Librarians by Subject Area

Advertising, Public Relations & Media Design

Stacy Gilbert

Assistant Professor • Social Sciences Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

Stacy supports students, faculty and researchers in the subject areas of advertising, public relations and media design (APRD), communication, journalism and media studies.

stacy.gilbert@colorado.edu     303-492-9395

African & African American Studies

Katerina Allmendinger

Success & Engagement Librarian • Teaching Assistant Professor

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

katerina.allmendinger@colorado.edu     303-735-7936

American Music Research Center (AMRC)

Jessie de la Cruz

Teaching Associate Professor • Music and Recorded Sound Archivist • Assistant Director of the American Music Research Center

Success and Engagement Strategies • Rare and Distinctive Collections

jessie.delacruz@colorado.edu

Anthropology

Alexander Watkins

Associate Professor • Art & Architecture Librarian • Lead, Collections Engagement Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

As the Art & Architecture Librarian, I teach research skills in the areas of art, architecture and design, e-mail me to arrange a session for your class . I'm available to answer your research questions and provide in-depth research consultations, you can use my calendar to schedule a research appointment . I also build the library’s collection of books, journals, and electronic resources for art, architecture and design housed in...

alexander.watkins@colorado.edu     303-492-3966

Archives

Megan Friedel

Assistant Professor • Lead, Collections Management and Stewardship Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Rare and Distinctive Collections

Megan Friedel is the co-interim lead of the CU Boulder Libraries’ Rare and Distinctive Collections (RaD). She also serves as the Libraries’ Head of Archives and Collections Section Lead for the RaD team.

megan.k.friedel@colorado.edu     303-735-4846

Art & Art History

Alexander Watkins

Associate Professor • Art & Architecture Librarian • Lead, Collections Engagement Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

As the Art & Architecture Librarian, I teach research skills in the areas of art, architecture and design, e-mail me to arrange a session for your class . I'm available to answer your research questions and provide in-depth research consultations, you can use my calendar to schedule a research appointment . I also build the library’s collection of books, journals, and electronic resources for art, architecture and design housed in...

alexander.watkins@colorado.edu     303-492-3966

Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences

Rebecca Kuglitsch

Associate Professor • Lead, Branches & Services Team

Success and Engagement Strategies • Branches & Services

Rebecca supports students, faculty and researchers in the subject areas of astrophysical and planetary sciences, the history of science and physics.

rebecca.kuglitsch@colorado.edu     303-492-2421

Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences

Rebecca Kuglitsch

Associate Professor • Lead, Branches & Services Team

Success and Engagement Strategies • Branches & Services

Rebecca supports students, faculty and researchers in the subject areas of astrophysical and planetary sciences, the history of science and physics.

rebecca.kuglitsch@colorado.edu     303-492-2421

Biology EBIO

Abbey Lewis

Teaching Associate Professor • STEM Engagement Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Learning & Engagement

Abbey Lewis is the STEM Engagement Librarian at the University of Colorado Boulder. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Ohio State University and received her MLS from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Prior to joining the University of Colorado Boulder library faculty, she worked as a librarian for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

abbey.b.lewis@colorado.edu     303-492-3921

Biology MCDB

Abbey Lewis

Teaching Associate Professor • STEM Engagement Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Learning & Engagement

Abbey Lewis is the STEM Engagement Librarian at the University of Colorado Boulder. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Ohio State University and received her MLS from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Prior to joining the University of Colorado Boulder library faculty, she worked as a librarian for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

abbey.b.lewis@colorado.edu     303-492-3921

Business

Juliann Couture

Associate Professor • Head, Business Library • Lead, Relationship Building & Engagement Section • Interim Lead, Student Supervisors Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Branches & Services

juliann.couture@colorado.edu     303-492-9716

Katie Sparks

Success & Engagement Librarian • Teaching Assistant Professor

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

katie.sparks@colorado.edu     303-735-1408

Natalia Tingle Dolan

Associate Professor • Business Collections & Reference Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Branches & Services

Natalia's research is focused on information-seeking behaviors, information literacy, information access and library usage behaviors.

natalia.dolan@colorado.edu     303-492-3034

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Katie Sparks

Success & Engagement Librarian • Teaching Assistant Professor

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

katie.sparks@colorado.edu     303-735-1408

Children's and Young Adult Collection (formerly Juvenile Literature)

