CAS - Key Persons


Aaron Abbott


Aaron Shrimplin

Job Titles:
  • Dean
  • Senior Associate
Education: Master of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh | B.A. Political Science, Wittenberg University

Abigail Morgan

Job Titles:
  • Social Sciences Librarian
Education: Master of Library Science, University of Maryland, College Park | Master of Education, Ohio University

Adam Ares

Job Titles:
  • Associate General Counsel

Aimee M. Smart

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Alan Kelley

Job Titles:
  • Acquisitions / Technical Services Supervisor

Alea Henle

Job Titles:
  • Head, Access & Borrow Department
Education: Ph.D. U.S. History, University of Connecticut | Master of Library Science, Simmons College | B.A. Religious Studies, College of Wooster

Alia Levar Wegner

Job Titles:
  • Digital Collections Librarian
Education: M.S. Information, Florida State University | M.S. Book History and Material Culture, University of Edinburgh | B.A. History, Clemson University

Alyssa Bowling

Job Titles:
  • Senior Library Technician

Alyssa McAninch

Job Titles:
  • Library Technician

Amy E. Shoemaker - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • General Counsel

Andrew Revelle

Job Titles:
  • Instructional Technologies Librarian

Ann Littke

Job Titles:
  • Senior Personnel Technician

April Turner

Job Titles:
  • Senior Personnel Technician

Autumn Griffie

Job Titles:
  • Technician

Barry Zaslow

Job Titles:
  • Music Librarian
Education: Master of Library Science, Indiana University | B.A. Music, French, Spanish, Oberlin College

Beth Dietz

Job Titles:
  • Applied Social Research

Beth Killy


Bradley Mascho

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Brea McQueen

Job Titles:
  • Student Success Librarian

Brenda Curry

Job Titles:
  • Director of Staff Development

Caine Grimes

Job Titles:
  • Senior Library Technician

Candace Pine

Job Titles:
  • Rare Book & Manuscript Librarian
Education: Master of Library and Information Science, Kent State University | B.A. in English: Creative Writing, Western Michigan University

Cara Calabrese

Job Titles:
  • Acquisitions & Access Librarian

Carla Myers

Job Titles:
  • Associate Librarian / Coordinator of Scholarly Communication
Education: Master of Library and Information Science, Kent State University | B.A. Psychology, University of Akron

Carolyn Slotten

Job Titles:
  • College of Education, Health and Society / FSW494 / 594 / Family Science and Social Work

Carolyn Walters

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Cheyenne K Partridge

Job Titles:
  • Library Assistant

Christopher Kelley


Connie Kendall Sidley

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Corey Shank

Job Titles:
  • Finance

Craig Martin

Job Titles:
  • Senior Personnel Technician

Dana Carlsen

Job Titles:
  • Library Associate

Danielle Owens

Job Titles:
  • Senior Library Technician

David Hartup

Job Titles:
  • College of Engineering and Computing

Dawn Fahner

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President of Human Resources

Della Reams


Donna Evans


Donna Richardson

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Coordinator

Elisabeth Hodges

Job Titles:
  • Classics
  • College of Arts and Science / FRE 340 / French
  • College of Arts and Science / ITL 340 / Italian

Elizabeth Kerr

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator of Strategy and Assessment
Education: M.Ed. Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | B.A. Elementary Education, University of Arizona

Eric Bachmann

Job Titles:
  • College of Engineering and Computing / CSE 340 / 640 / Computer Science & Software Engineering

Eric Brooks

Job Titles:
  • College of Education, Health and Society / KNH 340 / Public Health

Gabe Haverkos

Job Titles:
  • Special Assistant to the Dean

Gabe Neff

Job Titles:
  • Senior Library Technician

Gabriele Bechtel

Job Titles:
  • College of Arts and Science / ENG 340 / 640 / English

Gary Barnes

Job Titles:
  • Director of Compensation
  • Director of Employment

Gerardo Brown-Manrique


Gina Fall

Job Titles:
  • HR Generalist

Ginny Boehme

Job Titles:
  • Science Librarian
Education: Master of Library and Information Studies, University of Alabama | B.S. Biology, Birmingham-Southern College

