Austin Stroud is a lecturer in the Department of Library and Information Science at Indiana University Indianapolis and previously taught a variety of programming and non-programming coursework at Ivy Tech Community College, University of Kentucky, Valdosta State University, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to working in higher education, he spent nearly 10 years as a public library director. He holds a 2025 Ph.D. in information studies from Dominican University with a dissertation that focused on the use and instruction of high-level programming languages in online ALA-accredited MLIS programs. Austin previously completed a master’s in library science from Indiana University Indianapolis, a master’s in education with a major in instructional systems technology and a bachelor’s in labor studies from Indiana University, and an associate’s in software development from Ivy Tech Community College. Besides his dissertation, he has authored multiple peer-reviewed articles and has more pending publication. Austin also serves on the editorial board for Public Library Quarterly and serves as a copyeditor for Information Research.