Staff Spotlight – Bobby Frame - The University of Tulsa
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Staff Spotlight – Bobby Frame

Bobby Frame

Special Collections Graduate Student, McFarlin Library

Q: What is your undergraduate degree in and what area are you pursuing your graduate degree in? Also, what type of career are you planning to pursue post-graduation?

A: My undergraduate degree was in anthropology from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Currently, in my master’s studies, I am working within the fields of cultural, medical and psychological anthropology to look at the mental health of student-athletes after suffering concussions. I have recently applied for my Ph.D. for schools in Canada in the fields of anthropology, kinesiology and health studies with the hopes of becoming a professor post-graduation.

Q: As a graduate assistant, what is your role at McFarlin Library?

A: As a graduate assistant in special collections, my primary role is to serve the patron in any way that I can. Often this requires me to search and retrieve materials, sit in the reading room with patrons and handle the technological side of things, mainly answering emails and handling scanning requests. I also have personal projects where I process collections and create information about them to add information to our finding aid on the website. Overall, my role as a graduate assistant is to provide as much help as I can for patrons and around the department, to be efficient and to best serve the patron’s research needs.

Q: What do you enjoy most about working at McFarlin Library?

A: As an anthropologist, I find working with the materials in special collections fascinating; it really is a privilege working on a daily basis with such interesting materials. What I enjoy most about working in special collections is the challenges that I face on a regular basis with various tasks. Often times, I will have to research and look for information when it may not be obvious. This has helped me benefit as a researcher and allowed me to improve with my own research. Another great perk to working here is my colleagues; it is an enjoyable environment for me to work in every day.

Q: Where is your favorite spot within McFarlin Library?

A: My favorite spot in the library is definitely the quiet reading rooms on the main level. They are the perfect place to go to get work done, and I have taken full advantage of them. As I come to the end of my graduate studies at The University of Tulsa, I am now focused on writing my thesis and having a location to spend hours in to write has been incredibly important to my studies.