Katerina Allmendinger

Success & Engagement Librarian • Teaching Assistant Professor

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

katerina.allmendinger@colorado.edu     303-735-7936

Chinese and Other Asian Languages & Literature

Xiang Li

Associate Professor • Chinese & Asian Studies Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

Xiang’s research interests include the changing practices of East Asian librarianship and information behavior of East Asian Scholars. Her current research is on how East Asian scholars cite foreign language materials. Xiang is also interested in international students’ information needs and the library’s role in support their academic success.

xiang.li@colorado.edu     303-492-7454

Cinema Studies (formerly Film Studies)

Alexander Watkins

Associate Professor • Art & Architecture Librarian • Lead, Collections Engagement Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

As the Art & Architecture Librarian, I teach research skills in the areas of art, architecture and design, e-mail me to arrange a session for your class . I'm available to answer your research questions and provide in-depth research consultations, you can use my calendar to schedule a research appointment . I also build the library’s collection of books, journals, and electronic resources for art, architecture and design housed in...

alexander.watkins@colorado.edu     303-492-3966

Classics

Megan Welsh

Associate Professor • Interdisciplinary Art & Humanities Librarian • Lead, Learning & Engagement Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Learning & Engagement

Megan's research interests include engaging students in the academic library setting, effectively orienting new librarians in their professional environments, storytelling as a pedagogical method in the library instruction classroom, embedding library services at a student's critical point of need, and evaluating the ethics of librarians who consider themselves religious and/or work in religiously affiliated libraries.

megan.welsh@colorado.edu     303-492-5136

Communication

Stacy Gilbert

Assistant Professor • Social Sciences Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

Stacy supports students, faculty and researchers in the subject areas of advertising, public relations and media design (APRD), communication, journalism and media studies.

stacy.gilbert@colorado.edu     303-492-9395

Computer Science

Liz Novosel

Assistant Professor • Computer Science, Mathematics and Social Sciences Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

elizabeth.novosel@colorado.edu     303-735-1209

Critical Media Practices

Alexander Watkins

Associate Professor • Art & Architecture Librarian • Lead, Collections Engagement Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

As the Art & Architecture Librarian, I teach research skills in the areas of art, architecture and design, e-mail me to arrange a session for your class . I'm available to answer your research questions and provide in-depth research consultations, you can use my calendar to schedule a research appointment . I also build the library’s collection of books, journals, and electronic resources for art, architecture and design housed in...

alexander.watkins@colorado.edu     303-492-3966

Digital Humanities & Digital Scholarship

Nickoal Eichmann-Kalwara

Assistant Professor • Digital Scholarship Librarian

Center for Research Data & Digital Scholarship

nickoal.eichmann@colorado.edu     303-735-7195

Economics

Liz Novosel

Assistant Professor • Computer Science, Mathematics and Social Sciences Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

elizabeth.novosel@colorado.edu     303-735-1209

Education

Katerina Allmendinger

Success & Engagement Librarian • Teaching Assistant Professor

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

katerina.allmendinger@colorado.edu     303-735-7936

Engineering

Emily Dommermuth

Assistant Professor • Engineering, Science and Design Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Branches & Services

Emily can help faculty and students find science and engineering information for Engineering and Environmental Design.

emily.dommermuth@colorado.edu     (303) 735-8365

English & American Literature

Megan Welsh

Associate Professor • Interdisciplinary Art & Humanities Librarian • Lead, Learning & Engagement Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Learning & Engagement

Megan's research interests include engaging students in the academic library setting, effectively orienting new librarians in their professional environments, storytelling as a pedagogical method in the library instruction classroom, embedding library services at a student's critical point of need, and evaluating the ethics of librarians who consider themselves religious and/or work in religiously affiliated libraries.

megan.welsh@colorado.edu     303-492-5136

Environmental Design, Architecture & Planning

Emily Dommermuth

Assistant Professor • Engineering, Science and Design Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Branches & Services

Emily can help faculty and students find science and engineering information for Engineering and Environmental Design.

emily.dommermuth@colorado.edu     (303) 735-8365

Environmental Studies

Abbey Lewis

Teaching Associate Professor • STEM Engagement Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Learning & Engagement

