Special and Area Studies is home to more than thirty staff and faculty who work across our collections to make them more accessible and approachable. We provide reference assistance, virtual access, as well as public services in our three reading rooms.
Scroll down to see more information about our faculty members and our public services personnel. Click the buttons below to view our organization chart or to click to view our full directory to see an alphabetical table with contact information.
Department Leadership
Interim Chair and Head of the Map & Imagery Library
Carol McAuliffe
Areas of Specialization:
Geography and Maps
Telephone: (352) 273-2828
Email: carolmc@uflib.ufl.edu
Interim Associate Chair & Curator, Panama Canal Museum Collection
John Nemmers
Areas of Specialization:
Panama Canal Museum Collection
Architecture Archives
Telephone: (352) 273-2766
Email: jnemmers@ufl.edu
Collection Managers
For more information about the collections in SASC please visit our Collections Page
Associate Curator, Panama Canal Museum Collection
Betsy Bemis
Areas of Specialization:
Panama Canal
Telephone: (352) 273-2676
Email: ehbemis@ufl.edu
Florida History Coordinator
Bridget Bihm-Manuel
Areas of Specialization:
Florida History (20th Century)
Public Health
Telephone: (352) 294-1052
Email: bmbm@ufl.edu
Digital Library of the Caribbean Librarian
Stephanie Chancy
Telephone: (352) 273-0378
Email: chancym@ufl.edu
Latin American & Caribbean Collection Specialist
Ivy Chen
Areas of Specialization:
Latin America & the Caribbean
Brazil
Telephone: (352) 273-2747
Email: ichen@ufl.edu
University Archivist
Sarah Coates
Areas of Specialization:
University Archives
Telephone: (352) 273-2817
Email: sarah.coates@ufl.edu
Curator of the PK Yonge Library of Florida History
Jim Cusick
Areas of Specialization:
Florida History
Artificial Intelligence Research
Telephone:(352) 273-2778
Email: jamcusi@uflib.ufl.edu
Curator, Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature
Fiona Hartley-Kroeger
Areas of Specialization:
Children’s Literature
Telephone: (352) 273-5319
Email: f.hartleykroeger@ufl.edu
Head of the Price Library of Judaica
Rebecca Jefferson
Areas of Specialization:
Jewish Studies
Telephone: (352) 273-2865
Email: rjefferson@ufl.edu
LACC Digital initiatives librarian
Melissa Jerome
Areas of Specialization:
Digital Projects
Caribbean Newspapers
Telephone: (352) 273-2637
Email: mmespino@ufl.edu
University Records Manager
Drew Keane
Areas of Specialization:
Records Management
Telephone: (352) 273-2646
Email: akeane@ufl.edu
Associate in Book Arts
Ellen Knudson
Areas of Specialization:
Artists Books
Letterpress Printmaking
Telephone: (352) 273-2787
Email: eknudson@ufl.edu
Governor’s House Library Collection Assistant
Cheyenne Leahy
Telephone: (904) 770-3247
Email: leahy.ck@ufl.edu
Governors House Library Collection Coordinator
Laura Marion
Telephone: (904) 770-3429
Email: lauramarion@ufl.edu
Florida Political Papers Archivist
R. Boyd Murphree
Areas of Specialization:
History of Florida Politics
Florida Native and Indigenous History
Telephone:(352) 273-2906
Email: bmurphree@ufl.edu
Curator of the African Studies Collections
Dan Reboussin
Areas of Specialization:
African Studies
Telephone: (352) 273-2642
Email: danrebo@ufl.edu
Rare Books Curator
Sarah Tew
Areas of Specialization:
Rare Books
Telephone: (352) 294-7210
Email: sarahetew@ufl.edu
Literary Collections Archivist
Florence Turcotte
Areas of Specialization:
Manuscripts
African-American Studies
Telephone: (352) 273-2767
Email: turcotte@ufl.edu
University Historian Emeritus
Carl Van Ness
Areas of Specialization:
University Archives
Manuscripts
Special collections librarian
Margarita Vargas-Betancourt
Areas of Specialization:
Caribbean Studies
Cuban Collections
Haitian Collections
Telephone: (352) 273-2692
Email: mvargasb@ufl.edu
Public Services
Our public services manage the operation of our three reading rooms. Unsure whom to contact? Use our reference form.
Digital Services specialist
Vacant Position
Map & Imagery Library Senior Archivist
Jennifer Farrington
Telephone: (352) 273-2826
Email: jenfarr@uflib.ufl.edu
Public Services Assistant – Grand Reading Room
Steven Hersh
Telephone: (352) 273-2543
Email: s.hersh@ufl.edu
Map & Imagery Library Access Specialist
Adrienne Johnson
Telephone: (352) 273-2829
Email: ohplease@ufl.edu
Map & Imagery Library Technician
Vacant Position
Public Services Coordinator – Latin American & Caribbean Collections
Keith Manuel
For Reference Inquiries:
lacref@uflib.ufl.edu
Telephone: (352) 273-2540
Email: kmanuel@ufl.edu
Public services coordinator – Grand Reading Room
Michele Wilbanks
For Reference Inquiries:
special@uflib.ufl.edu
Telephone: (352) 273-2819
Email: wilbanks@ufl.edu
Public Services Assistant – Latin American and Caribbean Collections
Barrett Uhler
For Reference Inquiries:
lacref@uflib.ufl.edu
Telephone:(352) 273-2874
Email: Barrettu@ufl.edu
Collection Services
Our Collection Services specialists oversee archival processing, update finding aids, and supervise the transfer of materials between library locations.
Collection Services Assistant
Pam Cunningham-Williams
Telephone: (352) 273-2758
Email: pamwill@uflib.ufl.edu
Associate Processing Archivist
Martha Kapelewski
Telephone: (352) 273-2699
Email: mkapelewski@ufl.edu
Print Collections Services Associate
Daniela Suzarte
Telephone: (352) 294-2764
Email: dsuzarte@ufl.edu
Digital Processing Archivist
Ashley Beard
Telephone: (352) 273-0375
E-mail: ashleymb1116@ufl.edu