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Learn about the Teaching and Learning Department in the University Library.
| Subject | Librarian | Title | Telephone | Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Judy Opdahl | jopdahl@csusm.edu | Business & Economics Librarian | 760-750-4307 | KEL 3424, (meeting virtually for now due to COVID-19) | |
| American Indian Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | lnataraj@csusm.edu | Social Sciences Librarian | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
| Anthropology | Lalitha Nataraj | lnataraj@csusm.edu | Social Sciences Librarian | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
| Art, Media, & Design | Torie Quiñonez | tquinonez@csusm.edu | Arts and Humanities Librarian | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
| Biochemistry | Talitha Matlin | tmatlin@csusm.edu | STEM Librarian | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
| Biology | Talitha Matlin | tmatlin@csusm.edu | STEM Librarian | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
| Biotechnology | Talitha Matlin | tmatlin@csusm.edu | STEM Librarian | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
| Border and Regional Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | lnataraj@csusm.edu | Social Sciences Librarian | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
| Business | Judy Opdahl | jopdahl@csusm.edu | Business & Economics Librarian | 760-750-4307 | KEL 3424, (meeting virtually for now due to COVID-19) | |
| Chemistry | Talitha Matlin | tmatlin@csusm.edu | STEM Librarian | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
| Child and Adolescent Development | Yvonne Nalani Meulemans | ymeulema@csusm.edu | Head of Teaching and Learning Department | (760) 750-4375 | KEL 3422 | |
| Cognitive Science | Yvonne Nalani Meulemans | ymeulema@csusm.edu | Head of Teaching and Learning Department | (760) 750-4375 | KEL 3422 | |
| Communication | Allison Carr | acarr@csusm.edu | Academic Transitions Librarian | 760-750-4337 | KEL 3425 | |
| Computer Science | Talitha Matlin | tmatlin@csusm.edu | STEM Librarian | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
| Copyright | Carmen Mitchell | cmitchell@csusm.edu | Scholarly Communication Librarian | (760)750-8358 | KEL 3307 | |
| Criminology and Justice Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | lnataraj@csusm.edu | Social Sciences Librarian | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
| Cybersecurity | Talitha Matlin | tmatlin@csusm.edu | STEM Librarian | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
| Dance Studies | Torie Quiñonez | tquinonez@csusm.edu | Arts and Humanities Librarian | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
| Economics | Judy Opdahl | jopdahl@csusm.edu | Business & Economics Librarian | 760-750-4307 | KEL 3424, (meeting virtually for now due to COVID-19) | |
| Education | April Ibarra Siqueiros | aibarrasique@csusm.edu | Instruction & Reference Librarian | (760) 750-4360 | KEL 3306 | |
| Environmental Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | lnataraj@csusm.edu | Social Sciences Librarian | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
| Ethnic Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | lnataraj@csusm.edu | Social Sciences Librarian | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
| Finance | Judy Opdahl | jopdahl@csusm.edu | Business & Economics Librarian | 760-750-4307 | KEL 3424, (meeting virtually for now due to COVID-19) | |
| First-year instruction: GEW, GEO, GEL | April Ibarra Siqueiros | aibarrasique@csusm.edu | Instruction & Reference Librarian | (760) 750-4360 | KEL 3306 | |
| First-year instruction: GEW, GEO, GEL | Amanda Kalish | akalish@csusm.edu | Instruction and Reference Librarian | (760)-750-4360 | KEL 3306 | |
| First-year instruction: GEW, GEO, GEL | Judy Opdahl | jopdahl@csusm.edu | Business & Economics Librarian | 760-750-4307 | KEL 3424, (meeting virtually for now due to COVID-19) | |
| GEL | Talitha Matlin | tmatlin@csusm.edu | STEM Librarian | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
| General Education | Yvonne Nalani Meulemans | ymeulema@csusm.edu | Head of Teaching and Learning Department | (760) 750-4375 | KEL 3422 | |
| GEO | Talitha Matlin | tmatlin@csusm.edu | STEM Librarian | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
| Geography | Lalitha Nataraj | lnataraj@csusm.edu | Social Sciences Librarian | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
| GEW | Talitha Matlin | tmatlin@csusm.edu | STEM Librarian | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
