Biography

I’m the Systems Administrator at the University of Rhode Island Libraries, where I lead the technology infrastructure and digital services that keep the Libraries running. My work centers on the architecture and integration of Alma, Primo VE/NDE, and Intune-based endpoint administration — making sure researchers, students, and faculty have seamless access to collections and resources. I also oversee the APIs, middleware, and data pipelines that connect ILLiad, RapidILL, and related platforms, and I serve as the primary liaison between the Libraries and central IT on cybersecurity, identity, and cloud strategy.

Before coming to URI, I was the Systems and Discovery Librarian at Smith College Libraries, where I administered FOLIO and EBSCO Discovery Service among other platforms, supporting Five College Libraries. Prior to that, I served as Digital Services Librarian and Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University, where I worked as a Systems Administrator and collaborated on digital projects in the library and across campus.

I hold a Ph.D. in English from Louisiana State University (2017), an MSIS from the University of Oklahoma (2022), an MA in English from Oklahoma State University (2013), and a BA in Philosophy from Oklahoma City University (2011). On the technical side, I work regularly with Python, PowerShell, Bash, Go, and TypeScript/JavaScript, and I administer Linux and Windows Server environments across Azure and AWS. I’ve taught courses in systems administration, Azure administration, DevOps, and Python, and I enjoy presenting at venues like ExLibris Developers Day and the Force11 Scholarly Communications Institute, where the audience is practitioners solving real problems with real tools.

My research deals with Victorian studies, rhetoric, and Jewish textual traditions. I’m the Editor and Co-Creator of the Victorian Jewish Writers Project, a digital humanities initiative documenting Anglo-Jewish literature and culture in the long nineteenth century. My peer-reviewed work has appeared in Rhetorica, Jewish History, Philosophy & Rhetoric, and Rhetoric Society Quarterly, and I have book chapters forthcoming from the University of Edinburgh Press and Brill.