Adrienne Chikaye Kelish is a law librarian and adjunct assistant professor of law at the USC Gould School of Law. She teaches legal research to 1L law students and maintains the library’s active role in student outreach and engagement.

Kelish obtained both her BS in criminal justice and her MS in information science from the University of North Texas, her MA in criminology and criminal justice from the University of South Carolina, and her JD from Southwestern Law School. Prior to joining USC Gould, Kelish worked in the areas of intimate partner violence, sex crimes and child abuse. She is active in the Southern California Association of Law Libraries and American Association of Law Libraries, including its Academic Law Libraries, Black Law Librarians and Social Responsibilities Special Interest Sections, as well as the Asian American Law Librarians Caucus.