Dr. Owens has served the University of Texas at Austin Graduate School of Information for ten years. She served four years as Associate Professor and graduate advisor and six years as an Assistant Professor. She is a former head librarian at Howard University School of Divinity. Dr. Owens earned her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel, M.A.R.S. at Howard University, M.L.S. at the University of Maryland and B.S. at Barber-Scotia College.