Sonya Durney

Sonya M. Durney, PhD, M.L.I.S.

Scholarly Communication, Research & Teaching Librarian

Location

Biddeford Campus

Reach out to Sonya for expert research assistance, to organize library workshops for your students, or for inquiries about copyright, open education, and scholarly communication. Sonya is the library liaison to the College of Business and the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. 

Credentials

Education

B.A. Political science
Framingham State University
M.L.I.S.
Simmons College
Public Policy Ph.D.
Muskie School of Public Service, University of Maine
2022

Expertise

  • Information literacy
  • Legislative advocacy
  • Library instruction
  • Market research
  • Political theory
  • Public policy
  • Research methods

Research

Selected publications

  • Anatachai, T., & Durney, S.M., & Pun, R. (Forthcoming – Fall 2024). Advocacy and Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers: Perspectives and Strategies. ACRL Publications.
  • Durney, S. M. (2023, Nov 17). Portland Press Herald. 
  • Durney, S. M. (2023).  The Political Librarian, 6(1) 
  • Durney, S. M. (2023). The library advocacy gap: Increasing librarians’ political self-efficacy a mixed-methods research study (Doctoral dissertation, University of Southern Maine).

Research topics

Educational Leadership