Meet with a Librarian: Northern Kentucky University, Greater Cincinnati Region

Schedule a research consultation

Steely librarians support the NKU community through in-person and virtual research consultations. Our one-hour consultations allow any member of the NKU community to get in-depth research assistance.

To schedule a consultation:

Undergraduate students: Consultations are scheduled through Navigate. Please see our full consultation calendar or view the librarians below to access their personal consultation calendars. You are welcome to email any librarian and ask to meet with them, if you don’t see a time that works for you.
Graduate students: Please use our consultation request form. We will work to schedule a consultation with you.
Faculty and staff: Please email us at library@nku.edu requesting a research consultation and we’ll work with you to get you matched with a librarian.

Undergraduate Consultations

Andrea Brooks (she/her)

Head of Education & Outreach Services

brooksa2@nku.edu

About Me

I primarily work with undergraduate students in a variety of classes. I particularly enjoy helping students narrow down a research topic and learning about all the diverse research topics students are interested in. Research is messy AND fun, and I’m here to help demystify the process.

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Colleen Deel (she/her)

Head of Access Services

deelc1@nku.edu

About Me

I work primarily with graduate students, faculty, and staff. I particularly enjoy finding unique or open access sources and open educational resources (OER). I’m here to support you and help make your research process stress-free.

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Melissa England (she/her)

Teaching and Learning Librarian

englandm4@nku.edu

About Me

I work primarily with undergraduate students and specialize in education and social sciences research. I particularly enjoy database searching, finding relevant resources, and citation management. I am eager to collaborate on research projects and to discuss your information needs.

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Jill Liebisch Spicer (she/her)

First-Year Teaching and Learning Librarian

liebischj1@nku.edu

About Me

I work primarily with first-year undergraduate students who are learning the ropes of college research. I particularly enjoy introducing students to resources they didn’t know existed and showing how they can enhance their work. I’m here to support you and make your research experience rewarding.

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Kami McDaniel (she/her)

Head of Special Collections and University Archives

mcdanielk6@nku.edu

About Me

I work primarily with undergraduate students and specialize in helping with research in history and the social sciences. I particularly enjoy helping students find primary sources and develop a strong argument. Let’s work together to bring out what interests you in your research topic!

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Lily Murray (she/her)

Undergraduate Experience Librarian

murrayl6@nku.edu

About Me

I work primarily with undergraduate students. I particularly enjoy brainstorming research topics and working with students who aren’t very familiar with academic research. I’m here to support you and help make your research process as painless as possible...and maybe even a little fun!

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Michael Providenti (he/him)

Librarian for Archives

providenti@nku.edu

About Me

I work primarily with undergraduate students and specialize in helping with research in the humanities. I’m here to support you and help make your research process more productive.

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Donna Smith

Electronic Resources Librarian

smithd@nku.edu

About Me

I work primarily with undergraduate students. I particularly enjoy navigating databases and finding unique resources. I’m here to support you and help make your research process stress-free.

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Ryan Spellman (he/him)

Online Learning Librarian

spellmanr2@nku.edu

About Me

I work primarily with undergraduate students across a wide range of disciplines and stages of research. Meeting with students to help shape their research questions and strategies based on what excites them about their topic is a deeply rewarding part of what I do. I’m here to support you and help take your research process to the next level!

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Katy Tucker (she/her)

Interim Head of Collections & Discovery Services

tuckerk14@nku.edu

About Me

I work primarily with undergraduate students and specialize in helping with research in business and economics. I particularly enjoy collaborating with students to develop effective search strategies.

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Graduate Consultations

Robert Zai III (he/him)

Graduate Teaching and Learning Librarian

zair1@nku.edu

About Me

I work primarily with graduate students and I specialize in helping anyone with in-depth and / or complex research. I love helping students and faculty with exhaustive literature reviews, complex multi-disciplinary research topics, research design (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed), advanced bibliographic management, bibliometrics, primary research, and anything that advances your information literacy competency. This is all to say, research is fun, and I do my best to make it as fun as possible (read: effective and efficient) for you.

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Meet with a Librarian

Andrea Brooks (she/her)

Colleen Deel (she/her)

Melissa England (she/her)

Jill Liebisch Spicer (she/her)

Kami McDaniel (she/her)

Lily Murray (she/her)

Michael Providenti (he/him)

Donna Smith

Ryan Spellman (he/him)

Katy Tucker (she/her)

Robert Zai III (he/him)

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