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
Email us at ris_dept@memphis.edu.
FACULTY
Bess Robinson
Head, Research & Instructional Services
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
Liaison Areas: Biological Sciences, College of Professional & Liberal Studies (all programs), Mathematical Sciences
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)
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
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
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)
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
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
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