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Phyllis J Kayten

Sr. Reference Specialist; Summer Instruction Coordinator

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Phyllis's role in the library

I provide reference assistance at the Information Center Desk in Green Library. I help with interlibrary borrowing, and in the summer, I coordinate library workshops for visitors, scholars and camps.

I also lead library workshops for the Program in Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) classes.

Course Guides by Phyllis

Course number Term Guide Instructor
PWR 2CK Winter 2013 Claiming Citizenship: Membership and Rights in Public Discourse Kamrath, C.
PWR 2SGA Winter 2013 Lie Detection and the Social Functions of Deception Streit, S.
PWR 1KSB Winter 2013 Health Matters: Health Innovation and Communication Savelson, K.
PWR 1GJN Winter 2013 Speaking of Dreams Nathan, J.
PWR 1GTA Winter 2013 What Lies Beneath: The Rhetoric of the Underworld Tacket, J.

Professional activities

Member, Bay Area Library and Information Network (BayNet)

More about Phyllis

Prior to coming to Stanford University, I served as a Human Performance Investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), investigating the human causes of major transportation accidents. I was also the Deputy Scientific and Technical Advisor for Human Factors to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and a Human Factors Research Scientist at the US Merchant Marine Academy.

Education

Ph. D. Developmental Psychology, SUNY Stony Brook
B.A. Psychology. Brandeis University