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Scholarly Engagement

Department Head

Tulane

Courtney Kearney, Director of Scholarly Engagement

(504) 865-5687
ckearney@tulane.edu

I lead the Scholarly Engagement Division, a team of experts across the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and engineering. We work with the Tulane community to help you find, use, and evaluate information resources in support of your research and learning goals. You can explore our library guidesattend a workshoprequest a consultationschedule a class session, or suggest materials for purchase. 

We welcome opportunities to work together, so please reach out at scholarlyengagement@tulane.edu or connect with a team member.

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Librarians & Staff

Tulane

Melisa Balos, Social Sciences Librarian

(504)247-1041
mbalos@tulane.edu

I provide research support, instruction, collection development, and outreach for the following departments: Political Science, Economics, Social Work, Emergency & Security Studies, and Environmental Studies.

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Tulane

Anthony DelRosario, Coordinator for Research Support Services

(504) 314-2141
adelrosa@tulane.edu

I am first responder for library help via chat, email, and phone. I also provide graphic design support within the library.

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Tulane

Victoria Elmwood, Humanities Librarian

(504) 247-1560
velmwood@tulane.edu

I liaise with Classical Studies, English, French & Italian, German & Slavic Studies, and the Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program. This includes working with faculty and students to provide instruction, research support, and collection development for all of these areas. 

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Tulane

Katherine Hicks, Humanities Librarian

(504) 247-1872
khicks2@tulane.edu

I provide research support, instruction, collection development, and outreach for Art, Architecture, Asian Studies, Communication, Design, Historic Preservation, Landscape+Engineering, Philosophy, Real Estate, and SOPA Media+Design. I also provide workshops and instructional support on zines.

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Tulane

Raquel Horlick, Science & Engineering Librarian

(504) 865-5643
rhorlick@tulane.edu

I provide research support, instruction, collection development, and outreach for the following departments: Biomedical Engineering, Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Kineseology, Neuroscience, and Psychology. In addition, my specialties include finding grants and funding, scholarly impact, using ai for literature reviews, and selecting journals for publications. 

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Tulane

Anastasia Konefal, Science & Engineering Librarian

akonefal@tulane.edu
504-247-1363

I provide instruction, collection development, and research support for Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth and Environmental Science, Mathematics, Physics and Engineering Physics, and River-Coastal Science and Engineering. In addition, I have expertise in Geographic Information Systems.

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Tulane

Kay P Maye, Resource & Data Analyst Librarian

(504) 865-5644
kmaye@tulane.edu

I provide instruction, collection development, and outreach support for Tulanians working in Sociology, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Education, Data Management, and Data Analytics & Visualization. 

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Tulane

Rachel Stein, Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies Librarian

(504) 247-1820
rstein7@tulane.edu

I provide research support, instruction, collection development, and outreach for Africana Studies, Anthropology, History, General Legal Studies, Jewish Studies, Linguistics, Middle East & North African Studies, and Native American Studies. I offer workshops on special topics such as primary source databases, accessing news and newspapers, and the politics of citation.

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Media Services

Tulane

Lisa Hooper, Head of Media Services

(504) 314-7822
lhooper1@tulane.edu

I am head of Media Services at Tulane University Libraries. I provide research and instructional support, collection development, and outreach for the performing arts. I also provide training and programming in support of Media Services' mission of fostering equitable opportunities for interdisciplinary discovery, innovative scholarship, and skill development through creative play with multimedia collections and media tools. 

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Tulane

Michael Layton, Library Technician

(504) 865-5609
mlayton@tulane.edu

I help faculty with media reserves and maintain the collection of audio and visual selections, alongside supporting patrons with technology questions.

Tulane

Josh Windham, Library Associate, Media Services

(504) 314-7122
jwindha1@tulane.edu

I help maintain & provide support for a broad variety of collections from music & film to creative technology. I’m always glad to help patrons access, discover, and select the right media tools and resources to achieve academic success.