School of Library and Information Science Faculty and Staff
In the Simmons School of Library and Information Science you'll have direct and frequent access to faculty who know your name, understand your aspirations and dedicate themselves to advancing the information field.
Our Faculty and Staff
Meet the Dean
Sanda Erdelez
Dean, School of Library and Information Science
Full-time Faculty
Naresh Agarwal
Professor and Director of Information Science & Tech Concentration
Rhiannon Bettivia
Associate Professor
Peter Botticelli
Associate Professor and Director, Cultural Heritage Informatics Concentration
Donia Conn
Associate Professor of Practice
Heather Hole
Professor, disciplines of Museum Studies and Art History
Lisa Hussey
Professor and Director of Self-directed Concentration
Daniel Joudrey
Professor and Director of Libraries and Librarianship Concentration
Melanie Kimball
Associate Professor and Director, School Library Teacher Concentration
Zona Kostic
Assistant Professor
Adam Kriesberg
Associate Professor and Co-Director of Dual Degree MS LIS-Archives and MA History Program
Cynthia Landrum
Associate Professor
Arianna Lechan
Assistant Professor of Practice and Manager of School Library Teacher Field Experiences
Mollie Metevier
Assistant Professor of Practice and Manager of Field Experience
Kyong Eun Oh
Professor and Director of the PhD Program
Amy Pattee
Professor
Eric Poulin
Associate Professor of Practice and SLIS West Director
Laura Saunders
Professor and Associate Dean of SLIS
Don Simmons
Assistant Professor
Rebecca Stallworth
Associate Professor
Shengang Wang
Assistant Professor
Katherine Wisser
Associate Professor and Masters Program Director, Director of the Archives Concentration, and Director of Archives Certificate Program
Mei Zhang
Assistant Professor
Staff
Kelser Chaplain
Administrative Assistant to the SLIS Dean and Faculty Support
Katherine Gaburo
Graduate Student Advisor
Kendra Giannini
Assistant Director of Academic Operations
Emma Hayden
Student Services Manager
Khari Linton
Assistant Director of Operations in SLIS
Martin Mehrling
Technology Manager, SLIS
Nicole Russo
Program Manager for the Center for Information Literacy
SLIS Faculty in the News
SLIS Professor Shares How AI Can Benefit Libraries
School of Library and Information Science Assistant Professor Don Simmons was featured in an Elsevier story, “The role of AI in universities is growing — what does that mean for librarians?”
SLIS West Director on Funding Cuts in Rural Libraries
Director of the Simmons School of Library and Information Science SLIS West program Eric Poulin published an editorial in The Shoestring warning that funding cuts to social services will result in a lack of access to electronic resources that will disproportionately hurt small, rural communities and their schools.
SLIS Professor Named Outstanding Information Science Teacher
School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) Professor and Library and Information Science PhD Program Director Kyong Eun Oh has been named the 2025 winner of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award.
SLIS Faculty Member Receives Research Grant
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) announced that Professor Naresh Agarwal, a faculty member at Simmons’ School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) and Director of the Information Science and Technology Concentration, has received the 2025 Bob Williams...
Professor Shares Response to Censorship in Higher Ed
School of Library and Information Science Professor and Associate Dean Laura Saunders published an article on “The Chilling Impact of Censorship in Higher Education."
Boston Globe Interviews Professor on Threats to Archives
Katherine Wisser, Associate Professor and Master's Program Director, Director Archives Concentration, and Director of Archives Certificate Program in the Simmons School of Library and Information Science was interviewed by The Boston Globe for, “An archivist’s job is to ‘keep the receipts.’ What happens when they can’t do their job?”
SLIS Lecturer Researches Women Who Collected Medieval Art
In a talk she delivered at the 2024 Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, School of Library and Information Science faculty member Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis discussed the history of women creating, reading, and owning medieval European manuscripts. To honor Women’s History Month 2025, we spoke with her about this research and its connection to her Simmons courses.
SLIS Professor Explains the Technological Shift to AI
Simmons School of Library and Information Science is leading efforts to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy into the curriculum. Assistant Professor Don Simmons offered a virtual webinar covering the basics of AI and how it is shaping how we work and learn.
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