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Fiducia, Kathryn

Kathryn is a Geospatial Services Librarian at UConn Library. She has a Master of Arts in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, and a certificate in Geographic Information Sciences from Tufts University. She also has a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Politics and Sociology from Southern New Hampshire University. Prior to her graduate studies, Kathryn did a year of service as an AmeriCorps Data and Research VISTA with the City of Hartford’s North Hartford Promise Zone, which greatly impacted her approach to social science research, data analysis, and of course, mapping! Her other research interests include land use policy, researching the environmental impact of lead and how it relates to environmental justice, and affordable housing policy. In her free time, Kathryn enjoys spoiling her two cats Ben and Jerry, hiking, reading fantasy novels, and bird watching. 

Muth, Karl

Karl Muth is a Financial Services Assistant at UConn Library. Karl is responsible for processing and maintaining the Library’s financial transactions, including the purchasing of collection and non-collection materials, travel and non-travel requests and reimbursements, vendor/supplier management, and budget tracking. Karl graduated from Fairfield University with a B.A. in History. He also earned an MLS degree at Southern Connecticut State University and an M.S. in Finance at Fairfield. Karl previously held positions as both an Equity Analyst and a Data Analyst at Bloomberg, the Financial Times and two boutique investment management firms. His last role before joining UConn was as a Reference Librarian at the Wethersfield Library. 

 

Howser, Michael

Michael is the Repository Manager for the Connecticut Digital Archive (CTDA) at the University of Connecticut Library. Michael coordinates with CTDA partner institutions across the state of Connecticut to provide training and support with using the CTDA to preserve and make discoverable cultural heritage material from a diverse range of collections. Prior to this role, Michael served as a Social Sciences & Data Librarian at San Diego State University with a focus on developing quantitative literacy skills for students through data visualization and data analysis approaches. Michael previously was at the UConn Library in various roles and was co-founder of the Connecticut Digital Archive (CTDA). Michael is well known for his work in geospatial literacy efforts with nearly two decades of experience working with students and faculty on geospatial data and mapping projects, instruction, and research. Michael has taken extensive PhD level courses in Geography at the University of Connecticut, has a Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS) from Kent State University and a BA in Geography from the University of Cincinnati.

Schaefer, Jennifer

    Jennifer L. Schaefer is the Research Services Librarian for Latina/o, Caribbean, & Latin American Studies and Spanish Studies at the UConn Library.

    Before joining the UConn Library, Jennifer was a Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Carleton College, a Roots of Contemporary Issues Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow at Washington State University Vancouver, and a Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan.

    Jennifer is deeply committed to supporting undergraduate and graduate research and writing, especially drawing on her previous experiences working as the Education and Outreach Fellow in both the Emory Writing Center and the Woodruff Library and then as Interim Director of the Emory Writing Center.

    Jennifer earned a BA in History and Comparative Literature from Brown University, an MA in Latin American Studies from the University of Chicago, and a PhD in History from Emory University. Her historical research focuses on political mourning and authoritarianism in late twentieth century Argentina, and she is currently working on a book manuscript titled Rebels, Martyrs, Heroes: Political Mourning in Authoritarian Argentina, 1966-1983. Outside of her work at the library, she enjoys cycling, running, playing pick-up soccer, and gardening.

    Website

    JenniferLSchaefer.com

    Professional Affiliations

    Recent Scholarly Activity

    • Roundtable Organizer and Participant, “New Approaches to Latin America’s Cold War: Transnational Solidarities, Spatial Mobilities, Generational Conformities, and Ambiguous Chronologies,” Conference on Latin American History, January 2025
    • Presenter, “Declassified Distortions: US Government Documents and Argentina’s Last Military Dictatorship, 1976–83,” Conference on Latin American History, January 2025
    • Presenter, “Mapping Militancy: Geospatial Analysis of Armed Politics in Cold War Argentina,” New England Council on Latin American Studies, November 2024
    • Presenter, “Transcribing Puerto Rican and Connecticut Documents: Two Methodologies for a Digitized Collection,” Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials, June 2024
    • Presenter, “A Puerto Rican and Connecticut Document Transcription Project: Testing Methodologies for a Digitized Collection,” Greater Boston Digital Research and Pedagogy Symposium, April 2024
    • Roundtable Organizer and Participant, “What’s Special about Maps (2.0): Unique and Underutilized,” American Historical Association/Conference on Latin American History, January 2024
    • Presenter, “Guerrilla Intimacies: Romances, Friendships, and Family Ties among 1970s Argentine Militants,” Conference on Latin American History, January 2024
    • Presenter, “Crowdsourcing and Automating: A Puerto Rican and Connecticut Document Transcription Project,” New England Council on Latin American Studies, November 2023
    • Roundtable Organizer and Participant, “What’s Special about Maps? Teaching Border Regions History with Digital and Physical Materials,” American Historical Association/Conference on Latin American History, January 2023
    • Presenter, “Cóndors and the Malvinas: Nationalism during Argentina’s 1966 Sesquicentenary Celebrations,” Conference on Latin American History, January 2023
    • Presenter, “The Detroit of Argentina: Automobile Manufacturing and Labor Unions in Córdoba, Argentina,” American Historical Association/Conference on Latin American History, February 2022
    • Organizer and Chair, “Avocados, Sugar Beets, and Automobiles: Transnational Markets and Local Labor Practices in the Americas, 1950-2000,” American Historical Association/Conference on Latin American History, February 2022
    • Roundtable Participant, “Chile-Rio de la Plata Studies Section Meeting: Writing, Thinking, & Teaching the Southern Cone Today,” Conference on Latin American History, January 2021
    • Presenter, “‘Spilled blood will not be negotiated’: Acts of ‘Revolutionary Justice’ by 1970s Argentine Militant Groups,” Conference on Latin American History, January 2020

