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Subject Librarians

The tables below list the name, office telephone number, and e-mail address of the librarian who specializes in service for each subject area. Subject librarians offer research advice to individuals or university classes, and consider requests for purchase of new materials. The subject terms are linked to corresponding lists of electronic resources. Librarians with liaison duties for Multidisciplinary Collections and Residential Colleges are listed at the bottom of the page.

 

Subject Areas

African Studies

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
African Studies Erik Ponder (517) 884-0838 ponderer@msu.edu
African Studies Chenjerai Mabhiza (517) 884-8981 mabhizac@msu.edu

Agriculture

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics Suzanne Teghtmeyer (517) 884-0894 teghtmey@msu.edu
Agriculture and Forestry Suzanne Teghtmeyer (517) 884-0894 teghtmey@msu.edu
Animal Science Andrea Kepsel (517) 884-0898 akepsel@msu.edu
Horticulture Suzanne Teghtmeyer (517) 884-0894 teghtmey@msu.edu

Anthropology

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Anthropology Amanda Tickner (517) 884-9432 atickner@msu.edu

Architecture

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Architecture Terrie Wilson (517) 884-0862 wilso398@msu.edu
Human Environment and Design Terrie Wilson (517) 884-0862 wilso398@msu.edu

Art History

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Art History Terrie Wilson (517) 884-0862 wilso398@msu.edu

Arts, Performing

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Dance, Theatre, Film Studies Michael Rodriguez (517) 884-6395 rodri171@msu.edu

Arts, Visual

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Film Michael Rodriguez (517) 884-6395 rodri171@msu.edu
Photography Terrie Wilson (517) 884-0862 wilso398@msu.edu

Asian Studies

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
East Asian Studies Xian Wu (517) 884-0837 wuxian@msu.edu
Central Asia Terri Miller (517) 884-0867 ticklet@msu.edu
South and Southeast Asian Studies Zoe McLaughlin (517) 884-0867 mclau197@msu.edu
Western Asia
(See Middle Eastern Studies) 		Deborah Margolis (517) 884-0892 deborahm@msu.edu

Astronomy

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Astronomy Eric Tans (517) 884-7808 tans@msu.edu

Biological Sciences

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Iris Kovar-Gough iriskg@msu.edu
Integrative Biology Jodi Coalter (517) 884-3548 coalterj@msu.edu
Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Andrea Kepsel (517) 884-0898 akepsel@msu.edu
Ecology Jodi Coalter (517) 884-3548 coalterj@msu.edu
Entomology Jodi Coalter (517) 884-3548 coalterj@msu.edu
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Iris Kovar-Gough iriskg@msu.edu
Neuroscience Iris Kovar-Gough iriskg@msu.edu
Pharmacology & Toxicology Chana Kraus-Friedberg (517) 884-8462 krausfri@msu.edu
Physiology Iris Kovar-Gough iriskg@msu.edu
Plant Biology Suzanne Teghtmeyer (517) 884-0894 teghtmey@msu.edu

Business

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Accounting Breezy Silver (517) 432-4181 silverbr@msu.edu
Advertising Alex Hauser (517) 884-6679 hauseral@msu.edu
Corporate Social Responsibility & Business Ethics Laura Walesby (517) 355-4647 leavitt9@msu.edu
Data Services Breezy Silver (517) 432-4181 silverbr@msu.edu
Entrepreneurship Terence O'Neill (517) 884-6685 oneillt@msu.edu
Finance Breezy Silver (517) 432-4181 silverbr@msu.edu
Hospitality Business Breezy Silver (517) 432-4181 silverbr@msu.edu
Human Resources & Labor Relations Alex Hauser (517) 884-6679 hauseral@msu.edu
International Business Breezy Silver (517) 432-4181 silverbr@msu.edu
Management Alex Hauser (517) 884-6679 hauseral@msu.edu
Marketing Alex Hauser (517) 884-6679 hauseral@msu.edu
MBA Programs Laura Walesby (517) 355-4647 leavitt9@msu.edu
Supply Chain Management Breezy Silver (517) 432-4181 silverbr@msu.edu

