Faculty
DeeDee Baldwin
Associate Professor / Engagement Librarian
- dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-2838
- Mitchell Memorial Library, 2nd floor, Research, Instruction, and Outreach
Education
MLIS 2014 The University of Alabama
Subject specialty
- Gender Studies
- Philosophy and Religion
Areas of expertise
- Finding articles
- Primary sources
- Genealogy
- African American history
Megan Bean
Assistant Professor of Practice / Copyright and Information Policy Specialist
- mbean@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-4619
- Mitchell Memorial Library, 2nd Floor, Office 2310
Education
JD 2000 Duke Law
BA (Law & Society) 1993 University of California Santa Barbara
Blair Booker
Assistant Professor / Art, Architecture, and Design Librarian
- bbooker@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-0952
- Mitchell Memorial Library 2nd floor Office 2326
Education
MLIS 2007 University of Alabama
BS (English/music minor) 2004 University of North Alabama
Subject specialty
- Architecture
- Art
- Art History
- Building Construction Science
- Graphic Design
- Historic Preservation
- Interior Design
- Landscape Architecture
- Photography
Areas of expertise
- Research skills
- Citation
- Information literacy
- Online education
Brad Brazzeal
Professor / Agriculture, Forest Resources & Veterinary Medicine Librarian
- bbrazzeal@library.msstate.edu
- (662)-325-7969
- College of Veterinary Medicine Library, 3rd floor Wise Center
Education
MLIS 2004 Louisiana State University
MA (History) 2003 Louisiana Tech University
Subject specialty
- Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Science
- Animal and Dairy Science
- Entomology
- Extension
- Food Science
- Forestry
- Plant and Soil Sciences
- Plant Protection
- Poultry Science
- Sustainable Bioproducts
- Veterinary Medicine
- Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Areas of expertise
- Philippine libraries during the American colonial period
Melody Dale
Associate Professor / Collaborative Learning Librarian
- mdale@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-3792
- Mitchell Memorial Library, 2nd Floor, Office 2312
Education
MLIS (Library and Information Science), 2012, University of Southern Mississippi
Subject specialty
- Counseling, Higher Education Leadership, Educational Psychology, and Foundations
- Education
- Industrial Technology, Instructional Design, and Community College Leadership
- Kinesiology
- Music
- Teacher Education and Leadership
Beth Downey
Professor / Popular Culture Librarian
- edowney@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-3834
- Mitchell Memorial Library, 2nd Floor, Office 2316
Education
MLIS 2006 University of Alabama
MS (Mass Communication) 2002 University of Southern Mississippi
Subject specialty
- Communication
- Human Sciences
- Journalism
- Political Science and Public Administration - Undergraduate
- Popular Culture
- Psychology
- Sociology
Areas of expertise
- Popular culture studies
- Graphic novels and comics
- Film Studies
- Citation and plagiarism
- Misinformation
- Social media
Joy DuBose
Associate Professor / Extended Reality and Gaming Librarian
- jdubose@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-3759
- Mitchell Memorial Library, Second Floor, Office 2330
Education
Master's in Library and Information Science, University of Southern Mississippi
Subject specialty
- Accountancy
- Business
- Finance and Economics
- Management and Information Systems
- Marketing, Quantitative Analysis and Business Law
Areas of expertise
- Video games and extended reality in research
Christine Lea Fletcher
Associate Professor / Government Information Librarian
- cfletcher@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-7680
- Mitchell Memorial Library, 2nd Floor, Office 2318
Education
MLIS (Master of Library and Information Science, Dept of Education Title II Fellowship For The Education of Catalogers) 1994 Louisiana State University
MA (English, major areas: poetry back to Chaucer, 20th Century American and British fiction, 17 Century British poetry and prose) 1992 University of Louisiana Lafayette
BA Magna Cum Laude (English) 1989 University of Louisiana Lafayette
Subject specialty
- Law & Government
Areas of expertise
- US Federal Government
- United Nations
- International Governments
- State Government Information Online
Corinne Kennedy
Assistant Professor / Creative Inquiry Coordinator
- ckennedy@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-8856
- 1401, 1st floor of Mitchell
Education
Master of Information and Library Science, 2013, University of Southern Mississippi
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art History, 2007, University of Georgia
Areas of expertise
- Visual Literacy
- Image Use
Dr. Deborah Lee
Professor / Director of Research Impact & AI Strategy
- dlee@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-0810
