Subject Specialists - General Information

Subject Areas
Primary Contact
Secondary Contact Email

Advertising & Public Relations (PR)
Lisa Romero
l-romero@illinois.edu
Schedule via Email
Communications Library
commlibrarian@illinois.edu

Aerospace Engineering
William Mischo
w-mischo@illinois.edu
Schedule an Appointment
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

African American Studies
Courtney Becks
bexlib@illinois.edu
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History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library
hpnl@library.illinois.edu

African Studies
Atoma Batoma
batoma@illinois.edu
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International and Area Studies Library
ias@library.illinois.edu

Agricultural Communications
Janis Shearer
jshearer@illinois.edu
Schedule an Appointment
Funk ACES Library
aceslib@library.illinois.edu

Agricultural Economics
Sarah Williams (on leave through Sept. 2021)
Susan Braxton
braxton@illinois.edu
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Funk ACES Library
aceslib@library.illinois.edu

Agricultural Engineering
Michael Dickinson
mad4@illinois.edu
Schedule via Email
Funk ACES Library
aceslib@library.illinois.edu

American Indian Studies
Cindy Ingold
cingold@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Animal Sciences
Erin Kerby
ekerb@illinois.edu
Schedule via Email
Veterinary Medicine Library
vetmed@library.illinois.edu

Anthropology
Jess Hagman
jhagman@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Archaeology
Jess Hagman
jhagman@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Architecture
Emilee Mathews
emathews@illinois.edu
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Ricker Library of Architecture & Art
rickerlibrary@library.illinois.edu

Art & Design
Emilee Mathews
emathews@illinois.edu
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Ricker Library of Architecture & Art
rickerlibrary@library.illinois.edu

Asian American Studies
Cindy Ingold
cingold@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Astronomy
Mary Schlembach
schlemba@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Atmospheric Sciences
Mary Schlembach
schlemba@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Biochemistry
Kelli Trei
ktrei2@illinois.edu
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Funk ACES Library
aceslib@library.illinois.edu

Bioengineering
Alex (Elisandro) Cabada
cabada@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Biology
Kelli Trei
ktrei2@illinois.edu
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Funk ACES Library
aceslib@library.illinois.edu

Biomedicine
Peg (Margaret) Burnette
phburn@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Business
Business Information Service
BIS@library.illinois.edu
Carissa Phillips
choller@illinois.edu
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Chemical Engineering
Mary Schlembach
schlemba@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Chemistry
Mary Schlembach
schlemba@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Children’s & Young Adult Literature
Nancy O’Brien
npobrien@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Chinese Studies
Shuyong Jiang
shyjiang@illinois.edu
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International and Area Studies Library
ias@library.illinois.edu

Cinema Studies
Paula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
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Lisa Romero
l-romero@illinois.edu
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
William Mischo
w-mischo@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Classical Studies
David Morris
dmorri9@illinois.edu
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Literatures and Languages Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu

Communication
Lisa Romero
l-romero@illinois.edu
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Communications Library
commlibrarian@illinois.edu

Comparative Literature
Paula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
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Literatures and Languages Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu

Computer Science
William Mischo
w-mischo@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Copyright
Sara Benson
srbenson@illinois.edu
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Scholarly Communication & Publishing
scpub@library.illinois.edu

Crop Sciences
Sarah Williams (on leave through Sept. 2021)
Susan Braxton
braxton@illinois.edu
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Funk ACES Library
aceslib@library.illinois.edu

Dance
Kate Lambaria
lambari1@illinois.edu
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Kirstin Johnson
dougan@illinois.edu
Schedule an Appointment

Data: Social Sciences 
Carissa Phillips
choller@illinois.edu
Schedule an Appointment
Scholarly Commons
sc@library.illinois.edu

Data Services: Data Curation & Data Management
Research Data Service
researchdata@library.illinois.edu

Data Services: Physical Sciences & Engineering
Chris Wiley
cawiley@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Data Visualization
Scholarly Commons
sc@library.illinois.edu

Digital Humanities
Spencer Keralis
spencerk@illinois.edu
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Scholarly Communications & Publishing
scpub@library.illinois.edu

Digital Publishing
Dan Tracy
dtracy@illinois.edu
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Scholarly Communication & Publishing
scpub@library.illinois.edu

Economics
Yoo-Seong Song
yoosong@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Education
Nancy O’Brien
npobrien@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Electrical & Computer Engineering
William Mischo
w-mischo@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

English
Matthew Roberts
mjrii@illinois.edu
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Literatures and Languages Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu

Environmental Sciences
Susan Braxton
braxton@illinois.edu
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Michael Dickinson
mad4@illinois.edu
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European Union Studies
Paula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
Schedule an Appointment
Literatures and Languages Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu

Family Studies
Sarah Williams (on leave through Sept. 2021)
Erin Kerby
ekerb@illinois.edu
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Funk ACES Library
aceslib@library.illinois.edu

Food Science
Sarah Williams (on leave through Sept. 2021)
Kelli Trei
ktrei2@illinois.edu
Schedule an Appointment
Funk ACES Library
aceslib@library.illinois.edu

French & Francophone Studies
Paula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
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Literatures and Languages Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu

Gender & Women’s Studies
Cindy Ingold
cingold@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Geography & Geographic Information Science
Jess Hagman
jhagman@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Geology
Mary Schlembach
schlemba@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

German Studies
Marek Sroka
msroka@illinois.edu
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Literatures and Languages Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu

Global Studies
Steve Witt
swwitt@illinois.edu
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International and Area Studies Library
ias@library.illinois.edu

