·         Coordinates the Library’s Information Literacy (IL) program and all aspects of the Library’s instruction program

·      Faculty Liaison to the Departments of Political Science, Anthropology, and the English Language Program (ELP). Temporary Liaison to School of Nursing, Allied Health, and Sociology

·      Chair, Information Literacy Advisory Committee (ILAC) for the campus.

·      Campus Coordinator for the Educational Testing Service iSkills (ICT) assessment

·      Coordinates the Library Rovers peer instruction program

Education

• MLIS, Information School, University of Washington,
  Beta Phi-Mu
   
• B.S. in Journalism and American History,
  Boston University, magna cum laude

Publications

Haras, C., Lopez, E., Ferry, K., & Urbina, M. (in press). (Generation 1.5) Latino students and the library: A case study. Journal of Academic Librarianship.                                    

Blaszczynski, C., & Haras, C. (in press). Assessing the information skills of business students: A preliminary study. Information Technology and Learning Performance Journal.

Lampert, L., & Haras, C. (2008). Building campus-wide information literacy programs. In B. Seitz (Ed.) Uncharted waters: Proceedings of the National LOEX Library Instruction Conference, May 3-5. Library Orientation Series, No. 40. Ann Arbor, MI: Pierian Press.

Grassian, E., Haras, C., & Pashaie, B. (2008). Teaching in a tea house. In B. Seitz (Ed.) Uncharted waters: Proceedings of the National LOEX Library Instruction Conference, May 3-5. Library Orientation Series, No. 40. Ann Arbor, MI: Pierian Press.                                                               

Haras, C. & McEvoy, S. (2007). Making the bridge: Testing a library workshop for a summer bridge learning community. Research Strategies, 20(4), 257-270.

Papers / Presentations

Enhancing the information skills of business students 
Lilly-West International Alliance of Teacher Scholars
Pomona, CA, March 21-22, 2008

Design (an information literacy tutorial) on a dime
California Library Association
Long Beach, CA, October 26-29, 2007

Building campus-wide information literacy programs
LOEX
San Diego, CA, May 2007

Integrating the web in EAP writing tasks
CATESOL
San Diego, CA, April 2007

Generation 1.5 and information literacy
CATESOL
San Diego, CA, April 2007

Information Literacy and EAP 
TESOL International
Seattle, WA, March 2007

Preparing ESL Students to be Information Literate
CATESOL
San Francisco, CA, April 2006

Preparing ESL Students to be Information Literate
TESOL International
Tampa, FL, March 2006