DRP: An Information Environment for Diverse Communities The following is a quick list of current and previous students working on DRP projects: o Piper, Mary “Jessica” o Stepp, Katherine E. Biographical Statements Bharat Mehra is Assistant Professor in the School of Information Sciences. His research interests include: diversity and intercultural issues, social justice in library and information science (LIS), community informatics, international perspectives in LIS, and information organization and representation. homepage: http://www.sis.utk.edu/people/faculty/mehra, phone: (865) 974-5917, fax: (865) 974-4967, email: bmehra@utk.edu Jessica Piper is a summer 2006 graduate of the School of Information Sciences. She plans to pursue a career in public libraries. Katherine Stepp is a fall 2005 graduate of the School of Information Sciences. She is currently working as an Instructional Technology Specialist in the Tulane University at New Orleans. Stepp worked on the DRP Project in compiling the initial collection of digital resources on diversity during summer 2005. homepage: http://www2.tulane.edu/display_info.cfm?uid=kstepp, phone: (504) 314-2200, email: kstepp@tulane.edu