012).
Committee Member, Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2009 – 2012).
Committee Member, Committee on Committees. (2010 – 2011).
Committee Member, Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committee on SETE Evaluation. (2010 – 2011).
Committee Member, Curriculum Committee. (2009 – 2011).
Co-Chair, Personnel Affairs Committee (PAC). (2009 – 2010).
Committee Member, Dean's Cabinet; External Relations Committee. (2008 – 2009).
Committee Member, Dean’s Cabinet;. (2008 – 2009).
Committee Member, External Relations Committee. (2008 – 2009).
Committee Member, Interdisciplinary Information Science PhD Admission Committee. (2008 – 2009).
Chairperson, Interim Department Chair. (2008 – 2009).
Committee Member, University Athletic Council. (2006 – 2009).
Committee Chair, Executive Committee. (2007 – 2008).
Committee Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2007 – 2008).
Committee Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Accreditation - Foundation Documents. (2006 – 2008).
Committee Member, Committee on Committees. (2006 – 2008).
Committee Chair, Resources and Facilities Committee. (2006 – 2008).
Committee Member, Capstone Committee. (2006 – 2007).
Committee Chair, Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2006 – 2007).
Committee Chair, Space Allocation Ad Hoc Committee. (2006 – 2007).
Faculty Advisor, Library Information Sciences Student Association (LISSA). (2002 – 2007).
Committee Member, Information Technology Knowledge & Skills Committee. (2005 – 2006).
Committee Member, Committee on Accreditation Faculty Working Groups. (2004 – 2006).
Committee Member, IMLS PhD Committee. (2004 – 2006).
Committee Member, Curriculum Committee. (2002 – 2006).
Committee Member, Diversity Advisory Representative. (2002 – 2006).
Committee Member, Executive Committee. (2004 – 2005).
Committee Member, PAC Revision Ad Hoc Committee. (2003 – 2005).
Committee Member, Committee on Committees. (2002 – 2005).
Committee Member, Federation of North Texas Area Universities, UNT Representative. (2002 – 2005).
Committee Member, Ad-Hoc Youth Services GAC Scholarship Selection Committee. (2002 – 2003).
Committee Member, Student Affairs Committee. (2002 – 2003).
Committee Member, Wayne State University, Humanities Center, Steering Committee. (1998 – 2002).
Other, University Cultural Center Association (Detroit): Executive Committee. (1996 – 2002).
Other, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Program. (1990 – 1995).
Committee Chair, Strategic Planning Sub-Committee. (1990 – 1995).
Other, School of Sociology, LeaderShape Institute. (1994 – 1994).
Committee Member, Office of the Provost for Academic Affairs. (1992 – 1994).
Committee Member, Library Curriculum Evaluation Committee. (1992 – 1993).
Board of Directors, Poets House, New York, NY. (December 2022 – Present).
Task Force Chair, Association of Library and Information Science Educators (ALISE). (2021 – Present).
Editorial Review Board Member, Rutgers University Press, Philadelphia, PA. (2021 – Present).
Committee Member, Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware. (August 2020 – Present).
Editorial Review Board Member, Elsevier Publishing Co.. (2020 – Present).
Editorial Review Board Member, Public Library Quarterly. (April 2019 – Present).
Other, ALA External Reveiw Panel Training, Washington, D.C. and online, District of Columbus. (2019 – Present).
Committee Member, National Opera Association. (2015 – Present).
Adjudicator, ALA External Reveiw Panelist, Chicago, IL. (2022).
Adjudicator, NEA, Washington, DC. (2022).
Other, National Opera Association. (2011 – 2018).
Committee Chair, African American Art Song Alliance Symposium. Research Presentations. (2016 – 2017).
Committee Member, USArtists International, Grants Review Panel. (2016 – 2017).
Editorial Review Board Member, ALA Publishing. (2015 – 2017).
Board of Advisors, Urban Library Journal. (1999 – 2015).
Committee Member, Texas Library Association. (2013 – 2014).
Committee Member, Music Library Association. (2009 – 2014).
Committee Member, Music Library Association. (2009 – 2014).
Committee Member, National Endowment for the Arts. Music Grants Review Panel. (2004 – 2013).
Editorial Review Board Member, Library Quarterly. (2011).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Education in Library and Information Science (JELIS). (2010).
Reviewer, Book, Greenwood Press. (2007).
Committee Chair, Texas Library Association. (2006 – 2007).
Editor, Associate Editor, International Journal of Diversity. (2004 – 2007).
Editor, Associate Editor, International Journal of Humanities. (2004 – 2007).
Committee Member, Texas Library Association. (2004 – 2006).
Committee Member, Texas Library Association. (2002 – 2006).
Adjudicator, Texas Library Association. (2005 – 2005).
Committee Chair, ALA, Orientation, Training, and Leadership Development. (2003 – 2004).
Other, Heritage Museum of Fine Arts Center. (2000 – 2003).
Board of Directors, Child Care Coordinating Council of Detroit/Wayne County, Inc. (2000 – 2002).
Board of Directors, Friends of the Detroit Public Library. (2000 – 2002).
Board of Advisors, National Automotive Heritage Area. (2000 – 2002).
Board of Directors, Urban Libraries Council. (2000 – 2002).
Other, Detroit 300, Inc., African-American History Advisory Committee. (1999 – 2002).
Member, Detroit Opera House, Young Professionals Committee. (1998 – 2002).
Member, Rotary International - Detroit, Membership Committee. (1998 – 2002).
Committee Member, Library Research Seminar (LSR) II, Research Institute Planning Committee. (1998 – 2001).
Committee Member, Black Caucus, ALA Relations Committee. (1987 – 2001).
Adjudicator, Snowbird Leadership Institute. (1998 – 2000).
Committee Member, Detroit Musicians Association. (1987 – 2000).
Committee Member, PLA, President's Events Committee. (1998 – 1998).
Other, ALA, President's Emerging Leaders Institute. (1997 – 1997).
Other, Office of Library Personnel Resources (OLPR). (1996 – 1996).
LAMA. (1994 – 1996).
Other, Office of Library Personnel Resources (OLPR). (1994 – 1996).
Board of Directors, Annual Conference Program Committee, Opera America/Opera for Youth. (1990 – 1996).
International Relations Committee - Subcommittee on Relations in Latin America and the Caribbean. (1994 – 1994).
LAMA, Nominating Committee. (1994 – 1994).
ACRL, Task Force on Recruitment of Underrepresented Minorities. (1991 – 1991).
Committee Member, Detroit Symphony-Orchestra Hall. (1987 – 1990).
Committee Member, Michigan Opera Theatre. (1987 – 1990).
Midwest Archives Association. (1987 – 1989).
Other, Detroit Public Library. (1988 – 1988).
Other, "Black Stars of the Concert Stage 1880-1910." Your Heritage House Museum. (1982 – 1982).
Professional Design Work – University/Academic Partners, SongHelix, Internet, United States of America. (2020 – Present).
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Carr Center, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America. (January 2021 – January 2021).
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), USArts International, United States of America. (2016 – 2017).
Government, National Endowment for the Arts, United States of America. (2004 – 2013).
Urban Libraries Council. (2006 – 2007).
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Georgia Music Hall of Fame, Macon, GA, United States of America. (2002 – 2003).