Faculty and Staff

Gretchen Hoffman, PhD
Professor and Director, School of Library and Information Studies
SH 404
ghoffman@twu.edu
940-898-2152

Research Interests: Library cataloging and classification; organization of information; subject analysis; cataloging/metadata work.

Kristen Becker, EdD
Assistant Professor
SH 309A
kbecker2@twu.edu 
940-898-2613

Research Interests: Leadership; Open Educational Resources; data-driven decision-making; building projects, including renovations and new construction; grant development; advancing technology in libraries.

Aaron Elkins, PhD
Associate Professor
SH 417
aelkins3@twu.edu
940-898-2181

Research Interests: Media and information literacy education; role of libraries in advancing social justice; gaming and 21st century literacies.

Kerol Harrod, MLS
Assistant Clinical Professor
SH 309
kharrod@twu.edu 
940-898-2617

Research Interests: Public libraries; outreach services; children’s programming; library marketing and advocacy.

Ling Hwey Jeng, PhD
Professor
SH 411
ljeng@twu.edu
940-898-2607

Research Interests: LIS Foundation; information organization; leadership development; marketing and advocacy.

Priya Kizhakkethil, PhD
Assistant Professor
SH 407
pkizhakkethil@twu.edu  
940-898-2666

Research Interests: Human information behavior and practice; information and document experience; social media and cultural heritage; qualitative research methods; metadata; critical information literacy

Amy Lanier, MLS
Assistant Clinical Professor
SH 416
alanier@twu.edu
940-898-2583

Research Interests: Information behavior, information grounds, school library management, and reference services.

Hyuk-Jin Lee, PhD
Associate Professor
SH 414
hlee@twu.edu
940-898-2187

Research Interests: Information theory; information retrieval; multimedia retrieval; cultural heritage study.

Kathryn (Katie) Loomis, PhD
Assistant Professor
SH 418
kloomis1@twu.edu 
940-898-2614

Research Interests: School libraries; agency development in children; literature and materials for children and young adults.

WyLaina Polk, MLS
Visiting Lecturer
SH 410
wpolk@twu.edu 
940-898-2616

Research Interests: Public libraries; services to children and teens; children's literature.

Meti Tmava, PhD
Assistant Professor
SH 409
atmava@twu.edu
940-898-2615

Research Interests: Digital libraries; open access archives/publishing; scholarly communication; information organization in an online environment (metadata); emerging technologies. 

Vyacheslav (Slava) Zavalin, PhD
Assistant Professor 
SH 421B
vzavalin@twu.edu 
940-898-2626

Research Interests: Cataloging and classification; metadata; subject analysis; information organization; access in digital libraries; data analytics; Big and Smart Data; digital imaging; data visualization.

Tara Zimmerman, PhD
Assistant Professor
SH 415
tzimmerman1@twu.edu 
940-898-2609

Research Interests: K12 school libraries; qualitative study of social media information behavior; social noise; misinformation.

Cindy Englehart
Senior Academic Advisor and Retention Specialist
SH 405
cenglehart@twu.edu
940-898-2720

Tawnda Smith
Admissions Coordinator
SH 404
ssmith159@twu.edu 
940-898-2286

Kelly Meyer, MS, MLS
Alumni Relations and Practicum Coordinator
SH 405
kmeyer2@twu.edu
940-898-2732

Sarah Merrill, MM, MLS
Assessment Officer
SH 421
smerrill@twu.edu
940-898-2219