Below is a list of past LCDP Fellows and Career Coaches.
The Disruptors Class (2018–2019)
Giao Luong Baker
Duke University Libraries
Career Coach: Eileen Theodore-Shusta, Ohio University
Sonny Banerjee
Ryerson University
Career Coach: Martha Whitehead, Harvard University
Eugenia Beh
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Career Coach: Adriene Lim, University of Maryland
Kristal Sergent Boulden
The University of Oklahoma
Career Coach: Jon Cawthorne, Wayne State University
Lisa Cruces
University of Houston
Career Coach: Lisa Carter, University of Wisconsin
Vanjury “V” Dozier
University of San Diego
Career Coach: Trevor Dawes, University of Delaware
Sandra Aya Enimil
The Ohio State University
Career Coach: K. Mathew Dames, Boston University
Adebola Fabiku
University of Washington
Career Coach: Barbara Dewey, University of Tennessee
Jennifer Garrett
North Carolina State University
Career Coach: John Culshaw, University of Iowa
Myung-Ja Han
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Library
Career Coach: Lisa German, University of Houston
Lae’l Hughes-Watkins
University of Maryland, College Park
Career Coach: Meredith Evans, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
Christina Hwang
University of Alberta
Career Coach: MacKenzie Smith, UC Davis
Nia Lam
University of Washington Bothell & Cascadia College
Career Coach: Vivian Lewis, McMaster University
Jack Leong
University of Toronto
Career Coach: Joe Salem, Michigan State University
Yuan Li
Princeton University
Career Coach: Ann Thornton, Columbia University
Jennifer Martin
The University of Arizona Health Sciences Library
Career Coach: Kristi Holmes, Northwestern University
Molly McInerney
Harvard University
Career Coach: Yolanda Cooper, Emory University
Miranda Mims
University of Rochester
Career Coach: Beth McNeil, Purdue University
Thomas Padilla
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Career Coach: Elaine Westbrooks, University of North Carolina Chapel-Hill
Weiwei Shi
University of Alberta
Career Coach: Barbara Rockenbach, Columbia University
Maurini Strub
University of Rochester
Career Coach: Marcy Simons, University of Notre Dame
Mariyam Thohira
Johns Hopkins University
Career Coach: Denise Stephens, Washington University in St. Louis
Jennifer Thompson
College of the Canyons
Career Coach: Monica Ghosh, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Jungwon Yang
University of Michigan
Career Coach: Lorelei Tanji, UC Irvine
Phoenix Class (2013–2014)
Toni Anaya
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries
Career Coach: Catherine Murray-Rust, Georgia Tech Library and Information Center
Regina Beard
Kansas State University Library
Career Coach: Denise Stephens, University of California, Santa Barbara, Libraries
Stacy Brinkman
Miami University (Ohio) Library
Career Coach: Lorelei Tanji, University of California, Irvine, Libraries
Fannie M. Cox
University of Louisville Libraries
Career Coach: Lorraine Haricombe, University of Kansas Libraries
Jee Davis
University of Texas Libraries
Career Coach: Carol Mandel, New York University Libraries
Shevon Desai
University of Michigan Library
Career Coach: Karin Trainer, Princeton University Library
Gabriel Duque
University of Michigan Library
Career Coach: David Carlson, Texas A&M University Libraries
Jolie Graybill
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries
Career Coach: Barbara Dewey, Pennsylvania State University Libraries
Dracine Hodges
Ohio State University Libraries
Career Coach: Tom Wall, Boston College Libraries
Qiana Johnson
Northwestern University Library
Career Coach: Carla Stoffle, University of Arizona Libraries
Emily Keller
University of Washington Libraries
Career Coach: Anne Cooper Moore, University of Southern Illinois Carbondale Library
Hana Kim
University of Toronto Libraries
Career Coach: Susan Gibbons, Yale University Library
Nadia Lalla
University of Michigan Library
Career Coach: Martha Bedard, University of Connecticut Libraries
Andrea Malone
University of Houston Libraries
Career Coach: Jeffrey Trzeciak, Washington University in St. Louis Libraries
Jacquie Samples
Duke University Libraries
Career Coach: James Neal, Columbia University Libraries
Jesse Silva
University of California, Berkeley
Career Coach: James Mullins, Purdue University Libraries
Christine Tawatao
University of Washington Libraries
Career Coach: Steven Smith, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Libraries
Joel B. Thornton
Texas A & M University Libraries
Career Coach: Arnold Hirshon, Case Western Reserve University Libraries
Chimene Tucker
University of Southern California Libraries
