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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | Alex Hauser | (517) 355-3380 | Ask a Business Librarian |
| Business | Terence O'Neill | (517) 355-3380 | Ask a Business Librarian |
| Business | Breezy Silver | (517) 355-3380 | Ask a Business Librarian |
| Business | Laura Walesby | (517) 355-3380 | Ask a Business Librarian |
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 | Jason Larsen | larsenja@msu.edu |
Communication
| Discipline | Librarian | Phone | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising | Alex Hauser | (517) 884-6679 | hauseral@msu.edu |
| Communication | Gen Iverson | (517) 884-0817 | iverso21@msu.edu |
| Communicative Sciences and Disorders | Jessica Shira Sender | (517) 355-8324 | jsender@msu.edu |
| Journalism | Gen Iverson | (517) 884-0817 | iverso21@msu.edu |
| Media & Information Studies | Gen Iverson | (517) 884-0817 | iverso21@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 | Michael Rodriguez | (517) 884-6395 | rodri171@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 |
| American Indian & Indigenous Studies | Janette Nunez | (517) 884-6379 | nunezcha@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 | |
| Hispanic (see Boricua, Chicano and/or Latino Studies) | Andrea McMillan | salaza27@msu.edu | |
| Native American Studies | Erik Ponder | (517) 884-0838 | ponderer@msu.edu |
| Pacific-Islander-American Studies | Dao Gong | (517) 884-0884 | gongd@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) | 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 |
| Public Health | 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 | Garrett Sumner | (517) 884-0802 | sumnerjo@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 |