Olivia Patterson (she/her) is the student success librarian at J. Murrey Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The first to hold this position at Atkins Library and a 2021 graduate of University of North Carolina Greensboro's library and information science program, Olivia brings a critical and student-centered approach to her role, emphasizing the importance of supporting students as whole people. Using her undergraduate degree in sociology from UNC Asheville ('18), Olivia applies critical theory surrounding race, class, gender, sexuality, and disability (and intersections thereof) to her work.
Melody Lee Rood (she/her) is the director of the Miller Learning Center and student success at the University of Georgia in Athens. Prior to her current position, Melody worked as the student success librarian at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. She received her master's degree in library and information science from North Carolina Central University in 2016 and her bachelor's degree in women's, gender, and sexuality studies from the University of North Carolina Asheville in 2011. Her research interests include outreach for nontraditional students, critical librarianship, open pedagogy, equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice.