Career Coach: Bob Fox, University of Louisville
Chellammal Vaidyanathan
Johns Hopkins University Libraries
Career Coach: Anne Kenney, Cornell University Library
Melanee Vicedo
University of Southern California Libraries
Career Coach: Larry Alford, University of Toronto Libraries
Luminary Class (2011–2012)
Michelle Baildon
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
Career Coach: Jeffrey Trzeciak, McMaster University Libraries
Angela Boyd
University of California, Santa Barbara Libraries
Career Coach: Cynthia Archer, York University Libraries
Nikhat Ghouse
University of Kansas Libraries
Career Coach: Robert Fox, Jr., University of Louisville Libraries
LaVerne Gray
Texas A&M University Libraries
Career Coach: Lorraine Harricombe, University of Kansas Libraries
Amy Harper
University of Washington Libraries
Career Coach: Vicki Williamson, University of Saskatchewan Library
Martin Knott
University of Michigan Library
Career Coach: James Mullins, Purdue University Libraries
Annette Marines
University of California, Santa Cruz Library
Career Coach: Connie Vinita Dowell, Vanderbilt University Library
Charlene Maxey-Harris
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
Career Coach: Sara Lowman, Rice University Library
G. Salim Mohammed
Stanford University Library
Career Coach: Jon Cawthorne, Boston College Libraries
Alanna Aiko Moore
University of California, San Diego Libraries
Career Coach: Artemis Kirk, Georgetown University Libraries
Leslie L. Morgan
Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame
Career Coach: Julene Butler, Brigham Young University Library
Alexandra Rivera
University of Michigan Library
Career Coach: Nancy L. Baker, University of Iowa Libraries
Lisa Shiota
Library of Congress
Career Coach: Brenda Johnson, Indiana University Libraries Bloomington
Tito Sierra
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
Career Coach: James Neal, Columbia University Libraries
Yunah Sung
University of Michigan Library
Career Coach: Susan Gibbons, Yale University Library
Billie Walker
Pennsylvania State University Libraries
Career Coach: Nancy E. Gwinn, Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Anping (Annie) Wu
University of Houston Libraries
Career Coach: Jina Choi Wakimoto, University of Colorado Boulder Libraries
Marlo Maldonado Young
University of California, San Diego Libraries
Career Coach: Carla Stoffle, University of Arizona Library
Vanguard Class (2009–2010)
Steven Adams
Princeton University
ARL Career Coach: Nancy Eaton, Pennsylvania State University
Marilia Antunez
Appalachian State University
ARL Career Coach: Karla Strieb, ARL
Kawanna Bright
North Carolina State University
ARL Career Coach: Crit Stuart, ARL
Leticia Camacho
Brigham Young University
ARL Career Coach: Joyce Thornton, Texas A&M University
Su Chen
University of Minnesota
ARL Career Coach: James Neal, Columbia University
Beatriz Hardy
College of William and Mary
ARL Career Coach: Cynthia Archer, York University
Jessica Kayongo
University of Notre Dame
ARL Career Coach: Susan Gibbons, Rochester University
Helen Look
University of Michigan
ARL Career Coach: Carla Stoffle, University of Arizona
Isabella Marques de Castilla
Library of Congress
ARL Career Coach: Catherine Murray-Rust, Georgia Institute of Technology
Loyd Mbabu
University of Michigan
ARL Career Coach: Deborah Jakubs, Duke University
Renaissance Class (2007–2008)
Jeannie An
Library Director, Innis (Business) Library, McMaster University
Research project: “Developing a Core Competencies Model for 21st-Century Librarians at McMaster University Library”
Mentor: Carla Stoffle, University of Arizona
Deepa Banerjee
South Asian Studies Librarian, University of Washington
Research project: “South Asian Librarianship: Current Challenges and Future Trends”
Mentor: Karin Trainer, Princeton University
Hong Cheng
Chinese Studies Librarian, University of California, Los Angeles
Research project: “Global Scholarly Communication”
Mentor: Jim Cogswell, University of Missouri–Columbia
Tabzeera Dosu
Dean, University Library, California State University, Sacramento
Research project: “Pathways to Creating Viable and Sustainable Scholarly Communication Business Models and the Future Roles of Research Libraries”
Mentor: Joyce Thornton, Texas A&M University
Inas El-Sayed
Information Technology Librarian and Head of Technical Services, Lincoln University
Research project: “Managing Access to Digital Images: Survey of Lincoln University Alumni”
Mentor: Paul Soderdahl, University of Iowa
Sharon Epps
Head of Access Services, University of Maryland
Research project: “How Does Organizational Structure Impact the Provision of Public Services?”
