Laura Bowering Mullen is the Behavioural Sciences Librarian at the Library of Science and Medicine of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in Piscataway, New Jersey, USA. Mullen has had many years of experience as an academic science reference librarian, and is involved in collection development, faculty liaison, and public services capacities. Mullen has co-authored recent articles on relevant topics such as Google Scholar and librarians' roles in assisting faculty with increasing research impact.