Julie M. Porterfield

Julie M. Porterfield serves the Penn State University Libraries as both the Instruction & Outreach Archivist for the Eberly Family Special Collections Library and the Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Librarian for circulating collections. She graduated with a MA in Global Women's History in from Seton Hall University in 2011 and a MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh in 2013. She is an active member of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and is currently the Reference, Access, & Outreach Section's Immediate Past Chair. Her work focuses on women and feminism in archives, archival outreach to campus and community groups, and teaching archival and primary source literacies with critical pedagogical techniques.