    Publications

    • (Review) In Search of the Lost Decade: Everyday Rights in Post-Dictatorship Argentina, Jenifer Adair, Journal of Latin American Politics and Society. June 2023.
    • “Mapping Politics into the Stadium: Political Demonstrations and Soccer Culture in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1973-1974,” Journal of Sports History Special Issue “Doing Sport History in the Digital Present” 44, no. 2 (Summer 2017):193-208.
    • (Review) Miradas médicas sobre la cultura física en Argentina, 1880-1970, Pablo Ariel Scharagrodsky Ed., Journal of Sport History. December 2015.
    • (Disciplinary Publication) Co-author, “Guide to Preparing Fellowship Applications,” American Historical Association, September 2016.

    Nsilo-Swai, Fyansia

    Fyansia ( Fyiane) Nsilo Swai is the Social Science Librarian and liaison to Archaeology & Anthropology, Communications, and Sociology at the UConn Library.  She has a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Resources Economics from the University of Connecticut and a Master of Library Information Science from the University of Rhode Island.

    Fyiane is a 2007 recipient of the NISOD Excellence in Teaching Award and recently Co-authored a chapter in the 2018 ACRL Book “Undergraduate Research and the Academic Librarian: Case Studies and Best Practices”.

    Area of Expertise

    • Information Literacy Instruction

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    Boss, Samuel

    Sam is liaison to the Music Department and Head of Research Services at UConn Libraries. Sam’s primary function is to connect UConn Library collections, services, and spaces to stakeholders in support of research, scholarship, teaching, and learning at UConn and in the state of Connecticut.

     

    Greene, Michelle

    Michelle Greene is an Access & Visitor Services Associate at the Homer Babbidge Library. Michelle earned her B.S. in Library Science from the University of Maine at Augusta. Michelle is currently enrolled in a M.S.L.S. at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. She can help you with information assistance and technology lending. She actively contributes to Area and Unit priorities, initiatives, and library operations through collaboration and cooperation. She is committed to providing quality customer service to the UConn campus and community and contributes to its patron’s research and educational needs. She can be located at the iDesk on the main floor of the library at the Storrs campus.

    Anderson, Jason

    Jason Anderson is an experienced Director of Web Development with a demonstrated 17 year history of working in the marketing, financial services, and advertising industry. He is a strong media and communication professional skilled in Graphics, User Experience, PHP, jQuery, and Content Management Systems (CMS). Previously, Jason has been the Senior Web Developer at Webster Bank, Digital Channel Manager at The Hartford, and Web Support Team manager at TicketNetwork. Outside of work Jason enjoys the outdoors through camping, fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. He is also a shade-tree mechanic, BBQ smoker, and seasoned angler.

    Areas of Expertise

    • Web development
    • Online Accessibility
    • User Experience
    • Web Analytics & Reporting
    • PHP
    • CSS
    • JQuery
    • .Net
    • Web Design
    • MySQL/SQL

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    Cowan, Susanna

    Susanna is the Assessment Strategist for the UConn Library. In this role, she leads, supports, or consults on a wide range of assessment activities including special projects and regular administrative data cycles such as annual statistics and budget reporting. She oversaw the implementation of the ClimateQUAL organizational climate survey in 2019 and 2023 and the LibQUAL user services survey in 2022.  Working both independently and collaboratively, she has developed custom instruments to assess various library services and spaces.  During the pandemic, she co-developed a series of methods aimed at measuring staff professional well-being during the period of remote-only work. She is driven by a desire to use both quantitative and qualitative assessment to tell compelling stories about the UConn Library that both highlight our accomplishments and focus us on areas of opportunity inside our organization and in our service to the UConn community and beyond.  Prior to this role, she directed UConn’s Summer & Winter Program and led the Library’s Undergraduate Education Team. She has a PhD in English literature from the University of Utah, an MLS from Southern CT State U, and a BA in English & German from Swarthmore College.

     

    Areas of Expertise

    • Qualitative & Quantitative Assessment Techniques
    • Writing
    • Project Management
    • Administrative data

     

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