Dr. Jennifer Steele is an Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Science at The University of Southern Mississippi, joining the faculty in 2019. She earned both her MLIS degree and her Ph.D. in Communication and Information Sciences from The University of Alabama, completing the degrees in 2013 and 2017 respectively. She brings with her years of professional experience working as an academic librarian. Her research focuses on intellectual freedom, censorship, and information access.