Steering Committee/Affiliated faculty

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Jennifer Embree

Subject Librarian and Sustainability Hub Coordinator

Libraries

Background

Library Subject Areas

  • Biology
  • Comparative Literature
  • Latin American & Caribbean Area Studies (LACAS)
  • Psychology
  • Translation Research

Jennifer Embree (she/hers) is the Sustainability Hub coordinator and subject librarian for biology, psychology, comparative literature, translation research and Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies in the Libraries.

Education

  • MSLS, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
  • BA in psychology, University of Connecticut
  • BA in English, University of Connecticut

Research Interests

  • Sustainability in academic libraries
  • Seed libraries
  • History of seeds and seed saving practices
  • Colonial botany
  • Botanical collections and herbariums
  • Library and cultural heritage destruction and recovery during conflict

Awards

  • The State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship 2022