Abbey Lewis is the STEM Engagement Librarian at the University of Colorado Boulder. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Ohio State University and received her MLS from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Prior to joining the University of Colorado Boulder library faculty, she worked as a librarian for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

abbey.b.lewis@colorado.edu     303-492-3921

Ethnic Studies

Katerina Allmendinger

Success & Engagement Librarian • Teaching Assistant Professor

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

katerina.allmendinger@colorado.edu     303-735-7936

French Language & Literature

Kathia Ibacache

Interim Lead, Researcher Engagement section • Assistant Professor • Romance Languages Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

Kathia supports students, faculty and researchers in the subject areas of French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese language and literature, Latin American studies and linguistics.

kathia.ibacache@colorado.edu     303-492-3134

General Collections

Gabrielle Wiersma

Associate Professor • Lead, Collection Management Team

Research & Innovation Strategies • Collection Management

Professor Wiersma's research focuses on library collection management and assessment. She is interested in innovative acquisition models and collection analysis tools.

gabrielle.wiersma@colorado.edu     303-492-4316

Geography (Human & Physical)

Liz Novosel

Assistant Professor • Computer Science, Mathematics and Social Sciences Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

elizabeth.novosel@colorado.edu     303-735-1209

Geological Sciences

Emily Dommermuth

Assistant Professor • Engineering, Science and Design Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Branches & Services

Emily can help faculty and students find science and engineering information for Engineering and Environmental Design.

emily.dommermuth@colorado.edu     (303) 735-8365

Germanic Language & Literature

Liz Novosel

Assistant Professor • Computer Science, Mathematics and Social Sciences Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

elizabeth.novosel@colorado.edu     303-735-1209

Government Information

Kate Tallman

Assistant Professor • Interim Lead, Rare & Distinctive Collections • Regional Government Documents Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Rare and Distinctive Collections

Kate Tallman is the Regional Federal Depository Coordinator and subject specialist for Government Information and International Affairs.

kathryn.w.tallman@colorado.edu     303-492-3900

History

Frederick Carey

Assistant Professor • History & Philosophy Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

Frederick is the History and Philosophy Librarian at the University of Colorado Boulder. He earned his MLIS from the University of Denver, and received a BA in Philosophy with minors in Medieval & Byzantine Studies and Theology & Religious Studies from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He teaches how to locate, evaluate, and effectively use information in the areas of history and philosophy. You can use his...

frederick.carey@colorado.edu     303-735-5873

Information & Library Science

Liz Novosel

Assistant Professor • Computer Science, Mathematics and Social Sciences Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

elizabeth.novosel@colorado.edu     303-735-1209

Integrative Physiology

Abbey Lewis

Teaching Associate Professor • STEM Engagement Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Learning & Engagement

Abbey Lewis is the STEM Engagement Librarian at the University of Colorado Boulder. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Ohio State University and received her MLS from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Prior to joining the University of Colorado Boulder library faculty, she worked as a librarian for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

abbey.b.lewis@colorado.edu     303-492-3921

Intermedia Art, Writing & Performance

Alexander Watkins

Associate Professor • Art & Architecture Librarian • Lead, Collections Engagement Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

As the Art & Architecture Librarian, I teach research skills in the areas of art, architecture and design, e-mail me to arrange a session for your class . I'm available to answer your research questions and provide in-depth research consultations, you can use my calendar to schedule a research appointment . I also build the library’s collection of books, journals, and electronic resources for art, architecture and design housed in...

alexander.watkins@colorado.edu     303-492-3966

International Affairs

Kate Tallman

Assistant Professor • Interim Lead, Rare & Distinctive Collections • Regional Government Documents Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Rare and Distinctive Collections

Kate Tallman is the Regional Federal Depository Coordinator and subject specialist for Government Information and International Affairs.

kathryn.w.tallman@colorado.edu     303-492-3900

Allan Van Hoye

Teaching Assistant Professor • Government Information and Civic Literacy Librarian • Interim Lead, Research Services Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Rare and Distinctive Collections

allan.vanhoye@colorado.edu     303-492-3797

Italian Language & Literature

Kathia Ibacache

Interim Lead, Researcher Engagement section • Assistant Professor • Romance Languages Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

Kathia supports students, faculty and researchers in the subject areas of French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese language and literature, Latin American studies and linguistics.