- Mitchell Memorial Library, Third Floor, Room 3058
Education
PhD (Business Administration/Economics) 2005 Mississippi State University
MSBA (Economics/Business Quantitative Analysis) 1998 Mississippi State University
MS (Library and Information Science) 1990 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BA (Political Science/Latin American Studies) 1984 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Areas of expertise
- Research
- Graduate Student Services
- Data Science
- Economics of Information
- Bibliometrics
- Research Impact
- Generative AI
Dr. Anne E. Marshall
Executive Director, Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and Museum / Ulysses S. Grant Association
Derek Marshall
Associate Professor / Interim Associate Dean for Research, Faculty Engagement & Campus Outreach
- dmarshall@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-2800
- Mitchell Memorial Library, Second Floor, Office 2302
Education
MLIS, University of South Carolina
Subject specialty
- Veterinary Medicine
Areas of expertise
- Branch/Specialized Libraries
- Collection Development and Management
- Equity and Belonging
Education
J.D, New York Law School, 2012
MLIS in Archives, University of Pittsburgh, 2003
BA in English, Davidson College, 1997
Subject specialty
- Music
Areas of expertise
- Genealogy
- Legal records of enslaved persons in Mississippi
- Community cookbooks
KC New
Assistant Professor / Digital Humanities Librarian
- knew@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-8403
- Mitchell Memorial Library, 2nd Floor, Office 2324
Subject specialty
- Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures
- Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
- English
- Foreign Languages
- Humanities
- Linguistics
Dr. Lis Pankl
Professor / Dean of Libraries
- lis@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-3061
- Dean's Suite, 3rd Floor, Mitchell Memorial Library
Education
PhD, Geography, Kansas State University
MPA, University of Utah
MLS, University of North Texas
MA, English, Abilene Christian University
BA, English, Washington State University
Areas of expertise
- Academic Libraries
- Organizational Development
- Higher Education
- Critical & Cultural Geographies
Jessica Perkins-Smith
Associate Professor/University Archivist
Subject specialty
- African American Studies
- Historic Preservation
Dr. Ryan P. Semmes
Professor / Director of Research, Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library
- rsemmes@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-9355
- Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library
Education
PhD (History) 2020 Mississippi State University
MA (Public History) 2002 University of South Carolina
MLIS (Library and Information Science) 2001 University of South Carolina
Subject specialty
- History
Areas of expertise
- Archives
- Public History
- Reconstruction
- 19th Century Foreign Policy
Julie D. Shedd
Assistant Professor of Practice / Director of Open Scholarship Initiatives
- jshedd@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-0300
- Mitchell Memorial Library, 2nd Floor, Office 2304
Education
MLIS & MA 2009 University of Southern Mississippi
BA 2002 University of Southern Mississippi
Areas of expertise
- Scholars Junction (MSU's Institutional Repository)
Dr. Carolina M. Siniscalchi
Assistant Professor / Data Science Coordinator
- csiniscalchi@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-9346
- Mitchell Memorial Library, Second floor, Office 2308
Education
PhD (Biology - Botany) 2018 Universidade de São Paulo
MS (Biology - Botany) 2012 Universidade de São Paulo
BS (Biology) 2010 Universidade de São Paulo
Subject specialty
- Data Science
- Geosciences
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Physician Assistant
- Physics and Astronomy
Areas of expertise
- Data Science
- Bioinformatics
- Research Data Management
- Systematics and Phylogenetics
Angela Whitlock
Curator of Exhibits and Engagement
- awhitlock@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-2506
- 4286 in the Grant Presidential Library
Anita Winger
Associate Professor of Practice / Discovery, Systems & Innovation Librarian
- awinger@library.msstate.edu
- (662) 325-7681
- Mitchell Memorial Library, 1st Floor in the Systems Department
Education
MLIS, 2023, University of Southern Mississippi
BS (Secondary Education, Math), 1987, Tennessee Temple University
Areas of expertise
- Web-scale discovery services
- All things that deal with the integrated library system (ILS) and the discovery interface
- Mississippi Library Partnership Consortium
Li Zhang
Professor / Science and Engineering Librarian / Patent and Trademark Resource Center Representative
Subject specialty
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Biological Sciences
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nutrition
