Kacy Lovelace
Kacy grew up in a small town in Ohio, with a lifelong love of learning and a deep curiosity about how people seek and share knowledge. With degrees in literature and library science, Kacy built a career around connecting people with ideas, skills, and opportunities. As a Research and Student Success Librarian at Marshall University, Kacy taught digital ethics, information literacy, and life design thinking, while also creating a graduate course on Ethical Librarianship.
Kacy’s work extended into civic engagement, art exhibitions, and cross-sector innovation - partnering with local and global organisations to co-design human-centred solutions. As a trained Innovation Catalyst, she helped reimagine services and programmes through design thinking, always with a focus on social justice and inclusion.
As a Datavyst, Kacy’s PhD seeks to co-create the future of data and AI for good through social innovation, meaningful careers, and the power of collective intelligence.
Achievements
- Becoming a Research and Instruction Librarian
- Becoming a certified yoga instructor
- Becoming a mom to a hilarious, kind daughter
- Presenting at national conferences
- Writing an OER textbook
In your own words…
The Datavysts’ framework, principles, and innovations will serve as trusted guides for designing, deploying, and evaluating technology in service of the public good.