Government Information
Sanga Sung
ssung@illinois.edu
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Government Information Services
govinfo@library.illinois.edu

Health & Wellness
Peg (Margaret) Burnette
phburn@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

History
Celestina Savonius-Wroth
cswroth@illinois.edu
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History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library
hpnl@library.illinois.edu

Illinois Extension
Janis Shearer
jshearer@illinois.edu
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Funk ACES Library
aceslib@library.illinois.edu

Illinois Natural Resources
Susan Braxton
braxton@illinois.edu
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Funk ACES Library
aceslib@library.illinois.edu

Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering
William Mischo
w-mischo@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Informatics: Medical
Peg (Margaret) Burnette
phburn@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Information Management
Christopher Bailey
cbailey3@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Italian Studies
Paula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
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Literatures and Languages Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu

Japanese Studies
Steve Witt
swwitt@illinois.edu
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International and Area Studies Library
ias@library.illinois.edu

Journalism
Lisa Romero
l-romero@illinois.edu
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Communications Library
commlibrarian@illinois.edu

Jewish Studies
Courtney Becks
bexlib@illinois.edu
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History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library
hpnl@library.illinois.edu

Kinesiology
JJ Pionke
pionke@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Korean Studies
Yoo-Seong Song
yoosong@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Labor & Employment Relations
Nancy O’Brien
npobrien@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Landscape Architecture
Michael Dickinson
mad4@illinois.edu
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Funk ACES Library
aceslib@library.illinois.edu

Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Antonio Sotomayor
asotomay@illinois.edu
Schedule an Appointment
International and Area Studies Library
ias@library.illinois.edu

Law
Law Library Reference Desk
law-refdesk@illinois.edu

Library & Information Science
Christopher Bailey
cbailey3@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Linguistics
Paula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
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Literatures and Languages Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu

Literature & Literary Criticism
Matthew Roberts
mjrii@illinois.edu
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Literatures and Languages Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu

Maps & Cartography 
Jenny Johnson
jmj@illinois.edu
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Map Library
charts@library.illinois.edu

Materials Science & Engineering
William Mischo
w-mischo@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Mathematics
Alex (Elisandro) Cabada
cabada@illinois.edu
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Mathematics Library
math@library.illinois.edu

Mechanical Engineering
William Mischo
w-mischo@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Media
Lisa Romero
l-romero@illinois.edu
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Communications Library
commlibrarian@illinois.edu

Medicine
Peg (Margaret) Burnette
phburn@illinois.edu
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Alex (Elisandro) Cabada
cabada@illinois.edu
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Medieval Studies
David Morris
dmorri9@illinois.edu
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Paula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
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Middle East & North African Studies
Laila Hussein Moustafa
lhoussei@illinois.edu
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International and Area Studies Library
ias@library.illinois.edu

Music
Kate Lambaria
lambari1@illinois.edu
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Kirstin Johnson
dougan@illinois.edu
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Nuclear Engineering
William Mischo
w-mischo@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Nursing (UIC)
Ryan Rafferty
rraffer2@uic.edu
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Health Information Portal
healthinfo@library.illinois.edu

Philosophy
Celestina Savonius-Wroth
cswroth@illinois.edu
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History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library
hpnl@library.illinois.edu

Physical Sciences & Engineering
Monica Carroll
monicac3@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Physics
Mary Schlembach
schlemba@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Planning
Michael Dickinson
mad4@illinois.edu
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Funk ACES Library
aceslib@library.illinois.edu

Political Science
Cindy Ingold
cingold@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Popular Culture
Mara Thacker
mthacker@illinois.edu
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International and Area Studies Library
ias@library.illinois.edu

Portuguese Studies
Paula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
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Literatures and Languages Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu

Prairie Research Institute
Susan Braxton
braxton@illinois.edu
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Funk ACES Library
aceslib@library.illinois.edu

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Yali Feng
yalifeng@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Public Health
JJ Pionke
pionke@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Recreation, Sport & Tourism
JJ Pionke
pionke@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Religious Studies
Celestina Savonius-Wroth
cswroth@illinois.edu
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History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library
hpnl@library.illinois.edu

Scandinavian Studies
Paula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
Schedule an Appointment
Literatures and Languages Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu

Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies
Kit Condill
condill@illinois.edu
Schedule an Appointment
Slavic Reference Service
srscite@library.illinois.edu

Social Work
Yali Feng
yalifeng@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Sociology
Jess Hagman
jhagman@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

South Asian Studies
Mara Thacker
mthacker@illinois.edu
Schedule an Appointment
International and Area Studies Library
ias@library.illinois.edu

Spanish
Paula Carns
pcarns@illinois.edu
Schedule an Appointment
Literatures and Languages Library
litlang@library.illinois.edu

Speech & Hearing Science
JJ Pionke
pionke@illinois.edu
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Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Standards
Mary Schlembach
schlemba@illinois.edu
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Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
enginlib@library.illinois.edu

Statistics
Alex (Elisandro) Cabada
cabada@illinois.edu
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Mathematics Library
math@library.illinois.edu

Theatre
Kate Lambaria
lambari1@illinois.edu
Schedule an Appointment
Matthew Roberts
mjrii@illinois.edu
Schedule an Appointment

Translation Studies
Marek Sroka
msroka@illinois.edu
Schedule via Email
International and Area Studies Library
ias@library.illinois.edu

Veterinary Medicine
Erin Kerby
ekerb@illinois.edu
Schedule via Email
Veterinary Medicine Library
vetmed@library.illinois.edu

 

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