staff

Katie Benjamin, MLS, MTS, Th.D.
Divinity Library Director
(919) 660-3452
katie.benjamin@duke.edu

Dr. Benjamin holds a BA in Theology and English from Valparaiso University, her MLS from North Carolina Central University, and her MTS and ThD in the History and Theology of the European Reformations from Duke Divinity School. She joined the staff as Divinity Library Director in 2018, and she teaches courses in the historical division at Duke Divinity School. One of her favorite things about Durham is that it sees the intersection of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail (a hiking trail that spans the state of North Carolina) and the East Coast Greenway (a bike path that runs from Maine to Florida). Dr. Benjamin is a bike commuter to the Duke campus and spends part of each day on Durham's Greenway, but in her spare time she adores mystery novels and hiking with her beloved hound-mix, Mechthild. She highly recommends you read The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell.

Contact Dr. Benjamin regarding:

Questions about library resources
Suggestions for book purchases
Suggestions for new or changed library services
Coordination with other Duke Libraries
The trials and tribulations of biking in Durham

Phu Nguyen
Digitization and Technology Librarian
(919) 660-3453
phu.nguyen@duke.edu

As the digitization and technology librarian, Mr. Nguyen works to make the libraries' collection more accessible. Mr. Nguyen earned a master's degree in library science from the University of South Carolina and a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the College of Charleston. Before joining the Divinity School Library, he worked at the University of South Carolina's Moving Image Research Collections and the Book and Paper Conservation Lab.

Lacey Hudspeth, MDiv, ThM.
Reference and Circulation Librarian
(919) 660-3546
lacey.hudspeth@duke.edu

Lacey Hudspeth is the Circulation and Reference Librarian for Duke Divinity School. She supervises student workers, serves as an advisor to several masters students, manages course reserves for faculty, and solves the various circulation quandaries that arise throughout the day. She earned her Masters of Theology from Harvard University, where she specialized in 13th century women's metaphysics. She has worked at the Emory and Harvard libraries as well as spending the past three years as the Research Librarian at the North Carolina School of Science and Math. She enjoys readings memoirs and biographies, working in her vegetable garden, and exploring all of the local bookshops in the Triangle.

David Smith, M.A.R., Th.M., Ph.D.
Professional Library Staff

david.smith4@duke.edu

Dr. Smith serves Duke Divinity Library by assisting faculty, students, and members of the Duke community in theological research and by supporting the supervision of daily library operations. As a New Testament scholar, he is particularly interested in the ways historical and theological investigations of scripture figure in the work of ecumenical and interreligious relations, both ancient and contemporary. He holds a B.S.E. in Engineering from Mercer University, an M.A.R. from Westminster Theological Seminary, and Th.M. and Ph.D. degrees from Duke University. Outside his interests in scripture, history and theology, Dr. Smith enjoys hiking, carpentry, stories, and bagels. His favorite novel about a library is Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose.

Fax number: (919) 681-7594

Mailing Address for all staff:

Divinity School Library
Box 90972
407 Chapel Drive
Durham, NC 27708-0972

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