Staff Directory
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Lowman | Vice Provost & University Librarian | lowman@rice.edu | (713) 348-2457 |
| Juana Chavez | Business Manager | jc365@rice.edu | (713) 348-6119 |
| Karen Hyde | Assistant to Vice Provost/University Librarian | khyde@rice.edu | (713) 348-2591 |
| Sireice Edwards | Communications and Marketing Specialist I | sireice.edwards@rice.edu | (713) 348-3177 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Lowery | Executive Director, Friends of Fondren Library | mary.lowery@rice.edu | (713) 348-5157 |
| Kathleen Randall | Friends of Fondren Library Assistant | krandall@rice.edu | (713) 348-5908 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Focke | Head of Special Collections | afocke@rice.edu | (713) 348-2124 |
| Norie Guthrie | Archivist & Special Collections Librarian | slg4@rice.edu | (713) 348-2563 |
| Rebecca Russell | Archivist & Special Collections Librarian | russellr@rice.edu | (713) 348-5133 |
| Traci Patterson | Processing Archivist | tp35@rice.edu | (713) 348-2120 |
| Portia Hopkins | University Historian | pdh6@rice.edu | (713) 348-3749 |
| Steven Loyd | Processing Assistant | swloyd@rice.edu | (713) 348-2586 |
| Matt Furman | Teapot Dome Scandal Archivist | mf67@rice.edu | (713) 348-2586 |
| Bonita Crider | Metadata Assistant | bc82@rice.edu | (713) 348-2768 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Spiro | Assistant University Librarian for Digital Scholarship and Organizational Development | lspiro@rice.edu | (713) 348-2480 |
| Sid Byrd | Systems Developer | sidb@rice.edu | (713) 348-3603 |
| Ying Jin | Senior Application Developer | ying.jin@rice.edu | (713) 348-8082 |
| Shannon Kipphut-Smith | Senior Scholarly Communication Librarian | sk60@rice.edu | (713) 348-3989 |
| Sean Smith | Data Services Specialist | mrsmith@rice.edu | (713) 348-6211 |
| Jerrell Jones | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | jerrell.jones@rice.edu | (713) 348-2259 |
| Hannah Edlund | AI and Patent Librarian | he3@rice.edu | (713) 348-4356 |
| Kennedy Bosie | Fondren Fellows Program Coordinator | kb166@rice.edu | (713) 348-4905 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Garrison | Director of Access Services | susan.garrison@rice.edu | (713) 348-2573 |
| Heidi Vieira | Access Services Supervisor (Circulation, Course Reserves) | heidi.j.vieira@rice.edu | (713) 348-8895 |
| Alexis Latner | Access Services Associate | latner@rice.edu | (713) 348-4021 |
| Sonia Oulahna | Access Services Associate | soulahna@rice.edu | (713) 348-4021 |
| Martha Hernandez Galvan | Access Services Associate | mh82@rice.edu | (713) 348-4021 |
| Mauricio Prado | Access Services Associate | mprado@rice.edu | (713) 348-4021 |
| Norma Perez | Access Services Supervisor (Front Desk, Shelving) | nperez@rice.edu | (713) 348-2441 |
| Maria Arizmendez | Access Services Assistant | maria.f.arizmendez@rice.edu | (713) 348-2441 |
| Angela Brown | Access Services Supervisor (ILL) | aabrown@rice.edu | (713) 348-8835 |
| Francine Arizmendez | Senior Access Services Associate | fariz@rice.edu | (713) 348-8836 |
| Hector Flores | Access Services Assistant | hector.e.flores@rice.edu | (713) 348-2284 |
| Roland Ramirez | Access Services Assistant | rr58@rice.edu | (713) 348-2441 |
| Emerson Kovacevic | Access Services Assistant | ek57@rice.edu | (713) 348-2441 |
| April Spencer | Access Services Assistant | as581@rice.edu | (713) 348-2441 |
| Logan Spotanski | Access Services Assistant | ls187@rice.edu | (713) 348-4021 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Galvin | Assistant University Librarian for IT and Technical Services | dgalvin@rice.edu | (713) 348-3634 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Xiong | Head of the Kelley Center for Government Information Resources and Civic Engagement | axiong@rice.edu | (713) 348-6212 |
| Mary Kelleher | Research Service Librarian I | mk122@rice.edu | (713) 348-2587 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Ricker | Head of GIS/Data Center | kricker@rice.edu | (713) 348-5691 |
| Matt Drwenski | GIS Support Specialist | drwenski@rice.edu | (713) 348-2595 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Zhao | Director, Digital Media Commons | janezhao@rice.edu | (713) 348-3696 |
| Ian Mellor-Crummey | Digital Media Commons Supervisor | imm2@rice.edu | (713) 348-2594 |
| Magdalene Alva | Digital Media Support Specialist II | ma210@rice.edu | (713) 348-5113 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debra Kolah | Head of User Experience | dkolah@rice.edu | (713) 348-2350 |
