Professional Responsibilities

Science and Engineering Librarian

• Subject Specialist for Chemical Engineering
• Subject Specialist for Chemistry
• Subject Specialist for Materials Science and Engineering

Education

University of Missouri - Columbia
M.A., Information Science & Learning Technologies

University of Missouri - St. Louis
B.A., Chemistry

Affiliations

• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• American Library Association (ALA)
  • Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
    • Science & Technology Section (STS)
• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
   

Biography

Received my bachelor's in chemistry from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1988. After graduation I worked as a research chemist at Monsanto Chemical Company in the areas of thin films, sensors, and optical coatings and then as an environmental chemist at the University of Missouri-Columbia. After working more than a decade in the areas of materials science, analytical chemistry, and environmental health & safety; I earned a master's in library science and pursued science & engineering librarianship. Before joining Texas A&M University, I served as the subject liaison to several science and engineering departments at both Texas Tech University and Missouri University of Science & Technology.

Research Interests

Use of citation analysis for both understanding the use of scientific information and collection development.