CV
Education
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI
M.A., Library Science and Information Studies (2009)
Appalachian State University, Boone NC
B.S., Political Science (2004)
Certificates
University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences (SAS), Philadelphia, PA
Advanced Certificate in Neuroscience (Enrolled 2020-2021)
Princeton Management Development Certificate (Enrolled 2021)
Work Experience
Princeton University, Princeton NJ
Behavioral Sciences Librarian, Aug 2018 – Present
Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Librarian, Feb 2016 – Aug 2018
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
Ernest Hemingway Photograph Collection, Audiovisual Archives
Volunteer Librarian, Oct 2012 – May 2013
Providence Athenaeum, Providence Rhode Island
Library Technician, Jan 2012 – Feb 2013
Hathaway Library, Audubon Society of Rhode Island. Providence Rhode Island
Volunteer Librarian, Aug 2011 – Feb 2013
Walden University, Minneapolis MN
Institutional Review Board (IRB), Non-affiliate voting member, Jan 2011 – Feb 2016
University of Liverpool, Liverpool United Kingdom
Institutional Ethics Committee, Non-affiliate voting member, Jan 2011 – Feb 2016
European Regional Support Library, Heidelberg Germany
Practicum Student, Sept 2008 – Dec 2008
Sullivan Library, US Army Garrison Mannheim, Germany
Library Technician (GS-4), Dec 2004 – Jan 2006
Institutional Service
Princeton University Library, Indigenous Studies Working Group, 2021 - present
Princeton University Library, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement Working Group, 2021 - present
Princeton University Library, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Steering Committee, 2020 - Present
Princeton University Library, Open Research Steering Committee, Co-chair, 2020 - Present
Princeton University Library, Princeton Data Commons User Experience (UX) Group 2019 - Present
Princeton University Library, Library Education and Teaching Committee, member 2019 - Present
Princeton University Library, Diversity and Inclusion Working Group, Oct 2018 - Apr 2018
Princeton University Library, Peter B. Lewis Science Library Space Assessment Taskforce, November 2018 - Present
Walden University Library, Pedagogy, Design, and Resources Across the Curriculum Working Group, Chair, Feb 2018- August 2018
Professional Service
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Education and Behavioral Sciences (EBSS) Psychology Committee Member, 2019-2021
Center for Open Science Ambassador, 2020-present
Professional Affiliations
American Libraries Association, Member, 2016 - present
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), Member, 2018- Present
Education and Behavioral Sciences (EBSS) Member 2018-present
Special Library Association (SLA), Member, 2018 - present
Grants and Awards
Princeton Initiative for Data Driven Social Science Grant, “Prejudice Reduction: Creating an Open Repository of ‘What Works’ from Experimental Research.” with Betsy Levy Paluck, 2020-2021 ($17,000)
Wiedman Outstanding Volunteer Service Award presented by the Archivist of the United States, (May 2014)
Peer-Reviewed Publications
[Preprint] Levitis, E., Gould van Praag, C. D., Gau, R., Heunis, S., DuPre, E., Kiar, G., … Maumet, C. (2021, March 23). Centering inclusivity in the design of online conferences. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/vj5tu
[Preprint] Topor, M., Pickering, J. S., Barbosa Mendes, A., Bishop, D. V. M., Büttner, F. C., Henderson, E. L., … Westwood, S. J. (2020, December 14). An integrative framework for planning and conducting Non-Interventional, Reproducible, and Open Systematic Reviews (NIRO-SR). https://doi.org/10.31222/osf.io/8gu5z
Other Publications
Topor, M., Pickering, J. S., Barbosa Mendes, A., Bishop, D. V. M., Büttner, F. C., Henderson, E. L., … Westwood, S. J. (2020, December 14). Non-Interventional, Reproducible, and Open (NIRO) Systematic Review guidelines. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/F3BRW
Paula P. Brooks, Elizabeth A. McDevitt, Anne C. Mennen, Meghan Testerman, Na Yeon Kim, Matteo Visconti di Oleggio Castello, & Samuel A. Nastase. (2021, January 21). Princeton Handbook for Reproducible Neuroimaging (Version v0.2.0). Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4317623
Pre-Registrations
Baek, S., Testerman, M. M., & Emberson, L. (2020). Attrition Rate in fNIRS-Based Infant Cognitive Neuroscience: A Meta-Analysis. Retrieved from osf.io/uc436
Digital Tools
PaperClassification Natural Language Processing for Systematic Reviews [Under development]
Database of prejudice reduction literature [grant awarded, in development, 2020-2021]
Princeton Brain Development Project, NeuroProgress.org [Under development, 2020]
Open Data + Code
Meghan Testerman. (2021). Data Set: fMRI Meta-Analyses (Version 1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4974284
Meghan M. Testerman. (2021). COVID Tracking Project Bibliographic Records (Version 2.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4660181
Meghan M Testerman. (2021). Article Processing Charges (APC): Springer-Nature, Elsevier, Wiley & Sons, SAGE (Version 1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4725804
Presentations
Testerman, M. (2021) Outreach Challenges and Solutions for the 21st Century STEM Librarian. Presentation at the annual conference of the Special Library Association.