Canadian Studies

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Canadian Studies Dao Gong (517) 884-0884 gongd@msu.edu

Chemistry

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Chemistry Eric Tans (517) 884-7808 tans@msu.edu

Classics

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Classical Archaeology Amanda Tickner (517) 884-9432 atickner@msu.edu
Classical Studies Amanda Tickner (517) 884-9432 atickner@msu.edu

Clothing & Textiles

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Clothing & Textiles Terrie Wilson (517) 884-0862 wilso398@msu.edu

Comics

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Comic Art Leslie McRoberts (517) 884-0821 mcrobe13@msu.edu

Communication

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Advertising Alex Hauser (517) 884-6679 hauseral@msu.edu
Communication Sharon Ladenson (517) 884-0891 ladenson@msu.edu
Communicative Sciences and Disorders Jessica Shira Sender (517) 355-8324 jsender@msu.edu
Communications Technology Sharon Ladenson (517) 884-0891 ladenson@msu.edu
Journalism Kathleen Weessies (517) 884-0849 weessie2@msu.edu
Telecommunications Sharon Ladenson (517) 884-0891 ladenson@msu.edu

Computers

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Computer Science Sheila Bryant (517) 884-0896 bryants@msu.edu

Criminal Justice

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Criminal Justice Carin Graves (517) 884-0854 gravesc@msu.edu

Digital Humanities

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Digital Humanities Yuri Cantrell (517) 353-1395 cantre48@msu.edu

Economics

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Economics Breezy Silver (517) 432-4181 silverbr@msu.edu

Education

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Counseling Elizabeth Webster (517) 884-5929 ewebster@msu.edu
Educational Administration Elizabeth Webster (517) 884-5929 ewebster@msu.edu
Educational Psychology Elizabeth Webster (517) 884-5929 ewebster@msu.edu
Kinesiology Sheila Bryant (517) 884-0896 bryants@msu.edu
Special Education Elizabeth Webster (517) 884-5929 ewebster@msu.edu
Teacher Education Elizabeth Webster (517) 884-5929 ewebster@msu.edu

Engineering

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Engineering Sheila Bryant (517) 884-0896 bryants@msu.edu

Environmental Studies

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Environmental Science & Policy Eric Tans (517) 884-7808 tans@msu.edu
Fisheries and Wildlife Jodi Coalter (517) 884-3548 coalterj@msu.edu
Landscape Architecture Amanda Tickner (517) 884-9432 atickner@msu.edu
Community Sustainability Eric Tans (517) 884-7808 tans@msu.edu

Ethnic Studies

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
African American Studies Erik Ponder (517) 884-0838 ponderer@msu.edu
Arab American Studies Erik Ponder (517) 884-0838 ponderer@msu.edu
Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies Erik Ponder (517) 884-0838 ponderer@msu.edu
Boricua Studies Andrea McMillan   salaza27@msu.edu
Chicano Studies (Mexican American) Andrea McMillan   salaza27@msu.edu
European Americans and Other Immigrant Groups Erik Ponder (517) 884-0838 ponderer@msu.edu
Hispanic (see Boricua, Chicano and/or Latino Studies) Andrea McMillan   salaza27@msu.edu
Native American Studies Erik Ponder (517) 884-0838 ponderer@msu.edu

European Studies & Russian Studies

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
British History/Studies Terrie Wilson (517) 884-0862 wilso398@msu.edu
French Studies Terrie Wilson (517) 884-0862 wilso398@msu.edu
Germanic Studies Terrie Wilson (517) 884-0862 wilso398@msu.edu
Iberian Studies (Spanish, Portuguese) Janette Nunez (517) 884-6379 nunezcha@msu.edu
Irish History/Studies Terrie Wilson (517) 884-0862 wilso398@msu.edu
Italian Studies Terrie Wilson (517) 884-0862 wilso398@msu.edu
Modern Greek Studies Terrie Wilson (517) 884-0862 wilso398@msu.edu
Russian and East European Studies Terri Miller (517) 884-0867 ticklet@msu.edu

Food Science & Nutrition

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Food Science & Nutrition Andrea Kepsel (517) 884-0898 akepsel@msu.edu

