SLIS Faculty and Staff
The faculty and staff at SLIS have unique backgrounds and talents that prepare them for their roles in the university's mission to serve students in Mississippi and elsewhere through research, creative activity, and professional service.
SLIS faculty have worked in a variety of capacities as information professionals in academic libraries, archives, school libraries, public libraries, corporations, and government agencies. Their research has been published in many professional and scholarly journals and they speak regularly at conferences throughout the country. Faculty serve as advisers/mentors to students and enjoy cultivating new professionals in the field.
Faculty and Staff
Catharine Bomhold, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, (601) 266-6807 ( e-mail )
B.J. Davis, Secretary, (601) 266-4228 ( e-mail )
Mary Cissell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, (601) 266-4233 ( e-mail )
Joy M. Greiner, Ph.D., Associate Professor (retired)
Dorothy Elizabeth Haynes, Ph.D., Associate Professor, (601) 266-5563 ( e-mail )
Susan Higgins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, (601) 266-5354 ( e-mail )
Scott Klingler, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor, (601) 266-4318 ( e-mail )
Yuelin Li, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, (601) 266-4035 ( e-mail )
Melanie J. Norton, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director, (601) 266-4228 ( e-mail)
Adrienne Patterson, Service Coordinator, (601) 266-5459 ( e-mail )
Antonio Rodriguez-Buckingham, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, ( e-mail )
Teresa Welsh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, (601) 266-4235 ( e-mail )
Xinyu Yu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, (601) 266-4238 ( e-mail )
Adjunct Faculty
Dorothy Ann Branton, Head of Bibliographic Services, University Libraries, The University of Southern Mississippi. B.A., Our Lady of the Lake University; M.L.I.S., University of North Texas.
Lawana Cummings, B.A., William Carey College; M.L.S., S.L.I.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
Sean Farrell, Head of Technical Services, Library of Hattiesburg, Petal, and Forrest County. B.S., M.A., M.L.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
Linda Ginn, Catalog Librarian, The University of Southern Mississippi, B.S., M.L.I.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
Sharon Davis, Branch Manager, Margaret S. Sherry Memorial Library, M.L.I.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
Carol B. Phares, Public Services Librarian, Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library, Picayune, Mississippi; B.A., M.L.I.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
Pamela Pridgen, Director, Library of Hattiesburg, Petal, and Forrest County. B.A., M.L.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
Ellen Ruffin, Curator, de Grummond Children's Literature Collection, B.A., M.L.I.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
Claire Thompson, School Library Media Specialist, Hattiesburg High School, B.A., M.L.I.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
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