I am a Research and Instruction Librarian focused on user experience and instructional design. I received my Masters in Library and Information Science in May 2010 from Dominican University. My interest in librarianship is rooted in my passion and curiosity for learning and sharing, bolstered by knowledge, experience, and skills gained through my studies, employment and practicum in academic libraries, and work in the fields of education, research, and social justice.

I bring an unconditional presence to library services, with experience in reference support, instruction, liaison and outreach, web services development, web publishing, assessment, collection development, library programming, and intercultural communication. Through previous positions and education, I've developed subject liaison expertise in the fields of Computer Science, English as a Second Language, English Literature, Communication Studies, Nursing, and Health Sciences.

If you are interested in correspondence, please contact me.

Statement on Diversity

Diversity is one of society’s greatest assets toward achieving a shared understanding and, ultimately, peace. As a white male cisgendered American, I recognize this truth from a position of enormous privilege. I reflect on Robert Francis Kennedy’s words as a reminder that with my enormous privilege comes an enormous responsibility:

You can use your enormous privilege and opportunity to seek purely private pleasure and gain. But history will judge you, and, as the years pass, you will ultimately judge yourself, on the extent to which you have used your gifts to lighten and enrich the lives of your fellow man. (A Speech on Race, 1966)