Gaming

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Gaming (Collection) Jonah Magar (517) 884-8479 magarjon@msu.edu

Gender Studies

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Gay and Lesbian Studies Sharon Ladenson (517) 884-0891 ladenson@msu.edu
Women's Studies Sharon Ladenson (517) 884-0891 ladenson@msu.edu

Geography

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Geography Kathleen Weessies (517) 884-0849 weessie2@msu.edu
GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Kathleen Weessies (517) 884-0849 weessie2@msu.edu
  Amanda Tickner (517) 884-9432 atickner@msu.edu
Maps/Atlases Kathleen Weessies (517) 884-0849 weessie2@msu.edu

Geology

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Geology Kathleen Weessies (517) 884-0849 weessie2@msu.edu

Government

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Canadian Government Documents Julia Ezzo (517) 884-6387 julia@msu.edu
International Documents Julia Ezzo (517) 884-6387 julia@msu.edu
Michigan Government Documents Julia Ezzo (517) 884-6387 julia@msu.edu
U.S. Government Documents Julia Ezzo (517) 884-6387 julia@msu.edu

Grants

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Foundations, Fundraising & Proposal Writing Sheila Bryant (517) 884-0896 bryants@msu.edu

History

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
American (U.S.) History Michael Rodriguez (517) 884-6395 rodri171@msu.edu
Ancient History Amanda Tickner (517) 884-9432 atickner@msu.edu
European History Terrie Wilson (517) 884-0862 wilso398@msu.edu
General History (see also specific regions) Michael Rodriguez (517) 884-6395 rodri171@msu.edu
Historiography Michael Rodriguez (517) 884-6395 rodri171@msu.edu

Interdisciplinary and Integrative Studies

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Interdisciplinary and Integrative Studies Sara Miller (517) 884-0835 smiller@msu.edu

Jewish Studies

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Jewish Studies Deborah Margolis (517) 884-0892 deborahm@msu.edu

Latin American & Caribbean Studies

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Latin American & Caribbean Studies Janette Nunez (517) 884-6379 nunezcha@msu.edu

Law

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address

Law
  		Brent Domann (517) 432-6851 domannbr@law.msu.edu
  Hildur Hanna (517) 432-6863 hannahi@law.msu.edu
  Timothy Innes (517) 432-6968 innestim@msu.edu
  Daryl Thompson (517) 432-6957 thomps43@law.msu.edu

Library Science

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Library Science & Museum Studies Ranti Junus (517) 884-0878 junus@msu.edu

Linguistics & Language

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Language and
English Language Center 		Stephanie C. Perentesis (517) 884-0836 perente1@msu.edu
Linguistics Stephanie C. Perentesis (517) 884-0836 perente1@msu.edu

Literature

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
American & English Literature Michael Rodriguez (517) 884-6395 rodri171@msu.edu
Canadian Literature Michael Rodriguez (517) 884-6395 rodri171@msu.edu

Mathematics

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Mathematics Sheila Bryant (517) 884-0896 bryants@msu.edu
Statistics Sheila Bryant (517) 884-0896 bryants@msu.edu

Medicine

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Biostatistics Abraham Wheeler (517) 884-0893 awheeler@msu.edu
Epidemiology Abraham Wheeler (517) 884-0893 awheeler@msu.edu
Medicine Iris Kovar-Gough (517) 884-0909 (EL) iriskg@msu.edu
  Chana Kraus-Friedberg (517) 884-8462 krausfri@msu.edu
Osteopathic Medicine Abraham Wheeler (517) 884-0893 awheeler@msu.edu

Middle Eastern Studies

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Middle Eastern (Western Asia) Studies Deborah Margolis (517) 884-0892 deborahm@msu.edu

Music

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Music Laura Thompson (517) 353-1855 thom2552@msu.edu

Nursing

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Nursing Jessica Shira Sender (517) 355-8324 jsender@msu.edu

Packaging

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Packaging Julia Ezzo (517) 884-6387 julia@msu.edu

Philosophy

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Philosophy Terrie Wilson (517) 884-0862 wilso398@msu.edu

