I’m the University Librarian and the liaison librarian to several academic departments. I’ve worked at Hollins since 2007 and enjoy collaborating with students and faculty on their research.
Whether you’re creating a first-year seminar project, a thesis, a submission to a professional journal, or anything in between, I’m available to help support your work.
Assists students with research in the following majors:
Business
Communication Studies
Economics
Education
Gender & Women's Studies
International Studies
Political Science
Sociology
Education
M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh
B.J., University of Missouri
Publications & Articles
"Looking outward: partnerships and outreach at Hollins University,” in Excellence in the stacks: Strategies, practices and reflections of award-winning libraries. Ed. by Jacob Hill and Susan Swords Steffen. Oxford: Chandos Publishing, 2013. (Co-authored with Maryke Barber)
Virginia Library Association, 2013 Presidential Citation, for role in re-invigoration of the Virginia chapter of ACRL and co-founding the VLACRL Conference-within-a-Conference at the VLA Annual Conference.
Reference Service Press Award in 2010, from the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association, for the most outstanding article in Reference & User Services Quarterly, volume 48.
Research Interests
Leadership and change within liberal arts college libraries.
