One of the reasons I love the liberal arts (and Hollins) is because there’s an emphasis on learning across boundaries to create meaning. Professionally, this means that I work with colleagues across campus in a lot of different contexts to further our educational mission. As a librarian, my main role is to support the humanities and history departments through research instruction and research appointments, & by curating our collection to support our curriculum. This manifests in expected ways: ordering books and answering research questions; and in less-expected ways: teaching a class on the iterative nature of research or researching pedagogy. In addition to my library responsibilities, I do my best to be a productive member of the campus community through committee work and campus activities.
If you are a student, I’d love to help you with your research at any stage. Schedule an appointment with me at: https://calendly.com/seipprl
Areas of Expertise
- Assists students with research in the following majors:
- Children’s Literature
- Classics
- Creative Writing
- English
- French
- History
- Philosophy
- Religious Studies
- Spanish
Courses Taught
- SEM 1216: An Introduction to Sustained Dialogue
Accomplishments
- Co-chair of The Innovative Library Classroom (TILC) conference; creator of the TILC Travel Grant to help people from underrepresented and/or marginalized group attend the conference.
Research Interests
- Teaching and learning in libraries
- Critical pedagogy
- Contemplative practices in higher education
Education
- M.S.I.S., The University of Texas at Austin
- B.A., Southwestern University
Publications & Articles
- Seipp, Rebecca. “Literary Trail Mix: The Library Hike” in The Outreach Cookbook. Association of College & Research Libraries: 2019. Forthcoming.