About
Larissa Babak is the User Engagement Manager for Knowledge Commons and affiliated faculty of DH@MSU. At the Commons, she leads community outreach efforts, facilitates content campaigns, conducts user-focused workshops, and designs documentation. She has an extensive background in instructional design, digital marketing, social media management, and technical writing, with experience collaborating in arts institutions, non-profits, and business environments. Additionally, she has taught writing courses at Michigan State University, Madonna University, and Henry Ford College. Her academic research interests are educational technology, content strategy, and the intersections of the humanities within digital spaces.
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Education
Master of Arts in Digital Rhetoric & Professional Writing
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Bachelor of Arts in Writing (Minor in Art History)
Frederick Meijer Honors College; Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts
Henry Ford II Honors Program; Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI Mastodon Feed
Made it all the way to Minneapolis for the ACRL Conference! I started off things with one of my favorite lunches of all time at Kramarczuk's. Whenever I'm in Minneapolis, you can find me savoring Ukrainian cuisine here. If you're an @hello user and are interesting in connecting, message me! I'll be around all week and would love to chat. I may or may not have a few KC stickers too. 🙂 (2025-04-01 ↗)
There’s some big news happening at Knowledge Commons today–we’ve been selected as designated public-access repository of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)! 😊 📰 Link: https://about.hcommons.org/2024/12/10/kcworks-named-designated-public-access-repository-of-the-national-endowment-for-the-humanities/ (2024-12-10 ↗)
Marzipan and almond candies during the holiday season. That is all. 🍬 (2024-12-09 ↗)
A week from today, I will be presenting at #OpenEd24! I am looking forward to talking about the work I’ve done with the KC community team to chat with our users. I hope to see you there! 😊 (2024-10-02 ↗)
Sharing in honor of one of the all times ❤️ #maggiesmith #downtonabbey #happyfriday (2024-09-27 ↗)
Blog Posts
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WordPress 6.8.1 and New Themes
(Knowledge Commons,
2025-05-28)
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University of Oregon Libraries Joins Knowledge Commons as a Sustaining Member
(Knowledge Commons,
2025-05-22)
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Join Knowledge Commons on Bluesky!
(Knowledge Commons,
2025-03-28)
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Game On: Meet Our Team Through Some of Our Favorite Games
(Knowledge Commons,
2025-02-24)
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Digital Scholar Donates $20,000 to Support Knowledge Commons…and Helps Us Reach A Major Milestone!
(Knowledge Commons,
2025-01-21)
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Introducing our revitalized user advisory group!
(Platypus,
2024-02-15)
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An Update from the Commons about our Generative AI Use
(Platypus,
2023-11-07)
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Reviewing, Editing, & Publishing: Open Access and the Public Philosophy Journal
(Platypus,
2023-10-18)
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Develop Your Digital Presence
(Platypus,
2023-08-08)
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Publish Your Journal
(Platypus,
2023-08-03)
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Hello world!
(Getting Started with HASTAC Commons,
2022-04-25)
KCWorks
- Slides
- Other presentation material
- Conference proceeding
