Research & Instructional Support
Research & Instructional Support provides guidance and support for the academic use of library and technology resources and the production of digital media.
We collaborate with faculty on solutions to their instructional needs, participate in campus-wide discussions on instructional technology and research support, and provide programs and services electronically and in-person in the Clapp, Art, Music and Science libraries, the Knapp Media & Technology Center and the PNE Social Science Center, and oversee the circulation of research materials and multimedia equipment.
Find a librarian or instructional technologist by subject specialty
Heather Woods, Director - x3175
Research Services - Megan Brooks, Director, x3512
Meghan Gamsby - x3021
Laura O'Brien - x3497
Laura Reiner - x2108
Dawn Stahura - x3426
Instructional Technology - Rebecca Darling, Assistant Director - x2882
David O'Steen, Senior Instructional Technologist - x3322
Carolin Ferwerda - x2386
Iva Gishin - x3923
Mac Stewart - x2906
Public Services - Laura Sherriff, Manager - x3758
Danielle Ezor- x3473
Digital Scholarship Initiatives - Jenifer Bartle, Manager - x3757
Quantiative Analysis Institute - Casey Pattanayak, Director - x3435
All phone numbers are 781-283-xxxx
RIS Staff
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Jenifer Bartle
Manager, Digital Scholarship Initiatives
I manage the Digital Scholarship Inititatives (DSI) program, working with faculty to support their research and teaching using digital scholarship tools and methods.
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Megan Brooks
Director, Research Services
B.A., College of St. Benedict; M.L.S., Syracuse University
Research librarian for Economics, Religion, and East Asian Languages and Cultures. Supports academic departments with Drupal.
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Rebecca Darling
Asst Director, Instructional Technology
Instructional Technology subject specialist for the humanities. A good generalist. It's not about the tools. It's about pedagogy & learning.
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Dani Ezor
LTS Specialist
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Carolin Ferwerda
Instructional Technologist for GIS & Statistics
Resident map geek, specializing in GIS and statistics. Available for individual consultations, workshops, office hours, and in-class instruction.
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Meghan Gamsby
Research and Instruction Librarian, Sciences
B.Sc., University of Guelph; M.L.I.S., University of Western Ontario
Supports the sciences in their information needs.
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Iva Gishin
Research & Instructional Support
Sakai team. Course Support for Sakai Course Sites and Kaltura.
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Laura M. O'Brien
Research and Instruction Librarian
Provides research and instructional support for students and faculty in English, Comparative Literature, French, Italian, German, Russian, Theater, Classics, and Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
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David O'Steen
Senior Instructional Technologist
Provides technology support for teaching, learning, and research, specializing in the sciences.
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Cassandra Pattanayak
Director, Quantitative Analysis Institute<br>Visiting Lecturer
A.B., A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University
Statistician specializing in causal inference; creating the Quantitative Analysis Institute, to expand the role of statistics at Wellesley.
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Laura Reiner
Research & Instruction Librarian
Laura Reiner, research librarian
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Laura Sherriff
Manager, Public Services
Librarian who manages: LTS-RIS Public Services | Clapp, Knapp & Science Service Desks | Clapp & Science Course Reserves | RIS Student Employment | LTS Social Media & Student Outreach Activities
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Dawn Stahura
Research & Instruction Librarian
I provide research and instructional support for students and faculty in Anthropology, Latin American Studies, Sociology, and Spanish.
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MacKenzie "Mac" Stewart
Instructional Technologist
B.A., State University of New York at Oswego
I assist faculty and students with technology for teaching and learning, and provide support for educational technology.
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Heather Woods
Director of Research & Instructional Support
Director, LTS-Research & Instructional Support