Physics

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Physics Eric Tans (517) 884-0862 tans@msu.edu

Planning and Design

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Interior & Environmental Design Terrie Wilson (517) 884-0862 wilso398@msu.edu
Landscape Architecture Amanda Tickner (517) 884-9432 atickner@msu.edu
Urban Planning Amanda Tickner (517) 884-9432 atickner@msu.edu

Political Science

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Political Science Julia Ezzo (517) 884-6387 julia@msu.edu

Psychology

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Psychology Laura Walesby (517) 355-4647 leavitt9@msu.edu

Public Health

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Public Health Abraham Wheeler (517) 884-0893 awheeler@msu.edu
Chana Kraus-Friedberg   (517) 884-8462 krausfri@msu.edu

Public Policy

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Public Administration & Policy Julia Ezzo (517) 884-6387 julia@msu.edu

Religion

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Muslim Studies Deborah Margolis (517) 884-0892 deborahm@msu.edu
Religious Studies Deborah Margolis (517) 884-0892 deborahm@msu.edu

Sociology

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Human Development & Family Studies Carin Graves (517) 884-0854 gravesc@msu.edu
Social Work Carin Graves (517) 884-0854 gravesc@msu.edu
Sociology Carin Graves (517) 884-0854 gravesc@msu.edu

Special Collections

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Rare Books and Special Collections Leslie McRoberts (517) 884-0821 mcrobe13@msu.edu
Chicanx & Latinx Studies Andrea McMillan   salaz27@msu.edu
Comic Books and Comic Art Leslie McRoberts (517) 884-0821 mcrobe13@msu.edu
Cookery and Foodways Leslie McRoberts (517) 884-0821 mcrobe13@msu.edu
LGBTQ+ Studies Eli Landaverde   elandav@msu.edu
Radicalism and Activism Leslie McRoberts (517) 884-0821 mcrobe13@msu.edu
Rare Books and Manuscripts Tad Boehmer (517) 884-6941 boehmer6@msu.edu
Turfgrass Andrew Lundeen (517) 884-1951 alundeen@msu.edu
Zines Joshua Barton (517) 884-0826 bartonjp@msu.edu

Sports & Kinesiology

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Sports & Kinesiology Sheila Bryant (517) 884-0896 bryants@msu.edu

Turfgrass

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Turfgrass Andrew Lundeen (517) 884-1951 alundeen@msu.edu

Veterinary Medicine

Discipline Librarian Phone Email Address
Veterinary Medicine Andrea Kepsel (517) 884-0898 akepsel@msu.edu

Multidisciplinary Collections

Collection Librarian Phone Email Address
Browsing Collection
(recent popular fiction and nonfiction) 		Terrie Wilson (517) 884-0862 wilso398@msu.edu
Financial Aid Sheila Bryant (517) 884-0896 bryants@msu.edu
Funding Center & Grants Sheila Bryant (517) 884-0896 bryants@msu.edu
Main Library Reference Emilia Marcyk-Taylor (517) 884-6455 marcyk@msu.edu
  Suzanne Teghtmeyer (517) 884-0894 teghtmey@msu.edu
Planning & Design Amanda Tickner (517) 884-9432 atickner@msu.edu
Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD) Heidi Schroeder (517) 884-0899 hschroed@msu.edu
Travel (Reference) Suzanne Teghtmeyer (517) 884-0894 teghtmey@msu.edu
University Archives Leslie McRoberts (517) 884-0821 mcrobe13@msu.edu
  Staff (517) 355-2330 archives@msu.edu
Vincent Voice Library Mike Laney (517) 884-8983 laneymic@msu.edu
WRAC (Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures) Michael Rodriguez (517) 884-6395 rodri171@msu.edu
  Ben Oberdick (517) 884-0895 ob1@msu.edu

Residential Colleges

College Librarian Phone Email Address
James Madison College Leah Morin (517) 353-0016 morinlea@msu.edu
Lyman Briggs College Chana Kraus-Friedberg (517) 884-8462 krausfri@msu.edu
RCAH (Residential College in the Arts and Humanities) Michael Rodriguez (517) 884-6395 rodri171@msu.edu