Douglas was born in Mississauga, Ontario in 1974 and was raised in Alberta and British Columbia.
[2][1] Douglas joined UBC School of Library, Archival and Information Studies as an associate professor in 2016.
[3] She has served on editorial team of Archivaria, including the role of general editor since 2014.
[1] In 2020 she was announced as UCLA's 2021 Kenneth Karmiole Lecture in Archival Studies speaker.
[4] In 2014 "What We Talk About When We Talk About Original Order in Writers' Archives," an article based on her doctoral research won Archivaria's W. Kaye Lamb Prize that recognizes advancements in archival thinking.