Melanee Vicedo

Melanee Vicedo (she/her) is the Associate Dean, Teaching, Learning & Research Engagement at USC Libraries. Her portfolio includes the Teaching & Learning Department, reference services, scholarly communication, research engagement, and Leavey Library.

She also serves as the liaison to the Libraries’ Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Steering Committee. Melanee welcomes questions about her portfolio’s areas and her professional interests, which include open educational resources, new models for library instruction and reference, and equity and inclusion in libraries.She previously held the positions of Head, Education & Social Work Library Services and Social Work Librarian at USC Libraries. Before USC, Melanee was a fellow at OCLC and was a science librarian and social science librarian at the Robert W. Woodruff Library at the Atlanta University Center. She received her Master of Library and Information Science at University of California, Los Angeles and her undergraduate degree at California State University, Los Angeles.