Selected publications

Getting Started with GenAI in Legal Practice, WISCONSIN LAWYER, December 2024, at 29.

With Amber Madole and Rebecca Plevel, Integrating Tribal Law into the Legal Research and Writing Curriculum: Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies, 31 PERSPECTIVES 4, Sp. 2024. Winner of the Paul Gatz Publication Award, AALL, Research Instruction & Patron Services SIS and the Outstanding Article Award, AALL, Academic Law Libraries SIS, 2025.

Representing Law Faculty Scholarly Impact: Strategies for Improving Citation Metrics Accuracy and Promoting Scholarly Visibility, 40 LEGAL REFERENCE SERVICES QUARTERLY 81 (Oct. 7, 2021). Reprinted in THE ROLE OF CITATION IN THE LAW (Chiorazzi, ed, 2022). Winner of the Paul Gatz Publication Award, AALL, Research Instruction & Patron Services SIS and the Outstanding Article Award, AALL, Academic Law Libraries SIS, 2022.

Ask a Director: Making the Library More Accessible, AALL SPECTRUM, Jan./Feb. 2019, at 28.

“Badger State Infamy”: Wisconsin’s Early Sex Trade, WISCONSIN LAWYER, Oct. 2017, at 22. Recognized by the State Bar of Wisconsin with a Certificate of Commendation for Writing Excellence, 2018.

White Slavery in the Northwoods: Early U.S. Anti-Sex Trafficking and its Continuing Relevance to Trafficking Reform, 23 WILLIAM & MARY JOURNAL OF WOMEN & THE LAW 75 (Fall 2016). Winner of the Morris L. Cohen Award, AALL, Legal History and Rare Books Special Interest Section, 2014.

Engaging the Third Sovereign: The Nature, Reach, and Sources of Tribal Law, WISCONSIN LAWYER, May 2015, at 47. Winner of the Professional Publication Award, AALL, Government Law Libraries SIS, 2016.

“Whatever Tribal Precedent There May Be”: The (Un)Availability of Tribal Law, 106 LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL 199 (Spring 2014).

With Deborah Ginsberg and Meg Kribble, Inspiring Innovation: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating the Web 2.0 Challenge, 101 LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL 355 (Summer 2009).

With Heidi Yelk, A Guide to Wisconsin Legal Information Sources, WISCONSIN LAWYER, Jul. 2009, at 29.

With Deborah Ginsberg and Meg Kribble, I Want My Web 2.0: Reflections on the Web 2.0 Challenge, AALL SPECTRUM, Apr. 2009, at 28.

IM a Librarian: Establishing a Virtual Reference Service with Little Cost or Technical Skill, LLRX, Aug. 27, 2007.

The State of the Law Library Blogosphere, LLRX, Aug. 15, 2006. Winner of the Outstanding Article Award, AALL, Academic Law Libraries SIS, 2007.

RSS: Making the Internet Subscribeable, WISCONSIN LAWYER, Aug. 2006, at 14.

The Hot New Technology for Communication and Information, RISK MANAGEMENT MEMO (2nd Qtr. 2006), at 1.

RSS: It's About Time, CONNECTING..., Dec. 2005, at 8.

It's About Opportunities: Reflections on Celebrating National Library Week, AALL SPECTRUM, Nov. 2005, at 8.

Searching Smarter: Finding Legal Resources on the Invisible Web, WISCONSIN LAWYER, Sept. 2004, at 19. Reprinted in THE COLORADO LAWYER, Feb. 2005, at 37.

With Carol Bannen, Write and Reach Out: AALL Chapters Tout the Value of Law Librarians through Journal Submissions, AALL SPECTRUM, Mar. 2004, at 18.

With Carol Bannen, LLAW Creates Success Story with Chapter Publishing, AALL SPECTRUM, Feb. 2004, at 24.

The Circle of Life: Managing a Law Library Web Site Redesign Project, 95 LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL 47 (Winter 2003). Winner of Call for Papers Award, Newer Member division, AALL/LexisNexis, 2002.