Mentor: Julia Zimmerman, Ohio University/Florida State University
Aisha Harvey
Collection Development Librarian, Duke University
Research project: “The Use of Wikipedia in Libraries: Research in an Era of Decentralized Authority”
Mentor: Barbara Dewey, University of Tennessee
Adrian Ho
Collections Coordinator, University of Houston
Research project: “Collaborations between University Libraries and University Presses”
Mentor: Jim Neal, Columbia University
Shannon D. Jones
Head, Outreach Services, Virginia Commonwealth University
Research project: “What Does Outreach Mean in an Increasingly Digital Environment at an Academic Health Sciences Library?”
Mentor: Bill Walker, University of Miami
MLA scholarship recipient
Carmelita Pickett
Head of Collection Development Operations, Texas A&M University
Research project: “Black Studies Periodicals and Their Coverage in Thomson Scientific’s Journal Citation Reports Social Sciences Edition”
Mentor: Bonnie MacEwan, Auburn University
Joanne Rich
Information Management Librarian, University of Washington
Research project: “Contributions of Librarians: Focus Group Interviews of Masters-Level Nursing Students at the University of Washington”
Mentor: Nancy Seamans, University of Iowa
Michele Saunders
Information Systems Librarian, University of Arizona
Research project: “From Web Site to Web Presence: Patterns in the Construction of the Academic Library Web Presence”
Mentor: Nancy Baker, University of Iowa
Anthony D. Smith
Director of Digital Initiatives, Services, and Resources, University of Miami
Research project: “In Pursuit of Tenure: An Observation of Publishing Expectations in the Academy”
Mentor: Charles Lowry, University of Maryland/ARL
Plato Smith II
Head, Digital Library Center, Florida State University
Research project: “Where IR You? Using ‘Open Access’ to Extend the Reach and Richness of Faculty Research within a University”
Mentor: Hannelore Rader, University of Louisville
Allison Sutton
Psychology & Social Work Subject Specialist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Research project: “Archival and Gray Literature Use Patterns in Library and Information Science Dissertations with a Focus on the African American Experience (1940-2006)”
Mentor: Alice Prochaska, Yale University
Carlette Washington-Hoagland
Coordinator of Assessment and Staff Development, University of Iowa
Research project: “Identifying the Key Factors That Impede Faculty-Librarian Collaboration”
Mentor: Vicki Williamson, University of Saskatchewan
Angela Weaver
Head, Drama Library, and Public Services Coordinator, Special Collections, University of Washington
Research project: “Investigating Compression among Librarian Salaries at the University of Washington”
Mentor: Carol Mandel, New York University
Elaine Westbrooks
Associate Dean of Libraries, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Research project: “Data Curation and Metadata Management: Problem and Promise”
Mentor: Jim Mullins, Purdue University
Robert Wolfe
Head, Metadata Services Unit, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research project: “Everyone Is Cataloging: Leveraging the Tagging Behavior of Users to Increase the Value of Library Information Services”
Mentor: Karin Trainer, Princeton University
Li Zhang
Information Services Librarian, University of Saskatchewan
Research project: “Developing a Systematic Patent Search Training Program”
Mentor: Karin Trainer, Princeton University
Intentional Visionaries Class (2003–2004)
Buenaventura “Ven” Basco
Mentor: William “Bill” Gosling, University of Michigan
Recruitment, retention, and promotion of Asian/Pacific librarians in academic and public libraries in Florida
Wanda Brown
Mentor: Susan Nutter, North Carolina State University
Determining the impact of electronic resources on binding practices within academic libraries in North Carolina
Elizabeth Burnette
Mentor: Althea Jenkins, Florida State University
Managing the “soft” in software switch: Migrating people to an ILS
Portia Diaz-Martin
Mentor: Hannelore Rader, University of Louisville
Information literacy: Does it affect the academic success of college students?
