Education

MILS, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
MDiv concentration in Interreligious Engagement, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
MA in Religious Thought, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
BA, Miami University (OH) 

Book Recommendation

The Book of Lost Names by Kristen Harmel 

Recent Publications/Presentations

Roberts, Deanna K. (Sep. 16, 2020). Oral history on validated ministry, libraries and Palestine. Presbyterian Historical Society Archives.  

Roberts, Deanna K. (Dec 2, 2020). Libraries and Access to Information in Palestine: Living under Occupation. Atla 2020 Summary of Proceedings. Creative Commons.  

Roberts, Deanna. (Feb 1, 2021) Ethics and academic tenure: the struggle for female identifying scholars to achieve tenure. In Perspectives in Scholarly Communication: Volume Two. Creative Commons.  

Roberts, Deanna and Jennifer Loubriel. (June 16, 2021). “Course Reserves in Pandemic Times: Strategies for Moving Forward.” SUNYLA.  

Roberts, Deanna, Jude Morrissey, and Patsy Yang. (June 16, 2022). “Outreach and Promotion to Distance and Online Learners: Lessons from a Pandemic.” Atla 2022 Summary of Proceedings. Creative Commons. 

Roberts, Deanna and Jude Morrisey. (Forthcoming). Re-Visioning Student Staff Management Through a Pastoral-Care Lens. Books @Atla OpenPress 

Professional Organizations

AAR/SBL, member
Atla, World Religions Interest Group member-at-large
Institute for the Study of Christian Zionism, Implementation Committee member and Lead Researcher
Israel Palestine Mission Network of the PC(USA), Steering Committee
Librarians and Archivists with Palestine, member
Women in Religion WikiProject 

Areas of Interest

Scholarly Communications and Open Access publishing
Ethics in academia
Processing guides and streamlining workflows
Seasonal Spotify playlist curation 

Pitts Pets: Lex “Lexicone” & Nell