staff

Katie Benjamin, 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, as well as her MTS and ThD in the History and Theology of the European Reformations from Duke Divinity School. She specializes in 16th-century theological controversies surrounding the sacraments and grace and free will. When she is not reading books on these topics, she enjoys mystery novels, saints' lives, and political biographies (classical, Renaissance, and contemporary). She highly recommends you read The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell.

Contact Dr. Benjamin regarding:

Suggestions for book purchases
Suggestions for new or changed library services
Questions about possible gifts of books to the library
Questions about what to read when you're fried from reading for your classes
Coordination with other Duke Libraries

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.

Rebecca Bowers
Divinity Archivist
(919) 660-3491
rebecca.bowers@duke.edu

Rebecca Bowers received BA with Honors in Studio Art from Wake Forest University and a MSLS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She worked for Special Collections at North Carolina State University and for the National Digital Newspaper Project at UNC-Chapel Hill. Rebecca’s areas of interest include photography, microfilm digitization, and preserving records for underrepresented groups.

Contact Rebecca if you have questions about:

Book donations and gifts in kinds
The history of the Duke Divinity School and related archival materials
Record preservation for local/regional churches and organizations

Lacey Hudspeth
Assistant Manager of Circulation
(919) 660-3546
lacey.hudspeth@duke.edu

Lacey Hudspeth is the Circulation Librarian for Duke Divinity School. She supervises student workers, manages course reserves for faculty, and solves the various circulation quandaries that arise throughout the day. She earned her Masters of Divinity from Emory University and her Masters of Theology from Harvard University, where she specialized in 13th century 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, hiking on the Eno, and is in the ordination process with the Episcopal Church.

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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