Dr. Maureen White
Associate Professor
Literacy, Language and Library Science
University of Houston - Clear Lake

 

 

 

 

Suite: 1321-06
Phone: (281) 283-3577
Fax: (281) 283-3630
mailto:white@uhcl.edu

UH-Clear Lake
Box 347
2700 Bay Area Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77058

Educational
Background

Ph.D. - Texas Woman's University (1990)

M.L.S. - Texas Woman's University (1987)

M. Ed. - West Texas A&M (1976)

Areas of Expertise

Children's Literature
School
Libraries

Summary of
Professional Experience

Associate Professor - UHCL, School of Education, School Library and Information Science Program
Sixteen years - public school librarian.
Four years - classroom teacher

Current Research
Projects and Grants

Current Grant Project Director & Principal Investigator: Reflecting the Diversity of the School Community: Collaborative School Librarians Training (2004-2007), $863,813, Institute of Museum and Library Service.

Current Research: Translated children's books from other languages into English published in the United States, 1990-to present.

Teaching Areas

Children's Literature
Young Adult Literature
Cataloging and Classification
Media and Technology

Selected Publications (2000-)

White, M., & Cox, R. (2004). A longitudinal study of recommended translated children’s books published in the United States between 1990 and 2000.  Teacher-Librarian, 31(4), 25-29.

Cox, R., White, M. & Bluemel, N. (2004). Using international literature to enhance the curriculum. Teacher-Librarian, 31(5), 12-14.

Mackey, B., & White, M. (2004). Conversations, and celebrations: How the school media specialist can shape early literacy instruction. Knowledge Quest, 333(2), 30-33.

Latrobe, K., Brodie, C., & White, M. (2002). The children’s literature dictionary. New York: Neal-Schuman.

White, M. (2001). Using translated children’s books in the school setting to promote an understanding of other countries and cultures. In P. Hughes and L. Selby (Eds.), Inspiring connections: Learning, libraries and literacy.  Proceedings of the Fifth International Forum on Research in School Librarianship. (pp. 200-216). Seattle: International Association of School Librarians.

White, M., Bell, M., & McCallum, C. (2000). "Great" things come in small packages: A parent resource library. Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 14(1), 8-11.--

Selected Presentations (2000-)

Griffith, P., White, M., et al. (August, 2006). Building a global village with multicultural literature circles and multigenre writing.  Workshop presentation at the World Reading Congress 2006, Budapest, Hungary.

 

White, M., & Alexander, L. (2005, October. ALA Notable Children’s Books: Best reading for pleasure and information. Presented at the 12th National Conference of the American Association of School Librarians, Pittsburgh, PA.

 

White, M. (June, 2004). Bridge to cultural understanding: Children’s books translated into English, 1990-2003. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) and 8th International Forum on Research in School Librarianship, Dublin, Ireland.

 

White, M., Hill, M., & Dowdy, B. (2003, August). Bridge to cultural understanding: Outstanding translated children’s books published in the USA, 1990-2002.  Presented at the 69th International Federation of Library Associations Conference, Berlin, Germany. 

 

White, M. (2003, July). Translated children’s books from other languages into English: What makes a successful translation in the United States.  Presented at 13th European Reading Conference, Tallinn, Estonia.

 

Hill, M., White, M., Dowdy, B., et al. (2002, August).  Award-winning books written and/or translated in two or more languages.  A research symposium, International literacy links through dual language acquisition: Teacher/librarian research projects affect teaching and learning.  Paper presented at the 19th World Congress on Reading, Edinburgh, Scotland.

 

White, M., & Bluemel, N. (2001, July). Using outstanding translated children’s books in the school setting to promote an understanding of other countries and cultures.  Paper presented at the 5th International Forum on Research in School Librarianship & 30th Annual International Association of School Librarians Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

 

White, M., & Bluemel, N. (2000, August).  Best books from abroad: Using authentic literature from other cultures in the library and classroom.  Paper presented at 29th Annual International Association of School Librarians Conference, Malmö, Sweden.

 

White, M. (2000, July). Research Report:  Report on the status of translated children’s picture books in the USA.  Paper presented at International Reading Association 18th World Congress on Reading, Auckland, New Zealand.

Service Activities

International

International Federation of Library Associations, Reading Section Committee, appointed by ALISE, 2002-2005.

NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature (worldwide), invited juror to select the laureate, author of children’s or young adult literature. Sponsored by World Literature Today, The University of Oklahoma, 2002-2003.

 

National

Newbery Award Committee, Member (2007-2008), Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association.

Outstanding International Children’s Books Committee (2006), Member. United States Board on Books for Young People/Children’s Book Council. 42 books selected & annotated – published in School Library Journal, January, 2007.

Notable Children’s Books Committee member, Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association, 2001-2004, chair 2005.

Pura Belpré Award Committee member, Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association, 1998-2000.

Batchelder Award Committee member, Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association, 1992, 1998.

Caldecott Award Committee member, Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association, 1996.

Editorial Board member, Knowledge Quest, official journal of the American Association of School Librarians, American Library Association, 1997-1999.

State

TExES Comparative Study, National Evaluation System, 2004, 2005.

Texas School Library Standards Revision Committee member, Texas State Library and Archives Commission and Texas Education Agency, 2001-2003.

School Librarian Standards Setting Committee, Texas State Board of Educator Certification, National Evaluation System, 2000-2002.

School Librarian Test Item Review Team member, Texas State Board for Educator Certification, National Evaluation System, 2002.

Special Recognition
and Honors

University of Houston-Clear Lake, Award for Outstanding Contributions to International Initiatives (2004)

University of Houston-Clear Lake, President’s Distinguished Teaching Award (2004)

Minnie Stevens Piper Teaching Finalist (2002 and 2000)

Information Plus Scholarship, American Association of School Librarians (1991).
Harold Lancour Scholarship for Foreign Study, Beta Phi Mu (1990).

Personal Interests

Travel, reading, snow skiing

Favorite Quote

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." Marcel Proust

Recommended WWW sites

American Library Association
Library of Congress Online Catalog

Association for Library Service to Children

American Association of School Librarians