| Global Business Management | Judy Opdahl | jopdahl@csusm.edu | Business & Economics Librarian | 760-750-4307 | KEL 3424, (meeting virtually for now due to COVID-19) | |
| Global Studies | Lalitha Nataraj | lnataraj@csusm.edu | Social Sciences Librarian | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
| Government Documents | Judith A. Downie | jdownie@csusm.edu | Special Collections and History Librarian | 760-750-4374 OR 760-750-4312 (Archives) | KEL 5010 | |
| History | Judith A. Downie | jdownie@csusm.edu | Special Collections and History Librarian | 760-750-4374 OR 760-750-4312 (Archives) | KEL 5010 | |
| Human Development | Tricia Lantzy | plantzy@csusm.edu | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | 760-750-4399 | KEL 3419 | |
| Kinesiology | Tricia Lantzy | plantzy@csusm.edu | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | 760-750-4399 | KEL 3419 | |
| Liberal Studies | Yvonne Nalani Meulemans | ymeulema@csusm.edu | Head of Teaching and Learning Department | (760) 750-4375 | KEL 3422 | |
| Literature and Writing | Torie Quiñonez | tquinonez@csusm.edu | Arts and Humanities Librarian | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
| Management | Judy Opdahl | jopdahl@csusm.edu | Business & Economics Librarian | 760-750-4307 | KEL 3424, (meeting virtually for now due to COVID-19) | |
| Marketing | Judy Opdahl | jopdahl@csusm.edu | Business & Economics Librarian | 760-750-4307 | KEL 3424, (meeting virtually for now due to COVID-19) | |
| Mathematics | Talitha Matlin | tmatlin@csusm.edu | STEM Librarian | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
| Media Studies | Allison Carr | acarr@csusm.edu | Academic Transitions Librarian | 760-750-4337 | KEL 3425 | |
| Modern Languages | Torie Quiñonez | tquinonez@csusm.edu | Arts and Humanities Librarian | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
| Music | Torie Quiñonez | tquinonez@csusm.edu | Arts and Humanities Librarian | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
| Nursing | Tricia Lantzy | plantzy@csusm.edu | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | 760-750-4399 | KEL 3419 | |
| Open Access | Carmen Mitchell | cmitchell@csusm.edu | Scholarly Communication Librarian | (760)750-8358 | KEL 3307 | |
| Operations Management | Judy Opdahl | jopdahl@csusm.edu | Business & Economics Librarian | 760-750-4307 | KEL 3424, (meeting virtually for now due to COVID-19) | |
| Philosophy | Torie Quiñonez | tquinonez@csusm.edu | Arts and Humanities Librarian | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
| Physics | Talitha Matlin | tmatlin@csusm.edu | STEM Librarian | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
| Political Science | Lalitha Nataraj | lnataraj@csusm.edu | Social Sciences Librarian | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
| Psychology | Yvonne Nalani Meulemans | ymeulema@csusm.edu | Head of Teaching and Learning Department | (760) 750-4375 | KEL 3422 | |
| Public Health | Tricia Lantzy | plantzy@csusm.edu | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | 760-750-4399 | KEL 3419 | |
| Social Sciences | Lalitha Nataraj | lnataraj@csusm.edu | Social Sciences Librarian | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
| Social Work | Tricia Lantzy | plantzy@csusm.edu | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | 760-750-4399 | KEL 3419 | |
| Sociology | Lalitha Nataraj | lnataraj@csusm.edu | Social Sciences Librarian | 760-750-4070 | KEL3427 | |
| Software Engineering | Talitha Matlin | tmatlin@csusm.edu | STEM Librarian | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
| Spanish | Torie Quiñonez | tquinonez@csusm.edu | Arts and Humanities Librarian | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
| Speech-Language Pathology | Tricia Lantzy | plantzy@csusm.edu | Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian | 760-750-4399 | KEL 3419 | |
| Theatre Arts | Torie Quiñonez | tquinonez@csusm.edu | Arts and Humanities Librarian | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
| Thesis Preparation | Carmen Mitchell | cmitchell@csusm.edu | Scholarly Communication Librarian | (760)750-8358 | KEL 3307 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts | Torie Quiñonez | tquinonez@csusm.edu | Arts and Humanities Librarian | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 | |
| Wildfire science | Talitha Matlin | tmatlin@csusm.edu | STEM Librarian | 760-750-4342 | KEL 3423 | |
| Women's Studies | Torie Quiñonez | tquinonez@csusm.edu | Arts and Humanities Librarian | 760-750-4353 | KEL 3426 |