Meet our Graduate Assistants for 2024-25

Posted December 9, 2024 in Featured News, JMU Libraries News

You know that JMU Libraries provides great resources and professional services, but did you also know that we provide undergraduate and graduate students with valuable real-world work experiences? JMU Libraries couldn’t do all that we do without the dedication of our student employees and graduate assistants. Here’s a little more about our talented graduate assistants: 

• Benjamin Cook works with our Digital Scholarship & Distinctive Collections department, where he assists with integrating traditional scholarly methods with emerging technologies to question and investigate traditional scholarly paradigms. 

• Cameron Courter is enrolled in JMU’s Adult Education and Human Resource Development program and is also a member of the JMU fencing club. Cameron works with our Educational Technology Services department. 

• Chloé Lucas works with Libraries Human Resources. Chloé is a “Double Duke” pursuing her master’s degree in the Adult Education and Human Resources Development Program at the School of Education at JMU. She enjoys reading and her German Shepherd Reya. 

• Almothana Matarnah is pursuing a master’s degree in Kinesiology with a focus on Exercise Physiology. He is also an avid soccer player and enjoys exploring how exercise can improve health. Almothana works with our Instructional Design team. 

• Aleena Raja works with Media Production & Makerspace Services, encouraging creativity, brainstorming, exploring, rethinking, problem-solving and curiosity by providing access to expertise, cutting-edge technologies, multimedia equipment, workshops, and events. 

• Joey Yizhou Sun works in our Digital Scholarship & Distinctive Collections department, where he integrates traditional scholarly methods with emerging technologies to question and investigate traditional scholarly paradigms.  

Visit our Student Jobs & Assistantships page to learn more about the wide variety of professional experiences available through student positions in JMU Libraries.