Nicole Dyszlewski

Nicole P. Dyszlewski currently serves as Assistant Dean of Academic Innovation, for the Law School. She originally joined the staff of the law school as the Research/Access Services Librarian in 2015 having come from a public legislative library before becoming the Head of Reference, Instruction, and Engagement in the law library prior to accepting her current position. She received a B.A. from Hofstra University, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. She is a member of the Massachusetts State Bar and the Rhode Island State Bar. Prior to becoming a law librarian, Nicole practiced real estate law. Her areas of interest are DEIB pedagogy in law school, mass incarceration, and access to justice.

Books

Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Equity and Inclusion Beyond the First Year (Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press, 2024)(with Raquel J. Gabriel, Suzanne Harrington-Steppen, Anna Russell, and Genevieve B. Tung).

Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom (Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press, 2021)(with Raquel J. Gabriel, Suzanne Harrington-Steppen, Anna Russell, and Genevieve B. Tung)

“Marketing and Outreach,” in Introduction to Law Librarianship, edited by Zanada Joyner and Cas Laskowski (Mountain View, CA: Pressbooks, 2021) (with Jessica Almeida)

“Rhode Island Women's Bar Association & the History of Women Lawyers in Our State,” in Raising the Bar: America Celebrates 150 Years of Women Lawyers 1869-2019, edited by Chuck Oldham and Ana E. Lopez (Tampa, FL: Faircount Media Group, 2019) (with Cassandra L. Feeney and Gina Renzulli Lemay)

“Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) Inmates,” in Sexual Orientation, Gender Identities, and the Law: A Research Bibliography, 2006-2016, edited by Dana Neacsu and David Brian Holt (Getzville, New York: William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 2018) (with Alisha Hennen)

What Color is Your C.F.R.? (Chicago, Illinois: CALI, 2016) (with Raquel Ortiz, illustrated by Liz Gotauco)

Articles

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Social Justice in the Curriculum, in the Classroom, and in the Courtroom, 29 Roger Williams L. Rev. 6 (2023)(with Diana Hassel)

Law Librarians Leading Law Schools Through Transformative Change: Integrating Doctrine and Diversity, 42 Legal Reference Serv. Q. 163 (2023).

Integrating Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Social Justice and Law with Intention, Jurist, April 22, 2022.

Focus on the Future: An Interview with Koye Idowu, Rhode Island Bar Journal, Jan./Feb. 2022, at 32 (with Meghan L. Hopkins)

Integrating Diversity into the 1L Curriculum, One Librarian at a Time, 25 UC Davis Social Justice Law Review 64 (2021)

Law Librarians as Access to Justice Allies, 17 Public Services Quarterly 65 (2021) (with Jessica Almeida)

Focus on the Future: An Interview with Justin S. Smith, Rhode Island Bar Journal, Nov./Dec. 2021, at 21 (with Meghan L. Hopkins)

Focus on the Future: An Interview with Samantha Armstrong, Rhode Island Bar Journal, Sept./Oct. 2021, at 21 (with Meghan L. Hopkins)

Focus on the Future: An Interview with Emily Heisler, Rhode Island Bar Journal, July/August 2021, at 23 (with Meghan L. Hopkins)

Focus on the Future: An Interview with Monsurat Ottun, Rhode Island Bar Journal, May/June 2021, at 21 (with Meghan L. Hopkins)

Focus on the Future: An Interview with Kaylin Pelletier, Rhode Island Bar Journal, March/April 2021, at 27 (with Meghan L. Hopkins)

History of the First Women Project, 25 Roger Williams University Law Review 307 (2020)

Boldly Marching Through Closed Doors: The Experiences of the Earliest Female Attorneys in Their Own Words, 25 Roger Williams  University Law Review 340 (2020)

Focus on the Future: An Interview with Michaela Bland, Rhode Island Bar Journal, May/June 2020, at 33 (with Meghan L. Hopkins)

Focus on the Future: An Interview with Zachary Lyons, Rhode Island Bar Journal, July/August 2020, at 22 (Meghan L. Hopkins)

7 Podcasts for Lawyers Who Love True Crime, Rhode Island Bar Journal. March/April 2020, at 23

Continuing the Conversation on Diversity and Inclusion, AALL Spectrum, Sept./Oct.  2019, at 30 (with Zanada Joyner and Joshua LaPorte)

Learning from Millennials in the Legal Workspace, Rhode Island Bar Journal, Mar./Apr. 2019, at 23 (with Suzanne Harrington-Steppen)

Book Review, Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence by Ronda Muir, 110 Law Library Journal 416 (2018)

9 Strategies for Improving the Legal Internship Experience at Your Office, Rhode Island Bar Journal, Jan./Feb. 2018, at 21 (with Laura Pickering)

Legal Ease: Self-Care for Library Staff, AALL White Paper (2018), (editor)(with Jessica Randall Panella and Brittany Stronjy)

Bringing Books Behind Bars: Anatomy of a Successful Service Project, AALL Spectrum, Nov./Dec.  2016, at 39 (with Jessica Pisano Jones and Joshua LaPorte)

Mass Incarceration: An Annotated Bibliography, 21 Roger Williams University Law Review 471 (2016)(with Lucinda Harrison-Cox and Raquel Ortiz)

Managing Disruptive Patron Behavior in Law Libraries: A Grey Paper, 107 Law Library Journal 491 (2015)(with Kristen R. Moore and Genevieve B. Tung)

Outreach to Public Libraries: Efforts to Propel Service and Access to Information in New England, AALL Spectrum, Dec. 2014, at 13 (with Catherine Biondo, Joshua LaPorte, and Rebecca Martin)

Book Review, Politics of Parking: Rights, Identity and Property by Sarah Marusek, 105 Law Library Journal 235 (2013)

Book Review, Human Rights in Europe: Commentary on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, 20 Law and Politics Book Review 348 (2010),