Esther Gillie, D.Min., Ph.D.
Bio
Dean Esther Gillie joined Regent University in 2016 to serve as Dean of the Library. She previously held librarian positions at Roberts Wesleyan University’s B. Thomas Golisano Library, the University of Connecticut’s Homer D. Babbidge Library at Storrs, the Music Library at the University of Illinois, and Eastman School of Music’s Sibley Music Library.
Dean Gillie is also privileged to serve as an Adjunct Professor at Regent University. She teaches Spiritual Formation courses for the School of Divinity, as well as Music History for the College of Arts and Sciences.
Dean Gillie has served as a Minister of Music for a variety of denominations for over 30 years.
Credentials
Certificate in Spiritual Direction, Saint John’s University School of Theology and Seminary, Collegeville, MN
Ph.D., Regent University School of Psychology and Counseling, Virginia Beach, VA, Focus on Biblical Counseling
D.Min., Northeastern Seminary, Rochester, NY, Focus on Spiritual Formation
M.Div., Northeastern Seminary, Rochester, NY, Focus on Spiritual Formation
Master of Church Music, Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, WI, Focus on Conducting
M.S., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Library and Information Science
Postgraduate Studies:
Eastman School of Music, Choral Music, Conducting, Voice, Piano, and Musicology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Musicology
B.A., Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, summa cum laude, Focus on Music
College Library Directors Mentor Program Participant 2014
Leadership Institute for Academic Library Managers 2015
Research Interests
Spiritual Formation
Spiritual Disciplines
Sacred Music & Art
Prayer
Ministry
Publications
A Response to Christian Education for Librarianship. Christian Scholar’s Review [blog]
Twelve Days of (not just) Christmas
Post Pandemic Praxis: A Meditation on Psalm 23, The Christian Librarian 64(2) article 12 https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/tcl/vol64/iss2/12
Solace: for after someone you love has died from COVID
Grace and Accountability: Godly Supervising. The Faithful Librarian. [blog] https://faithfullibrarian.blog/
A Prayer Vocabulary
Breath Prayers for Anxiety
Loving Your Co-Worker as Christ Expects: Personnel Practices Through the Eyes of Faith, in The Faithful Librarian
Christmas Reflections: A Lukan Perspective
Breath Prayers for Cancer Patients
Electronic Reserve Service in a Multiple Library Setting: Expansion, Centralization, Issues and Solutions. Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Supply & Electronic Reserves. 17(1/2), 121-136 (co-authored with M. S. Laskowski and D. Ward)
Unexpected Journey: Reflections on Having Cancer
The Choral Music of Kenneth Gaburo: An Annotated Survey of Selected Works, American Choral Review. 46(1), 6-8.
Virtual Reference Policies: an examination of current practice in various Organizations, in The Virtual Reference Experience: Integrating Theory into Practice. Ed. R. David Lankes, et al., New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers [Chinese translation available] (co-authored with K. Kern)
Faure at Your Fingertips: Can You Find All You Need Online?" Choral Journal 44(2), 9-15
Awards
Distinguished Alumna of the Year, Northeastern Seminary, 2019
VIP Woman of the Year Circle, National Association of Professional Women, 2016
Sibley Music Library Librarian of the Year Award, 2001