About me
Dana Statton Thompson is a research and instruction librarian and associate professor at Murray State University where she teaches courses on information literacy and serves as a liaison to the College of Business. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Studio Art from Washington and Lee University, she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in studio art with a specialization in photography, Master of Arts degree in art history with a specialization in early twentieth-century art, and Master of Library Science degree with a specialization in archival studies from Louisiana State University. Currently, Dana serves as the President of the International Visual Literacy Association. Previously, she served as a member of the ACRL Visual Literacy Taskforce and is an Institute for Research Design in Librarianship scholar. Her research and teaching interests focus on the intersection of visual literacy and news literacy, the integration of visual literacy instruction into higher education, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
