Invited Presentations

Brannen, M. H., Ruffin, I., Sandelli, A., & Walker, T. (2017). UT Libraries Experience Learning. Knoxville, TN.

Ruffin, I. (2016). Thinking Creatively, Acting Strategically. Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. (Guest Presenter)

Ruffin, I. (2013). Presenting Your Research And The Role Of Residencies In Career Development. ALA/TLA University of Tennessee Student Chapter, Knoxville, TN. Online Presentation. (Guest Speaker)

Ruffin, I. et al. (2011). Women in the Combat Zone. Panel presentation at the University of North Carolina Greensboro Women Veterans’ Annual Luncheon. (Panelist)

Professional Conferences, Refereed

Ruffin, I. J., Lemire, S., & La Valle, D. (2017). Libraries and the Military/ Veteran Population: Transformative Service Through Cultural Competencies. Chicago, IL.

Ruffin, I., & Sandelli, A. (2015, May). Campus Crawl: Collaborations Taking Information Literacy Instruction Beyond Subject Matter and Into Student Life, Presentation at LOEX Conference, Denver, CO. (Co-presenter)

Ruffin, I. J., Zeglen, C., & Miranda, S. (2017). UT Libraries’ Breakout: Gamification and Active Learning in the Academic Library. Knoxville, TN. (Co-Presenter)

Ruffin, I. et al. (2015, March). Within Our Reach: Outreach and Engagement Strategies for Under-served Patrons, Poster presented at ACRL Annual Conference, Portland, OR. (Co-presenter)

Mack, T., Ruffin, I., & Barajas, N. (2014). An Effective Library Approach for Increasing Diversity in the STEM Community. Poster presented at ALA Annual, Las Vegas, NV. (Co-presenter)

Ruffin, I. et al. (2014). “Stop Dreaming and Do It, Best Practices for Gaining Momentum,Developing and Maintaining a Successful Residency Program” (Panelist)

Ruffin, I. (2014). UT Libraries: Library Take Out: Meeting patrons where they are and where they live. The Innovative Library Classroom Conference. Radford University, VA. (Presenter)

Smith, R., Walker, T., & Ruffin I. (2014). Facilitating Institutional Change Through Mentoring. RUSA Webinar. (Co-Presenter)

Cunningham, S. and Ruffin I. (2013). Experience Mandatory? Assessing the Impact of Pre-MLS/MILIS Careers & Educational Experience of the Academic Library Job Hunt. Poster presented at the North Carolina Libraries Association (NCLA) biennial Conference, Winston-Salem, NC. (Co-presenter)

Ruffin, I. (2013). Transforming the Profession: Library Residents and Fellows Speak. Panel presented at the NCLA biennial Conference, Winston-Salem, NC. (Panelist)

Ruffin, I. (2013). Toward a More Informed Citizenry: Academic Libraries, Creating Civil Discourse Through Instruction and Programming. Poster presented at the National Conference of African-American Librarians (NCAAL) Conference, Covington, KY. (Presenter)  

Mack, T., Redmond, C. and Ruffin, I. (2013). Taste of STEM: Connecting High School Students Across Disciplines. Presented at Tennessee Library Association Conference, Chattanooga, TN. (Co-presenter)

Mack, T., Ruffin, I. and Redmond, C. (2013). Doing Our Part to Create Scholars Ready for the World: A Program Model for Outreach and College Preparedness in an Academic Library. Presented at LAUNC-CH Conference, Chapel Hill, NC. (Co-presenter)

Shields, K., Chadwell, A., and Ruffin, I. (2012). Getting on Their Level: Teaching with WorldCat Local. Presented at the Metrolina Information Literacy Conference, Charlotte, NC. (Co-presenter)    

Feeney, K. and Ruffin I. (2012). Information Literacy Instruction Online among Small Universities with High Undergraduate Populations. Poster presented at Graduate Student and New Professional Research Symposium, Greensboro, NC. (Co-Presenter)

Zhang, S., Alvarez, S., Ruffin I., and Herring, J. (2012). Recruiting Future Librarians from People of Color: A Collaborative Project in North Carolina. Panel presented at Intersect: Diversity & Leadership Conference, Elon, NC. (Panelist)

Lackey, A. and Ruffin, I. (2011). Un-Hushed: Planning and Executing a Really Fun, Super Cool Library Conference. Poster presented at NCLA biennial conference, Hickory, NC. (Co-presenter)

Fatih, O., Miles-Edmonson, L., Ruffin, I., and et al. (2011). Social Media in North Carolina Public Libraries. Poster presented at NCLA biennial conference, Hickory, NC. (Co-presenter)

Ruffin, I. (2011). An Experience in Presenting Diversity Programming: My Journey So Far Toward Bringing a Living Library to the Triad. Poster presented at Information, Diversity, Engagement, Access, and Libraries (iDeal) Summit, Greensboro, NC. (Presenter)

Chow, A. and Ruffin, I.  (2010). STARS Regional Impact Zones: Current Impact, Future Goals. Poster presented at STARS Alliance Celebration, Orlando, FL. (Virtual Presenter)

Chow, A. and Ruffin, I. (2010). 3+12+4: A Formula for World Class Leadership. Presentation at the STARS Alliance Celebration, Orlando, FL. (Co-presenter, Virtual)