Heather Bennett

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Helane Androne


Helen Sheumaker

Job Titles:
  • History

Jacqueline Johnson

Job Titles:
  • University Archivist

James Coyle

Job Titles:
  • Interactive Media Studies

James Hanges

Job Titles:
  • College of Arts and Science / REL 340 / Religion, Comparative

Janet Tallberg

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Jason Ezell

Job Titles:
  • Head, Learning and Engagement
Education: Ph.D., American Studies, University of Maryland | M.S.I.S., University of Tennessee | M.A., English, University of Virginia | B.A., English, Maryville College

Jeana Becker

Job Titles:
  • Senior Benefits Generalist

Jed Grisez

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Jeff Merhout

Job Titles:
  • Information Systems & Analytics

Jeff Shaver

Job Titles:
  • Senior Organizational Development Consultant

Jennifer Benz

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President of the Center for Career Exploration and Success, at

Jennifer Smith

Job Titles:
  • Senior Library Technician

Jenny Presnell

Job Titles:
  • Humanities and Social Science Librarian

Jeremy Jones

Job Titles:
  • Music

Jerome U. Conley

Job Titles:
  • Dean & University Librarian
  • Dean of University Libraries
  • Ex Officio, Dean and University Librarian.
Education: Master of Library Science, Indiana University | B.A. Political Science, Indiana University Jerome U. Conley has served as Dean & University Librarian for the Miami University Libraries in Oxford, Ohio since January of 2013. He began his career at Miami University in 1992 when he was appointed a minority resident librarian. Conley has served in numerous positions during his time at Miami including coordinating head of special libraries, assistant to the dean, and reference librarian for the departments of government documents and law, maps library, and the Brill Science Library. Conley is also a former President of the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) and has served on numerous committees within the American Library Association. He earned his bachelor's degree in political science, an area certificate in Uralic and Altaic studies, and a master's degree in library science from Indiana University. Dean Conley currently resides in Oxford, Ohio and is originally from Muncie, Indiana. Welcome to the Miami University Libraries website! Our website offers a glimpse into the countless resources and opportunities our Libraries can offer to students, faculty, and staff. The overarching goal of the Libraries at Miami University is to continue to play a key role in one of the top undergraduate experiences and programs in the country. Our staff and facilities offer countless support and opportunities for undergraduate and graduate research, technological projects and initiatives, and a vast collection of print and digital books. The flexibility of our spaces on campus allows our facilities to meet the students' needs whether they are studying for an exam in our quiet study space or working on a group project in one of our various study rooms. Expansions and upgrades in our technological abilities have allowed our Libraries to adapt to a modern era of Libraries and their ever-changing role in the research and learning process on University campuses. I am please to say the Miami Library system continues to be innovative and supportive of these changes. Our Libraries have enjoyed 200 years of success and we look forward to 200 more years of playing an influential and impactful role in our students' experience here at Miami University.

Jerry Yarnetsky

Job Titles:
  • Web Services Librarian

Jessie Long

Job Titles:
  • Outreach & Instruction Librarian
Education: Master of Library and Information Science, Kent State University | Master of Medieval Archaeology, University of York | B.A. Anthropology, University of New Mexico

Jim Friedman


Jody Perkins

Job Titles:
  • Digital Scholarship Librarian / Metadata Specialist

Joe Sampson


John Burke

Job Titles:
  • Director, Regional Campus Library
Education: M.S. Library Science, University of Tennessee | B.A. History, Michigan State University

John E. Woodard - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • General Counsel
  • Senior Associate

John Forren

Job Titles:
  • Nonprofit and Community Studies

John Millard

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean

Jon Rutter


Joseph Carlin


Judith Goacher Mansfield

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Karen Oehler

Job Titles:
  • Senior Personnel Technician

Karen Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Director of Benefits and Wellness

