Recent Faculty Promotions
Introduction
Kristyn Caragher - 8/16/26
Kristyn has been promoted to associate professor with tenure. Kristyn is the liaison librarian to the College of Engineering and two departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, and Physics. Kristyn’s research agenda focuses on racial and gender equity in libraries, exploring how libraries can move towards transformation and justice. Her publications include three peer-reviewed articles and a book chapter. At the national level, Kristyn has served as a member on the joint American Library Association and Association of Research Libraries’ Building Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework Task Force.
Ian Collins - 8/16/26
Ian has been promoted to Clinical Associate Professor. As a member of the Library's Digital Programs and Services unit, he focuses on digital content management, technical infrastructure, and user-centered digital services. He has played a central role in the Library's adoption and launch of our Digital Asset Management System. He has overseen the migration of collections, including 60 terabytes of audiovisual and oral history materials. At the national level, he participated in revising the National Digital Stewardship Alliance's (NDSA) Levels of Preservation, which led to the creation of the Digital Curation Decision Guide.
Teresa Helena Moreno - 8/16/26
Teresa has been promoted to associate professor with tenure. Teresa is the liaison librarian for the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts and the Department of Black Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Teresa’s research and scholarship center on using critical ethnic studies and feminist studies as the theoretical basis for teaching or examining how information is created, used, and gathered in a world where information and organizational practices focus and center on majority populations. Her publications include five peer-reviewed journal articles, a book chapter, and several invited lectures.
Christopher Morgan - 8/16/26
Chris has been promoted to Senior Instructor. As the Collection Analysis and Maintenance Librarian, he works with the Collection Development Coordinator, the librarian liaisons, and the RAM department to develop and implement ongoing analysis of collection use data, including print and electronic resources. Chris’ many accomplishments include expanding evidence-based decision-making for e-resource subscription renewals by generating 1,571 COUNTER database, e-journal, e-book, and streaming media usage reports from FY20 to FY25, representing a 106% increase in the amount of usage data available compared to the previous six fiscal years. Chris has also actively served on library committees and working groups, including the Associate University Librarian for Information Sciences Search Committee and the Associate University Librarian for the Library of the Health Sciences Search Committee.
Will Midgley - 8/16/26
Will has been promoted to Clinical Associate Professor. As a member of RAM, Will’s responsibilities include overseeing all aspects of print resources, including approval plans, vendor relationships, and acquisitions. Additional responsibilities include overseeing streaming video acquisitions and creating and maintaining the ledger for all acquisition formats. He co-authored the article, Cracking the Code on Acquisitions: Transitions from Voyager to Alma, which won the second-place award for the 2024 Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries People's Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. Will also serves as Chair of the American Library Association's CORE Acquisitions Committee, where he leads the group in advising the profession on the acquisition of print, electronic, and emerging resource formats.