Katherine Brooks (she/her)
Collection Analysis Librarian
- Science, Engineering, & Social Sciences Libraries
Areas of Expertise
- Anthropology, Physical
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Psychology
About
Katherine analyzes electronic resource usage data to support strategic collection development while also serving as a science librarian. She is passionate about Open Access and collaborates with staff across the university to demystify scholarly publishing opportunities. Before joining the Libraries, Katherine was a Frontiers of Science postdoctoral fellow in the Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Science Department and an Instructor in the College.
Research Guides
- Biological Science Resources
- Biology Research Guide
- Biomedical & Health Sciences Research Guide
- Current Controversies in Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Ecology, Evolution & Environmental Biology (E3B) Research Guide
- Foundations of Science Research Guide
- Frontiers of Science Research Guide
- Physical Anthropology & Primatology Research Guide
- Physics and Astronomy Research Guide
- Psychology Research Guide
Selected Publications
Taylor, L, M Bennet, and K Brooks (2026). Is Subscribe to Open Good for Libraries? Katina Magazine
Brooks, K, L Dunn, E Jackson, J Mercurio, and N Stern (2023). Collaborating on Open Access Books Analytics. In B Bernhardt, L Hinds, and L Meyer (Eds.), Charleston Conference Proceedings, 2022. E-book, Ann Arbor, MI: Michigan Publishing Services, 2023
Brooks, K, J Duffy, K Hultgren & D Rubenstein (2017). Ecological generalism facilitates the evolution of eusociality in snapping shrimps. Ecology Letters (20) 1516-1525.
Dosmann, A, K Brooks & J Mateo (2015). Evidence for a mechanism of phenotypic integration of behavior and innate immunity in a wild rodent: implications for animal personality and ecological immunology. Animal Behavior (101) 179-189.
Brooks, K & J Mateo (2013). Chronically raised glucocorticoids reduce innate immune function in Belding’s ground squirrels (Urocitellus beldingi) after an immune challenge. General and Comparative Endocrinology (193) 146-157.