Kathleen Knight

Job Titles:
  • College of Education, Health and Society / EDL 340 / Civic Cummer Fellows
  • College of Education, Health and Society / EDL 340 / Educational Leadership

Katie Fowler-Cordova


Katie Gibson

Job Titles:
  • Humanities Librarian
Education: Master of Library Science., Indiana University | B. Phil. (Interdisciplinary Studies), Miami University

Katy Mezher

Job Titles:
  • College of Education, Health and Society / EDP 795 / 796 / Educational Psychology

Keith Fennen

Job Titles:
  • College of Arts and Science / PHL 340 / Philosophy

Kelly Stewart

Job Titles:
  • Senior HR Generalist

Ken Irwin

Job Titles:
  • Web Services Librarian
Education: Master of Information and Library Studies, University of Michigan | B.A. English, Kalamazoo College

Kerry Hegarty

Job Titles:
  • College of Arts and Science / FST 340 / Film Studies

Kevin Messner

Job Titles:
  • Head, Advise & Instruct Department

Kim Mullally

Job Titles:
  • Senior Personnel Technician

Kostas Beros

Job Titles:
  • Mathematics

Krista Clinebell

Job Titles:
  • HR Generalist

Krista McDonald

Job Titles:
  • Director, Regional Campus Library

Kristen Adams

Job Titles:
  • Science & Engineering Librarian
Education: Master of Library and Information Studies, University of Alabama | B.A. Geology, University of Nebraska - Lincoln | B.A. Philosophy, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Kristen Budd

Job Titles:
  • College of Arts and Science / SOC 440C / Criminology

Kristen Pericleous

Job Titles:
  • College of Creative Arts / ART 340 / Art

Kristin Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Senior Personnel Technician

Kristina Abney

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Access & Administrative Services

Kumar Singh


Lauran Franklin

Job Titles:
  • Operations and Process Specialist

Leland Spencer


Lindsey Masters

Job Titles:
  • Creative Technologist

Lissa Martin

Job Titles:
  • Budget Specialist

Lori Chapin

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Innovative Spaces

M. Cameron Hay-Rollins

Job Titles:
  • College of Arts and Science

Margaret Ziolkowski

Job Titles:
  • College of Arts and Science / JPN 340 / Japanese
  • College of Arts and Science / RUS 340 / Russian

Marianne Cotugno


Mark Curnutte

Job Titles:
  • College of Arts and Science / SOC 340 / Sociology

Mark Dahlquist

Job Titles:
  • Humanities and Social Sciences Librarian

Mark Shores

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director
Education: Master of Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky | B.A. English, University of Minnesota Morris

Mary Hubbard

Job Titles:
  • Library Associate

Masha Stepanova

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator of Cataloging and Slavic Librarian

Matt Omasta


Matthew Crain

Job Titles:
  • Media and Communication

Megan Jaskowiak

Job Titles:
  • Health and Social Sciences Librarian

Melissa Brown

Job Titles:
  • Data Coordinator

Melissa Wyatt

Job Titles:
  • HR Generalist

Meng Qu

Job Titles:
  • Web Design Librarian
Education: M.A. in Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison | M.F.A. in Art Design, Kunming University of Science and Technology | M.A. in Education, California State University, San Bernardino | B.E. in Digital Media Technology, Communication University of China

Mert Bal

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Technology

Michael Bomholt

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager / Systems Admin II

Michael Smith

Job Titles:
  • Manager Library Operations and Planning

Michele Costello

Job Titles:
  • HR Generalist

Michelle Cosmah

Job Titles:
  • Teacher Education

Nathaniel Floyd

Job Titles:
  • Student Success Librarian for Foundational Learning
Education: Ph.D. Mass Communication, Indiana University | Master of Library Science, Indiana University | M.A. Journalism, Marshall University | B.A. History & Political Science, Marshall University

Nazan Bautista

Job Titles:
  • College of Education, Health and Society / EDT 340 / MU - Noyce Internship - the STEAM Studio

