Research Guides: Research Librarians by Department: Home

What Research Librarians Do

Research librarians work with each department by teaching research instruction sessions for specific courses; offering research consultations for students about assignments, theses, or being an academic intern; consulting with faculty about their research needs; and selecting books and other resources to support teaching and learning at Amherst.

Research Appointments for Students

In a research appointment, research librarians can help you

get started with a research project
expand upon a research project or get past a stuck point
find books and articles
find primary sources and media
organize and cite your sources

How to meet with us

Drop-in Help: Monday - Friday 11 am - 5 pm. Frost Reference Desk, by the entrance in Frost Library.
Schedule a research appointment here.

Research Librarians by Department

Subject	Librarian
American Studies	Missy Roser Make an appointment with Missy mroser@amherst.edu
Anthropology and Sociology	Cat Hannula Make an appointment with Cat channula@amherst.edu
Architectural Studies	Sara Smith Make an appointment with Sara ssmith@amherst.edu
Art and the History of Art	Sara Smith Make an appointment with Sara ssmith@amherst.edu
Asian Languages & Civilizations	Alana Kumbier Make an appointment with Alana akumbier@amherst.edu
Biology	Stephanie Capsuto Make an appointment with Stephanie scapsuto@amherst.edu
Black Studies	Alana Kumbier Make an appointment with Alana akumbier@amherst.edu
Chemistry	Stephanie Capsuto Make an appointment with Stephanie scapsuto@amherst.edu
Classics	Alana Kumbier Make an appointment with Alana akumbier@amherst.edu
Computer Science	Stephanie Capsuto Make an appointment with Stephanie scapsuto@amherst.edu
Economics	Cat Hannula Make an appointment with Cat channula@amherst.edu
Education Studies	Cat Hannula Make an appointment with Cat channula@amherst.edu
English	Missy Roser Make an appointment with Missy mroser@amherst.edu
Environmental Studies	Stephanie Capsuto Make an appointment with Stephanie scapsuto@amherst.edu
European Studies	Sara Smith Make an appointment with Sara ssmith@amherst.edu
Film and Media Studies	Sara Smith Make an appointment with Sara ssmith@amherst.edu
French	Blake Doherty Make an appointment with Blake bdoherty@amherst.edu
Geology	Stephanie Capsuto Make an appointment with Stephanie scapsuto@amherst.edu
German	Blake Doherty Make an appointment with Blake bdoherty@amherst.edu
History History - Africa and the Diaspora History - Asia and South Asia History - Europe History - Latin America and the Caribbean History - Middle East History - U.S.	Alana Kumbier Make an appointment with Alana akumbier@amherst.edu
Latinx and Latin American Studies	Blake Doherty Make an appointment with Blake bdoherty@amherst.edu
Law, Jurisprudence, & Social Thought	Cat Hannula Make an appointment with Cat channula@amherst.edu
Mathematics and Statistics	Stephanie Capsuto Make an appointment with Stephanie scapsuto@amherst.edu
Music	Sara Smith Make an appointment with Sara ssmith@amherst.edu
Neuroscience	Stephanie Capsuto Make an appointment with Stephanie scapsuto@amherst.edu
Philosophy	Alana Kumbier Make an appointment with Alana akumbier@amherst.edu
Physics and Astronomy	Stephanie Capsuto Make an appointment with Stephanie scapsuto@amherst.edu
Political Science	Cat Hannula Make an appointment with Cat channula@amherst.edu
Psychology	Stephanie Capsuto Make an appointment with Stephanie scapsuto@amherst.edu
Religion	Missy Roser Make an appointment with Missy mroser@amherst.edu
Russian	Blake Doherty Make an appointment with Blake bdoherty@amherst.edu
Sexuality, Women's & Gender Studies	Blake Doherty Make an appointment with Blake bdoherty@amherst.edu
Spanish	Blake Doherty Make an appointment with Blake bdoherty@amherst.edu
Theater and Dance	Sara Smith Make an appointment with Sara ssmith@amherst.edu