From new hires to conference participation, publishing and committee announcements, the faculty and staff of the University of Cincinnati Libraries had a productive and fulfilling academic year. Following is a selection of the publications, presentations, awards and acknowledgements during the 2025/2026 academic year.

New Hires

• Social Sciences Librarian: Heidi Reis
• Associate Dean for Research and Instruction: Rachael Elrod
• Student Outreach Coordinator: Charli Muszynski
• Library Services Supervisor, CECH (College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services) Library: Sarah True
• Service Coordinator – Oesper Museum and Library: Kiersten Linkey
• Head of Classics Librarian: Jordan Finkin
• Library Operations Supervisor: Corey Ferguson
• Library Systems Analyst: Emily Bayma-Santos
• Assistant Director Fulfillment and Inventory Management: Rachel Hoople
• Scholarly Communications Librarian: Melissa Moreau
• Health Sciences Reference Librarian: Debbie Reichler
• Collections Strategies Librarian: Crissy Ross
• Program Coordinator, CEAS and Science Libraries: Julia Carr-Trebelhorn
• Associate Conservator, Preservation Lab – Ashleigh Ferguson Schieszer

Boards, Committees & Fellowships

Nimisha Bhat, history, WGSS & anthropology librarian, was named the new Taft Research Center Counter Fellow.

Brian C. Gray, associate dean of collections, was named to a multiyear role on the AAAS/Science Library Advisory Board. The multidisciplinary advisory body comprises academic and research librarians in the United States and Canada with expertise in scholarly communication, digital scholarship and library publishing.

Brian C. Gray, associate dean of collections, January 2026, was invited to participate in the North America Gale Advisory Board Summit. The small group of library leaders was brought together to discuss the future of library services in higher education, provide direct input to Gale’s leadership team on product and service innovation, exchange ideas with fellow senior librarians from leading institutions and explore emerging trends, technologies and best practices in academic librarianship.

Christopher Harter, university archivist and head of the Archives and Rare Books Library, attended the annual meeting of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of ALA, where he served as co-chair of the RBMS Scholarships Committee.

Melissa Moreau, scholarly communications librarian, was selected as one of 32 participants for Library Leadership Ohio (LLO)

Conference Participation

Julia Carr-Trebelhorn, program coordinator, CEAS and Science Libraries, Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) Spring Meeting, 10 April 2026, Maison Française d’Oxford, University of Oxford, England, “Burning Diamonds: Lavoisier, Guettard, and the 1771 Development of Reduction Firing and Hard-Paste Porcelain in Paris.”

Julia Carr-Trebelhorn, program coordinator, CEAS and Science Libraries, History of Science Society (HSS) Annual Meeting, 13-16 November 2025, New Orleans, LA, “The Missing Etymological Record: The Nineteenth-Century Invention of ‘Ceramics’ and Twentieth-Century Controversy.”

Mark Chalmers, science & engineering librarian and curator of the Oesper Collections in the History of Chemistry, (2026), “Chemical Symbolism Through the Ages: A Rookwood Fountain’s Visual Journey.” Presentation at 2026 ACS Spring National Conference, Atlanta, GA. Invited presentation as part of the HIST Symposium on Symbolism, Nomenclature, and Terminology.

Mark Chalmers, science & engineering librarian and curator of the Oesper Collections in the History of Chemistry, (2025), “The Oesper Collections’ New Displays at the University of Cincinnati.” Presentation at 2025 ACS Fall National Conference, Washington, D.C.

Sean Crowe, digital projects librarian, attended a week-long seminar on Digital Humanities Leadership at the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) at the University of Montreal. The session was facilitated by distinguished figures from the discipline of Digital Humanities (DH) and included discussions on leadership, networking, collaboration, funding, and emerging trends. https://dhsi.org/

Brian C. Gray, associate dean of collections, “Impacts of Recent US Policy Changes,” the ramifications for academic libraries along with a university press and a scientific society publisher. And “Here, there, everywhere! Content Syndication Challenges and Opportunities,” how various forms of content delivery were changing the approaches of academic libraries, while a large publisher and a scientific solutions provider discuss the future of automation, AI and related technologies. 2025 Charleston Conference.

Liz Kiscaden, dean and university librarian, presented “Building a responsible AI Community of Practice” at Cincy AI Week, June 9, 2026, Cincinnati, OH.

Melissa Moreau, scholarly communications librarian, OpenCon Ohio 2026 (May 11, 2026). “The Future Is Collaborative: Reciprocal Promotion with OER and Special Collections.” (Asynchronous Lightning Talk, peer reviewed).

Melissa Moreau scholarly communications librarian, Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) 2026 Innovative Instruction Showcase (May 13, 2026). “Drawn Together: Building Publication Literacies One Doodle at a Time.” (Lightning Talk, peer reviewed).

