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Title
Science Reference and Instruction Librarian
Area of Study/Expertise
science information; science communication; research methods; addiction information; alcohol studies history, bibliotherapy
Office Location
virtual
Website
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Judit H. Ward

Librarian

Founder and program director of Books We Read, Judit H. Ward is the resident science librarian on the Cook Campus. A research librarian with interest in multidisciplinary and cross-cultural topics throughout her entire career, in this role, she is currently focusing on promoting reading in various settings. She was PI on Reading for Recovery, a project funded by the American Library Association to advance the therapeutic use of reading among people grappling with addiction. She is the author of Tintásüveg and Keresztúton, bibliotherapy readers in Hungarian, published by L’Harmattan. She is the co-author of The Librarian’s Guide to Bibliotherapy with Nicholas Allred.

Judit H. Ward earned her doctoral degree in linguistics at the University of Debrecen, Hungary, after completing her master level studies in English and Hungarian literature and linguistics. She received her MLIS at Rutgers. She loves audiobooks, reading in multiple languages, and running long distances.

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