La Ventra Ellis-Danquah*
Mentor: Terrance Burton, University of Wisconsin
To develop consumer health information resources to address the primary health needs of metro Detroit residents
Annie Marie Ford
Mentor: Joan Giesecke, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries
Recruitment and retention of librarians with an emphasis on the “grow your own librarian”
Lorrita Ford
Mentor: Carla Stoffle, University of Arizona
TBD
Lora Gault
Mentor: Shirley Baker, Washington University in St. Louis
After all these years, still alone: Plight of the academic African American librarian
Cindy Gruwell*
Mentor: Janet B. Stith, University of Kentucky Medical Library
Information literacy in the health sciences community: Developing library orientation programs to address the needs of primary users
Alysse Jordan
Mentor: Sarah Thomas, Cornell University
The evolving nature of academic reference librarianship in the digital age
Alice Kawakami
Mentor: Sarah Pritchard, University of California, Santa Barbara
Analysis of digital reference transcripts to identify and precipitate program improvements in traditional reference service
Mireille-Paule Kotoklo
Mentor: Nancy Baker, University of Iowa Libraries
Establishing a non-profit, charitable literacy organization committed to improving literacy levels by delivering books to children and adult learners in developing countries
Gregory Lewis
Mentor: Peter Graham, Syracuse University
Why there and not here? An examination of environmental factors that promote and enable model information literacy programs
Tammy Mays*
Mentor: Stella Bentley, University of Kansas
Providing information for consumers at multiple reading levels.
Ophelia Morey*
Mentor: Dorothy Jobe, Baptist Health System Consumer health information seeking behavior of African Americans: Understanding the influence of social networks
Elaina Norlin
Mentor: Betsy Wilson, University of Washington
Creating successful business plans for E-learning products: Learning from our colleagues and competitors
Akilah Nosakhere
Mentor: Barbara Dewey, University of Tennessee
Africana special collections: A case study
Carol Nurse
Mentor: Nancy Baker, University of Iowa Libraries
The effect of a library liaison to administrators and faculty for first year students in the library instruction program
Verónica Reyes
Mentor: Deborah Carver, University of Oregon
Cultural programs in an academic library: The cross-roads for intellectual curiosity
Edward Sanchez
Mentor: Paul Willis, University of South Carolina Analyzing the 2001-2002 data obtained from public university libraries in order to determine the impact recent economic conditions have had on patterns of funding
Linda Whang
Mentor: Ernie Ingles, University of Alberta
Developing a more relevant approach to teaching information literacy skills to students, faculty, and staff in the college of engineering.
