Summary
Denise Quintel is a Discovery Services Librarian and Associate Professor with 11 years of experience optimizing library discovery systems, web properties, and user-centered research at Middle Tennessee State University. She blends qualitative and quantitative UX research to improve how students and faculty discover and access resources, with a focus on equitable, accessible design and strong advocacy for user privacy. Her work spans management of EBSCO Discovery Service, web analytics, and investigations into online students’ research behaviors, and she has published in leading library science journals. Known for cultivating empathy in design, she also brings instructional and technical web-apps experience from prior academic roles, making her equally at home in strategic leadership and hands-on implementation.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Library and Information Science, Master of Science, Library and Information Science at University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General at Northeastern University