Maya Bergamasco
PhD, Information Sciences, Illinois (in progress)
MS, Library and Information Sciences, Simmons University
BA, creative writing and English literature, State University of New York at Geneseo
Pronouns: she/her
Research focus
My research focuses on Chinese transracial transnational adoptees who use consumer genetic technologies to find genetic relatives and learn more about their health history. This research combines information seeking behavior, critical adoption studies, Asian American studies, and East Asian studies.
Honors and Awards
- 2025–2026 Association for Library and Information Science Education Emerging Scholar
- 2023 American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leader
- 2017–2018 ALA Spectrum Scholar
Courses currently teaching
Advisor
Publications & Papers
For a complete list of publications, visit Maya Bergamasco's Google Scholar profile or ORCID.
Adolpho, K., Bergamasco, M. H., Peralta, M., Rawls, M., & Tadena, L. (2023, February 21). Hiring Better: Improving Equity and Inclusion in Academic Libraries through the Diversity Residency Toolkit. Hiring Librarians. https://hiringlibrarians.com/2023/02/21/hiring-better-improving-equity-inclusion-in-academic-libraries-through-the-diversity-residency-toolkit/.
Adolpho, K., Bergamasco, M. H., Corral, A., Peralta, M., Rawls, M., Tadena, L., & Tavernier, W. (2021). Diversity Residency Toolkit. ACRL. https://doi.org/10.5967/egje-kw85.
Presentations
Bergamasco, M. H. (2025). Restricting the Scholarly Deepfake: Copyright for Legal Scholarship in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence. Mapping Scholarly Communications in Law Libraries, University at Buffalo.
Bergamasco, M. H., Eow, K., & Cotter, C. (2024, November 9). We Are Enough: Exploring “Asianness” Through the Transracial Adoptee Lens. Asian American Women in Leadership Conference, Simmons University.
Ginsberg, D., Bergamasco, M. H., & Park, C. (2024, October 25). AI in Law Libraries: Discussing Ethical Considerations and a Way Forward. Law Librarians of New England Fall 2024 Conference, Southern Maine Community College.
Bergamasco, M. H., Adolpho, K., Rawls, M., & Tadena, L. (2023, August 5). Research Related to Diversity Residencies—Residency Interest Group’s (RIG) Diversity Residency Toolkit & Resident Centered Framework. ACRL Diversity Residency Institute, Harvard University.
Bergamasco, M. H., McMonigle, P., Colbert, S., & Wells, R. (2023, June 23). Finding Silent Censorship: A Project for the American Library Association Intellectual Freedom Round Table. American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. https://www.ala.org/sites/default/files/educationcareers/content/leadership/emergingleaders/EL23 Team F_Final Project Report.pdf.
Bergamasco, M. H., Adolpho, K., Rawls, M., Peralta, M., Tadena, L., Corral, A., & Tavernier, W. (2022, April 29). Library Preparedness: Formalizing and Supporting the Diversity Residency Experience Using a Resident Centered Framework. Conference on Academic Library Management.
Bergamasco, M. H., Park, R., & Kubota, P. (2021, January 23). Genetic Testing and Me Part 1: Why You’re Testing (or Not). Families with Children from China virtual webinar.
Baildon, M., Leung, S., & Bergamasco, M. H. (2019). Roundtable on Algorithmic Justice. Law Librarians of New England Fall 2019 Conference, Harvard Law School. https://guides.library.harvard.edu/c.php?g=941798&p=6788535.