Contact Us

Journals, Conferences, General Questions, Platform or Technical Questions — Email nppress@k-state.edu

Books and Open Educational Resources — ope@k-state.edu

Meet the Team

New Prairie Press is an open-access publishing imprint of Kansas State University Libraries. Its staff are members of the Open Publishing Exchange (OPE) office.

Learn more about the New Prairie Press and OPE team.

David Molik, Department Head

David works to advance strategies that enhance the long-term accessibility, integrity and impact of research and scholarly outputs while fostering interdisciplinary collaborations.

Ryan Otto, Scholarly Communication Librarian

Ryan is the journal and conference coordinator for New Prairie Press. He also coordinates the university's digital repository, K-State Research Exchange, and can help answer questions about digital publishing and open access.

Carolyn Jackson, Scholarly Education and Open Educational Resources Librarian

Carolyn is the monograph and textbook coordinator for New Prairie Press. She collaborates with faculty and departments across campus to promote and support the development and use of open educational resources, the Open/Alternative Textbook Initiative (OATI) grant, e-book publishing and scholarly identity.

Gwen Sibley, Scholarly Communication and Data Librarian

Gwen supports faculty, staff and students in navigating the evolving landscape of scholarly publishing, open access and research data management. Gwen collaborates across campus to promote sustainable and equitable publishing practices, assists researchers with data sharing and compliance requirements, and advances initiatives that increase the visibility and impact of K-State scholarship.