Monitors budget allocations and expenditures for the approximately $15M library acquisitions budget. Contributes to the development of budgets for materials in all formats, seeking to ensure appropriate allocations across subject and disciplinary lines, and investments that promote open collections, emerging resource types and means and efficiencies. Leads efforts to develop and implement user-focused, evidence-based collection analysis. Coordinates and maintains effective relationships with… Show more Monitors budget allocations and expenditures for the approximately $15M library acquisitions budget. Contributes to the development of budgets for materials in all formats, seeking to ensure appropriate allocations across subject and disciplinary lines, and investments that promote open collections, emerging resource types and means and efficiencies. Leads efforts to develop and implement user-focused, evidence-based collection analysis. Coordinates and maintains effective relationships with vendors, publishers, and consortia, contributing to selection decisions, cost and license negotiations, subscription renewals, and product trials. Supports advocacy with vendors, publishers, and library stakeholders to advance new models for developing library collections that integrate with the UCLA Library's open access goals. Works closely with Library Development to identify and steward donors, collections, and endowed gift funds. Show less

Co-founder with mortician / best-selling author Caitlin Doughty of international event series of The Order of the Good Death, an online collective of academics, artists, writers, and death professionals working to open up conversations around death's past, present, and future. Previous events have been held in Los Angeles, London, San Francisco, Seattle, Houston, and Philadelphia. Media coverage highlights include The Atlantic, CBS Sunday Morning, Marie Claire, Times Higher Education, and… Show more Co-founder with mortician / best-selling author Caitlin Doughty of international event series of The Order of the Good Death, an online collective of academics, artists, writers, and death professionals working to open up conversations around death's past, present, and future. Previous events have been held in Los Angeles, London, San Francisco, Seattle, Houston, and Philadelphia. Media coverage highlights include The Atlantic, CBS Sunday Morning, Marie Claire, Times Higher Education, and various NPR and PBS outlets. Show less

Coordinator of a multi-disciplinary team of chemists, librarians, and museum professionals seeking to identify and scientifically test alleged books bound in human skin in the world's libraries and museums. Media highlights include Chemical & Engineering News, Lapham's Quarterly, Buzzfeed, Bustle, Hyperallergic, and Mental Floss.

Leads the Instruction Services Division, supervising three librarians and a temporary archivist. Manages reference and instruction services, both embedded within the health sciences' schools programs (medicine, pharmacy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and nursing including distance learning) and general library instruction. Serves as liaison for Physician Assistant program including development course content, support materials, assignments, and providing curriculum-integrated… Show more Leads the Instruction Services Division, supervising three librarians and a temporary archivist. Manages reference and instruction services, both embedded within the health sciences' schools programs (medicine, pharmacy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and nursing including distance learning) and general library instruction. Serves as liaison for Physician Assistant program including development course content, support materials, assignments, and providing curriculum-integrated instruction in key information resources, database searching, and evidence-based practice. Coordinates the Interprofessional Education program (IPE). Curates health sciences libraries historical collections, plans library programs, and curates historical library exhibits. Serves in leadership roles in the health sciences, university, and medical library communities. Show less

Leads the Collection Resources division, supervising one librarian and responsible for a staff of five. Manages entire health sciences acquisitions budget and selects all materials for purchase. Curates health sciences libraries historical collections, plans library programs, and curates historical library exhibits. Serves in leadership roles in the health sciences, university, and medical library communities.

Oversees acquisition and management of electronic and print library resources. Supervises 4 full-time staff and 2 student workers. Negotiates license agreements and tracks usage statistics. Performs original cataloguing, administers copyright compliance, participates in reference services, and acts as the steward for the rare books and history of medicine collections. Serves as library liaison for the Medical Humanities for USC's Keck School of Medicine. Leadership roles include establishment… Show more Oversees acquisition and management of electronic and print library resources. Supervises 4 full-time staff and 2 student workers. Negotiates license agreements and tracks usage statistics. Performs original cataloguing, administers copyright compliance, participates in reference services, and acts as the steward for the rare books and history of medicine collections. Serves as library liaison for the Medical Humanities for USC's Keck School of Medicine. Leadership roles include establishment of new programs for withdrawal bookselling and technical services staff development. Show less

Various positions including Administrative Assistant to the VP of Journals Marketing, Exhibitions Coordinator, and culminating in Associate Marketing Manager for Nursing & Health Professions Journals. Created marketing plans, direct mail, conference exhibit presence, and editorial and societal relations for a suite of nursing and health professions journals. Frequent travel to represent the journals at related health sciences conferences.

Sole producer's assistant for WHYY's Morning Edition (Philadelphia's NPR news station), interviewing, digital audio editing, newswriting, scheduling, and other daily news production duties. Freelance on-air reporting of news and arts & culture short pieces and long features with some pieces picked up nationally.