| Amanda Thomas | User Experience/Public Services Librarian | alt5@rice.edu | (713) 348-3771 |
| DeAndrea Smither | User Experience Office Assistant | smither@rice.edu | (713) 348-8893 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Galvin | Assistant University Librarian for IT and Technical Services | dgalvin@rice.edu | (713) 348-3634 |
| Mang Sun | Systems Librarian | mang.sun@rice.edu | (713) 348-2670 |
| Hanjun Lee | Web Applications Developer | hl39@rice.edu | (713) 348-3893 |
| Burton Heisley | Support Specialist II | burton.heisley@rice.edu | (713) 348-5835 |
| Adrian Johnson | Library Systems Specialist | aj116@rice.edu | (713) 348-2413 |
| Mark Mahloch | Support Specialist II | mm367@rice.edu | (713) 348-2769 |
| Jeff Koffler | Web Developer/Graphic Designer | jmkoffler@rice.edu | (713) 348-4414 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Pierard | Assistant University Librarian for Research Services | cp77@rice.edu | (713) 348-2504 |
| Joe Goetz | Information Literacy Librarian | jgoetz@rice.edu | (713) 348-3892 |
| K. Sarah Ostrach | Art & Architecture Librarian | ostrach@rice.edu | (713) 348-8086 |
| Jun Qian | Collections Assessment & Engineering Librarian | junq@rice.edu | (713) 348-3802 |
| Anna Shparberg | Humanities Librarian | shparberg@rice.edu | (713) 348-3809 |
| Abby Stovall | Research Services Librarian, U.S. History & Political Science | as622@rice.edu | (713) 348-2914 |
| Jordan Traylor | Research Services Librarian, Science & Engineering | jt68@rice.edu | (713) 348-4324 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Oscar Castellanos | Director, Business Information Resources | nc61@rice.edu | (713) 348-2801 |
| Elise McCutchen | Senior Library Associate | emccutch@rice.edu | (713) 348-2836 |
| Samuel Folkman | Library Associate | sjf4@rice.edu | (713) 348-2928 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Springer | Library Service Center Manager | jamess@rice.edu | (713) 348-3880 |
| Rosalba Benavides | Library Service Center Shelver/Driver | rosalba@rice.edu | (713) 348-3880 |
| Nancy Infante | Library Service Center Shelver/Driver | infante@rice.edu | (713) 348-3880 |
| Chinh Doan | Library Service Center shelver/driver | cd27@rice.edu | (713) 348-2441 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Vieira | Head of Collections and Content Strategy | svieira@rice.edu | (713) 348-2621 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Bynog | Head of Acquisitions | dbynog@rice.edu | (713) 348-4811 |
| Amanda McClendon | Senior Electronic Resources Librarian | akm15@rice.edu | (713) 348-4320 |
| Sam Rogers | Electronic Resources Librarian | sr162@rice.edu | (713) 348-2926 |
| Michael Vessels | Library Receiving Coordinator | mvessels@rice.edu | (713) 348-8780 |
| Cathy Wilson | Mail Clerk | cathyw@rice.edu | (713) 348-2274 |
| Juany Zamora | Library Receiving Clerk | juany@rice.edu | (713) 348-3645 |
| Erick Neveu | Accounting Assistant III | ejn3@rice.edu | (713) 348-4023 |
| Mariah Miller | Library Receiving Clerk | mm186@rice.edu | (713) 348-8781 |
| Steffi Dardon | Electronic Resources Assistant | steffi.dardon@rice.edu | (713) 348-8781 |
| Gilberto Zapata | Ordering Specialist | gz21@rice.edu | (713) 348-8711 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Keating | Original Monograph/Special Formats Cataloger | keating@rice.edu | (713) 348-3727 |
| Dave Erlandson | Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services | de12@rice.edu | (713) 348-2568 |
| Keith Chapman | Music Resources Librarian | kochpman@rice.edu | (713) 348-2736 |
| Jeanette Sewell | Metadata Coordinator & Copy Cataloging Supervisor | jeanette.sewell@rice.edu | (713) 348-8713 |
| Hweifen Weng | Chinese Catalog Librarian | hweng@rice.edu | (713) 348-2604 |
| Marco Flores | Senior Metadata Assistant | mflores@rice.edu | (713) 348-2571 |
| Kathy Knox | Senior Metadata Assistant | kknox@rice.edu | (713) 348-2571 |
| Thumy Webb | Original Cataloging Librarian | thumy.webb@rice.edu | (713) 348-2571 |
| Angelica Herrera | Senior Metadata Assistant | amh19@rice.edu | (713) 348-2571 |
| Sara Trejo | Senior Metadata Assistant | strejo@rice.edu | (713) 348-2571 |
| Jane Jones | Senior Metadata Assistant | mjsjones@rice.edu | (713) 348-2604 |
| Name | Job Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debra Cosby | Staff Assistant | cosby@rice.edu | (713) 348-5219 |
| Andrew Damico | Preservation Librarian | adamico@rice.edu | (713) 348-2602 |
| Sonia Shankle | Preservation Assistant | srs@rice.edu | (713) 348-2602 |
| Artemis Flores | Preservation Assistant | ajf15@rice.edu |