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Contact Information

Our Libraries Research and Instructional Services personnel are available to help you with your research needs.
Email us at ris_dept@memphis.edu.

FACULTY
Bess Robinson
Head, Research & Instructional Services
Librarian, Associate Professor
Phone: 901.678.8214
Email: merobnsn@memphis.edu
Office: McWherter Library, Room 124
Liaison Areas: Biological Sciences, College of Professional & Liberal Studies (all programs), Mathematical Sciences
 
Dr. Sylverna Ford
Equity & Diversity Librarian
Librarian, Professor
Phone: 901.678.4480
Email: sford@memphis.edu
Office: McWherter Library, Room 123
Liaison Areas: Criminology & Criminal Justice, Interdisciplinary Programs (all topics)
 
Carl Hess
Undergraduate Success Librarian
Librarian, Assistant Professor
Phone: 901.678.8209
Email: Carl.Hess@memphis.edu
Office: McWherter Library, Room 118
Liaison Areas: ROTC, World Languages & Literature
 
April Hobbs
Graduate Student Outreach Librarian
Librarian, Assistant Professor
Phone: 901.678.8206
Email: April.Hobbs@memphis.edu
Office: McWherter Library, Room 119
Liaison Areas: Herff College of Engineering (all programs)

Jessica McClure

Virtual Instruction Librarian
Librarian, Assistant Professor
Phone: 901.678.4484

Email: jmcclre3@memphis.edu
Office: McWherter Library, Room 122
Liaison Areas: Journalism, Philosophy, Sociology 

Ashley Roach-Freiman

Library Instruction Curriculum Coordinator
Librarian, Assistant Professor

Phone: 901.678.8213
Email: amroach@memphis.edu
Office: McWherter Library, Room 120
Liaison Areas: City and Regional Planning, English, Political Science 


STAFF

Davy Marsicano
Library Assistant II
Phone: 901.678.8215
Email: dmmrscno@memphis.edu
Office: McWherter Library, Room 125
Areas of Responsibility: 

Niki Nikmard Tehrani
Library Assistant II
Phone: 901.678.8208
Email: nnkmrdth@memphis.edu
Office: McWherter Library, Room 125
Areas of Responsibility: 

Denetria Taylor
Student Services Supervisor, Library Assistant III
Phone: 901.678.2280
Email: Denetria.Taylor@memphis.edu
Office: McWherter Library, Room 117
Areas of Responsibility: Hiring, training, & supervising User Assistance & RAD (Research Assistance Desk) student workers; managing day-to-day operations of User Assistance offices
 
Barbara Thomas
Instructional Services Assistant, Library Assistant III
Email: brthomas@memphis.edu
Areas of Responsibility: Library Instruction scheduling & coordination; Instruction statistics & data management; reference, research & information public service; remote and in-person public service scheduling; Instruction space management; website & digital resource maintenance