Emma Flolo is a first-year History & Library Information Science (HILS) Dual Master's student at the University of Maryland, College Park. Their historical area of concentration is Global International and Exchange, with a particular focus on American Imperialism in Latin America during the Cold War era. They currently work as a public programs intern at the Heurich House Museum, in addition to their work as a Junior Research and Teaching Fellow. She earned her BS in Secondary Education from the University of Idaho in 2022.
Emma's professional interests include academic librarianship, accessibility in education, community engagement, and educational outreach.
Irene Park (she/her) is an MLIS student and the graduate assistant for UMD’s undergraduate Arts Scholars program. She graduated from Duke University with a BA in International Comparative Studies and minors in Visual & Media Studies and Cultural Anthropology.
Irene’s professional interests include academic librarianship, international librarianship, digital humanities, and user experience
Emily Kelleher (she/her) is an MLIS student and Research and Teaching Fellow. She received her BA in history, with a minor in public history, from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, in 2023.
Emily’s interests include library outreach and programming, public history, and movies.
Elizabeth (Izzy) McCarthy is a Research and Teaching Fellow currently pursuing her MLIS. She hails from Chicago, where she received her BA in Public Policy from the University of Illinois Chicago. Currently, she works as the Artistic Programming graduate assistant at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Her background is in museum work, but her interests also include rare books, archives, and academic librarianship.
Lily Rodriguez is a Research and Teaching Fellow pursuing her MLIS and MA in History. Originally from Texas, she earned her BA in History with a minor in Philosophy from Southwestern University in 2019. Before resuming her education, Lily worked in the public sector, first overseeing communications and press-related matters, and later conducting archival work.
Lily's professional interests include environmental history, energy issues, the geopolitics of the Americas, and GIS data visualization. In her spare time, you can find her cycling, doing yoga, or playing tennis.
Kate Whatley (she/her) is an MLIS student and Research and Teaching Fellow at the University of Maryland. She is also a Graduate Assistant at the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Education for the Service Learning Certificate Program. Kate earned her BA in English from Skidmore College, with minors in Classics and Dance.
Kate's LIS interests include academic libraries, museum education, and diversity and accessibility.
