Liaisons are subject specialists ready to connect you to library services and collections. They support UAB faculty and student research and provide instruction on a wide range of topics.

Clinical Services
Emma O'Hagan
Clinical Services Librarian, Associate Professor
Phone: 205.934.2275
Email: eohagan@uab.edu

Collat School of Business
Kara Van Abel
Reference Librarian & Liaison to the Collat School of Business
Phone: 205.934.6364
Email: kvanabel@uab.edu

College of Arts & Sciences
Brooke A. Becker
Reference Librarian & Liaison to African American Studies, Anthropology, Communication Studies, Criminal Justice, History, Political Science and Public Administration, Social Work, and Sociology
Phone: 205.934.6364
Email: babecker@uab.edu

College of Arts & Sciences
Delores Carlito
Head of the Mervyn H. Sterne Library Department of Research and Learning. Information Literacy Coordinator and Liaison to English
Phone: 205.934.6364
Email: dcarlito@uab.edu

College of Arts & Sciences
School of Engineering
Jennifer M. Long
STEM Librarian & Liaison to Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology
Phone: 205.934.6364
Email: jmlong@uab.edu

College of Arts & Sciences
Marliese Thomas
Fine Arts Librarian and Liaison to Art and Art History, World Languages and Literatures, Music, Philosophy, and Theatre
Phone: 205.934.6364
Email: marliese@uab.edu

Heersink School of Medicine
Jill Deaver
Head of the Lister Hill Library Department of Clinical, Academic, and Research Engagement.
Liaison to Heersink School of Medicine and Interim Liaison to the Schools of Dentistry and Optometry
Phone: 205.934.2231
Email: jilld@uab.edu

School of Dentistry
School of Optometry
Damiana Fortenberry
Reference Librarian & Liaison to the School of Dentistry and School of Optometry
Phone: 205.934.2231
Email: fortenbd@uab.edu

School of Education
Dana Hettich
Reference Librarian & Liaison to School of Education
Phone: 205.934.6364
Email: dhettich@uab.edu

School of Health Professions
Megan Bell
Reference Librarian & Liaison to the School of Health Professions and Interim Liaison to the School of Public Health
Phone: 205.934.2231
Email: mmbell@uab.edu

School of Nursing
Becca Billings
Reference Librarian & Liaison to the School of Nursing
Phone: 205.934.2231
Email: beccarb@uab.edu

School of Public Health
James Gilbreath
Reference Librarian & Liaison to the School of Public Health
Assistant Professor
Phone: 205.939.2231
Email: jngilbr@uab.edu