Dr. Kendra Albright Interviews the Top Names in Knowledge Management

Kendra Albright, Ph.D., is the Goodyear Endowed Professor in Knowledge Management in the School of Information at Kent State University. 

She recently sat down and interviewed several members of the iSchool Knowledge Management Advisory Board, as well as world-renowned experts in the field of knowledge management from all over the globe. These interviews were recorded and shared with students in an intersession course entitled "Issues and Trends in KM." 

On the College of Communication and Information YouTube channel, you can find a selection from these interviews. Check out our playlist featuring:

• Gladys Kemboi, a Global Knowledge Management Advisor based in Kenya, currently working for Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate focused on creating and delivering health care solutions to transform the lives of women and families.
• Stuart French is Program Manager, Knowledge at Country Fire Authority in Victoria, Australia and the Australian delegate to the KM Global Network and current chair of the AFAC Knowledge, Innovation and Research Utilisation Network (KIRUN).
• Dan Ranta, president at DR Consulting with 25+ years of creating knowledge management strategies, including designing and implementing General Electric's KM strategy from 2015-2019.
• And lastly, an iSchool KM alumni panel featuring John Antill '21, U.S. Army Expeditionary Civilian Workforce Knowledge Manager; Jessica DeMay '21, Solution Consultant for eGain; and Dawn Sedor '19, Global Knowledge Manager for Deloitte.

More can be found on Dr. Albright's YouTube channel. 

Dr. Albright served as the Director of the iSchool from 2016 to 2020 while also teaching courses. Prior to that she was the director of the African Studies Program at the University of South Carolina and served as the president of the South Carolina Special Libraries Association. Dr. Albright has taught a range of graduate and undergraduate level courses in knowledge management at four institutions in three countries, including the University of South Carolina and the University of Tennessee, the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom and the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Dr. Albright’s current work focuses on investigating and comparing worldwide KM educational competencies and programs, developing a theoretical framework for KM practice through a systematic review process and assessing curricular areas for KM education.

Most recently, she served as program reviewer for the Master of Science program in Intelligence Studies at the University of South Florida. She has also worked for Information International Associates, Inc., the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Whittle Communications. Dr. Albright has been invited to speak and keynote at numerous conferences including the Henley Knowledge Forum in the UK.

Dr. Albright is widely published and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief for Libri, the international journal of libraries and information studies. She holds a Ph.D. in Communications, a Master of Science in Library Science, and a B.S. in Human Development.