In the Eye of the Beholder: Terms & Connectors v. Natural Language Searching, WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL, Jun. 18, 2003, at 10A.

A Guide to Wisconsin Legal Information Sources, WISCONSIN LAWYER, Oct. 2002, at 26.

Just What the Webmaster Ordered: Tips for Marketing a Law Library Web Site, AALL SPECTRUM, Mar. 2002, at 12.

“This Naughty, Naughty City”: Prostitution in Eau Claire from the Frontier to the Progressive Era, 81 WISCONSIN MAGAZINE OF HISTORY 1 (Autumn 1997) at 30. Reprinted in WOMEN'S WISCONSIN: FROM NATIVE MATRIARCHIES TO THE NEW MILLENNIUM (McBride, ed. 2005).

Selected presentations

Navigating Generative AI: Ethical Issues and Practical Guidance for Lawyers, 2025 Winter Ethics CLE Seminar Series, University of Wisconsin Law School (Jan. 22, 2025).

AI and the Law: Navigating the Ethical Crossroads, Milwaukee Bar Association Law and Technology Conference (Nov. 15, 2024).

From Novice to Knowledgeable: Fostering Responsible AI Use in Clinical Law Students, Midwest Clinical Conference, UW Law School (Nov. 9, 2024).

Integrating Tribal Law into Legal Research and Writing, Perspectives Author Chat webinar (Nov. 1, 2024).

From Marital Stipulations to Ethical Implications: Generative AI in Collaborative Family Law, 2024 Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin Annual Meeting (October 17, 2024).

Ethical & Practical Applications of AI in Legal Research, 2024 Winter Ethics CLE Seminar Series, University of Wisconsin Law School (Jan. 26, 2024) and 2024 Technology & the Bench Seminar, Wisconsin Office of Judicial Education (June 13, 2024).

Free Legal Research Sources and Support and Publication of Tribal Nation Codes and Cases, Wisconsin Tribal Judges Association Meeting, University of Wisconsin Law School (Apr. 19, 2024).

Publication of Tribal Nation Codes and Cases, Coming Together of Peoples Conference, University of Wisconsin Law School (Apr. 12, 2024).

Legislative Advocacy Training, American Association of Law Libraries (Dec. 4, 2023).

AI Research, Practice and Policy Webinar, National Association of System Heads (Nov. 30, 2023).

Coordinator: Recognizing the Third Sovereign: Promoting Awareness of, Respect for, and Access to Native American Tribal Law, Deep Dive, AALL Annual Meeting (July 2023).

Publishing Tribal Laws, Wisconsin Tribal Judges Association Meeting (Apr. 20, 2023) and Tribal College Librarians Institute (Jun. 8, 2023).

Publishing Tribal Laws: Benefits, Limitations, and Opportunities, National American Indian Court Judges Association Annual Conference (Oct. 19, 2022).

Moderator: Increasing Library Impact by Promoting Faculty Scholarly Impact, AALL Annual Meeting (July 2022).

Moderator: Grant Funding for Law Libraries, AALL Webinar (Feb. 15, 2022). Plenary Discussion: Representing Law Faculty Scholarly Impact: Strategies for Improving Citation Metrics Accuracy and Promoting Scholarly Visibility, Midwest Law & Society Retreat (Nov 12, 2021).

Sovereignty, Native America, and Legal Culture: Why Accessing and Understanding Tribal Law Just Became More Important, AALL Virtual Conference (July, 2021).

Representing Law Faculty Scholarly Impact: Strategies for Improving Citation Metrics Accuracy and Promoting Scholarly Visibility, Symposium on Citation and the Law, Yale Law School (Apr. 22, 2021).

Tribal Codes and Court Decisions – Publication & Research Initiatives, Oklahoma Bar 2020 Indian Law Update (Oct. 9, 2020)

Getting Sociolegal Scholarship Cited and Recognized: New Possibilities and Perils, Law & Society Association Virtual Conference (May 30, 2020).

Measuring Scholarly Impact: Are Citation Metrics the Right Fit for Law Schools? 2020 Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. (Jan. 4, 2020).