Kathy Bradshaw

Adjunct Faculty
Public Administration

EXPERTISE

• Academic librarianship
• Human resources management (public and private sectors)
• Organizational development 

TEACHING

Public Human Resources Management

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Human Resources in Academic Librarianship

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Kathy is currently the Associate Dean for Organizational Development for Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries and holds the rank of Associate Professor.  Agnes is responsible for strategic leadership and planning for human resources development functions, including compensation, talent management, and the implementation and assessment of the Libraries overall organizational performance. Kathy also serves as a reviewer for a number of academic library journals.  

Before becoming a librarian, Kathy worked in various human resources positions within financial services. 

EDUCATION

Master of Library and Information Science - Rutgers University
Master of Human Resources Management - New School for Social Research
Bachelor of Arts - Spelman College

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Senior Professional in Human Resources
Society of Human Resources Management Senior Certified Professional 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Velez, L., Alston, J., Blas, N., Bradshaw, K., Duffus, O., Eads, D.. Holmes, G., & Patterson, O. (2021).  Mapping the residency program landscape.  The Journal of Academic Librarianship.  47(5)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2021.102389

Bradshaw, A.K. (2020). Diary of a change:  Human resources redesign in VCU Libraries.  In Emerging human resource trends in academic libraries (pp. 3-29).  M. Crumpton, N. Bird (Eds.) Rowman & Littlefield.   

Alburo, J., Bradshaw, A.K., Santiago, A.E., Smith, B. and Vinopal, J. (2020), Looking beyond libraries for inclusive recruitment and retention practices: Four successful approaches.  In Hines, S.S. and Ketchum, D.H. (Ed.) Critical Librarianship (Advances in Library Administration and Organization, Vol. 41), Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 85-109.  West Yorkshire: Emerald Publishing.  https://doi.org/10.1108/S0732-067120200000041009

Crowe, K.M. & Bradshaw, A.K.  (2016).  Taking a place from retail: secret shopping in academic libraries.  Evidence Based Library Practice, 11 (1), 40-56.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/B85S6H

Bradshaw, A.K. (2015). What can librarians of color do to strengthen the pipeline?  Suggestions from an academic librarian. In R. Hankins and M. Juarez (Eds), Where are all the librarians of color?  The experiences of people of color in academia.  (pp. 95-131).  Sacramento, CA: Library Juice Press.  

http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=libraries_pubs