kathia.ibacache@colorado.edu     303-492-3134

Japanese and Korean Languages & Literature

Adam Lisbon

Associate Professor • Japanese & Korean Studies Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

Adam manages the Japanese and Korean Collections at the University libraries. He teaches research skills in literature, history, language, and across many other disciplines as they relate to Japanese and Korean Studies. If you have students whose research skills you want to improve, you can email him to set up a session for your class . If you need an in depth discussion on supporting your research of Japan, Korea,...

adam.lisbon@colorado.edu     303-492-8822

Jewish Studies

Megan Welsh

Associate Professor • Interdisciplinary Art & Humanities Librarian • Lead, Learning & Engagement Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Learning & Engagement

Megan's research interests include engaging students in the academic library setting, effectively orienting new librarians in their professional environments, storytelling as a pedagogical method in the library instruction classroom, embedding library services at a student's critical point of need, and evaluating the ethics of librarians who consider themselves religious and/or work in religiously affiliated libraries.

megan.welsh@colorado.edu     303-492-5136

Journalism

Stacy Gilbert

Assistant Professor • Social Sciences Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

Stacy supports students, faculty and researchers in the subject areas of advertising, public relations and media design (APRD), communication, journalism and media studies.

stacy.gilbert@colorado.edu     303-492-9395

Linguistics

Kathia Ibacache

Interim Lead, Researcher Engagement section • Assistant Professor • Romance Languages Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

Kathia supports students, faculty and researchers in the subject areas of French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese language and literature, Latin American studies and linguistics.

kathia.ibacache@colorado.edu     303-492-3134

Maps

Ilene Raynes

Map Library Program Manager

Success and Engagement Strategies • Rare and Distinctive Collections

ilene.raynes@colorado.edu     303-492-4487

Mathematics & Applied Mathematics

Liz Novosel

Assistant Professor • Computer Science, Mathematics and Social Sciences Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

elizabeth.novosel@colorado.edu     303-735-1209

Media Studies

Stacy Gilbert

Assistant Professor • Social Sciences Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

Stacy supports students, faculty and researchers in the subject areas of advertising, public relations and media design (APRD), communication, journalism and media studies.

stacy.gilbert@colorado.edu     303-492-9395

Museum Studies

Sean Babbs

Rare and Distinctive Collections Instruction Coordinator

Success and Engagement Strategies • Rare and Distinctive Collections

Sean Babbs is the library liaison for the Museum Studies program and a curator in Rare and Distinctive Collections, specializing in the history of science and children’s literature.

sean.babbs@colorado.edu     303-735-4923

Music

Stephanie Bonjack

Assistant Professor • Head, Music Library • Lead, Collections, Materials Management & Cataloging Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Branches & Services

stephanie.bonjack@colorado.edu     303-492-9895

Philosophy

Frederick Carey

Assistant Professor • History & Philosophy Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

Frederick is the History and Philosophy Librarian at the University of Colorado Boulder. He earned his MLIS from the University of Denver, and received a BA in Philosophy with minors in Medieval & Byzantine Studies and Theology & Religious Studies from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He teaches how to locate, evaluate, and effectively use information in the areas of history and philosophy. You can use his...

frederick.carey@colorado.edu     303-735-5873

Physics

Rebecca Kuglitsch

Associate Professor • Lead, Branches & Services Team

Success and Engagement Strategies • Branches & Services

Rebecca supports students, faculty and researchers in the subject areas of astrophysical and planetary sciences, the history of science and physics.

rebecca.kuglitsch@colorado.edu     303-492-2421

Political Science

Allan Van Hoye

Teaching Assistant Professor • Government Information and Civic Literacy Librarian • Interim Lead, Research Services Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Rare and Distinctive Collections

allan.vanhoye@colorado.edu     303-492-3797

Program for Writing and Rhetoric

Caroline Sinkinson

Associate Professor • Lead, Learning & Engagement Team

Success and Engagement Strategies • Learning & Engagement

Caroline Sinkinson’s research centers on information landscapes and learners’ manifestation of identity and critical habits of mind within those spaces. Specifically, her research has investigated notions of information literacy within Higher Education contexts in order to enhance both theoretical and pedagogical approaches to information literacy initiatives.

