Subject Librarians
A librarian who specializes in your subject area is available to help you with your research at Washington University.
Subject Librarians can:
- Help you find information on a topic
- Help you develop effective search strategies
- Help you search library catalogs, databases, indexes
- Answer questions about the Libraries' resources
- Provide individual or group instruction
- Help with NIH Public Policy compliance and journal policy concerns
The first priority of the subject librarians listed below is to provide assistance to Washington University students, faculty, and staff. We will respond to requests for research assistance from people not affiliated with Washington University as time permits. For general library information requests, please contact the Olin Library Reference Help Desk.
Alphabetical listing by name of librarian
Arts & Humanities | Social Sciences | Science & Technology | Interdisciplinary Programs
Arts & Humanities
American History: Makiba Foster, 935-6093, mfoster@wustl.edu
American Literature: Kris Helbling, 935-7466, helbling@wustl.edu
Architecture: Rina Vecchiola, 935-7658, rvecchio@wustl.edu (Visit the Art and Architecture Library page.)
Art History: Kasia Leousis, 935-4377, kleousis@wustl.edu (Visit the Art and Architecture Library page.)
Art (Studio Arts): Kasia Leousis, 935-4377, kleousis@wustl.edu (Visit the Art and Architecture Library page.)
Chinese Studies: Tony Chang, 935-4816, tchang@wustl.edu (Visit the East Asian Library page.)
Classics: Colin McCaffrey, 935-5492, cmccaffr@wustl.edu
Comparative Literature: Brian Vetruba, 935-4824, bvetruba@wustl.edu
English Literature: Kris Helbling, 935-7466, helbling@wustl.edu
European History: Marty Cavanaugh, 935-7365, mcgocubs@wustl.edu
Film and Media Studies: Brad Short, 935-5529, short@wustl.edu
Fine Arts (Studio Disciplines): Kasia Leousis, 935-4377, kleousis@wustl.edu (Visit the Art and Architecture Library page.)
Germanic Studies: Brian Vetruba, 935-4824, bvetruba@wustl.edu
Japanese Studies: Azusa Tanaka, 935-5155, atanaka@wustl.edu (Visit the East Asian Library page.)
Korean Studies: Azusa Tanaka, 935-5155, atanaka@wustl.edu (Visit the East Asian Library page.)
Linguistics: Colin McCaffrey, 935-5492, cmccaffr@wustl.edu
Music: Brad Short, 935-5529, short@wustl.edu (Visit the Music Library page.)
Performing Arts: Brad Short, 935-5529, short@wustl.edu
Philosophy: Colin McCaffrey, 935-5492, cmccaffr@wustl.edu
Romance Languages & Literatures: Kasia Leousis, 935-4377, kleousis@wustl.edu OR Masha Sapp, 935-4820, msapp@wustl.edu
Russian Studies: Masha Sapp, 935-4820, msapp@wustl.edu
Social Sciences
Anthropology: Sam Wright, 935-4581, swright22@wustl.edu
Business: Ron Allen, 935-6739, allenron@wustl.edu
Economics: Barbara Rehkop, 935-7465, brehkop@wustl.edu
Education: Cheryl Holland, 935-6626, cholland@wustl.edu
Government Information: Barbara Rehkop, 935-7465, brehkop@wustl.edu
Political Science, Applied Statistics, & Legal Studies: Barbara Rehkop, 935-7465, brehkop@wustl.edu
Psychology: Melissa Vetter, 935-5079, mvetter@wustl.edu
Social Work: H. Sylvia Toombs, 935-8644, toombshs@wustl.edu OR Lori Siegel, 935-4064, lsiegel@wustl.edu
Science & Technology
Biology (Life Sciences): Ruth Lewis, 935-4819, rlewis@wustl.edu
Chemistry: Rob McFarland, 935-4818, rmcfarland@wustl.edu (Visit the Chemistry Library page.)
Earth & Planetary Sciences: Clara McLeod, 935-4817, cpmcleod@wustl.edu (Visit the Earth and Planetary Sciences Library page.)
Engineering: Rob McFarland, 935-4818, rmcfarland@wustl.edu OR Cynthia Hudson, 935-7394, chudson@wustl.edu
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Cheryl Morton, 935-4148, cmorton22@wustl.edu
Mathematics: Ruth Lewis, 935-4819, rlewis@wustl.edu
Medicine: Please contact the Library Liaisons at the Becker Medical Library for assistance.
Physics & Astronomy: Alison Verbeck, 935-6215, alison@wustl.edu
Interdisciplinary Programs
African and African-American Studies: Rudolph Clay, 935-5059, rudolphc@wustl.edu
American Culture Studies: Makiba Foster, 935-6093, mfoster@wustl.edu
East Asian Studies: Tony Chang, 935-4816, tchang@wustl.edu (Visit the East Asian Library page.)
Environmental Sciences: Clara McLeod, 935-4817, cpmcleod@wustl.edu
European Studies: Brian Vetruba, 935-4824, bvetruba@wustl.edu
History of Science, Medicine, and Technology: David Straight, 935-5465, dls@wustl.edu
Islamic and Near Eastern Studies: Jaleh Fazelian, 935-5714, jfazelia@wustl.edu
Latin American Studies: Deborah Katz, 935-4822, dkatz@wustl.edu
Jewish & Near Eastern Studies: Deborah Katz, 935-4822, dkatz@wustl.edu
Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology (PNP): Colin McCaffrey, 935-5492, cmccaffr@wustl.edu
Religious Studies: Marty Cavanaugh, 935-7365, mcgocubs@wustl.edu
South Asian Studies: Sam Wright, 935-4581, swright22@wustl.edu
Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies: Makiba Foster, 935-6093, mfoster@wustl.edu
For subjects not listed above, contact:
Melissa Vetter, Coordinator of Subject Librarians, 935-5079, mvetter@wustl.edu