Jennifer Lagier

Jennifer Lagier (Oakdale, California) is an American writer, poet, community activist and college librarian/instructor. Her scholarly essays on digital resources and online education have been published in peer-reviewed journals; her poetry has appeared in many literary magazines and blogs. She is the author of twelve books of poetry and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Her poetry primarily includes themes of her Italian ancestry, social justice and nature. She has been recognized for her extensive social justice, environmental activism and support for education in community colleges. She has been a Systems Technology Librarian and instructor at Hartnell College for over fifteen years and served as Dean of Distance Learning, Weekend, Evening Programs & Adjunct Faculty Support for two years. She is currently working as an online instructional librarian at Monterey Peninsula College and co-edits the Homestead Review[1] of Hartnell College.

Photo of Jennifer Lagier, 2015.

Life, career and community activism

Lagier was born in Oakdale, California and grew up on an Escalon peach ranch in the Central Valley of California. Throughout her life, she has been an activist working for social justice[2][3] and environmental education and preservation. She was chair of the Peace Coalition of Monterey County[4] and served thirteen years as an elected official and three terms as President of the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District Board.[5][6][7] She also served on the City of Marina Planning Commission and Tree Committee. She was an active member of the defunct Regional Alliance for Progressive Policy[8] and served as secretary for the Salinas League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).[9] She was also active with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Lagier served as treasurer for the nonprofit, Pro Democracy Education Fund and worked with artist Kira Carillo Corser as part of the Art is the Next Peace project, promoting nonviolence between communities.[10]

She received a Bachelor of Arts in English from California State University, Stanislaus in 1983; a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1984; a Master of Arts in English from California State University, Stanislaus in 1984; and a Ph.D in Computing Technology in Education from Nova Southeastern University in 2002. She has taught creative writing, composition, web authoring, internet literacy, information competency and instructional design courses at Modesto Junior College, Hartnell College,[11] California State University, Monterey Bay and Monterey Peninsula College.[12]

Works

Books of Poetry

Periodicals

Scholarly Publications

Anthologies

Online magazines

Honors and awards

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