Meet Our Team

Nick earned his Bachelor of Arts in History at Occidental College and his Master of Library and Information Science at San José State University.

Richard is a graduate of Occidental. His MA in linguistics is from Cal State Fullerton.

Tia holds a BA in English and an MFA in screenwriting. She comes from Colorado where she developed a love of storytelling, libraries, the liberal arts, and more.

Julie earned a BA in Humanities from San Jose State University, MA in Classics from UC Irvine, PhD in History from UC Berkeley, and MLIS from the University of Washington. She's taught undergraduate courses in History, Humanities, and Latin and researches identities in 15^th-16^th-century Europe.

Helena earned her Master's in Library and Information Science from UCLA; her previous explorations include an intensive two-year program titled The Art and Technique of Filmmaking at the London Film School, England, and a BA in Communication Studies from the Universidade de Brasília, Brazil.

Alanna Quan graduated with her BA in Religious Studies from Occidental College in 2016 and a Master's in Library and Information Science from UCLA in 2023. 

Jocelyn Webb Pedersen is a letterpress printer and book artist. She is affiliated faculty in Art and Art History where she teaches courses in typography and hand-printed book production and offers co-curricular programs, events, and workshops. 

Sarah is instruction focused in education with more than 20 years of knowledge and practice in teaching and designing learning experiences. Her research interests include active and collaborative learning, peer-led instruction, and inclusive practices. She is passionate about creating and combining...

Erin received her MLIS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and her BA in history from Smith College. Some of her interests include the neo-traditional student experience, critical librarianship, popular media analysis, and medieval perceptions of embodied difference. Erin strives to...

Kathleen earned her Masters in Library and Information Science from University of Arizona, her MD from USC Keck School of Medicine, and her B.S. in Biomedical Sciences from Montana State University. She brings her experience in the medical field combined with her recent education as a librarian to...

Samantha Hilton received her MLIS with a concentration in Archives Management from Simmons University and her BA in English from Linfield University. To Oxy, she brings experience leading information literacy workshops centered on finding (and questioning) secondary sources, on primary source...