Neil Danielson

Job Titles:
  • Chemistry & Biochemistry

Nela Louise Ahmed

Job Titles:
  • Library Technician

Nellie Craig Walker Hall

Job Titles:
  • Bursar
  • Student Financial Assistance
  • University Registrar

Nick Kneer

Job Titles:
  • Strategic Communications Coordinator

Nik Money


Othello Harris

Job Titles:
  • College of Arts and Science / SOC 440A / Applied Sociology

Pamela Hopkins

Job Titles:
  • Senior Library Technician

Pamela Lipscomb

Job Titles:
  • Depository Manager

Pat Lindsay


Patricia Kay Russell

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Patrick Sidley

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Paul Becker

Job Titles:
  • Business Legal Studies

Paul Foley

Job Titles:
  • Library Associate ( Overnight Supervisor )

Paul Harding

Job Titles:
  • Integrative Studies

Rachel Maderik

Job Titles:
  • Systems Administrator II

Rebecca Balish

Job Titles:
  • College of Arts and Science

Rebecca Denney

Job Titles:
  • HR Generalist

Richard Wisneski

Job Titles:
  • Electronic Resources Librarian

Rob O'Brien Withers

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, Access Services

Robbyn Abbitt

Job Titles:
  • Geography

Robert Robbins


Rocco Manzo

Job Titles:
  • Management

Roger A Justus

Job Titles:
  • Data Services Librarian
Education: M.S. Information Sciences, University of Tennessee Knoxville | B.S. Education, Western Carolina University | B.S. Geography, Western Carolina University

Roscoe Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Community Arts

Sabrina Mason

Job Titles:
  • Library Associate

Sam Morris


Samantha Young

Job Titles:
  • Senior Library Assistant

Sande Garner


Sara B. Kelley

Job Titles:
  • Deputy General Counsel

Sarah Dumyahn

Job Titles:
  • College of Arts and Science / IES 340 / 640 / Environmental Sciences

Sarah Nagle

Job Titles:
  • Creation and Innovation Services Librarian

Sean Poppe

Job Titles:
  • Library Associate

Sharman Willmore


Sheila K. Theobald

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Associate

Sheila Sparks

Job Titles:
  • Library Associate ( Interlibrary Loan / Financial Functions )

Stan Brown

Job Titles:
  • Director of Library Technology

Stefanie Hilles

Job Titles:
  • Arts & Humanities Librarian
Education: Master of Library and Information Science, Kent State University | M.A. Art History, Case Western Reserve University | B.A. Art History, Kent State University

Stephanie Shaheen


Steve Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Physics

Steve Elliott

Job Titles:
  • Economics

Steve Keller

Job Titles:
  • College of Engineering and Computing / CPB 340 / Chemical, Paper & Biomedical Engineering

Susan Brehm

Job Titles:
  • College of Arts and Science / SPA 340 / Speech Pathology & Audiology

Susan Hoffman

Job Titles:
  • Biology

Susan Keyes

Job Titles:
  • Senior Library Technician

Tammy Schwartz

Job Titles:
  • College of Education, Health and Society / EDT 340 / MU - Noyce Internship - Camp O

Terence Moore

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Theresa Ervin Conover


Thomas Poetter

Job Titles:
  • College of Education, Health and Society / EDL 340 / Educational Leadership

Todd Dupont

Job Titles:
  • College of Arts and Science / GLG 340 / 640 / Geology

Tom Fisher


Tori Ashley

Job Titles:
  • Senior Personnel Technician

Tricia Zeiser

Job Titles:
  • Senior Library Technician ( Circulation - Morning / Reserves )

Walter Vanderbush

Job Titles:
  • College of Arts and Science / ITS 340 / Global and Intercultural Studies

William Modrow

Job Titles:
  • Head, Steward & Sustain
Education: M.S. Library and Information Science, Florida State University | M.A. History, Florida State University | B.S. Political Economy, University of Nevada - Reno | B.A. History, University of Nevada - Reno

Zachary Grisham

Job Titles:
  • Business Librarian

Zeb Baker

Job Titles:
  • Academic Affairs / HON 340 / Honors