Allison Papini

Allison Papini is Assistant Director/ Manager of Research & Instruction Services at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI. Allison is a Rhode Island native who received her BA in History-Secondary Education from Providence College, her MLIS from the University of Rhode Island, and will earn her MBA from Bryant University in 2024. She has a wide array of academic interests including artificial intelligence, information literacy instruction, emerging technology, team-based learning, evidence-based medicine, publishing ethics, and intellectual freedom. In her free time Allison enjoys reading, crocheting, hiking, kayaking, snowshoeing, and rooting for her beloved Bryant Bulldogs and Boston sports teams.

Allison supports Accounting, Economics, History, Honors Research Methods, Health Science, PA Program, Science and Technology, Taxation, Writing Workshop, and students and faculty from all areas. Allison represents the library by working with groups focusing on generative AI and its implications for libraries and higher education as a whole.