Open Access Advisory Board


The overarching goal of the Open Access Advisory Board is to shape open access policy and practice at KU to promote the dissemination of KU faculty research so that it reaches the greatest number of people who might discover and benefit from it.

The members serve as a valuable source of advice, helping the libraries develop strategies for connecting the KU faculty open access policy with professional guidance, supportive resources, integrated technology planning and internal and external communications, all designed to highlight the value of and access to KU research.

Open Access Advisory Board

  • Josh Bolick, Associate Librarian and Head, Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright
  • Heather Mac Bean, Assistant Librarian, Open Education Librarian
  • Rami Zeedan, Associate Professor, Jewish Studies (through June 30, 2026)
  • Paulyn Cartwright, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (through June 30, 2026)
  • Briana McGeough, Associate Professor, Social Welfare (through June 30, 2026)
  • Rémy Lequesne, Professor, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (through June 30, 2026)
  • Gwen Geiger Wolfe, Assistant Librarian, Science and Engineering Librarian (through June 30, 2028)
  • David Rahn, Professor, Geography and Atmospheric Science (through June 30, 2028)