caroline.sinkinson@colorado.edu     303-492-0450

Psychology & Neuroscience

Katie Sparks

Success & Engagement Librarian • Teaching Assistant Professor

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

katie.sparks@colorado.edu     303-735-1408

Rare Books

Deborah Hollis

Professor • Lead, Instruction & Outreach Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Rare and Distinctive Collections

Deborah Hollis applies her expertise with primary sources and rare and artistic works in the arts and sciences to foster teaching and learning across disciplines.

deborah.hollis@colorado.edu     303-492-3910

Reference

Gabrielle Wiersma

Associate Professor • Lead, Collection Management Team

Research & Innovation Strategies • Collection Management

Professor Wiersma's research focuses on library collection management and assessment. She is interested in innovative acquisition models and collection analysis tools.

gabrielle.wiersma@colorado.edu     303-492-4316

Religious Studies

Megan Welsh

Associate Professor • Interdisciplinary Art & Humanities Librarian • Lead, Learning & Engagement Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Learning & Engagement

Megan's research interests include engaging students in the academic library setting, effectively orienting new librarians in their professional environments, storytelling as a pedagogical method in the library instruction classroom, embedding library services at a student's critical point of need, and evaluating the ethics of librarians who consider themselves religious and/or work in religiously affiliated libraries.

megan.welsh@colorado.edu     303-492-5136

Research Data Management

Melissa Cantrell

Assistant Professor • Scholarly Communication Librarian • Interim Lead, Data and Scholarly Communication Services

Center for Research Data & Digital Scholarship • Data and Scholarly Communications Services

melissa.cantrell@colorado.edu     303-492-3739

Matthew Murray

Data Librarian • Teaching Assistant Professor

Center for Research Data & Digital Scholarship • Data and Scholarly Communications Services

Matthew.Murray-2@colorado.edu

Aditya Ranganath

Teaching Assistant Professor • Data Librarian

Center for Research Data & Digital Scholarship • Data and Scholarly Communications Services

Aditya.Ranganath@colorado.edu

Scholarly Communication

Melissa Cantrell

Assistant Professor • Scholarly Communication Librarian • Interim Lead, Data and Scholarly Communication Services

Center for Research Data & Digital Scholarship • Data and Scholarly Communications Services

melissa.cantrell@colorado.edu     303-492-3739

Ryan Caillet

Institutional Repository Program Manager • Academic Services Program Manager

Center for Research Data & Digital Scholarship • Data and Scholarly Communications Services

ryan.caillet@colorado.edu     757-408-2259.

Slavic Languages & Literature

Katie Sparks

Success & Engagement Librarian • Teaching Assistant Professor

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

katie.sparks@colorado.edu     303-735-1408

Sociology

Allan Van Hoye

Teaching Assistant Professor • Government Information and Civic Literacy Librarian • Interim Lead, Research Services Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Rare and Distinctive Collections

allan.vanhoye@colorado.edu     303-492-3797

Spanish and Portuguese Languages & Literature

Kathia Ibacache

Interim Lead, Researcher Engagement section • Assistant Professor • Romance Languages Librarian

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

Kathia supports students, faculty and researchers in the subject areas of French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese language and literature, Latin American studies and linguistics.

kathia.ibacache@colorado.edu     303-492-3134

Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

Katie Sparks

Success & Engagement Librarian • Teaching Assistant Professor

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

katie.sparks@colorado.edu     303-735-1408

Theatre & Dance

Stephanie Bonjack

Assistant Professor • Head, Music Library • Lead, Collections, Materials Management & Cataloging Section

Success and Engagement Strategies • Branches & Services

stephanie.bonjack@colorado.edu     303-492-9895

Undergraduate Studies

Caroline Sinkinson

Associate Professor • Lead, Learning & Engagement Team

Success and Engagement Strategies • Learning & Engagement

Caroline Sinkinson’s research centers on information landscapes and learners’ manifestation of identity and critical habits of mind within those spaces. Specifically, her research has investigated notions of information literacy within Higher Education contexts in order to enhance both theoretical and pedagogical approaches to information literacy initiatives.

caroline.sinkinson@colorado.edu     303-492-0450

Women, Gender & LGBTQ Studies

Katerina Allmendinger

Success & Engagement Librarian • Teaching Assistant Professor

Success and Engagement Strategies • Researcher & Collections Engagement

katerina.allmendinger@colorado.edu     303-735-7936