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Subject Librarian Title Contact Office
Accounting Judy Opdahl Business & Economics Librarian jopdahl@csusm.edu
760-750-4307 		KEL 3424
American Indian Studies Lalitha Nataraj Social Sciences Librarian lnataraj@csusm.edu
760-750-4070 		KEL 3427
Anthropology Lalitha Nataraj Social Sciences Librarian lnataraj@csusm.edu
760-750-4070 		KEL 3427
Art, Media, & Design Torie Quiñonez Arts and Humanities Librarian tquinonez@csusm.edu
760-750-4353 		KEL 3426
Biochemistry Talitha Matlin STEM Librarian tmatlin@csusm.edu
760-750-4342 		KEL 3423
Biology Talitha Matlin STEM Librarian tmatlin@csusm.edu
760-750-4342 		KEL 3423
Biotechnology Talitha Matlin STEM Librarian tmatlin@csusm.edu
760-750-4342 		KEL 3423
Border and Regional Studies Lalitha Nataraj Social Sciences Librarian lnataraj@csusm.edu
760-750-4070 		KEL 3427
Business Judy Opdahl Business & Economics Librarian jopdahl@csusm.edu
760-750-4307 		KEL 3424
Chemistry Talitha Matlin STEM Librarian tmatlin@csusm.edu
760-750-4342 		KEL 3423
Child and Adolescent Development Yvonne Nalani Meulemans Head of Teaching and Learning Department ymeulema@csusm.edu
(760) 750-4375 		KEL 3422
Cognitive Science Yvonne Nalani Meulemans Head of Teaching and Learning Department ymeulema@csusm.edu
(760) 750-4375 		KEL 3422
Communication Allison Carr Academic Transitions Librarian and Librarian for Communication & Media Studies and History acarr@csusm.edu
760-750-4337 		KEL 3425
Computer Science Talitha Matlin STEM Librarian tmatlin@csusm.edu
760-750-4342 		KEL 3423
Copyright Carmen Mitchell Scholarly Communication Librarian cmitchell@csusm.edu
(760)750-8358 		KEL 3307
Criminology and Justice Studies Lalitha Nataraj Social Sciences Librarian lnataraj@csusm.edu
760-750-4070 		KEL 3427
Cybersecurity Talitha Matlin STEM Librarian tmatlin@csusm.edu
760-750-4342 		KEL 3423
Dance Studies Torie Quiñonez Arts and Humanities Librarian tquinonez@csusm.edu
760-750-4353 		KEL 3426
Economics Judy Opdahl Business & Economics Librarian jopdahl@csusm.edu
760-750-4307 		KEL 3424
Education Amanda Kalish Instruction & Reference, and Education Librarian akalish@csusm.edu
760-750-4390 		KEL 3421
Environmental Studies Lalitha Nataraj Social Sciences Librarian lnataraj@csusm.edu
760-750-4070 		KEL 3427
Ethnic Studies Lalitha Nataraj Social Sciences Librarian lnataraj@csusm.edu
760-750-4070 		KEL 3427
Finance Judy Opdahl Business & Economics Librarian jopdahl@csusm.edu
760-750-4307 		KEL 3424
First-year instruction: GEW, GEO, GEL Karen Tinajero-Vazquez Instruction & Reference Librarain ktinajerovaz@csusm.edu
(760)750-8351 		KEL 3306
First-year instruction: GEW, GEO, GEL Allison Carr Academic Transitions Librarian and Librarian for Communication & Media Studies and History acarr@csusm.edu
760-750-4337 		KEL 3425
First-year instruction: GEW, GEO, GEL Amanda Kalish Instruction & Reference, and Education Librarian akalish@csusm.edu
760-750-4390 		KEL 3421
First-year instruction: GEW, GEO, GEL Jerry Limberg Instruction and Reference Librarian jelimberg@csusm.edu
760-750-8189 		KEL 3306
GEL Allison Carr Academic Transitions Librarian and Librarian for Communication & Media Studies and History acarr@csusm.edu
760-750-4337 		KEL 3425
General Education Yvonne Nalani Meulemans Head of Teaching and Learning Department ymeulema@csusm.edu
(760) 750-4375 		KEL 3422
GEO Allison Carr Academic Transitions Librarian and Librarian for Communication & Media Studies and History acarr@csusm.edu
760-750-4337 		KEL 3425
Geography Lalitha Nataraj Social Sciences Librarian lnataraj@csusm.edu
760-750-4070 		KEL 3427
GEW Allison Carr Academic Transitions Librarian and Librarian for Communication & Media Studies and History acarr@csusm.edu