Melissa Moreau, scholarly communications librarian, UC Open Research Day 2026 (May 27, 2026). “Hitting the Open Road: A Roadmap for Community-Centered Dissemination Planning.” (Invited talk).

Heidi Reis, social sciences librarian, Reis, H. Myers-Kelley, S. Forbes, C., Bloss, J., Haberstroh, A. (May 22, 2026). The Review Zoo: An Expert Review Types & Steps Spreadsheet for Librarians [Lightning Talk]. Medical Library Association Annual Conference 2026. Milwaukee, WI, USA.  https://site.pheedloop.com/event/mla26/sessions/SESVSLLSNT1SL07R0 and Preisman-Marquez, R., Reis, H. Haberstroh, A. (May 22, 2026). The Library Bridge Course Development: Reducing Barriers to Entry into Health Sciences Librarianship via an Online Self-Paced Course [Lightning Talk]. Medical Library Association Annual Conference 2026. Milwaukee, WI, USA. https://site.pheedloop.com/event/mla26/sessions/SESWWISXQ3H14E10X

Heidi Reis, social sciences librarian, Reis, H. Baker, C., Hallam, S., Mark, L., Barkema, L, Chelf, C., Cyrus, Purvis, A., Ware, E., Zafron, M. (May 22, 2026). Got Curriculum? Scaffolded Instruction to Support Student Learning and Growth [Immersion Session]. Medical Library Association Annual Conference 2026. Milwaukee, WI, USA. https://site.pheedloop.com/event/mla26/sessions/SES219I1UI1UI4MAS

Lynn Warner, associate librarian, research & health sciences, “Bibliometric Analysis to Grow an Evidence Synthesis Network” at the Medical Library Association Conference, Milwaukee, WI, May 22, 2026, on behalf of co-authors Melissa Previtera, academic & research services specialist in the Health Sciences Library, Madeleine Gaiser, online learning & instruction librarian in the CECH Library, and Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy, science & engineering global services librarian.  

Lynn Warner, associate librarian, research & health sciences, “Beyond Health Sciences: Creating a Universal Evidence Synthesis Network at a Large University,” Academic Library Association of Ohio Conference, Dublin, Ohio, November 7, 2025 on behalf of co-author Melissa Previtera, academic & research services specialist in the Health Sciences Library.

Publications

Ben Kline, director of user services & operations. During the past academic year, Ben Kline released two volumes of poetry – Twang, from ELJ Editions, and Stiff Wrist, from the British publisher fourteen poems. Another volume of his work, It Was Never Supposed to Be from Variant Literature, received the 2026 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry. Ben had individual pieces of writing appear in Indianapolis Review, Ocean State Review, Grist, and Palette Poetry. Of particular note was the publication in Flight Literary of a hybrid fiction work titled “The past is light you can no longer see;” the piece was a collaboration with his UC Libraries colleague Holly Prochaska, preservation librarian and head of the Preservation Lab.

Amy Koshoffer, assistant director, Research & Data Services, Rountrey, C., Ford, A., Brice, C., Lynn Warner, associate librarian, research & health sciences, Lee, S., Koshoffer, A, Wangia-Anderson, V. (2025) “Introducing Open Science at in Higher Education Settings: A Case Example from a College of Allied Health Sciences.” Evidence-Based communication Assessment and Intervention for a Special Issue on Open Science and Transparent 19(3), 98–121. https://doi.org/10.1080/17489539.2025.2588200

Amy Koshoffer, assistant director, Research & Data Services, Johnson, K.D., Bader K., Lee R., Punches, B., McCabe, E.E., Qi, M., Koshoffer A., Boylan A.,Using online reviews to assess important healthcare components in Ohio Emergency Care Facilities. International Emergency Nursing June 2026 Vol 86.DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2026.101820

Lynn Warner, associate librarian, research & health sciences, Dimitrov, D., Gopakumar, H., Ramai, D., Essilfie-Quaye, K., Warner, L., Almushir, S., Dubroff, J., Aljohani, F., Qatomah, A., & Aihara, H. (2026). “Role of topical self-assembling peptide in preventing delayed bleeding following advanced endoscopic resection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” Surgical Endoscopy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-026-12905-3  

Lynn Warner, associate Librarian, research & health sciences, Parail, N., Warner, L., Gray, S.T., Hopkins, C., Hwang, P.H., Wise, S.K., Phillips, K.M., Sedaghat, A.R. (2026). “Disease remission: A scoping review with thematic analysis of the scientific literature with implications for chronic rhinosinusitis.” International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology. https://doi-org.uc.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/alr.70173.