Martha Yancey
Mentor: Julia Zimmerman, Ohio University
Web-based information literacy modules for undergraduates in the college of physical education
New Century Class (2001–2002)
José A. Aguiñaga
Management of Remote Reference Service
Mentor: Margo Crist, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Tracy Y. Allen
Create guidelines designed to assist librarians in establishing relationships with faculty to encourage the support of curriculum-based library programs that will significantly enhance the educational experience
Mentor: Barbara von Wahlder, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Consuella Askew Waller
Transformational or Transactional? Leadership styles of library directors at historically black colleges and universities and its impact on library services
Mentor: Joan Giesecke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ellis B. Beteck
The Role of Information Services in International Development: The Experience of the United States Agency for International Development Library (USAID Library)
Mentor: Nancy L. Eaton, Pennsylvania State University
La Nina M. Clayton
Exploring the development of a collaborative relationship among local repositories to create digital access to historic maps of the District of Columbia
Mentor: Nancy E. Gwinn, Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Raquel V. Cogell
A Survey of African American Primary Sources in Georgia
Mentor: Stella Bentley, University of Kansas
Gisele Ira Glover
Develop a well- structured Bibliographic Instruction program at the SUNY Stony Brook Music Library that meets the needs of all of its users
Mentor: Betsy Wilson, University of Washington
Anita H. Grant
Study to recommend ways that staff (both professional and student) may become more aware of the cultural and language differences of users and respond accordingly
Mentor: Barbara Dewey, University of Tennessee
Jacqueline Johnson
In the Summer of 2001 students from the Miami University designed and built a children’s library in the Village of Abrafo-Odumasi, Ghana. The research will evaluate the effectiveness of this library and determine ways to meet the expanding needs of people in the village.
Mentor: Karin Wittenborg, University of Virginia
Jiun-Huei Kuo
Integration of Information Technology in Library Services and its application to East Asian Libraries
Mentor: Peter S. Graham, Syracuse University
Angela S. W. Lee
An Outcomes-Based Evaluation of Web Tutorial Programs for Health and Social Work Students
Mentor: Nancy L. Baker, University of Iowa
Ibironke O. Lawal
The Role of E-print Servers in Scholarly Communication
Mentor: Paul Gherman, Vanderbilt University
Vanessa D. Middleton
Global Librarianship: African Initiatives. This research project is a feasibility study of a web-based distance education collaborative project between librarians, faculty and students from Wayne State Libraries and Cheikh Anta Diop University Library Bibliotheque de l’Universite Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar), formerly known as The University of Dakar in Senegal, West Africa.
Mentor: Susan K. Nutter, North Carolina State University
Sharon D. Horne Morris
Canaries in the Mine: Developing effective assessment tools for programs like the LCDP
Mentor: Jerry D. Campbell, University of Southern California
Veronda J. Pitchford
The Impact of University Library participation in “Town and Gown”
Mentor: Sarah M. Pritchard, University of California, Santa Barbara
Susana Tejada
Art as Archive – Archive as Art Concern with the formation of cultural coalitions among museums, libraries, and archives – particularly the ways in which these repositories can be brought together in the digital realm.
Mentor: Camilla Alire, University of New Mexico
Judy Tsou
Assessing the diversity “barometer” within the library and making some recommendations on implementing a diversity program
Mentor: Brian E. C. Schottlaender, University of California, San Diego
Deborah Turner
This study will provide some data on “users’ information seeking behavior” at both library reference and circulation service desks
Mentor: Carla Stoffle, University of Arizona
Susan A. Vega Garcia
Examine Undergraduate student and faculty attitudes toward web-based library instruction
Mentor: Nancy L. Baker, University of Iowa
Barbara Williams
Has the availability of full text databases influenced the research behavior of researchers in the Engineering sciences?
Mentor: Sherrie Schmidt, Arizona State University
Millennial Class (1999–2000)
Deborah Abston
Training Academic Librarians in the Use of Various Electronic Reference Tools
Mentor: Carla Stoffle, University of Arizona
Stephanie Sterling Brasley
Information Fluency
Mentor: Jennifer Younger, University of Notre Dame
Xiaofei Chen
The Management of Electronic Resources Related to Chinese Studies
Mentor: Jack Siggins, George Washington University
Jerome UpChurch Conley
Evaluate new services that the Miami Libraries began in the Winter 1998
Mentor: James Neal, John Hopkins University
Dell M. Davis
Distance Education and Access to Library Resources and Instruction
Mentor: Stella Bentley, Auburn University
Joseph R. (Bob) Diaz
Career Choices Minority Librarians Make
Mentor: Kenneth Frazier, University of Wisconsin
Karen E. Downing
Did the Peer Information Counseling Program at the University of Michigan influence career decisions of the participants?