Testerman, M. (2021) The STEM Lab Librarian. Presentation at the annual conference of the Special Library Association.
Sarconi, E., Testerman, M. (2021) Engaging STEM researchers with Special Collections. Presented at the STEM Librarians Collective Conference 2021, Virtual.
Testerman, M,, Kocher, M. Ghezzi-Kopel, K. (2021) Systematic Reviews Outside of the Health Sciences. Presented at the STEM Librarians Collective Conference 2021, Virtual.
Testerman, M. (2021) Systematic Reviews and the Systematic Review Service at Princeton University Library. Presented to the Princeton University Library, Princeton, NJ.
Testerman, M., Topor, M., Pickering, J., Groen, M. (2020) Improving data synthesis with open and reproducible approaches. Presented at the annual meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Open Science Room, Virtual.
Testerman, M. (2020) #AcademicTwitter for Subject Librarians. Presentation at the annual conference of the Special Library Association, Charlotte, NC.
Testerman, M. (2019) Donate Your Brain to Science: Participating in Human Subjects Research. Presented at Princeton University Library, Princeton, NJ.
Testerman, M. (2020) Reproducible Data Collection for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Presented to the Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.
Public Engagement
Testerman, M. (2019) Donate Your Brain to Science: Participating in Human Subjects Research. Presented at Nerd Nite Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
Ernest Hemingway’s “Dangerous Summer.” (2013). The World from Public Radio International. Retrieved June 26, 2020, from https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-08-12/photos-ernest-hemingways-dangerous-summer
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
Indigenous Studies Working Group, Princeton University Library, Member, March 2021-present
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement Working Group, Princeton University Library, Chair, Feb 2021-present
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Steering Committee, Princeton University Library, Member, Sept 2020-present.
Dismantling Whiteness in Libraries and Librarianship Journal Club, Princeton University Library, Facilitator, 2020
Diversity and Inclusion Working Group, Princeton University Library, Member, Oct 2018 - Apr 2018
Contributed to the Diversity Statement for the Princeton University Library that outlines a road map for anti-racist and inclusive structural changes at the institutional level.
Contributed to the Charge for a permanent Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Steering Committee.
Contributed to recommendations to the Library Leadership Team (LLT) for a multi-year Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan.
Completed Training:
Allyship to Impact, Virtual (2020)
Fostering a Culture of Inclusion for Employees, Princeton University (2020)
Dismantling Institutional Racism at Your Library: From Theory to Practice, Niche Academy (2020)
Ally Project: Supporting LGBT Students Staff and Faculty, Princeton University (2019)
Volunteer Work
Mercer County Friends/Feed America
The COVID Tracking Project, Data Entry, Data Quality, Mapping Impact, Nov 2020 - present
Stall Catchers, Citizen Science Project for Alzheimer’s research, 2019 [Preprint]
People Serving People, Minneapolis MN, Short-term housing volunteer, 2017