760-750-4337 		KEL 3425
Global Business Management Judy Opdahl Business & Economics Librarian jopdahl@csusm.edu
760-750-4307 		KEL 3424
Global Studies Lalitha Nataraj Social Sciences Librarian lnataraj@csusm.edu
760-750-4070 		KEL 3427
Government Documents Judith A. Downie Special Collections and History Librarian jdownie@csusm.edu
760-750-4374 OR 760-750-4312 (Archives) 		KEL 5010
History Allison Carr Academic Transitions Librarian and Librarian for Communication & Media Studies and History acarr@csusm.edu
760-750-4337 		KEL 3425
Human Development Tricia Lantzy Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian
760-750-4399 		KEL 3419
Kinesiology Tricia Lantzy Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian
760-750-4399 		KEL 3419
Liberal Studies Lalitha Nataraj Social Sciences Librarian lnataraj@csusm.edu
760-750-4070 		KEL 3427
Literature and Writing Torie Quiñonez Arts and Humanities Librarian tquinonez@csusm.edu
760-750-4353 		KEL 3426
Management Judy Opdahl Business & Economics Librarian jopdahl@csusm.edu
760-750-4307 		KEL 3424
Marketing Judy Opdahl Business & Economics Librarian jopdahl@csusm.edu
760-750-4307 		KEL 3424
Mathematics Talitha Matlin STEM Librarian tmatlin@csusm.edu
760-750-4342 		KEL 3423
Media Studies Allison Carr Academic Transitions Librarian and Librarian for Communication & Media Studies and History acarr@csusm.edu
760-750-4337 		KEL 3425
Modern Languages Torie Quiñonez Arts and Humanities Librarian tquinonez@csusm.edu
760-750-4353 		KEL 3426
Music Torie Quiñonez Arts and Humanities Librarian tquinonez@csusm.edu
760-750-4353 		KEL 3426
Nursing Tricia Lantzy Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian
760-750-4399 		KEL 3419
Open Access Carmen Mitchell Scholarly Communication Librarian cmitchell@csusm.edu
(760)750-8358 		KEL 3307
Operations Management Judy Opdahl Business & Economics Librarian jopdahl@csusm.edu
760-750-4307 		KEL 3424
Outreach Irma Ramos Arreaga Outreach & Inclusion Librarian iramos@csusm.edu
(760) 750 – 8217 		KELL 3306
Philosophy Torie Quiñonez Arts and Humanities Librarian tquinonez@csusm.edu
760-750-4353 		KEL 3426
Physics Talitha Matlin STEM Librarian tmatlin@csusm.edu
760-750-4342 		KEL 3423
Political Science Lalitha Nataraj Social Sciences Librarian lnataraj@csusm.edu
760-750-4070 		KEL 3427
Psychology Yvonne Nalani Meulemans Head of Teaching and Learning Department ymeulema@csusm.edu
(760) 750-4375 		KEL 3422
Public Health Tricia Lantzy Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian
760-750-4399 		KEL 3419
Social Sciences Lalitha Nataraj Social Sciences Librarian lnataraj@csusm.edu
760-750-4070 		KEL 3427
Social Work Tricia Lantzy Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian
760-750-4399 		KEL 3419
Sociology Lalitha Nataraj Social Sciences Librarian lnataraj@csusm.edu
760-750-4070 		KEL 3427
Software Engineering Talitha Matlin STEM Librarian tmatlin@csusm.edu
760-750-4342 		KEL 3423
Spanish Torie Quiñonez Arts and Humanities Librarian tquinonez@csusm.edu
760-750-4353 		KEL 3426
Speech-Language Pathology Tricia Lantzy Health Sciences and Human Services Librarian
760-750-4399 		KEL 3419
Theatre Arts Torie Quiñonez Arts and Humanities Librarian tquinonez@csusm.edu
760-750-4353 		KEL 3426
Thesis Preparation Carmen Mitchell Scholarly Communication Librarian cmitchell@csusm.edu
(760)750-8358 		KEL 3307
Visual and Performing Arts Torie Quiñonez Arts and Humanities Librarian tquinonez@csusm.edu
760-750-4353 		KEL 3426
Wildfire science Talitha Matlin STEM Librarian tmatlin@csusm.edu
760-750-4342 		KEL 3423
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Torie Quiñonez Arts and Humanities Librarian tquinonez@csusm.edu
760-750-4353 		KEL 3426