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| Subject | Librarian | Title | Contact | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu 760-750-4307 |
KEL 3424 | |
| American Indian Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu 760-750-4070 |
KEL 3427 | |
| Anthropology | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu 760-750-4070 |
KEL 3427 | |
| Art, Media, & Design | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu 760-750-4353 |
KEL 3426 | |
| Biochemistry | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu 760-750-4342 |
KEL 3423 | |
| Biology | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu 760-750-4342 |
KEL 3423 | |
| Biotechnology | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu 760-750-4342 |
KEL 3423 | |
| Border and Regional Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu 760-750-4070 |
KEL 3427 | |
| Business | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu 760-750-4307 |
KEL 3424 | |
| Chemistry | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu 760-750-4342 |
KEL 3423 | |
| Child and Adolescent Development | Yvonne Nalani Meulemans | Head of Teaching and Learning Department | ymeulema@csusm.edu (760) 750-4375 |
KEL 3422 | |
| Cognitive Science | Yvonne Nalani Meulemans | Head of Teaching and Learning Department | ymeulema@csusm.edu (760) 750-4375 |
KEL 3422 | |
| Communication | Allison Carr | Academic Transitions Librarian and Librarian for Communication & Media Studies and History | acarr@csusm.edu 760-750-4337 |
KEL 3425 | |
| Computer Science | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu 760-750-4342 |
KEL 3423 | |
| Copyright | Carmen Mitchell | Scholarly Communication Librarian | cmitchell@csusm.edu (760)750-8358 |
KEL 3307 | |
| Criminology and Justice Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu 760-750-4070 |
KEL 3427 | |
| Cybersecurity | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu 760-750-4342 |
KEL 3423 | |
| Dance Studies | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu 760-750-4353 |
KEL 3426 | |
| Economics | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu 760-750-4307 |
KEL 3424 | |
| Education | Amanda Kalish | Instruction & Reference, and Education Librarian | akalish@csusm.edu 760-750-4390 |
KEL 3421 | |
| Environmental Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu 760-750-4070 |
KEL 3427 | |
| Ethnic Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu 760-750-4070 |
KEL 3427 | |
| Finance | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu 760-750-4307 |
KEL 3424 | |
| First-year instruction: GEW, GEO, GEL | Karen Tinajero-Vazquez | Instruction & Reference Librarain | ktinajerovaz@csusm.edu (760)750-8351 |
KEL 3306 | |
| First-year instruction: GEW, GEO, GEL | Amanda Kalish | Instruction & Reference, and Education Librarian | akalish@csusm.edu 760-750-4390 |
KEL 3421 | |
| First-year instruction: GEW, GEO, GEL | Jerry Limberg | Instruction and Reference Librarian | jelimberg@csusm.edu 760-750-8189 |
KEL 3306 | |
| First-year instruction: GEW, GEO, GEL | Allison Carr | Academic Transitions Librarian and Librarian for Communication & Media Studies and History | acarr@csusm.edu 760-750-4337 |
KEL 3425 | |
| GEL | Allison Carr | Academic Transitions Librarian and Librarian for Communication & Media Studies and History | acarr@csusm.edu 760-750-4337 |
KEL 3425 | |
| General Education | Yvonne Nalani Meulemans | Head of Teaching and Learning Department | ymeulema@csusm.edu (760) 750-4375 |
KEL 3422 | |
| GEO | Allison Carr | Academic Transitions Librarian and Librarian for Communication & Media Studies and History | acarr@csusm.edu 760-750-4337 |
KEL 3425 | |
| Geography | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu 760-750-4070 |
KEL 3427 | |
| GEW | Allison Carr | Academic Transitions Librarian and Librarian for Communication & Media Studies and History | acarr@csusm.edu 760-750-4337 |
KEL 3425 | |
| Global Business Management | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu 760-750-4307 |
KEL 3424 | |
| Global Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu 760-750-4070 |
KEL 3427 | |
| Government Documents | Judith A. Downie | Special Collections and History Librarian | jdownie@csusm.edu 760-750-4374 OR 760-750-4312 (Archives) |
KEL 5010 | |
| History | Allison Carr | Academic Transitions Librarian and Librarian for Communication & Media Studies and History | acarr@csusm.edu 760-750-4337 |
KEL 3425 | |
| Human Development | Tricia Lantzy | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | 760-750-4399 |
KEL 3419 | |
| Kinesiology | Tricia Lantzy | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | 760-750-4399 |
KEL 3419 | |
| Liberal Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu 760-750-4070 |
KEL 3427 | |
| Literature and Writing | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu 760-750-4353 |
KEL 3426 | |
| Management | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu 760-750-4307 |
KEL 3424 | |
| Marketing | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu 760-750-4307 |
KEL 3424 | |
| Mathematics | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu 760-750-4342 |
KEL 3423 | |
| Media Studies | Allison Carr | Academic Transitions Librarian and Librarian for Communication & Media Studies and History | acarr@csusm.edu 760-750-4337 |
KEL 3425 | |
| Modern Languages | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu 760-750-4353 |
KEL 3426 | |
| Music | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu 760-750-4353 |
KEL 3426 | |
| Nursing | Tricia Lantzy | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | 760-750-4399 |
KEL 3419 | |
| Open Access | Carmen Mitchell | Scholarly Communication Librarian | cmitchell@csusm.edu (760)750-8358 |
KEL 3307 | |
| Operations Management | Judy Opdahl | Business & Economics Librarian | jopdahl@csusm.edu 760-750-4307 |
KEL 3424 | |
| Outreach | Rosa Rodriguez | Outreach Librarian | ryrodriguez@csusm.edu 760-750-4394 |
KEL 3303 | |
| Philosophy | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu 760-750-4353 |
KEL 3426 | |
| Physics | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu 760-750-4342 |
KEL 3423 | |
| Political Science | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu 760-750-4070 |
KEL 3427 | |
| Psychology | Yvonne Nalani Meulemans | Head of Teaching and Learning Department | ymeulema@csusm.edu (760) 750-4375 |
KEL 3422 | |
| Public Health | Tricia Lantzy | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | 760-750-4399 |
KEL 3419 | |
| Social Sciences | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu 760-750-4070 |
KEL 3427 | |
| Social Work | Tricia Lantzy | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | 760-750-4399 |
KEL 3419 | |
| Sociology | Lalitha Nataraj | Social Sciences Librarian | lnataraj@csusm.edu 760-750-4070 |
KEL 3427 | |
| Software Engineering | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu 760-750-4342 |
KEL 3423 | |
| Spanish | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu 760-750-4353 |
KEL 3426 | |
| Speech-Language Pathology | Tricia Lantzy | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | 760-750-4399 |
KEL 3419 | |
| Theatre Arts | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu 760-750-4353 |
KEL 3426 | |
| Thesis Preparation | Carmen Mitchell | Scholarly Communication Librarian | cmitchell@csusm.edu (760)750-8358 |
KEL 3307 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu 760-750-4353 |
KEL 3426 | |
| Wildfire science | Talitha Matlin | STEM Librarian | tmatlin@csusm.edu 760-750-4342 |
KEL 3423 | |
| Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Torie Quiñonez | Arts and Humanities Librarian | tquinonez@csusm.edu 760-750-4353 |
KEL 3426 |