Keynote Speakers

Stefanie Demetriades is an Assistant Professor at DePaul University’s College of Communication, where her teaching and research focus on misinformation, health communication, new media and technology, and intercultural communication. She is also Co-Director of the Center for Media Psychology and Social Influence (COM-PSI) at Northwestern University. Bringing a social scientific perspective to the challenge of media and information literacy, Dr. Demetriades’ work on misinformation focuses on what makes us susceptible to its influence, why it can be so difficult to correct false claims, and what we might do to counter its effects.

Cathy Gottlieb is in her 12th year as the Library Director at Naperville Central High School, where she supports 2,600 students by collaborating with classroom teachers on research skills and convincing students that they can find a book they will actually like to read. She has earned a Masters in Library and Information Science from Dominican University and a Masters in Education in Instructional Technology from the University of Illinois

Tish Hayes is an Associate Professor/Information Literacy Librarian at Moraine Valley Community College. Over the past decade in that role, she has focused on developing asset-based information literacy instruction and assessment in collaboration with librarian and faculty colleagues. She is interested in the ways students engage with information across all aspects of their lives, currently focused on the intersections of curiosity and information literacy within the confines of neoliberal institutions. In addition to her MLIS from Dominican University, she has an MEd in Educational Psychology from UIC.

Cate Levinson is a Youth Services Librarian at Niles-Maine District Library where she specializes in collection development, curriculum support, & programs on science & social-emotional learning. In the face of a hostile takeover of NMDL’s board of trustees in 2021, she led a successful union campaign with AFSCME Council 31 reaching a supermajority in just 41 days.