Curriculum Vitae
Jaxsen R. Day
Current Appointment
Doctoral Student
School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Research Interests
- Accessibility
- Visual impairment
- Academic libraries
- Generative AI
- Information science
Educational Background
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Ph.D., Information Studies
Doctoral Committee: Dr. Kenneth R. Fleischmann (Chair), Dr. R. David Lankes, Dr. Danna Gurari, Dr. Soo Young Rieh, Dr. Abigale Stangl
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M.Ed., Management of Technical Education
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B.B.A., Computer Information Systems
Research and Employment Background
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2025-2026
Graduate Research Assistant, Enterprise Technology on AI and Accessibility
Supervisor: Mario Guerra
Summary: Assisting the Enterprise Technology team and experimenting with and deploying AI solutions to solve digital accessibility problems across the university.
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2024-2025
Teaching Assistant, Capstone Course (INF 388L)
Supervisor: Dr. John Neumann
Funded by: The School of Information
Summary: Grading and course communications for the iSchool capstone.
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2023-2024
Teaching Assistant for Ethics in AI
Supervisor: Dr. Ken Fleischmann
Funded by: Computer & Data Science Online (CDSO)
Summary: Led the teaching support team; created a facilitation guide (Fall 2023); led Learning Facilitators (Spring 2024) to manage and grade the course.
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2022-2023
IMLS LADDER Fellow for Training Future Faculty in Library, AI, and Data-Driven Education and Research (LADDER) Project
Supervisors: Dr. Soo Young Rieh, Dr. Ken Fleischmann, and Dr. David Lankes
Funded by: The Institute of Museum and Library Services
Summary: Led development of an AI Discussion Group curriculum on AI's role in work and life; collaborated with school, academic, and public librarians.
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Spring 2022
Assistant Instructor for Ethical Foundations for Informatics
Supervisor: Dr. Ken Fleischmann
Funded by: iSchool, The University of Texas at Austin
Summary: Taught a discussion section for Ethical Foundations for Informatics.
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Fall 2021
Assistant Instructor for Introduction to Informatics
Supervisor: Dr. Craig Blaha
Funded by: iSchool, The University of Texas at Austin
Summary: Taught a discussion section for a course helped design in prior semesters.
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Summer 2021
Graduate Research Assistant, Providing Equitable Access to Higher Education: The Role of Academic Libraries
Supervisor: Dr. Ken Fleischmann
Funded by: Scott & Vickie Reeve Endowed Fellowship, iSchool, The University of Texas at Austin
Summary: Conducted interviews with university librarians on accessibility of library materials.
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2020-2021
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Informatics
Supervisor: Dr. Craig Blaha
Funded by: iSchool, The University of Texas at Austin
Summary: Supported Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 offerings; contributed to new course version.
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2019-2020
Graduate Research Assistant, Microsoft Ability Initiative
Supervisor: Dr. Kenneth R. Fleischmann
Funded by: Graduate School, The University of Texas at Austin
Summary: Studied how people with blindness/low vision experience visual information and feature needs in vision-to-language systems.
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2017-2019
Computer Technician
Funded by: College of Education, Texas State University
Summary: Managed computer labs, operating system troubleshooting, and resource monitoring.
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2016-2019
Accessibility Technology & Quality Assurance Consultant
Funded by: Savvy Technology Solutions
Summary: Conducted accessibility reviews with a UX focus, defined test methods, created procedures, reported results, and recommended fixes.
Refereed Publications
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Day, J. R., & Fleischmann, K. R. (2026). Academic libraries and accessibility: How academic librarians assist students with visual impairments in accessing academic reading materials. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 52, 103238.
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Day, J. R., Fleischmann, K. R., Rieh, S.-Y., & Choi, Y. (2023). Voice interfaces for library accessibility: Challenges identified by academic librarians. Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Mid-Year (MY) Meeting. Virtual. (Presentation, 6 pages)
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Day, J., & Fleischmann, K. R. (2020). Serving the needs of students with disabilities: How academic librarians can collaborate with publishers and disability services offices. Proceedings of the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science & Technology. Virtual. (Poster, 6 pages)
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Fleischmann, K. R., Greenberg, S. R., Gurari, D., Stangl, A., Verma, N., Day, J. R., Simons, R. N., & Yeh, T. (2019). Good Systems: Ethical AI for CSCW. 22nd ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Austin, TX. (Workshop, 7 pages)
Other Presentations
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Day, J. R. (2026). Responsible AI for Education: Student Panel. Panelist. Responsible AI for Education 2026, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas Union (Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom), Austin, TX. April 21, 2026.
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Day, J. R. (2026). Digital Accessibility: Infrastructure Rather Than Request. ET Talk Podcast, Episode 6. Hosted by Cole Camplese, Vice President of Technology and CIO, The University of Texas at Austin. February 10, 2026. View recording.
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Day, J. R. (2026). From Broken PDFs to Instant Access: How ChatGPT Rebuilds the Research Workflow at UT Austin. OpenAI Academy. April 1, 2026. Read feature.
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Day, J. R. (2024). Accessibility of Academic Reading Materials: Insights from Librarians, Students, and Disability Services. ALISE 2024. October 14-17, 2024. Virtual.
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Day, J. R., & Burns, S. (2021). Universal usability. Open Texas 2021. March 12, 2021. Virtual.
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Day, J. R., & Burns, S. (2019). 3rd Annual Accessibility Hackathon. School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin. November 15, 2019.
Fellowships and Awards
- Scott & Vickie Reeve Endowed Fellowship, iSchool, The University of Texas at Austin, 2020-2021, $11,864
- Provost's Fellowship Supplement, iSchool, The University of Texas at Austin, 2019-2023, $20,000
- Mentoring Fellowship, Graduate School, The University of Texas at Austin, 2019-2020, $42,000 (converted to GRAship due to state benefits limitations)
- Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Computer Information Systems & Quantitative Analysis, 2017
- Dean's List, Fall 2013 and Fall 2016
- Texas Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Student with a Visual Impairment Scholarship, 2014
Service, Memberships, and Activities
- Research Associate, Digital Accessibility Center, The University of Texas at Austin, 2025-2026
- Undergraduate Studies Committee, iSchool, The University of Texas at Austin, 2020-2021
- Guest Speaker, INF 385T: Accessible User Experience, April 29, 2021
- Guest Speaker, INF 385T: Accessible User Experience, November 10, 2022
- Guest Speaker, INF 385T: Accessible User Experience, February 16, 2023
- Guest Speaker, INF 385T: Accessible User Experience, October 31, 2024
- Guest Speaker, INF 385T: Accessible User Experience, October 23, 2025
- Guest Speaker, INF 385C: HCI, April 13, 2023
- Attended National Federation of the Blind Convention, 2018
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2017