Renate Chancellor is chair and associate professor in the department of library and information science at the Catholic University of America. She received her master’s and Ph.D. in information studies from UCLA. Her research focuses on human information behavior, organizational leadership, equity, diversity and inclusion and social justice in library and information science. She has published numerous scholarly articles in this area. Recent publications include: Racial Battle Fatigue: The Unspoken Burden of Black Women Faculty In LIS, Communities in the Crossfire: Models for Public Library Action and Libraries on the Frontlines: Neutrality and Social Justice. Her previous book, E.J. Josey: Transformational Leader in the Modern Library Profession (2020) was published by Rowman & Littlefield.