Subject Specialists
Direct requests for research assistance, classroom instruction, purchase of library materials, or other library-related questions to your subject specialist.
If you are unable to identify a specialist in your area, send requests to the Research & Information Services Department: (847) 491-5622 or alsdept@northwestern.edu.
| Subject | Subject Specialists | Phone |
| Accounting | Carol Doyle | (312) 503-6618 |
| African American Studies | Kathleen Bethel | (847) 491-2173 |
| African Studies | David Easterbrook | (847) 491-4549 |
| American Studies | Harriet Lightman | (847) 491- 2920 |
| Anthropology | Scott Garton | (847) 491-3825 |
| Architecture | Russ Clement | (847) 467-6471 |
| Art History, Theory, and Practice | Russ Clement | (847) 467-6471 |
| Asian American Studies | Li (Qunying) Li (Interim) | (847) 491-3953 |
| Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology | Steve Adams | (847) 467-2511 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Steve Adams | (847) 467-2511 |
| Caribbean Studies | Kathleen Bethel | (847) 491-2173 |
| Chemistry | Cunera Buys | (847) 491-2906 |
| Classics | Bill McHugh | (847) 491-2175 |
| Clinical Research and Regulatory Administration | Qiana Johnson | (312) 503-6617 |
| Cognitive Science | John Hernandez | (847) 491-7602 |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | Catherine Grove | (847) 491-4426 |
| Communication Studies | Stacey Devine | (847) 491-7584 |
| Comparative Literature | Charlotte Cubbage | (847) 491-2919 |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement | Mary Kathleen Geary | (847) 467-5325 |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | Cunera Buys | (847) 491-2906 |
| East Asian Studies | Li (Qunying) Li | (847) 491-3953 |
| Economics | John Hernandez | (847) 491-7602 |
| Education | Li (Qunying) Li | (847) 491-3953 |
| Engineering and Applied Sciences (except Biomedical Engineering) | Anna Ren | (847) 491-2910 |
| English | Charlotte Cubbage | (847) 491-2919 |
| Environmental Studies | Steve Adams | (847) 467-2511 |
| Finance | Carol Doyle | (312) 503-6618 |
| French | Andrea Stamm | (847) 491-7587 |
| Gender Studies | Kathleen Bethel | (847) 491-2173 |
| German | Deborah Rose-Lefmann | (847) 491-7585 |
| History | Harriet Lightman | (847) 491-2920 |
| History and Philosophy of Science | Cunera Buys | (847) 491-7627 |
| Human Development and Social Policy | Li (Qunying) Li | (847) 491-3953 |
| Integrated Marketing Communications | Carol Doyle | (312) 503-6618 |
| Italian | Andrea Stamm | (847) 491-7587 |
| Jewish Studies | Shoshanah Seidman | (847) 491-7585 |
| Journalism | Charlotte Cubbage | (847) 491-2919 |
| Latin American Studies | Kathleen Bethel (Interim) | (847) 491-2173 |
| Latino Studies | John Hernandez | (847) 491-7602 |
| Learning Sciences | Li (Qunying) Li | (847) 491-3953 |
| Linguistics | Tim Hagan |
(847) 491-6516 |
| Management and Organizations/Management and Strategy | Carol Doyle | (312) 503-6618 |
| Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences | Carol Doyle | (312) 503-6618 |
| Marketing | Carol Doyle | (312) 503-6618 |
| Mathematics | Cunera Buys | (847) 491-2906 |
| Medical Informatics | Qiana Johnson | (312) 503-6617 |
| Middle Eastern Studies | David Easterbrook (Interim) | (847) 491-4549 |
| Music | D.J. Hoek | (847) 491-2884 |
| Neurobiology and Physiology | Steve Adams | (847) 467-2511 |
| Performance Studies | Charlotte Cubbage | (847) 491-2919 |
| Philosophy | Bill McHugh | (847) 491-2175 |
| Physics and Astronomy | Cunera Buys | (847) 491-2906 |
| Plant Biology and Conservation | Steve Adams | (847) 467-4637 |
| Political Science | Lucy Lyons | (847) 491-2229 |
| Predictive Analytics | Qiana Johnson | (312) 503-6617 |
| Psychology | John Hernandez | (847) 491-7602 |
| Public Policy | Qiana Johnson | (312) 503-6617 |
| Radio/Television/Film | Charlotte Cubbage | (847) 491-2919 |
| Religion | Geoffrey Morse | (847) 467-1866 |
| Slavic Languages and Literatures | Jeannette Moss | (847) 491-2169 |
| Sociology | Jason Kruse |
(847) 491-2171 |
| Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures | Harriet Lightman | (847) 491-2920 |
| Sports Administration | Qiana Johnson | (312) 503-6617 |
| Statistics | Cunera Buys | (847) 491-2906 |
| Theatre | Charlotte Cubbage | (847) 491-2919 |
| Transportation | Roberto Sarmiento | (847) 491-2913 |
| Writing Program | Charlotte Cubbage | (847) 491-2919 |
