Personal profile
About
Peter Cannon, PhD, is an experienced educator and a veteran of library service with many years of working in the field of information science. He is also the Lab Coordinator for the USFSI Responsive Librarianship Lab, the data-driven initiative that designs therapeutic library services for the USF community and other populations in need. He received both his PhD and MLIS from the University of South Florida where he studies the neurorhetorics of information science and teaches using the principles of rhetoric. His current research applies findings from the neurosciences, which suggest reading fiction may improve an individual’s socio-cognitive abilities, to the development of therapeutic library collections. He is also researching how images in graphic novels can help develop or improve socio-cognitive skills. To read some of Dr. Cannon's more recent research, visit his SSRN author page.
Disciplines
- Digital Humanities
- Rhetoric and Composition
- Library and Information Science
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Re/producing Knowledge in Health and Medicine: Designing Research Methods for Mental Health
Cannon, P. & Walkup, K. L., Jun 8 2021, In: Technical Communication Quarterly.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Visualizing bibliotherapy: Applying a mixed-methods approach to collection development using digital tools
Cannon, P., Shereff, D. & Taylor, N. G., Feb 21 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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Comic Cons and Libraries: Opportunities for Patron Outreach Title
Schneider, E. & Cannon, P., Jul 29 2019, In: Public Library Quarterly.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Taking an “Ecological Turn” in the Evaluation of Rhetorical Interventions
Cannon, P., Oct 29 2019Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
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Journaling and Bibliotherapy: Participatory Design as a Heuristic for Program Development
Cannon, P., 2018, Citizenship and Advocacy in Technical Communication : Scholarly and Pedagogical Perspectives.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter