Dr. Eric P. Garcia, Faculty & Academic "Bowtie" Librarian

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education (2021)
Azusa Pacific University

Masters in Library & Information Science (2006)
San José State University

Masters of Arts, History (2004)
Pepperdine University

Bachelor of Arts, History (2000)
Loyola Marymount University

Critical pedagogy, teaching & learning, and curriculum & instruction
Academic Student Success Initiatives
Enrollment/Retention Strategies
International Students Education & Identity
Fake News
Plagiarism
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion of Underrepresented Students: LGBTQ+, First Generation, Students of Color, Veterans
Architectural design of learning environments

Alwan, A., Garcia, E., Kirakosian, A., & Weiss, A. (in press). Fake news and libraries: How teaching faculty in higher education view librarians’ roles in counteracting the spread of false information. Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library & Information Practice & Research.
Weiss, A. P., Alwan, A., Garcia, E. P., & Kirakosian, A. T. (2021). Toward a Comprehensive Model of Fake News: A New Approach to Examine the Creation and Sharing of False Information. Societies, 11(3), 82. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc11030082
Alwan, A. and Garcia, E. (2019). Single-parent students: The impact of the library on student success. In Y. Tran & S. Higgins (Eds.), Supporting today’s students in the library: Strategies for retaining and graduating international, transfer, first-generation, and re-entry students. Chicago, IL: ACRL Publications.
Alwan, A., Doan, J. and Garcia, E. (2019). Librarians at the forefront of IL efforts with international students in higher education. In Taylor, L. and Luckert, Y. (Eds.), The globalized library: American academic libraries and international students, collections, and practices. Chicago, IL: ACRL Publications.
Alwan, A. & Garcia, E. (2019) How teaching faculty address fake news in the classroom and beyond. Paper presented at the Twenty-sixth International Conference on Learning, Belfast.