Mentor: Emily R. Mobley, Purdue University
Deborah R. Hollis
Where the Colored Folks are: A look at African American Librarians in Management
Mentor: Joan Giesecke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dawn Ventress Kight
Distance Education and the Academic Library
Mentor: Pamela André, National Agricultural Library
Karen M. Letarte
A Quality Analysis of Program for Cooperative Cataloging BIBCO Core Records Contributed to the OCLC Database
Mentor: Nancy L. Baker, Washington State University
Haipeng Li
The Role of Libraries in a Multicultural Society: The Yunnan (China) Experience
Mentor: Scott Bennett, Yale University
Jian Liu
Electronic Journals in the Humanities
Mentor: Joseph Branin, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Genette McLaurin
In order to mount a formal curriculum of library instruction to facilitate effective research using electronic and networked information resources in Africana Studies, I will conduct market research that will identify the educational objectives and potential for such a curriculum.
Mentor: Meredith Butler, State University of New York at Albany
Elena (Jeannie) Posadas Miller
Science/Engineering Reference in the New Millennium
Mentor: Karin Trainer, Princeton University
Corey Murata
Environmental Survey of Computing and Technology Support in ARL Libraries
Mentor: William A. Gosling, University of Michigan
Darlene Nichols
Did the Peer Information Counseling Program at the University of Michigan influence career decisions of the participants?
Mentor: Paula T. Kaufman, University of Tennessee
Dajin Sun
How do research libraries provide bibliographic access to the digital resources in their collections?
Mentor: Paul Kobulnicky, University of Connecticut
Judith A. Valdez
Training librarians and paraprofessionals in the reference skills needed to help patrons who are blind, hearing-impared, dyslexic, or with other disabilities is both rewarding and frustrating at eh same time. This project will cover the opportunities available to help this unique group of users and the challenges presented to an academic library reference department.
Mentor: James F. Williams II, University of Colorado at Boulder
Inaugural Class (1997–1998)
Maria de Jesus Ayala-Schueneman
Mentor: Emily Mobley, Purdue University
Johnnieque Blackmon-Love
Mentor: Joan Giesecke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jon E. Cawthorne
Mentor: Paula Kaufman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Vicki Coleman
Mentor: Dana Rooks, University of Houston
Patrick Jose Dawson
Mentor: William Gosling, University of Michigan
Tracey Hunter Hall
Mentor: Shirley Leung, University of California, Irvine
Glendora Johnson-Cooper
Mentor: Nancy Eaton, Pennsylvania State University
Kuang-Hwei (Janet) Lee-Smeltzer
Mentor: Jennifer Younger, University of Notre Dame
Barbara G. Lehn
Mentor: Sherrie Schmidt, Arizona State University
Poping Lin
Mentor: Miriam Drake, Georgia Institute of Technology
Nerea A. Llamas
Mentor: Joseph Branin, SUNY Stony Brook
Thura Mack
Mentor: Pamela Andre, National Agricultural Library
Teresa Y. Neely
Mentor: Scott Bennett, Yale University
Neville Prendergast
Mentor: Stella Bentley, Auburn University
Gloria L. Rhodes
Mentor: Ann Prentice, University of Maryland
Juan Carlos Rodriguez
Mentor: Camila Alire, Colorado State University
Janice Simmons-Welburn
Mentor: Carla Stoffle, University of Arizona
Denise Stephens
Mentor: Susan Nutter, North Carolina State University
Elayne Walstedter
Mentor: Nancy Baker, Washington State University
Valerie J. Wheat
Mentor: Barbara von Wahlde, SUNY at Buffalo
Mark D. Winston
Mentor: James Williams II, University of Colorado at Boulder
