Brea McQueen (she/her) [pronounced like “bree”] is the Student Success Librarian at Miami University – Hamilton, of which she is an alum. She spent the first seven years of her career working with youth in public libraries across Cincinnati but is thrilled to have returned to her alma mater in this student-centered support role.

While at Miami University, she earned a BA in English Literature, as well as a BA in Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies and completed her Master of Library Science at Kent State University in 2017. Her interests involve research and activism around Disability Justice and inclusivity in libraries for library workers.

Brea is one of the founding members of the #CripLib server, a Discord server dedicated to providing disabled library workers with a safe space to connect with one another, share resources, and further conversations about what it means to be disabled in LIS spaces.