J. L. (Jen) Pecoskie joined the faculty of the Wayne State University School of Library and Information Science as an Assistant Professor in August 2010.  Dr. Pecoskie, a 2009 PhD graduate of the University of Western Ontario, teaches in the areas of Reference and Information Services and conducts research on reading and literacy and information needs and behaviors.

After teaching for more than 15 years, Dr. Lynda Baker, Associate Professor, retired in May 2010. Baker began teaching at SLIS in 1993, focusing on courses in health sciences librarianship, consumer health, and advanced reference and research methods. Admired by students for her high standards and unique sense of humor, in 1997 she won the Library and Information Science Program Award for Excellence in Teaching. Prior to her academic career, Baker was a registered nurse for 15 years before attending University of California, Berkeley for her bachelor’s degree and then continuing to the University of Toronto for her MLS. Afterward, she stayed in Ontario to complete her PhD at the University of Western Ontario. 

Judy Field, long-time Senior Lecturer, retired from active teaching in May 2010.  Field joined the School in 1991 to instruct and mentor WSU students after more than 20 years in special, academic, public and government libraries. Active in the Special Libraries Association since 1965, she served as SLA president from 1997-98. She has also been active in ALA and ASIS&T. She was recently elected chair of the Library Service Division of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and also serves on IFLA’s Governing Board. Field was inducted into the SLA’s Hall of Fame in June 2010 at the association’s annual conference in New Orleans. Even with a career so varied and accomplished, Field shows no signs of stopping, but will merely transition into a new role with the School as its “Professional in Residence.”